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KMID : 0363620210420010119
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medicine
2021 Volume.42 No. 1 p.119 ~ p.128
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Case Report on Complete Response and 5 year Survival of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer IIIB Patient Treated with Integrative Medicine
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Bang Sun-Hwi
Yun Young-Ju
Choi Jun-Yong
Han Chang-Woo
Kim So-Yeon
Park Seong-Ha
Hong Jin-Woo
Kwon Jung-Nam
Lee In
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Abstract
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This is a five-year survival case report on non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with western medicine and traditional Korean medicine. 44-year old man diagnosed NSCLC IIIB in 2015 went through two months' concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) first, however the cancer did not response. After CCRT he began to take intensive integrative therapy including acupuncture, abdominal moxibustion, wild ginseng pharmacopuncture, herbal medicinal product of ginseng, hyperthermia, Thymosin α1, and mega vitamin C injection for 4 years and 9 months. After three months of intensive treatment, the state of cancer changed first to partial response and then complete response. He finally succeeded in five-year survival without any recurrence or complication in 2020, We suggest that integrative approach including traditional Korean medicine can be a meaningful treatment option for nonoperable NSCLC. Further studies with more cases should be performed to establish proper treatment protocol of integrative medicine for lung cancer.
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KEYWORD
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Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy, Traditional Korean Medicine, Integrative Medicine
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