Clinical Study on Jianpi Yiqi Prescription Combined with Enteral Nutrition Emulsion and Postoperative Conventional Therapy for Gastric Cancer with Spleen-Stomach Qi Deficiency Syndrome After Surgery
Abstract: Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of Jianpi Yiqi Prescription combined with postoperative conventional therapy and enteral nutrition emulsion in the treatment of stage Ⅱ-Ⅲ gastric cancer with spleen-stomach qi deficiency syndrome after surgery. Methods: A total of 130 patients with stage Ⅱ-Ⅲ gastric cancer of spleenstomach qi deficiency syndrome admitted to Anyang District Hospital of Puyang from January 2021 to January 2023 were enrolled. They were randomly divided into the combined intervention group and the standard nutrition group using the random number table method, with 65 cases in each group. Both groups received postoperative conventional therapy and enteral nutrition emulsion, while the combined intervention group additionally received Jianpi Yiqi Prescription. The treatment duration was two months for both groups. Before and after treatment, nutritional indicators [prealbumin (PA),albumin (ALB),transferrin (TRF)],immune indicators [CD4+/CD8+ ratio,natural killer (NK) cell activity, immunoglobulin A (IgA), immunoglobulin G (IgG), immunoglobulin M (IgM)], gut microbiota indicators [Shannon index,Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes (F/B) ratio,relative abundance of Bifidobacterium,Escherichia coli, and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii], serum tumor markers [relative expression levels of transmembrane protein 160 (TMEM160) antibody and X-ray repair cross-complementing protein 1 (XRCC1) antibody] were measured,and traditional Chinese medicine syndrome scores were assessed. The incidence of adverse reactions and the one-year and two-year survival rates after surgery were also recorded. Results: After treatment, PA, ALB, and TRF levels increased in both groups compared with those before treatment (P<0.05). The levels of these indicators were significantly higher in the combined intervention group than in the standard nutrition group (P<0.05). The Shannon index,F/B ratio,and relative abundance of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii and Bifidobacterium increased in both groups, while the relative abundance of Escherichia coli decreased,all with statistically significant differences (P<0.05). The combined intervention group showed higher Shannon index, F/B ratio, relative abundance of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii and Bifidobacterium, and lower relative abundance of Escherichia coli compared to the standard nutrition group (P<0.05). The CD4+/CD8+ ratio,NK cell activity,and levels of IgG,IgA,and IgM increased in both groups after treatment (P<0.05), and the levels of these indicators were significantly higher in the combined intervention group than in the standard nutrition group (P<0.05). The relative expression levels of serum TMEM160 and XRCC1 antibodies decreased in both groups after treatment (P<0.05), and were significantly lower in the combined intervention group than in the standard nutrition group (P<0.05). The traditional Chinese medicine syndrome scores for stomach cavity dull pain, preference for pressure and warmth, abdominal distension and fullness, lusterless complexion, limb weakness and fatigue, shortness of breath and reluctance to speak, and loose stools decreased in both groups after treatment (P<0.05),and all seven sub-item scores of traditional Chinese medicine syndrome were significantly lower in the combined intervention group than in the standard nutrition group (P<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups (P>0.05). No significant differences were found in one-year or two-year survival rates between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusion:Jianpi Yiqi Prescription combined with enteral nutrition emulsion and postoperative conventional therapy can effectively improve nutritional status and immune function, alleviate relevant manifestations of traditional Chinese medicine syndrome, and regulate gut microbiota in stage Ⅱ - Ⅲ gastric cancer patients with spleen-stomach qi deficiency syndrome after surgery. The mechanism may involve inhibition of the expression of TMEM160 and XRCC1 antibodies, blockade of immune escape, reversal of chemotherapy resistance, clearance of minimal residual tumor, and a decreased risk of recurrence and metastasis.