放化疗配合中医辩证治疗脑转移瘤临床观察

目的：观察放化疗配合中医辩证治疗脑转移瘤临床疗效。方法：６７例患者随机分为化疗配合中药组（观察Ⅰ），放疗配合中药组（观察Ⅱ）与单纯化疗组（对照Ⅰ），单纯疗组（对照Ⅱ），对４组疗效作比较观察。结果：观察Ⅰ、Ⅱ组患者近期有效率（完全缓解加部分缓解）、生存质量、１～４年自下而上率及中位生存时间、部分免疫功能指标明显高于对照Ⅰ、Ⅱ组（Ｐ〈０．０５）。结论：放化疗配合中医辩证治疗脑转移瘤，具有抑制肿瘤生长，

Clinical observation on radio- or chemotherapy plus Traditional Chinese medicine in treating brain metastatic tumor]

OBJECTIVE: To observe the clinical efficacy of radio- or chemotherapy plus traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) by Syndrome Differentiation in treating brain metastatic tumor. METHODS: Forty-one patients were randomized into four groups: Group A treated with chemotherapy plus TCM, Group B with radiotherapy plus TCM, Group C with chemotherapy alone and Group D with radiotherapy alone. The efficacies of the four groups were compared. RESULTS: The short-term response rate, living quality, 1-, 2-, 3- and 4-year survival rate, median survival period and immunity of the Group A and B were significantly higher than those of the Group C and D (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Radio- or chemotherapy plus TCM by Syndrome Differentiation has the effect of tumor growth inhibition, survival period extension and living quality enhancement in treating brain metastases.