Regression of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung by Chinese herbal medicine: A case with an 8-year follow-up

Lung Cancer

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 355-360

  Liang, H L M ^a   Xue, C C L ^a   Li, C G ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case report; Chinese herbal medicine; Non small cell lung cancer; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; CHINESE HERB; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LUNG SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1242276318     PISSN: 01695002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2003.08.035     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Parkin D.M., Pisani P., Ferlay J. Global cancer statistics. CA Cancer J. Clin. 49:1999;33-64.
2. Richards M.A., Stockton D., Babb P., Coleman M.P. How many deaths have been avoided through improvement in cancer survival. Br. Med. J. 320:2000;895-898.
3. McCance KL, Huether SE. Pathophysiology: the biologic basis for disease in adult and children, 3rd ed. Missouri: Mosby-Year Book Inc.; 1998.
4. Koike T., Terashima M., Takizawa T., Watanabe T., Saito M., Kurita Y.et al. A resected case of hilar type double primary lung cancer following endobronchial brachytherapy. Lung Cancer. 19:1998;37-44.
5. Mosberg W.H. Twelve-year "cure" of lung cancer with metastasis to the brain. J. Am. Med. Assoc. 235(25):1976;2745-2746.
6. Sugio K., Sakada T., Saito G., Maruyama R., Nishioka K., Tominaga R.et al. Extended resection of the pulmonary artery and the aorta for primary lung cancer: report of a case. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. 40:1999;749-751.
7. Mountain C.F. Revisions in the international system for staging lung cancer. Chest. 111(6):1997;1710-1717.
8. Feld R, Ginsberg RJ, Payne DG, Shepherd FA. Lung. In: Abeloff MD, Armitage JO, Lichter AS, Niederhuber JE, editors. Clinical oncology. Singapore: Harcourt Asia Pte. Ltd.; 2000. p. 1416.
9. Liu CA, Peng M. Dictionary of Chinese anti-cancer herbal medicine. Hubei: Hubei Science and Technology Press; 1994.
10. Wang BX. Modern pharmacology of Chinese herbal medicines. Tianjin: Tianjin Science and Technology Press; 1997.
11. Wong B.Y., Lau B.H., Jia T.Y., Wan C.P. Oldenlandia diffusa and Scutellaria barbata augment macrophage oxidative burst and inhibit tumor growth. Cancer Biother. Radiopharm. 11(1):1996;51-56.
12. Kim S.K., Ryu S.Y., No J., Choi S.U., Kim Y.S. Cytotoxic alkaloids from Houttuynia cordata. Arch. Pharm. Res. 24(6):2001;518-521.
13. Konoshima T., Takasaki M., Tokuda H. Anti-carcinogenic activity of the roots of Panax notoginseng. II. Biol. Pharm. Bull. 22(10):1999;1150-1152.
14. Gao H., Wang F., Lien E.J., Trousdale M.D. Immunostimulating polysaccharides from Panax notoginseng. Pharm. Res. 13(8):1996;1196-1200.
15. Fujimoto Y., Satoh M., Takeuchi N., Kirisawa M. Cytotoxic acetylenes from Panax quinquefolium. Chem. Pharm. Bull. (Tokyo). 39(2):1991;521-523.
16. Wang M., Guilbert L.J., Ling L., Li J., Wu Y., Xu S.et al. Immunomodulating activity of CVT-E002, a proprietary extract from North American ginseng (Panax quinquefolium). J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 53(11):2001;1515-1523.
17. Everson TC, Cole WH. Spontaneous regression of cancer. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 1966.
18. Kappauf H., Gallmeier W.M., Wunsch P.H., Mittelmeier H.O., Birkmann J., Buschel G.et al. Complete spontaneous remission in a patient with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer: case report, review of the literature, and discussion of possible biological pathways involved. Ann. Oncol. 8(10):1997;1031-1039.
19. Chang W.Y. Complete spontaneous regression of cancer: four case reports, review of literature, and discussion of possible mechanisms involved. Hawaii Med. J. 59(10):2000;379-387.