Clinical analys of esophageal cancer patients treated by combined composite Kushen injection and radiotherapy
- VernacularTitle:放疗联合复方苦参注射液治疗食管癌临床分析
- Author:
Ping CAI
;
Qingshen LIU
;
Huahua CHEN
;
Yixuan LI
;
Xihui LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Toxicity of radiotherapy;
Composite Kushen injection;
Esophageal carcinoma
- From:
Cancer Research and Clinic
2000;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To analyze the efficacy and debase the toxicity of radiotherapy combined with composite Kushen injection in treatment of esophageal carcinoma patients. Methods A total of 126 cases of esophageal cancer were treated by radiotherapy were analysed. All patients were treated with the continuative hyperfractionated radiotherapy. The total dose was 66 ~ 74 Gy/5 ~ 7 wk, 2.2 ~ 2.4 Gy/d of esophageal carcinoma patients. Two groups were given respectively delivered with the same radioactive dosages and methods.But the synthetic group was treated by radiotherapy with composite Kushen injection. composite Kushen injection was given at the dosage of 20 ml with 500 ml of saline infusion for 20 consecutive days. Results X-ray grades of esophageal cancer after radiotherapy. The grade I of X-ray manifestation after radiotherapy for patients in synthetic group was superior to that patient in the radiotherapy alone group. (60.4 % vs 41 %; ?2 =4.57, P
