Effects ofYiqi Huoxue Jiedu Recipe on Immunomodulatory of Patients with Advanced Ovarian Cancer / 中国中医药信息杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the effects ofYiqi Huoxue Jiedu Recipe on immunomodulatory of patients with advanced ovarian cancer.Methods It was performed in a single-arm, open-label study with 40 patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer. All patients were treated withYiqi Huoxue Jiedu Recipe lasting for 4 weeks (200 mL, twice a day). The main endpoint was the quantities of CD4+CD25+ cells, CD8+CD28- regulatory T cells and CD8+CD28+ cytotoxic T cells measured by flow cytometry, and the accessory endpoints were variations of symptoms which included pain, fatigue, and numbness etc.Results The quantities of CD4+CD25+ and CD8+CD28- cells significantly decreased compared with those of pre-treatment (P<0.05); the quantity of CD8+CD28+ cell increased significantly (P<0.05). Except for pain, significant improvement showed in fatigue, tinnitus, numbness, poor appetite, abdominal discomfort, insomnia, diarrhea and abnormal urinate (P<0.05).ConclusionYiqi Huoxue JieduRecipe is proved to be effective in regulating immunosuppression advanced ovarian cancer and improving patients’ life quality.