Application of traditional Chinese medicine acupoint needle embedding combined with emotional nursing in patients with gynecological malignant tumors

BACKGROUND Few relevant literature reports on applying acupoint press-needle embedding combined with emotional nursing in patients with a gynecological malignant tumor.AIM To explore the effect of traditional Chinese medicine acupoint needle embedding combined with emotional nursing on chemotherapy-related nausea and vomiting(CINV),cancer-related fatigue(CRF)and psychological state in patients with gynecological malignant tumors.METHODS Retrospective analysis of the clinical information of 84 patients with gynecological malignant tumors treated in our hospital from August 2020 to December 2022 Led to the development of an observation group(n=42)and a control group(n=42)based on various nursing approaches.Ondansetron hydrochloride injection was administered to the individuals in the control group.However,the observation group received emotional nursing based on the control group and acupoint pressneedle embedding of traditional Chinese medicine.Patients in both groups received the chemotherapy regimen of paclitaxel liposome+carbo-platin/cisplatin.For four weeks,both groups intervened.The CINV grade,quality of life,CRF,psychological status and sleep quality scores of the two groups before and RESULTS After intervention,the degree of CINV in the observation group was significantly better than that in the control group.After intervention,the scores of each dimension and total score of FLIE scale were significantly higher than those in the control group.After intervention,the scores of each dimension and total score of Piper Fatigue Scale were significantly lower than those in the control group(P<0.05).After intervention,the scores of avoidance and yield dimensions in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group,and the scores of confrontation dimension were significantly higher than those in the control group(P<0.05).After intervention,the sleep quality score of the observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group,and the Karnofsky Performance Status scale score was significantly higher than that of the control group(P<0.05).CONCLUSION The acupuncture point needle embedding of traditional Chinese medicine combined with emotional nursing can further reduce the incidence of chemotherapy-related nausea and vomiting in patients with gynecological malignant tumors,improve the quality of life and the degree of CRF,alleviate the bad psychological state,adopt a positive way to face the disease and treatment,and improve the quality of sleep and quality of life.

Prospect of research and clinical application of arsenic compounds in chemotherapy for gynecological malignant tumors

Arsenic compounds,including various arsenic-containing compounds such as intravenous use of arsenic trioxide(ATO)and an oral tetra-arsenic tetra-sulfide(As4S4)-containing formula named the Realgar-Indigo naturalis formula(RIF).RIF,also known as Compound Huangdai Tablets,which exert anti-tumor effects through a variety of mechanisms,such as the induction of programmed cell death,induction of G1 or G2/M phase arrest,epigenetic regulation of miRNAs,and suppression of cancer stem cell properties.International multicenter clinical studies have shown that ATO and RIF have anti-tumorigenic effects on hematological tumors and some solids.Arsenic compounds also been used in the treatment of cervical cancer,endometrial cancer,ovarian cancer,especially advanced drug-resistant ovarian cancer.This article introduces the progress of ATO in combination chemotherapy,such as ATO with paclitaxel,adriamycin,cisplatin,etc in solid tumors and gynecological malignant tumors.The side effects associated with arsenic treatment,including cardiac disorders,skin and bone marrow suppression,etc.are also discussed in this review.Oral arsenic drugs also have a good therapeutic effect,it may be an outpatient oral chemotherapy new model for RIF to treatment recurrent ovarian cancer.

Molecular targeted therapy of gynecological malignanttumors: the development and challenge, from laboratory toclinic

More and more molecular drugs based on targeted therapy have been utilized in the treatment of gynecologic cancer,especially in ovarian cancer.In this article,we systematically review the current targeted therapeutic trials running in clinic.Large,randomized trials have been conducted in the treatment of ovarian cancer,endometrial cancer and cervical cancer by using small molecule,antisense,mutational gene as well as antibodies.Other planned or ongoing trials currently targeted at molecular markers which may play important roles in gynecological carcinogenesis and progression suggest that combination chemotherapy with molecular targeted therapy will ultimately be an important option.