Title: Clinical study of treatment of radiation pneumonitis with Fluimucil
Abstract: Objective To observe the clinical therapeutic effect of Fluimucil combined hormones,antibiotic therapy(HAT) on radiation pneumonia(RP).Methods 62 patients with RP were randomly divided into two groups,30 cases in control group and 32 cases in treatment group were treated with HAT alone and HAT combined with Fluimucil for 6 weeks.The severity of RP was evaluated before and after treatment according to the criteria of the radiation therapy oncology group.The effect on symptoms and chest roentgenogram,as well as on plasma levels of interleukin-6(IL-6) and transform growth factor-beta(TGF-beta) were detected.Results After treatment,the pneumonia improved rating,X-ray effect much better than the control group(P 0.01),serum IL-6,TGF-β were significantly lower than before treatment,after treatment compared with the control group the difference was statistically significant(P 0.05).Conclusion Fluimucil combined with hormone,antibiotic therapy has exact effect on radiation pneumonia,serum IL-6,TGF-β levels can be reduced effectively in patients with radiation pneumonia.
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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