Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Supportive Management of Anaemic and Cytopenic (Leukopenia, Thrombocytopenia) Haematological Disorders

Summary

The purpose of this study is to study the efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) on anaemic and cytopenic haematological disorders including myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), aplastic anaemia (AA), myelofibrosis (MF) and thalassemia intermedia who do not have or did not respond to available treatment options.

Timeline

Start

2009-07

Primary completion

2011-08

Completion

2011-08

Publications

• Linn YC, Lu J, Lim LC, Sun H, Sun J, Zhou Y. Traditional Chinese herbal medicine in the supportive management of patients with chronic cytopaenic marrow diseases -- a phase I/II clinical study. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2011 Aug;17(3):152-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2011.01.004. Epub 2011 Feb 17.

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