Journal of Pharmacopuncture (Sep 2016)

Combination Therapy of Gefitinib and Korean Herbal Medicines Could be a Beneficial Option for Patients with Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

  • Kangwook Lee,
  • Yoon-sik Kim,
  • Chang-Gue Son,
  • Jung-Hyo Cho,
  • Hwa-Seung Yoo,
  • Jonghoon Lee,
  • Juyoung Ryu,
  • Namhun Lee

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2016.19.028
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 3
pp. 259 – 263

Abstract

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Abstract Abstract Lung cancer has a high mortality rate and is often diagnosed at the metastatic stage. Gefitinib is a targeted molecular therapeutic drug used to treat patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Korean herbal medicines may also have therapeutic efficacy against lung cancer, reduce the side effects associated with ch

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