Abstract
Abstract Tumor-reducing effect of SB injection in a non-small cell lung cancer patient: A case report Ji Hye Park, So Jung Park, Hwi Joong Kang, Chong Kwan Cho, Kyun In Han, Hwa Seung Yoo* East West Cancer Center, Dunsan Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University Received 3 December 2014, revised 19 December 2014, accepted 20 December 2014 Objectives : To study the effect of SB injection on tumor size in an advanced non-small cell lung cancer patient. Methods : A patient was clinically diagnosed as advanced non-small cell lung cancer (Stage Ⅲa). Four cycles of intravenous SB injection were conducted. Each cycle lasted 4 days. The content of 7vials SB was injected every day. To compare the tumor size before treatment and after four cycles of SB injection, chest computed tomography (CT) was performed. Results : Follow-up CT images showed that the tumor size was reduced. In admission, size of the tumor 6.7×8.5×9.5 cm on the left lower lobe of lung. After SB injection, size of the tumor 5.6×6.8×8.4 cm by Chest CT. The patient's symptoms such as cough, sputum were improving until four cycles of SB injection. Numerical rating scale (NRS) showed improvement of Chest pain from point 3 to point 0.
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