Treatment with yiqi bushen koufuye combined with chemotherapy for preventing postoperative metastasis of stomach cancer--a clinical observation of 28 cases.
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.
Liu
Yun-xia
YX
Hangzhou the Third People's Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, Zhejiang, China.
Jiang
Shen-jun
SJ
Kuang
Tang-hong
TH
Yao
Yong-wei
YW
Yang
Jie-wen
JW
Wang
Yi-qing
YQ
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
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal