HUANG Jiansheng, HUANG Hong, ZHANG Li. A Clinical Observation on Ruyan Decoction for 35 Cases of StageⅣ Breast Cancer[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2013, 54(24): 2114-2116.
HUANG Jiansheng, HUANG Hong, ZHANG Li. A Clinical Observation on Ruyan Decoction for 35 Cases of StageⅣ Breast Cancer[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2013, 54(24): 2114-2116.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2013.24.028.
Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of Ruyan Decoction(decoction for breast cancer)for stage Ⅳ breast cancer.Methods Seventy cases of stage Ⅳ breast cancer were randomized into the treatment group and control group
with 35 in each.Both groups were given CMF(cyclophosphamide
methotrexate and fluorouracil 5FU)chemotherapy and symptomatic treatment.The treatment group was added with Ruyan Decoction one dose daily.One treatment course lasted for 3 months.The therapeutic effect was observed and the tumor size and survival time was compared after 4 courses of treatment.Results The tumor were significantly shrunk in both groups after treatment(P<0.01)
especially in the treatment group(P<0.01).The average survival time in the treatment group was significantly longer than that in the control group(P<0.05).The total effective rate of the treatment group and control group was 77.1% and 48.5% respectively
with a significant difference between groups(P<0.05).Conclusion Ruyan Decoction is effective for stageⅣ breast cancer and it can reduce the tumor size