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To treat advanced stage
liver cancer with Canelim Capsules combined with hepatic
transcatheter artery chemoembolization (TAE)
Zhou B. Gang, et al. Hospital of
NingXia Autonomous Region
Result:
Table 1--Effectiveness
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Croup
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Cases
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CR
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PR
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MR
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SD
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PD
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Total Effective % (CR+PR)
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Canelim
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31
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10
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15
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5
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1
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0
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80.64
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Control
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25
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7
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10
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5
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1
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2
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68.00
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Table 2--Tumor shrinkage and survival
rate
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Group
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Cases
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Tumor shrinkage
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Survival rate
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3 months
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6 months
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1 year
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Canelim
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31
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29 (93.55%)
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31 (100%)
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28 (90.32%)
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27 (87.09%)
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Control
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25
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22 (88.0%)
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24 (96.0%)
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22 (88.0%)
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21 (84.0%)
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Table 3--Symptom improvement and AKP
score
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Croup
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Cases
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Greatly improved
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Partially improved
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No improvement
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Improved rate (%)
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AKP score devalued (%)
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Canelim
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31
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16
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9
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6
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80.64
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80
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Control
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25
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9
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7
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9
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64.0
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58.33
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Treatment methods:
Control Group: TAE,
Seldinger's method. 5-FU + MMC +ADR, once a month, average
3 times.
Canelim Group: TAE + Canelim Capsules (6*3 times/day,
3 months continuously)
Discuss:
Table 1--Effectiveness:
The total effective rate in Canleim group is 80.64%.
Compared with that in control group, the difference
is significant (p<0.05).
Table 2--Tumor shrinkage and survival rate : The tumor
shrinkage rate and survival rate are both higher in
Canelim group than the equals in the control group,
though the difference is not parent.
Table 3--Symptom improvement and AKP score : 80.64%
in Canelim group had symptoms improved. Compared with
the rate in control group, the difference is significant.
The change in AKP score states the same tendency.
Conclusion:
Canelim Capsules combined with TAE method could take
advantage of each other. It is a good effective method
for treating advanced liver cancer and deserves to be
recommended.
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