Stage IV Wilms Tumor Treated by Korean Medicine, Hyperthermia and Thymosin-α1: A Case Report.
BACKGROUND
Wilms tumor is one of general solid cancers that occur in children, which carries a death rate of 7-8 in a million. The cure rate of Wilms tumor in the recent 30 years has dramatically been improved, but a proper remedy is still not prepared enough in terms of application in tumor therapy upon recurrence after radiotherapy, surgery and chemotherapy. We present an integrative medical remedy - hyperthermia and thymosin-α1 treatment focused on herbal remedy - since there have been cases in which this remedy contributed to remission in the liver-transferred part in the 4th phase of Wilms tumor and stable maintenance of metastatic lung lesion.


METHODS
Our patient, a female Korean mongoloid outpatient, was treated from October 25, 2014, to July 22, 2015. The herbal remedy consisted of 8 ml inhalation of Soram nebulizer solution q.d., Soramdan S 8 g p.o., Hangamdan S 1 g p.o., t.i.d., Cheongjangtang 10-30 ml, and Spiam HC 8 g p.o. The integrative medical therapy was done with hyperthermia therapy (oncothermia) and 1.6 mg of thymosin-α1 treatment (Zadaxin) i.m. According to the CT result on July 15th, 2015, the liver metastasis was not seen anymore, while the lung metastasis was maintained stably without tumor progress.


CONCLUSIONS
Accompanying integrative medical therapy with herbal remedy in the treatment of Wilms tumor showing progress patterns after surgery and chemotherapy can be meaningful as a new remedy.
Soram Hospital of Korean Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Donghyun
D
Lee
Soram Hospital of Korean Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sung Su
SS
Kim
Soram Hospital of Korean Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Shin
S
Seong
Soram Bio-Research Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Wonjun
W
Cho
Soram Bio-Research Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hyejin
H
Yu
Hangamdan S; Hyperthermia; Korean medicine therapy; Soramdan S; Spiam HC; Thymosin-α1; Wilms tumor