Abstract:
Objective To determine the effect of apatinib combined with Xiaoyan decoction for the treatment of non-squamous nonsmall cell lung cancer.
Methods Thirty-eight patients with non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer were randomly categorized into apatinib group (group A, 18 cases) and apatinib combined with Xiaoyan decoction group (group B, 20 cases). All patients did not undergo surgical treatment, radiotherapy, or chemotherapy during the study.
Results The median progression free survival (mPFS) of advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer patients reached up to 3 months. The mPFS, objective response rate, and disease control rate of the apatinib combined with Xiaoyan decoction group showed no significant difference and statistical significance (P> 0.05). The apatinib combined with Xiaoyan decoction group was superior to the apatinib group with regard to alleviating clinical symptoms and adverse reactions (P < 0.05).
Conclusion Xiaoyan decoction combined with apatinib can improve the clinical symptoms of patients and reduce the incidence of adverse reactions in the treatment of advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer.