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Clinical study of the treatment based mainly on syndrome differentiation for the complications of bone marrow transplantation in 22 patients with leukemia |
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KeyWord:leukemia, bone marrow transplantation, treatment of traditional Chinese medicine |
Author Name | Affiliation | Haiyan Li | Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 300020, Tianjin | Linsheng Qian | Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 300020, Tianjin | Sizhou Feng | Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 300020, Tianjin | Mingzhe Han | Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 300020, Tianjin |
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To investigate the results of treatment of complications ith traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) after bone marrow transplantation (BMT) in leukemic patients. Methods: Chinese herbal medicine was taken orally according to Syndrome Differentiation. ResultS: Ten patients with long-term fever (9patients with unknown causes, 1 patient with lung infection) were cured, who were irresponsive to the combination of multi-antibiotics. Out of 3 patients with severe jaundice, it was cured in 1 patient with hepatic venoocclusive disease (VOD), and improved after treatment of TCM and deteriorated secondary to severe infection in the other 2 patients with graftversus-host-disease. Out of 9 patients with gastrointestinal stde effects induced by high-dose radiotherapy or chemotherapy, it was cured in 6 patients, improved in 2 patients and no response in 1patient. Conclusion: TCM was showed to be effective in treating the complications post-BMT in patients with leukemia, and could accelerate the recovery of patients. |
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