Objective

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To explore the clinical effect of kidney-tonifying and blood-generating method and qi-promoting and blood-nourishing method combined with western medicine on the treatment of aplastic anemia and the characteristics of blood routine recovery， and to explore a new phased treatment model for aplastic anemia.

Method

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This study was based on a prospective， multicenter， double-blind， and randomized controlled clinical trial. Patients with aplastic anemia from 19 centers were analyzed and divided into a kidney-tonifying and blood-generating group and a Qi-promoting and blood-nourishing group， which were treated with traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） combined with western medicine. The clinical effect and the changes in blood routine in each group during treatment were evaluated.

Result

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During the observation period， 375 cases of aplastic anemia were included in two groups， and TCM syndrome differentiation conformed these cases as Qi-deficiency type and both Qi and blood-deficiency type. These cases were randomly divided into two groups， including 184 in the kidney-tonifying and blood-generating group and 191 in the Qi-promoting and blood-nourishing group， being treated by kidney-tonifying and blood-generating granules and Qi-promoting and blood-nourishing granules， respectively， and combined oral androgen and ciclosporin soft capsules. The treatment lasted for six months and was divided into three stages. Visits were conducted from the beginning of the treatment to the end of the first， fourth， and sixth months. The curative effect was evaluated six months later. The total effective rate of the kidney-tonifying and blood-generating group was 86.4% （159/184）， which was significantly better than that of the Qi-promoting and blood-nourishing group ［68.6% （131/191），

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<

0.01）］. The results of the percentage quartile of blood cell growth in each stage of the 2 groups were analyzed. The hemoglobin concentration and platelet count of the patients in the kidney-invigorating blood group continued to increase after treatment

and significantly increased in the second and third stages compared with the first stage (

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<

0.05). The increase of reticulocyte count was most significant in the first stage of treatment (

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<

0.05). The reticulocyte count in supplementing Qi and nourishing blood group increased significantly in the first and second stages of treatment (

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<

0.05). The other observation indicators increased at each stage

but there was no statistical difference in the growth rate. The effects of the two groups were compared by stages. In the second stage of treatment

the increase of hemoglobin concentration in the kidney-invigorating blood group was better than that in the supplementing Qi-nourishing blood group (

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<

0.05). The increase of platelet count and red blood cell count in supplementing Qi and nourishing blood group was greater (

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<

0.05). In the third stage of treatment

the increase of hemoglobin concentration in the bushen Shengxue group was more significant (

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<

0.05).

Conclusion

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The overall effective rate of the kidney-tonifying and blood-generating method in the treatment of aplastic anemia is better than that of the Qi-promoting and blood-nourishing method， with significant effects and safety. This study has proposed a three-stage early treatment mode for aplastic anemia. The first and third stages (0-1

5-6 months) were mainly treated by invigorating kidney and generating blood. In the second stage of treatment (2-4 months)

invigorating kidney and generating blood combined with invigorating Qi and nourishing blood were adopted. It may be closer to the actual clinical treatment response and objective rule changes of aplastic anemia.