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Case Report : Long-term Survival and Good-Quality of Life in Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Treated with Allergen-removed Rhus verniciflua Stokes (aRVS) as Sequential and Concurrent Treatment with Chemotherapy  

Lee, Jin-Soo (Dept. of Oriental Clinical Oncology, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University)
Park, Hyeong-Jun (Dept. of Oriental Clinical Oncology, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University)
Chae, Jean (Dept. of Oriental Clinical Oncology, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University)
Kim, Kyung-Suk (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, Kyung-Hee University Hospital at Gangdong)
Jung, Hyun-Sik (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, Kyung-Hee University Hospital at Gangdong)
Lee, Sang-Hun (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, Kyung-Hee University Hospital at Gangdong)
Choi, Won-Choel (Dept. of Oriental Clinical Oncology, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University)
Cheon, Seong-Ha (Division of Hemato-Oncology, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Kyung-Hee University Hospital at Gangdong)
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The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine / v.32, no.1, 2011 , pp. 129-135 More about this Journal
Abstract
This report documents a case in which the administration of an herbal product, an extract of the lacquer tree, Rhus verniciflua Stokes, as sequential and concurrent treatment with chemotherapy was associated with a long term survival and good quality of life in a patient with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC). A 51-year-old Korean female was referred to the $M{\cdot}{\mu}$ Integrative Cancer Center, East-West Neo Medical centrer, Kyung Hee University for stage IV, metastatic NSCLC. She was treated with aRVS alone for 19 months and then received 1st line paclitaxel/carboplatin combined with aRVS, 2nd line gefitinib, and 3rd line pemetrexed. The number of cycles of pemetrexed administered was seventeen. aRVS was restarted as the 13th pemetrexed was administered. Pemetrexed with aRVS is currently ongoing. This patient has been alive for 41 months, and has been keeping a good performance status so far. We suggest aRVS as sequential and concurrent treatment with chemotherapy is an effective alternative treatment strategy.
Keywords
Metastatic non-small cell lung cancer; Allergen removed Rhus Verniciflua Stokes extract; Concurrent treatment; Sequential treatment;
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