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Yin Chen1, Mei-zuo Zhong, Ming Lu
1Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Zhongnan University, Changsha 410013, China. chenyin713@163.com
Objective:
To study the influence of kang'ai injection on quality of life among gastrointestinal cancer chemotherapy patients.
Method:
Fourty-two gastrointestinal cancer patients were randomly divided into the treatment group (n=22) and the control group (n=20). The treatment group was treated with chemotherapy and kang'ai injection, and the control group was only treated with chemotherapy. Their quality of life, improvement of clinical symptoms and adverse effects were observed.
Result:
The disease control rates of the treatment group and the control group were 91% and 30% ,while their effective rates of KPS were 59% and 30% respectively. They had one case and six cases with side effects above III degree.
Conclusion:
Kang'ai injection can mitigate syndromes of gastrointestinal cancer chemotherapy patient, improve their quality of life and have an effect of reducing toxic and enhancing efficacy for chemotherapy.
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