WANG Yingtian,SUN Hong,LI Man,et al.Clinical Characteristics and Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy in 222 Malignant Tumor Cases with COVID-19: A Retrospective Study[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2024,65(07):716-721.
WANG Yingtian,SUN Hong,LI Man,et al.Clinical Characteristics and Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy in 222 Malignant Tumor Cases with COVID-19: A Retrospective Study[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2024,65(07):716-721.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2024.07.010.
Clinical Characteristics and Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy in 222 Malignant Tumor Cases with COVID-19: A Retrospective Study
To analyze the clinical characteristics and the use of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) therapy in cancer patients with COVID-19, and to provide reference for making TCM prevention and treatment strategies and determining diagnosis and treatment priorities for patients with malignant tumors in the COVID-19 epidemic.
Methods
2
The medical records of 225 malignant tumor cases with COVID-19 who were admitted to 7 national research centers from January 1st to 20th, 2023 were retrospectively collected, and the main symptoms and duration after infection, nucleic acid negative conversion time, use of TCM therapy, and changes in adverse reactions after resuming anti-tumor treatment were analyzed.
Results
2
A total of 222 malignant tumor patients with COVID-19 were included in the analysis, involving 205 mild cases and 17 moderate cases. The top four most frequently reported clinical symptoms were fever (165 cases), expectoration or dry cough (99 cases), decreased appetite (95 cases) and fatigue (85 cases), of which 40 expectoration or dry cough cases , 37 fatigue cases and 29 decreased appetite cases lasted for more than 14 days. One hundred and five patients with nucleic acid detection report had a median negative conversion time of 14 days. The nucleic acid negative conversion time was significantly longer in patients with lung cancer compared to those with digestive system malignant tumors, and in those with myelosuppression than those without (
P
<0.01). During the infection period, 47.30% (105/222) of the patients used Chinese patent medicine, and 21.17% (47/222) were treated with herbal decoctions. The use of TCM in patients during the prevention and rehabilitation period, was 1.80%(4/222) and 7.21%(16/222), respectively. Fifty-five patients resumed anti-tumor treatment after nucleic acid negative conversion, and received TCM simultaneously. Observed adverse reactions, including gastrointestinal reactions, bone marrow suppression, and neurotoxicity, were all grade 1 to 2, and no new adverse events occurred during follow-up.
Conclusion
2
Certain malignant tumor patients with COVID-19 had prolonged symptoms and nucleic acid negative conversion time Rational use of TCM can help to promote the rehabilitation of the patients and ensure the smooth process of anti-tumor treatment after infection.
TIAN J , YUAN X , XIAO J , et al . Clinical characteristics and risk factors associated with COVID-19 disease severity in patients with cancer in Wuhan,China:a multicentre, retrospective,cohort study [J]. Lancet Oncol , 2020 , 21 ( 7 ): 893 - 903 .
GOSHEN-LAGO T , WALDHORN I , HOLLAND R , et al . Serologic status and toxic effects of the SARS-CoV-2 BNT162b2 vaccine in patients undergoing treatment for cancer [J]. JAMA Oncol , 2021 , 7 ( 10 ): 1507 - 1513 .
VECCHIONE L , STINTZING S , PENTHEROUDAKIS G , et al . ESMO management and treatment adapted recommendations in the COVID-19 era: colorectal cancer [J]. ESMO Open , 2020 , 5 ( 3 ): e000826 . doi: 10.1136/esmoopen-2020-000826 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/esmoopen-2020-000826 .
National Cancer Institute . NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events(CTCAE) v 5 . 0 [EB/OL].( 2017-11-27 )[ 2023-04-02 ]. https://ctep. cancer.gov/protocolDevelopment/electronic_applications/ctc.htm#ctc_ archive https://ctep.cancer.gov/protocolDevelopment/electronic_applications/ctc.htm#ctc_archive .
ZHENG JP , LING Y , JIANG LS , et al . Effects of Lianhuaqingwen capsules in adults with mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease 2019: an international, multicenter, double-blind, randomized controlled trial [J]. Virol J , 2023 , 20 ( 1 ): 277 .
HU K , GUAN WJ , BI Y , et al . Efficacy and safety of Lianhuaqingwen capsules, a repurposed Chinese herb, in patients with coronavirus disease 2019: a multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled trial [J]. Phytomedicine , 2021 , 85 : 153242 . doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2020.153242 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phymed.2020.153242 .
XU WX , PIPER-VALLILLO AJ , BINDAL P , et al . Time to SARS-CoV-2 clearance among patients with cancer and COVID-19 [J]. Cancer Med , 2021 , 10 ( 5 ): 1545 - 1549 .
GRIVAS P , KHAKI AR , WISE-DRAPER TM , et al . Association of clinical factors and recent anticancer therapy with COVID-19 severity among patients with cancer: a report from the COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium [J]. Ann Oncol , 2021 , 32 ( 6 ): 787 - 800 .
DATTA SD , TALWAR A , LEE JT , et al . A proposed framework and timeline of the spectrum of disease due to SARS-CoV-2 infection:illness beyond acute infection and public health implications [J]. JAMA , 2020 , 324 ( 22 ): 2251 - 2252 .
BHATRAJU PK , GHASSEMIEH BJ , NICHOLS M , et al . COVID -19 in critically ill patients in the Seattle region-case series [J]. N Engl J Med , 2020 , 382 ( 21 ): 2012 - 2022 .
Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy on Immune Reconstitution in Children after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation:A Retrospective Real-World Study
Expert Consensus on the Clinical Application of Brain-Heart Simultaneous Treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Advantages,Challenges,and Implementation Pathways of Natural Experiments in Evaluating the Efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Clinical Efficacy and Economic Evaluation of 1293 Non-Severe Adult Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia Treated by the Jiangsu Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis and Treatment Protocol for Dominant Diseases:A Multicenter,Retrospective Real-World Cohort Study
Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy for Active Ulcerative Colitis:A Multicenter Bidirectional Cohort Study
Related Author
HUANG Baoyi
YI Lichen
LI Yanwei
HUANG Ke
XU Hua
Project Group of the Expert Consensus on the Clinical Application of Brain-Heart Simultaneous Treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Association of Chinese Medicine
LIU Rihe
LIU Tingxiu
Related Institution
The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
Guangdong Clinical Research Academy of Chinese Medicine
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
Children's Medical Center,SunYat-sen Memorial Hospital,SunYat-sen University
Center for Evidence-Based Medicine,Beijing University of Chinese Medicine