The potential of complementary and alternative medicine combination chemotherapy in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer

摘要

The most common cytotoxic effects of chemotherapy drugs alone include bone marrow suppression,gastrointestinal symptoms,and liver and kidney function problems.With the continuous research on non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC),various treatment modalities such as targeted therapy and immunotherapy have emerged in recent years,but there is no denying that chemotherapy remains one of the most basic treatment modalities.Shen Jia et al.,in exploring the efficacy of detoxification and yin clearing soup(Astragalus membranaceus(Fisch.)Bunge,Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz,et al.),found that the addition of the soup treatment significantly reduced the number of adverse reactions such as bone marrow suppression,nausea and vomiting,and abnormal liver and kidney function,and the incidence of adverse reactions was also significantly lower than that of the group with chemotherapy drugs alone[1].