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Effects of a polyherbal formulation on the quality of life and survival of patients with common upper gastrointestinal cancers: A randomized placebo-controlled trial
| العنوان: | Effects of a polyherbal formulation on the quality of life and survival of patients with common upper gastrointestinal cancers: A randomized placebo-controlled trial |
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| المؤلفون: | Azar Fani Pakdel, Ashkan Hatami, Roham Salek, Ali Taghizadeh-Kermani, Seyed Alireza Javadinia, Ahmad Ghorbani |
| المصدر: | Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine, Vol 11, Iss 6, Pp 566-575 (2021) |
| بيانات النشر: | Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Therapeutics. Pharmacology |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | camellia sinensis, cancer, curcuma longa, allium sativum, panax ginseng, quality of life, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950 |
| الوصف: | Objective: Previous clinical trials have suggested that herbal medicines can improve the quality of life (QOL) and survival of cancer patients. This study was aimed to evaluate the effects of a polyherbal compound (PHC, formulated as syrup) consisting of Allium sativum, Curcuma longa,Panax ginseng, and Camellia sinensis on the quality of life (QOL) and survival in patients with upper gastrointestinal cancers.Materials and Methods: A randomized placebo-controlled trial was carried out on patients with esophageal or gastric cancer who had finished their oncological treatments. The patients were randomly assigned to PHC (n=20) or placebo (n=20) group. The PHC group was treated with the PHC for 12 weeks, while the placebo group received 70% sucrose syrup. The QOL was assessed at baseline and after 12 weeks. The patients were followed for up to 24 months to determine overall survival.Results: PHC significantly improved cancer-related symptoms, physical performance, and psychological and social functions of the patients (p |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2228-7930 2228-7949 |
| Relation: | https://ajp.mums.ac.ir/article_18132_9f48be7a3971dbc3d5c93d50f13719ea.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/2228-7930; https://doaj.org/toc/2228-7949 |
| DOI: | 10.22038/ajp.2021.18132 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/3fed488c67b54947b84c007511a390c9 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.3fed488c67b54947b84c007511a390c9 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 22287930 22287949 |
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| DOI: | 10.22038/ajp.2021.18132 |