Integrative Tumor Board: A Case Report and Discussion From East-West Cancer Center

Abstract

Aim. To introduce the application of wheel balance cancer therapy ( WBCT ) in cancer treatment through an intensive study of a representative patient. Method. A 59-year-old, female patient who was a secondhand smoker and who carried no significant medical and family history was diagnosed with T1N0M1 (stage 4) lung adenocarcinoma. Immunohistochemistry was positive for thyroid transcription factor-1, CK7, cyclin D1, p53, and Ki-67 on both lung biopsy specimens. An open lobectomy with mediastinal nodal dissection followed. The patient was transferred to East-West Cancer Center (EWCC) suffering from exertional dyspnea (NYHA [New York Heart Association] grade 2) with thoracic pain and pain in both upper limbs because of the decreased ventilatory capacity and reduced exercise capacity after a pulmonary resection. She also complained of emotional stress. EWCC provided WBCT, a multimodality alternative protocol based on the theory of traditional oriental medicine. Physicians regularly monitored whether metastasis or recurrence existed through blood and radiation tests. Observations and dialogues with the patient were used to record the changes in symptoms such as thoracic pain, dyspnea, anxiety, and fear. Results. Treatments at EWCC led to a disease-free survival of 28 months without adjuvant chemotherapy. Neither metastasis nor recurrence occurred during this period. Exertional dyspnea recovered to NYHA grade 1. Other physical and psychological symptoms were alleviated. Conclusion. This report suggests that WBCT may have the potential for extending life expectancy, controlling symptoms, and improving quality of life in cancer patients.

Galectin-3-independent Down-regulation of GABABR1 due to Treatment with Korean Herbal Extract HAD-B Reduces Proliferation of Human Colon Cancer Cells

“…Additionally, anti-angiogenesis effects and inhibition of cancer cell proliferation and metastasis have been reported [ 19 ]. In particular, case reports observed with HAD have been selected as part of the National Cancer Institute’s Best Case Series Program [ 20 ]. HAD-B has shown efficacy in inhibiting migration and proliferation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells and in limiting the formation of capillary tube structures [ 21 ].…”

Wheel Balanced Cancer Therapy for Longer Than 21 Days Can Have a Positive Effect on the Survival of Patients with Stage IV Cancer

“…Considering the tendency of the CRP and the ESR levels to be increased in stage IV cancer patients, this means that long-term WBCT treatment prevents an abnormal elevation of the inflammatory markers CRP and ESR and, furthermore, contributes to the improvement in the patients survival rates. WBCT is a multi modality cancer care program, which is based on the theory of Korean medicine and is provided to EWCC inpatients [ 35 ]. In one-way analyses of CRP and ESR, the result for CRP was significant, but that for ESR was not.…”

Best Case Series Program Supportive Cases of Cordyceps militaris– and Panax notoginseng–Based Anticancer Herbal Formula

“…The C militarisand P notoginseng-based anticancer herbal formula called Hang-Am Dan (HAD) consisted of 9 herbal ingredients (Coix lachryma semen, Panax notoginseng radix, Hippocampus kelloggi, Cordyceps militaris, Cremastra appendiculata tuber, Panax ginseng radix, Bos taurus calculus, Pteria martensii, and Moschus moschiferus). 1 In 2007, 6 HAD-treated cases were evaluated by the Best Case Series Program (BCSP) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM). As a result, cases of lung cancer and endometrial cancer were classified as persuasive and supportive, respectively, and published in a peer-reviewed journal.…”