Application Progress in Vinblastines Combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of Lung Cancer / 中国药师

ABSTRACT

Vinblastines as third-generation chemotherapy drugs are widely used in the treatment of a variety of cancers.Among them, vinorelbine (NVB) is a first-line chemotherapy drug for non-small cell lung cancer, while its side effects often limit its clinical use.There are more and more clinical studies show that Chinese medicine and NVB in the chemotherapy program has a synergistic anti-tumor effect, which can improve quality of life and immunity of patients, and reduce such side reactions as gastrointestinal reactions, bone marrow suppression and so on.In this paper, the application progress in traditional Chinese medicine combined with vinblastine in the treatment of lung cancer in recent ten years was reviewed.