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Trial reportChinese journal of integrative medicine2014

Survival analysis of stage IV metastatic gastric cancer patients treated with HangAm-Plus.

Jae-Woo Park, Jeungwon Yoon, Chong-Kwan Cho, Yeon-Weol Lee, Hwa-Seung Yoo

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Trial report in Chinese journal of integrative medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Jae-Woo ParkEast-West Cancer Center, Dunsan Oriental Hospital of Daejeon University, 1136 Dunsandong Seogu Daejeon, 302-122, Soul, Korea.
Jeungwon Yoon
Chong-Kwan Cho
Yeon-Weol Lee
Hwa-Seung Yoo

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of HangAm-Plus (HAP) on stage IV metastatic gastric cancer by analyzing the treated patients' overall survival outcome.

methodsFollowing the study eligibility, overall survival and one year survival rate of 44 stage IV metastatic gastric cancer patients who visited East-West Cancer Center (EWCC) were analyzed. The study consisted of two arms: HAP treatment only (n=18) and combined treatment of concurrent conventional chemotherapy and HAP (n=26). Patient characteristics by gender, age, surgical intervention, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score, treatment duration (< 4 weeks or [Symbol: see text]4 weeks), and lines of the chemotherapy received were assessed. Treatment related side effects were also assessed.

resultsThe median survival of combined group was longer (10.0 months) than that of HAP group (5.1 months). One-year survival rate of combined treatment group and HAP group was 38.5%±9.5% and 33.3%±11.1%, respectively (P>0.05). One-year survival rate of those received more and less than 4-week treatment was 57.1%±18.7% and 8.3%±8.0%, respectively (P=0.001).

conclusionsThe study supports the safety and potential efficacy of HAP treatment in prevention of chemo-related side effects for stage IV metastatic gastric cancer treated with conventional chemotherapy. Further studies are needed to investigate and confirm the results before applying the treatment in clinical settings.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overDrugs, Chinese HerbalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm StagingStomach NeoplasmsSurvival AnalysisYoung AdultDrugs, Chinese HerbalHangAm-Plus

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