Journal of Korean Traditional Oncology (대한암한의학회지)
- Volume 17 Issue 1
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- Pages.17-25
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- 2012
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- 1975-244X(pISSN)
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- 2765-4850(eISSN)
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A Case of Hepatic and Pulmonary Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patient Treated by Traditional Korean Therapy and XELOX Chemotherapy
한방치료와 XELOX 요법을 병행하여 호전된 간, 폐 전이 대장암 환자 1례
- Im, Chang-Rak (Soram Traditional Korean Medical Clinic) ;
- Kwon, Kang (Soram Traditional Korean Medical Clinic) ;
- Sur, Young-Chan (Soram Traditional Korean Medical Clinic) ;
- Bang, Sun-Hwi (Soram Traditional Korean Medical Clinic) ;
- Kim, Sung-Su (Soram Traditional Korean Medical Clinic) ;
- Seong, Shin (Soram Traditional Korean Medical Clinic)
- Received : 2012.06.08
- Accepted : 2012.06.22
- Published : 2012.06.28
Abstract
Objective : This report is aimed to investigate the effectiveness of traditional korean therapy including intravenous Cultivated Wild Ginseng Pharmacopuncture (CWGP) and Soram immunopharmacopuncture with XELOX chemotherapy in treating metastatic colorectal cancer patient. Methods : A 47-year-old woman who was diagnosed as metastatic colorectal cancer on Oct 2011 was concurrently treated with traditional Korean therapy (TKT) and XELOX (capecitabine plus oxaliplatin) for 7 months. TKT includes intravenous CWGP, Soram immuno-pharmacopuncture, acupuncture, moxibustion, and herbal medicine. The effectiveness of therapies was evaluated with computed tomography and tumor marker levels such as carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9). And pain on the lateral abdomen was recorded with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Results : The tumor mass size of metastatic liver was decreased from 10 cm to 4.3 cm. The tumor marker levels such as CEA and CA19-9 are also decreased. From these results, this case report suggests that the TKT with palliative chemotherapy may be a useful method to treat unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer.