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Filter by:Study Hypothesis: EW02 is a polysaccharide-enriched crude extract from black soybean (BS). BS has been used extensively by the Chinese as food or traditional Chinese medicine for hundreds of years. It has been used as monotherapy to treat Diabetes, menorrhagia and leukorrhea. In combination with others, BS has been used to treat chemotherapy-induced leukopenia on more than 300 pts. The daily doses were 15g bid to 50g tid for 21 days. Side effects were generally mild, including epigastric discomfort, numbness, insomnia, and dry mouth. Recently BS was found to promote myelopoiesis and inhibit tumor growth through immunomodulation. In vitro assays showed BS-PS can stimulate production of cytokines and increase blood progenitors. In vivo studies also demonstrated that BS-PS can reduce neutropenia in mice received 5-FU by stimulating myeloid colony formation. We hypothesize that EW02 can reduce neutropenia in cancer patients who receive chemotherapy without side effects.
Standard administration of capecitabine use a 14 days administration. Routine practice in several intitution leads to use a 5 out of 7 days regimen, with less toxicity. Purpose : to compare the pharmacokinetics of capecitabine, administered 5 days out of 7, as compared to the standard administration (14 days out of 21). The second end point is to compare toxicity with either regimen. Method : Randomized study with two groups : one with standard administration , the second with 5/7 days regimen
To determine the clinical effects of garlic in preventing and treatment of patients with chemotherapy related febrile neutropenia.These patients have a very high incidence of infections which are not routinely covered by the standard empiric therapy. Adding a non- toxic and possibly effective therapy may reduce the risk for infections, synergize the empiric antibiotic treatment and may lessen the need for broader spectrum and more severe side effects.