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Brief Title: Cancers Treated With Combination of Antrodia Cinnamomea and Chemotherapy
Official Title: Cancers Treated With Combination of Antrodia Cinnamomea and Chemotherapy- a Double Blinded, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial
Study ID: NCT01287286
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to investigate if food supplements,Antrodia cinnamomea, could minimize the gastrointestinal symptom of cancer patients with chemotherapy.
Detailed Description: In our unpublished report shows that patients who took Antrodia Cinnamomea compound of 15 milliliters liquid twice in a day, might help white blood cells, red blood cells and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.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Division of Haematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital - Kaohsiung Medical Center, Niaosong, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Name: Yu-Chiang Hung, MD, PhD
Affiliation: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital - Kaohsiung Medical Center
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR