title: Case series of non-small cell lung cancer treated with mountain Ginseng pharmacopuncture.
abstract: This study aims to observe the efficacy of mountain Ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) pharmacopuncture (MGP) on cancer patients using different delivery methods of acupoint injection and intravenous infusion. Six non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who met the eligibility criteria were observed. Two patients were continuously infused with MGP (20 mL/day) intravenously, and the other two patients were injected with MGP (10 mL/day) on acupoint LU1 bi-lateral continuously. The remaining two patients received MGP therapy using both methods of delivery. Results were followed by computed tomography (CT) after every cycle; each cycle lasted for 28 days. Two patients infused intravenously showed stable disease and two patients injected on LU1 showed progressive disease. Two patients treated using both methods showed stable disease during the intravenous infusion period and progressive disease during the intraacupuncture injection period. One patient showed progressive disease in the latest chest CT in spite of receiving MGP intravenous infusion. We suggested that MGP may be more effective when used as an intravenous infusion rather than acupoint injection in NSCLC patients.
authors: Research Center of Korean Pharmacopuncture Institute, Seoul, Korea. Beevenom@paran.com
authors: Ki-Rok
authors: KR
authors: Kwon
authors: Hyundo
authors: H
authors: Kim
authors: Jung-Sun
authors: JS
authors: Kim
authors: Hwa-Seung
authors: HS
authors: Yoo
authors: Chong-Kwan
authors: CK
authors: Cho
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000368:Aged; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D007267:Injections; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D005894:Panax; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts