title: Treatment with yiqi bushen koufuye combined with chemotherapy for preventing postoperative metastasis of stomach cancer--a clinical observation of 28 cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the effect of yiqi bushen koufiuye (oral liquid for invigorating qi and tonifying the kidney) combined with chemotherapy on postoperative metastasis of stomach cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  The 47 cases of postoperative stomach cancer with the syndrome of deficiency of both the spleen and kidney were divided randomly into the treatment group (28 cases), and the control group (19 cases). The control group was treated simply by chemotherapy; while the treatment group, was treated with Yiqi Bushen Koufuye in addition to chemotherapy. The effect was observed 12 months later on local relapse and distal metastasis, the life quality, peripheral hemogram, and immunologic function.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The rates of postoperative relapse and metastasis of the treatment group were obviously lower than those of the control group (P < 0.05). The Karnofasky scores, peripheral hemogram and immunologic function of the treatment group were obviously improved in comparison with the control group (P < 0.01 or P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Yiqi bushen koufuye combined with chemotherapy is effective in preventing postoperative metastasis of stomach cancer, increasing sensitivity and decreasing toxins, and improving the life quality and immunologic function of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Hangzhou the Third People's Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, Zhejiang, China.
authors.forename: Yun-xia
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Shen-jun
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Tang-hong
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Kuang
authors.forename: Yong-wei
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Jie-wen
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yi-qing
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011788:Quality of Life; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal