Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effects of Huangqi Baizhu Decoction combined with arterial perfusion therapy on clinical efficacy, ovarian blood flow parameters, and immune function in patients with advanced ovarian cancer.
Methods A total of 168 patients with advanced ovarian cancer in the Qinhuangdao Hospital of Tianjin Cancer Hospital from January 2021 to January 2023 were selected as the study subjects, and they were randomly divided into control group (arterial perfusion therapy alone) and observation group (arterial perfusion therapy combined with Huangqi Baizhu Decoction), with 84 cases in each group. After two treatment cycles, the clinical efficacy, ovarian blood flow parameters peak systolic velocity (PSV), end-diastolic velocity (EDV), and resistance index (RI), immune function indicators T lymphocyte subsets, immunoglobulin A (IgA), immunoglobulin G (IgG), immunoglobulin M(IgM), and the incidence of adverse reactions were compared between the two groups.
Results The overall response rate in the observation group was 66.67% (56/84), which was significantly higher than 42.86% (36/84) in the control group (χ2=9.612, P=0.002). After two treatment cycles, the PSV, EDV, CD3+, CD4+, CD4+/CD8+, IgG, IgA, and IgM levels in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group, while the RI, CD8+, and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were significantly lower than those in the control group (all P < 0.05). The overall incidence of adverse reactions in the observation group was 61.90% (52/84), which was significantly lower than 92.86%(78/84) in the control group (P < 0.05). During the one-year follow-up, 2 patients in the observation group and 3 patients in the control group were lost to follow-up, with follow-up rates of 97.62% and 96.43%, respectively. The overall survival in the observation group was (10.82±1.56) months, which was significantly longer than (8.35±1.32) months in the control group (Log-rank χ2=18.256, P < 0.001). The progression-free survival in the observation group was (8.64±1.21) months, which was significantly longer than (6.18±1.05) months in the control group (Log-rank χ2=21.364, P < 0.001).
Conclusion Huangqi Baizhu Decoction combined with arterial perfusion therapy can significantly improve the clinical efficacy, enhance ovarian blood perfusion, strengthen cellular and humoral immune functions, and reduce the incidence of chemotherapy-related gastrointestinal reactions and myelosuppression in patients with advanced ovarian cancer.