Abstract
Objective To investigate the effect of Tanreqing injection on radiation pneumonitis.Methods Sixty-eight cases with lung cancer were randomly divided into treatment group(n =35)and control group(n =33).In the treatment group,the patients were treated by radiation therapy and Tanreqing injection.In the control group,the patients were treated by radiation therapy only.The effect of Tanreqing injection on radiation pneumonitis were evaluated by observing the incidence of radiation pneumonitis and the occuring time.Results The incidence of radiation pneumonitis were 11.4％in the treatment group,while were 33.3％ in the control group,there was significant difference between the two groups(P＜0.05).The radiation pneumonitis oecuring time of the treatment group was later than that of the control group(P＜0.05).Conclusions Tanreqing injection can reduce the incidence of radiation pneumonitis and delay the occuring time. Key words: Lung cancer; Radiation pneumonitis; Tanreqing injection; Radiation therapy
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