鼻咽癌放射疗法并中药治疗疗效分析

为了不解不同疗法治疗鼻咽癌的效果，将１６３例鼻咽癌病人随机分为３组：外照射＋中药＋腔内后装组；外照射＋中药组和单纯外照射组。全部病人行常规放疗。ＥＩＡＩＲＣ组鼻咽外照射剂量为５６－６０Ｇｙ，腔内放疗每次８Ｇｙ，共２次；ＥＩＣ及ＳＲＴ缄外照射剂量６８－７２Ｇｙ。

Efficacy of radiotherapy combined with Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in NPC patients]

From January 1992 to November 1994, 163 patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) were prospectively randomized into three groups: standard radiotherapy (SRT) group, external irradiation and after-load intracavitary radiation in combination with traditional Chinese medicine (EIAIRC) group, and external irradiation plus traditional Chinese medicine (EIC) group. All patients were treated with usual radiotherapy. The nasopharynx's radiation dose was 50-60 Gy, intracavitary irradiation 16 Gy/2 times (The distance from radiation source to spot of reference was 14 mm away). The radiation dose in EIC and SRT group was 68-72 Gy, respectively. The results were as follows: 1. There were no statistical difference among the three groups in 3-year or 5-year survival rate and no local relapse or distant metastasis. 2. The TCM alleviated the acute radiation reaction and damage effects. It indicates that the therapy might decrease radiation dose and the TCM does not induce NPC distant metastasis.