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| New Bellus Enterprises | UNKNOWN |
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The purpose of this study is to investigate if food supplements,Antrodia cinnamomea, could minimize the gastrointestinal symptom of cancer patients with chemotherapy.
In our unpublished report shows that patients who took Antrodia Cinnamomea compound of 15 milliliters liquid twice in a day, might help white blood cells, red blood cells and hemoglobin increase after 2 months; liver glutamic pyruvic transaminase(GPT) index mitigation, P <0.05 difference statistically; In addition, liver glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase(GOT) and biochemical index of renal function had no abnormal data statistically. However, cancer patients with gastrointestinal disorders after chemotherapy is known to be a common side effect, we seek to investigate if Antrodia Cinnamomea improves the function of gastrointestinal system.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| AC-Can | Experimental | Antrodia cinnamomea and concomitant chemotherapy |
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| control | Placebo Comparator | Placebo and concomitant chemotherapy |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| AC-Can | Dietary Supplement | Antrodia cinnamomea compounds of 15 milliliters liquid per pack, oral post meal, twice in a day for 30 days |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Gastrointestinal symptoms in case group reduces 10% than control group during chemotherapy. | Post-chemotherapy nausea, vomiting and epigastragia, etc. including gastrointestinal symptom/sign without mention above. | 1 month |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Life quality estimates of 10% improvement than control group. | Life science related questionnairs visit 4 times just before treatment, after intervention 7 days, 30 days and 90 days. | 3 months |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Hsien-Hsueh E Chiu, MD | Contact | +887-7-7317123 | 2332 | elley@adm.cgmh.org.tw |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Yu-Chiang Hung, MD, PhD | Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital - Kaohsiung Medical Center | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Division of Haematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital - Kaohsiung Medical Center | Recruiting | Niaosong | Kaohsiung | 83301 | Taiwan |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 27565426 | Derived | Tsai MY, Hung YC, Chen YH, Chen YH, Huang YC, Kao CW, Su YL, Chiu HH, Rau KM. A preliminary randomised controlled study of short-term Antrodia cinnamomea treatment combined with chemotherapy for patients with advanced cancer. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2016 Aug 26;16(1):322. doi: 10.1186/s12906-016-1312-9. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D005767 | Gastrointestinal Diseases |
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| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |
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| placebo | Dietary Supplement | Placebo of 15 milliliters liquid per pack, oral post meal, twice in a day for 30 days |
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