Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine "Fuzheng Qingdu Decoction" on Autonomic Function and Cancer-Related Symptoms in Patients with Advanced Gastric Cancer undergoing Chemotherapy: A Controlled Trial.

Chengjia Yuan Shuang Wu Yang WuCuiling TianZaichuan WangXiaochun Zhang

Published in: Integrative cancer therapies (2024)

Oxaliplatin combined with S-1 (tegafur, gimeracil, and oteracil potassium) can impair autonomic modulation in patients with advanced gastric cancer. FZQDD can alleviate autonomic dysfunction by increasing the parasympathetic activity and decreasing the sympathetic tone, helping patients restore the dynamic sympathovagal balance, and significantly improving the cancer-related symptoms and the quality of life of patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
heart rate variability
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
oxidative stress
randomized controlled trial
squamous cell carcinoma
blood pressure
radiation therapy
study protocol
open label
rectal cancer
patient reported