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Effectiveness of Shuanghuang Yangxue Decoction for Treating Cancer-Related Anemia With Serum Iron Deficiency in Lung
Quan-Yao Li1, Wen-Xiao Yang2, Ying Lu3
1Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, China.
Objective:
To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of Shuanghuang Yangxue Decoction in treating lung cancer patients with cancer-related anemia (CRA) accompanied by serum iron deficiency.
Method:
One hundred lung cancer patients with CRA and serum iron deficiency were included in this prospective randomized controlled study and randomly divided into control and treatment groups. The treatment group received Shuanghuang Yangxue Decoction plus ferrous succinate, while the control group received ferrous succinate alone. Related indicators were observed and recorded before and after treatment. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 26.0.
Results:
The effective correction rate of anemia in the treatment group was significantly higher than that in the control group (64 vs 34%, P < .01). Through stratified analysis of patients with moderate anemia, the effective correction rate in the treatment group was significantly higher than that in the control group (75 vs 45%, P < 0.01). After treatment, the treatment group showed statistically significant differences (P < .05) in peripheral blood routine parameters (hemoglobin, erythrocyte count, and hematocrit), anemia indicators (serum iron, ferritin, transferrin saturation, and erythropoietin [EPO]), immune function markers (cytotoxic T lymphocytes [Tc] and natural killer [NK] lymphocytes), and inflammatory factors (interleukin-1β [IL-1β], IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-α [TNF-α], and interferon-γ [IFN-γ]) compared to baseline values. Between-group comparisons showed that mean hemoglobin in the treatment group increased from 106.60 to 119.86 g/L, which was not significantly different from the control group increase from 110.00 to 116.18 g/L (P > .05). However, mean serum iron in the treatment group increased from 7.03 to 12.33 μmol/L, which was significantly higher than the control group increase from 7.33 to 9.45 μmol/L (P < .01). Throughout the study, no adverse reaction events occurred in either group.
Conclusion:
Shuanghuang Yangxue Decoction demonstrates superior efficacy compared to ferrous succinate alone in treating lung cancer CRA with serum iron deficiency. It effectively corrects anemia, increases serum iron levels, reduces inflammation, and is both safe and effective.