Significant Tumor Reduction With Traditional Chinese Medicine in a Patient With Advanced Prostate Cancer
A Case Report
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21748876 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Xiaojun Zhang (0000-0003-4290-9629, Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 15579883221130854-15579883221130854 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Men s Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-9883 • E-ISSN: 1557-9891 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/15579883221130854 |
| PMID | 36314104 |
| OpenAlex | W4308184527 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 32 |
Prostate cancer (PC) is the most common malignancy of the male genitourinary system. For patients with advanced progressive PC, the treatment strategies include second-line endocrine therapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy. Such therapeutic techniques are either too expensive or too toxic for some patients, and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has become an alternative for its low cost and low toxicity. The application of Shi-pi-san and Gui-zhi-Fu-ling-wan in PC has never been reported. We report their application on a 71-year-old male patient, who was diagnosed with PC and was undergoing endocrine therapy. He originally chose chemotherapy, and experienced acute renal failure, which required hemodialysis during hospitalization. He felt weak and opted for Chinese herbal medicine treatment. After treatment with Shi-pi-san and Gui-zhi-Fu-ling-wan, the patient’s tumor and other symptoms were significantly reduced, and he reported feeling “refreshed.” This case indicates that TCM treatment has unique advantages and is more tolerable than endocrine therapy and chemotherapy. Considering that the patient was undergoing hemodialysis treatment and using low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) to prevent blood coagulation while taking TCM, whether LMWH has a synergistic anticancer effect remains to be explored
Alternative medicine · Cancer · Chemotherapy · Endocrine system · Genitourinary system · Hemodialysis · Hormone · Malignancy · Pathology · Prostate · Prostate cancer · Traditional Chinese medicine · Bioactive Natural Diterpenoids Research · Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology · Medicine · Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis · Internal Medicine · Oncology · Surgery
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |