Xu Shu, Liu Feng, Ma Rou. Clinical Observation on Qinghuang Powder for Treatment of 31 Cases of Myelodysplastic Syndrome[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2006, (7): 514-515.
Xu Shu, Liu Feng, Ma Rou. Clinical Observation on Qinghuang Powder for Treatment of 31 Cases of Myelodysplastic Syndrome[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2006, (7): 514-515.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2006.07.022.
Objective:To observe clinical therapeutic effect of Qinghuang Powder on myelodysplastic syndrome(MDS).Methods:61 cases of MDS were randomly divided into a treatment group of 31 cases and a control group of 30 cases.The treatment group were treated with Qinghuang Powder and the control group with vitamin A acid.They were treated for 3 months.Results:The total remission rate was 9.7% and 0 in treatment group and control group respectively;and the total effective rat was 74.1% and 46.7% in treatment and control group
respectively.The efficacy of the treatment group was better than the control group.Main toxic-side effects in the treatment group were cutaneous pigmentation
hyperkeratosis and symptoms of the digestive tract.Conclusion:Qinghuang Powder has a definite therapeutic effect on MDS
and it can significantly improve hemopoietic function
increase hemoglobin content and count of white blood cells
and significantly improve quality of life of the patient.