A Clinical Trial on the Effect of Qingyi Huaji Herbal Decoction Combined with Transcatheter Arterial Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy for Inoperable Pancreatic Cancer
SHEN Yehua, LIU Luming, ZHU Xiaoyan, et al. A Clinical Trial on the Effect of Qingyi Huaji Herbal Decoction Combined with Transcatheter Arterial Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy for Inoperable Pancreatic Cancer[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2010, 51(12): 1093-1096.
SHEN Yehua, LIU Luming, ZHU Xiaoyan, et al. A Clinical Trial on the Effect of Qingyi Huaji Herbal Decoction Combined with Transcatheter Arterial Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy for Inoperable Pancreatic Cancer[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2010, 51(12): 1093-1096.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2010.12.040.
Objective To observe the effect of Qingyi Huaji(clearing pancreas and dissolving stasis)herbal decoction combined with transcatheter arterial chemotherapy(TAC)and radiotherapy in the treatment of advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer.Methods Totally 80 pancreatic cancer patients received TAC(gemcitabine and cisplatin or oxaliplatin)and radiotherapy 36~40 Gy/1.8~2.0 Gy and they were randomized into herbal group(41 cases)and control group(39 cases).The herbal group was administered Qingyi Huaji herbal decoction
8 weeks in succession.Objective effect
survival
and treatment-related adverse reaction of the two groups were compared.Results In the herbal group the median survival time was 5.1 months and was 4.2 months in the control group
and one-year survival rate was 9.8% and 5.1% respectively in two groups(P<0.05).PR
SD and PD of the herbal group was 13.9%
33.3% and 52.8% respectively
while PR
SD and PD of the control group was no significant difference between groups.The treatment-related adverse reaction of the two groups was without significant difference.Conclusion Qingyi Huaji herbal decoction in combination with TAC may prolong the survival time of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.