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KMID : 1191520120170010039
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Journal of Korean Traditional Oncology
2012 Volume.17 No. 1 p.39 ~ p.43
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Long Term Survival of a Patient with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated with Allergen Removed Rhus verniciflua Stokes Extract; a Case Report
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Song An-Na
An Ji-Hye
Kim Kyung-Suk
Jung Hyun-Sik
Lee Soo-Kyung
Choi Won-Cheol
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Abstract
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Objective : This study reports one case of a patient diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the lung cancer with bone metastasis.
Methods : A 56-year old male patient was diagnosed as squamous cell lung cancer in 1997 and received chemotherapy. The chemotherapy stopped after one cycle because of toxicity and the lung abscess. After four months from the diagnosis, rib metastasis was found and received the radiation therapy for two weeks. After the treatment, adverse effects such as nausea and anorexia appeared. The patient visited K. Korean Medicine Hospital and started the treatment with the allergen removed Rhus verniciflua stokes (aRVS) since December, 1997.
Results and Conclusion : During treatment, the patient’s quality of life had improved, and he had survived for 14 years after the administration of aRVS. This case suggests that aRVS can be an alternative treatment for the advanced NSCLC patients with bone metastasis.
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KEYWORD
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Non-small cell lung cancer, Bone metastasis, Rhus verniciflua Stokes
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