TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINES IMPROVE THE COURSE OF REFRACTORY LEUKEMIC LYMPHOBLASTIC LYMPHOMA AND ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC-LEUKEMIA - 2 CASE-REPORTS

A 34 year-old man with leukemic lymphoblastic lymphoma (LBL), who coul d not tolerate chemotherapy due to its side effects, was diagnosed to have an acute febrile disease by a traditional Chinese medical doctor, Lu Gan Fu. Zixuedan, a traditional Chinese remedy for dissipation of pathogenic heat and detoxification that could reduce WBC count includi ng leukemic cells below 1000/mu l without intolerable side effects, wa s prescribed for treatment. A second case of acute lymphocytic leukemi a (ALL) was a 41 year-old female who also could not tolerate chemother apy. In her fourth recurrence, she started Chinese medicine including modified zixuedan, which gave her transient improvement followed by ag gravation. Intake of previously ineffective cyclophosphamide in combin ation with Chinese medicine led to a dramatic improvement.