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Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine ›› 2011, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (5): 525-530.doi: 10.3736/jcim20110509

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Effects of chemotherapy combined with Chinese herbal medicine Kangliu Zengxiao Decoction on tumor markers of patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: A randomized, controlled trial

Gui-ying Yan1, Zhen-ye Xu2(),Hai-bin Deng2, Zhi-yong Wan1, Lei Zhang1, Jiao-yu Zhu3   

  1. 1. Department of Oncology, Punan Hospital of Pudong New District, Shanghai 200125, China
    2. Department of Oncology, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China
    3. Department of Emergency, Shanghai TCM-integrated Hospital, Shanghai 200082, China
  • Received:2010-12-14 Accepted:2011-02-15 Online:2011-05-20 Published:2011-05-15
  • Contact: Xu Zhen-ye E-mail:xuzhenye1947@126.com

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Background: Tumor markers are widely used in clinical practice and have become important indicators in assessing cancer progress. There is increasing concern that chemotherapy combined with traditional Chinese medicine has effects in decreasing the level of tumor markers.
Objective: To investigate the effects of chemotherapy combined with Kangliu Zengxiao Decoction (KLZX), a compound Chinese herbal drug, on tumor markers carbohydrate antigen 50 (CA 50), cytokeratin 19 fragment (CYFRA21-1) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and to explore the relationships between clinical efficacy and tumor markers.
Design, setting, participants and interventions: Patients were included from Punan Hospital of Shanghai Pudong New District and Longhua Hospital between October 2008 and December 2009. Seventy-four subjects with advanced NSCLC were randomly assigned into treatment group (n=37) and control group (n=37). Patients in the control group were treated with chemotherapy alone while patients in the treatment group were treated with chemotherapy combined with KLZX. Chemotherapy of NP (vinorelbine + cisplatin) was given for two cycles and patients in the treatment group were administered with KLZX during chemotherapy.
Main outcome measures: Levels of CA50, CYFRA21-1 and CEA before and after treatment were evaluated and the relationship between changes in levels of tumor makers and tumor size, clinical symptoms and living condition score (Karnofsky score) was analyzed.
Results: No patients achieved a complete remission. The disease control rates (complete remission (CR)+partial remission (PR)+no change (NC)) were 89.20% (33/37) and 70.30% (26/37) in the treatment and control group respectively (P<0.05). The levels of CA50, CYFRA21-1 and CEA were clearly decreased in the treatment group after treatment (P<0.05) while also decreased in the patients without progression of disease. There were no obvious changes of CA50, CYFRA21-1 and CEA in the control group, and there was even a trend of increase. Furthermore, the improvement rates of clinical syndrome were 51% (19/37) vs 11% (4/37) (P<0.05) in the treatment group and control group respectively. The total response rates of quality of life were 91.89% (34/37) vs 56.76% (21/37) (P<0.01) in the treatment and control group respectively.
Conclusion: Combined chemotherapy with KLZX in treating advanced NSCLC can acquire better stabilizing tumor foci, decrease levels of tumor markers and improve the clinical symptoms and Karnofsky score.

Key words: carcinoma,non-small cell lung, antineoplastic combined chemotherapy protocols, drugs,Chinese herbal, tumor markers,biological, antigen,tumor-related,carbohydrate, randomized controlled trial, prospective study

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