Postoperative Effect Observation and Clinical Study of Dahuang Zhechong Pills from Jingui Yaolue in Treating Patients with Early-to-Mid Prostate Cancer Undergoing Radical Resection

Abstract

Objective. To explore the effect of applying Dahuang Zhechong pills (DHZCP) from Jingui Yaolue to patients with early-to-mid prostate cancer undergoing radical resection and carry out a theoretical clinical study of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to verify the effect of DHZCP formula under the guidance of TCM theory. Methods. The clinical data of 98 patients with early-to-mid prostate cancer undergoing radical resection treated in our hospital (July 2014 to July 2016) were selected for the retrospective analysis, and the patients were divided into group A (n = 49, routine hormonal therapy) and group B (n = 49, routine hormonal therapy plus DHZCP) according to the double blind method, so as to compare the trauma symptoms, cancer recurrence rate, etc., after treatment between the two groups. Results. Compared with group A, group B obtained significantly higher total effective rate of complication treatment at different time points ( P < 0.05), significantly lower mean HAMA score after treatment ( P < 0.05), and significantly lower total recurrence rate ( P < 0.05). The “congestion” theory in Chapter VI On Pulse, Symptom Complex and Treatment of Arthralgia Due to Stagnation of Blood and Consumptive Diseases of Jingui Yaolue was the theoretical basis for postoperative effect observation of DHZCP in treating prostate cancer. Combining with the onset theory of congestion, personally, the author believed that cancer is caused by congestion disease formed by the extravasated blood in the human body, and with the passing of time, the intermingled deficiency, blood stasis, and toxicity lead to the qualitative change of endogenous cancer toxicity and develop into consumptive congestion disease, making it the core pathogenesis of cancer. And DHZCP had good preventive and treatment effect. Conclusion. DHZCP is an effective drug for improving postoperative complications of early-to-mid prostate cancer, reducing the biological recurrence rate and clinical recurrence rate, and improving mental status. The formula treats both deficiency and excess, combines tonification with purgation, and dispels exogenous pathogen without damaging body resistance, which is a profound formula based on TCM theory to treat “congestion,” “congestion disease,” and “consumptive congestion disease.” Using this theory to guide clinical syndrome differentiation and treatment and modifying the dosage and usage can play an important role in TCM preventive treatment of cancers, early, middle, and late treatment, and clinical prevention of other chronic diseases.

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“…The action of this medicinal formula include dispelling blood stasis and promoting new blood, and its original indications are severe deficiency due to exhaustion or lesions from the five labors: emaciation, fullness in the lower abdomen, loss of appetite, scaly skin, and dark eyes (11). DHZCP could be widely used to treat internal and external conditions, including gynecological diseases, silicosis, and prostate cancer, among others (11)(12)(13)(14). Based on the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, blood stasis that stagnates in the liver can lead to liver diseases (11,12).…”

“…Based on the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, blood stasis that stagnates in the liver can lead to liver diseases (11,12). Therefore, it has been extensively used to treat various liver diseases, particularly hepatitis and hepatic fibrosis (11)(12)(13)(14). Notably, DHZCP contains various active ingredients, such as anthraquinones, flavonoids, amino acids, and fatty acids.…”

Retracted: Postoperative Effect Observation and Clinical Study of Dahuang Zhechong Pills from Jingui Yaolue in Treating Patients with Early‐to‐Mid Prostate Cancer Undergoing Radical Resection

“…Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience has retracted the article titled “Postoperative Effect Observation and Clinical Study of Dahuang Zhechong Pills from Jingui Yaolue in Treating Patients with Early-to-Mid Prostate Cancer Undergoing Radical Resection” [ 1 ] due to concerns that the peer review process has been compromised.…”