title: Effect of Xiaoaiping injection on advanced hepatocellular carcinoma in patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effect of Xiaoaiping Injection (XAP) on advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-eight patients with advanced HCC were assigned to a control group of 36 and a treatment group of 32. The control group was treated with best supportive treatment (BST) and the treatment group was given XAP plus BST. XAP was administered daily by i.v. and the treatment course was lasted for 30 days for both groups. The immediate therapeutic efficacy, Karnofsky performance status (KPS) scores, and the changes in immunity indicators (CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+ T cells) were measured and compared before and after treatment. The progression-free survival (PFS) rate and overall survival (OS) rate in the 2 groups were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The immediate therapeutic efficacy and KPS of the treatment group were better than those in the control (P < 0.05). Patients in the treatment group had higher percentages of CD3 and CD4 T-lymphocytes in peripheral blood than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The median survival time was 27.0 weeks in the treatment group and 24.5 weeks in the control group. The 6-months cumulative survival rates in the treatment and control groups were 33.3% and 25.0%, respectively, with no significant difference (P > 0.05). The PFS was 18 weeks in the treatment group and 15 weeks in control group (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  XAP enhances the quality of life (QOL) of patients with advanced HCC, improves their immunity and extends their PFS.
authors.affiliation: Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou 350122, China.
authors.forename: Zhengrong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jiajun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Rongping
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology / Q000401:mortality; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology / Q000401:mortality; D018655:Lymphocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal