Clinical observation of astragalus polysaccharide in preventing the cardiotoxicity of anthracyclines
KONG Jiaxin1 SU Xuchun1 DAI Shilei1 DENG Yuemin2 CHENG Ling1 SONG Jing1
1.Department of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Cancer Center of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510095, China; 2.Department of Clinical Laboratory, Cancer Center of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510095, China
Abstract:Objective To discuss the clinical effect of astragalus polysaccharide in preventing the cardiotoxicity of anthracyclines. Methods Eighty patients diagnosed as breast cancer or malignant lymphoma in Cancer Center of Guangzhou Medical University from September 2013 to March 2016 were selected and randomly divided into prevention group and conventional group according to random number table method, with 40 cases in each group. The conventional group was given regular anthracyclines drugs [breast cancer: Cyclophosphamide (CTX) + Epirubicin (EPI) / Theprubicin (THP) + Fluorouracil (5-FU), malignant lymphoma: CTX+EPI/THP, Vindesine (VDS)+Prednisone] and 1.0 g sodium phosphocreatine+100 mL normal saline, intravenous drip, on basis of which, the prevention group was added with 250 mg astragalus polysaccharides+500 mL normal saline, intravenous drip. The levels of plasma B-type brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), nitric oxide (NO), platelet alpha granule membrane protein (GMP-140) were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was detected by ECG. The quality of life was assessed by Kamofsky performance status (KPS), followed up for 6 months. Results The effective rate between prevention group and conventional group had no statistically significant difference (P > 0.05). The levels of plasma BNP, GMP-140 in prevention group were significantly lower than those of conventional group, the levels of plasma NO and LVEF were higher than those of conventional group, the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). The KPS scores of prevention group after treatment for 3, 6 months were significantly higher than those of conventional group, the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion Astragalus polysaccharides can effectively reduce the cardiac toxicity induced by anthracycline, which is helpful to improve the quality of life, and it has no side effects on the curative effect.
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KONG Jiaxin1 SU Xuchun1 DAI Shilei1 DENG Yuemin2 CHENG Ling1 SONG Jing1. Clinical observation of astragalus polysaccharide in preventing the cardiotoxicity of anthracyclines. 中国医药导报, 2017, 14(20): 136-139.