[Preventive effects of oren-gedoku-to on mucositis caused by anticancer agents in patients with acute leukemia].

Abstract

Most anticancer agents frequently cause mucositis, such as stomatitis and gastrointestinal mucosal injury, which is closely associated with decrease in quality of life, infections and discontinuation of chemotherapy in patients with malignancy. We retrospectively evaluated the preventive effect of oral administration of oren-gedoku-to on stomatitis and diarrhea induced by cytotoxic drugs in 40 patients with acute leukemia. Incidence of stomatitis was 27.9% in the group given oren-gedoku-to, which was significantly lower compared with 71.6% in those who received a gargle consisting of allopurinol, sodium gualenate, and povidone-iodine. Drug-induced diarrhea was observed in 9.3% of the oren-gedoku-to group compared with 31.7% of the control group. These observations indicate a significant preventive effect of oren-gedoku-to on mucositis caused by anticancer agents.

• Authors: Fumiko Yuki, Tatsuya Kawaguchi, Kazuyo Hazemoto, Norio Asou
• Journal: Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy (Gan To Kagaku Ryoho) Vol. 30 Issue 9 Pg. 1303-7 (Sep 2003) ISSN: 0385-0684 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 14518410 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
• Antineoplastic Agents
• Drugs, Chinese Herbal
• oren gedoku to

Topics

• Acute Disease
• Adult
• Aged
• Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal (therapeutic use)
• Antineoplastic Agents (adverse effects)
• Diarrhea (prevention & control)
• Drugs, Chinese Herbal (therapeutic use)
• Female
• Humans
• Leukemia, Myeloid (drug therapy)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma (drug therapy)
• Retrospective Studies
• Stomatitis (prevention & control)