[Traditional and Western medical treatment of 211 cases of late stage lung cancer].
211 cases of middle and late stage of lung cancers were treated. They were failed to response to other treatments, or not indicated for surgical, radio- or chemotherapy. The diameter of tumors was 3 to 13 cm. Method of treatment: Electrochemical treatment (ECT group, 130 cases): needles was inserted into the cancer served as electrodes, the amount of electricity varied according to the size of tumors, usually 100 coulomb per 1 cm3 of cancer; TCM group (40 cases): Chinese medicine named AC7851 was given. One course of treatment lasted two months of continuous medication; ECT-TCM group (41 cases): ECT and AC7851 were given simultaneously. According to international grading, the short term effective rate of ECT group was 69.2%; that of TCM group was 52.5%, and ECT-TCM group 85.3%. The difference between the effective rate of latter group and former two groups was significant, P < 0.05. After 1-4 years of follow up, the 4 year survival rate of the 3 groups were 46.3%, 40.0% and 53.8% respectively. Above-mentioned results indicated that the combined ECT-TCM therapy is the most effective treatment.
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China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D015996:Survival Rate
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal