Clinical Study Progress in Tumor Radiotherapy Combined with Traditional Chinese Medicines with Synergistic and Attenuated Effects
- VernacularTitle:肿瘤放射治疗配合中药增效减毒的临床研究进展
- Author:
Wei HUANG
;
Meng QIAN
;
Ming XIE
- Keywords:
Tumor radiotherapy;
Traditional Chinese medicine;
Enhancing efficacy;
Reducing toxicity;
Clinical study
- From:
China Pharmacist
2017;20(8):1374-1381
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Radiotherapy is one of the main means of clinical treatment for cancer, although the continuous updating and development of technology and equipment, adverse reactions and side effects can't be avoided yet.Improving the clinical efficacy of radiotherapy and reducing its adverse reactions are the currently facing subjects.A large number of clinical studies showed that using traditional Chinese medicines(TCM)in tumor radiotherapy had significant effects of improving and controlling the clinical symptoms, improving the life quality of cancer patients, improving the sensitization of radiotherapy, preventing the tumor metastasis and recurrence, as well as improving immune function and long-term survival, etc.Meanwhile, TCM also had significant roles in reducing the damage of radioactive inflammation, decreasing the bone marrow suppression to improve peripheral blood, and reducing the toxicity of digestive system, etc.The combination of radiotherapy and TCM provides a broader space for the comprehensive treatment of tumors.
