ZHONGHUA YANGSHENG BAOJIAN ›› 2022, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (23): 22-25.

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Clinical Study on the Efficacy and Safety of Shenling Baizhu Powder in the Prevention and Treatment of Delayed Diarrhea Caused by Irinotecan

LIU Jia-yun1, WU Guan-nan1, HUAN Xiang-kun1, LIU Fu-kun1, LIU Shen-lin2,*   

  1. 1. Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing Jiangsu, 210019, China;
    2. Department of Oncology, Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing Jiangsu, 210019, China
  • Online:2022-12-01 Published:2022-11-24

Abstract: Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of Shenling Baizhu powder in the prevention and treatment of delayed diarrhea caused by irinotecan(CPT-11). Methods A total of 60 patients with advanced colorectal cancer in the Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine between January 2019 and August 2021 were retrospectively selected and divided into an observation group (n=30) and a control group (n=30) according to whether they took traditional Chinese medicine or not. The treatment group started to take Shenling Baizhu Powder orally on the 1st day before chemotherapy, 2 times a day, 1 bag (100 mL) at a time, for 2 consecutive cycles of chemotherapy; the control group was treated with chemotherapy alone. The grade of delayed diarrhea caused by CPT-11, physical condition evaluation (KPS score), immune status (the levels of CD4+, CD8+ and CD3+) and adverse reactions were compared between the two groups. Results Compared with the delayed diarrhea incidence rate of 46.67% (14/30) in the control group, the delayed diarrhea incidence rate of 26.67% (8/30) in the observation group was slightly reduced with no difference (P>0.05). The improvement rate of KPS score of 53.33% (16/30) in the observation group was slightly higher than 40.00% (12/30) in the control group, and there was no difference after comparison (P>0.05). After treatment, the levels of CD4+, CD8+ and CD3+ in the two groups were significantly higher than those before treatment (P<0.05), and the levels of CD4+, CD8+ and CD3+ in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions (myelosuppression, liver and kidney function damage, nausea and vomiting, oral ulcers and loss of appetite) between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusion Shenling Baizhu Powder can prevent and treat delayed diarrhea caused by irinotecan, it can slightly reduce the incidence of diarrhea, improve physical and immune status, and improve the curative effect with good safety.

Key words: delayed diarrhea, Irinotecan, Shenling Baizhu powder, chemotherapy

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