Case Report of Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Adverse Effects of Ibrutinib
TIAN Wenhao
MA Wei
HE Xiaoyu
SHI Fengqin
Abstract:The clinical data of a patient with pulmonary infection caused by chronic lymphocytic leukemia treated with ibrutinib in Dongzhimen Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine were retrospectively analyzed,and the relevant literature was reviewed.The patient was complicated with pulmonary infection during ibrutinib treatment,so ibrutinib was stopped and traditional Chinese medicine treatment was combined,and the infection symptoms were controlled.After continued to adhere to oral tra-ditional Chinese medicine treatment,the symptoms related to chronic lymphocytic leukemia were relieved,and there was no recurrence of infection.For patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia treated with ibrutinib for a long period of time,it is necessary to be alert to the occurrence of pulmonary fungal infection.Traditional Chinese medicine can prevent the occurrence of various infections,improve the body tolerance,prolong the survival of patients in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Keywords:traditional Chinese medicineibrutinibchronic lymphocytic leukemiapulmonary infection
Publication Date:2024-09-05
Online Publishing Date:2026-05-22(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages:7( 1024-1030 )
