The Journal of Korean Medicine (대한한의학회지)

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A case of Advanced Gastric cancer patient treated by Korean Medicine monotherapy

  • Kim, Sulki (Dept. of East-West Cancer center, Department of Internal Medicine, Dunsan Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University) ;
  • Son, Changgue (Dept. of East-West Cancer center, Department of Internal Medicine, Dunsan Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University) ;
  • Choi, Inwoo (Department of Internal Medicine, Dunsan Oriental Hospital of Daejeon University) ;
  • Park, Sojung (Dept. of East-West Cancer center, Department of Internal Medicine, Dunsan Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University)
  • Received : 2019.10.25
  • Accepted : 2019.11.20
  • Published : 2019.12.01
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Abstract

Objectives: The present study reports case of an advanced gastric cancer patient who did not receive resection and was treated with Korean Medicine (KM) monotherapy. Methods: A 59-year-old female patient diagnosed with advanced gastric cancer visited the Dunsan Korean medicine Hospital of Daejeon University on April 15, 2018 for the Korean medicine treatment. The patient was treated with KM for approximately 1 year, from May, 2018 to May, 2019. Computed tomography (CT) was used to follow-up of the tumor site. Laboratory analysis and National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Event (NCI-CTCAE), version 5.0 were used to evaluate the safety of our treatment. Results: The patient's quality of life (QOL) and related symptoms improved during the treatment. Conclusion: This study suggests that KM may help to improve QOL of advanced gastric cancer patients. This is a valuable report that shows the natural history of Korean gastric cancer invasion to deeper layers over time.

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