Research on short term efficacy and quality of life in treatment of advanced esophageal cancer with Hongwu Mixture in combination with chemotherapy / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Objective To research the efficacy in the treatment of advanced esophageal cancer with Hongwu Mixture in combination with chemotherapy. Methods Forty-seveb advanced esophageal cancer patients were admitted, then were divided into two groups, one was the treatment group (24 cases, Hongwu Mixture combined with chemotherapy), and the other was the control group (23 cases, chemotherapy alone). After two cycles treatment, the clinical efficacy was observed. Results In the short team efficacy, the effective rate in the treatment group was 50.0% and the disease control rate was 87.5%, while these rates were 30.4% and 60.9% respectively in the control group. The difference of the effective rate between the two groups was no statistically significant (P > 0.05); But the difference of the disease control rate was statistically significant (P 0.05). Conclusion The treatment of Hongwu Mixture combined with chemotherapy in advanced esophageal cancer can improve the efficacy of chemotherapy and the quality of life. Moreover, it is safe and reliable without enhancing the toxic and side effects.