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Hydrogen Therapy Shows Promise in Eliminating Brain Metastases from Primary Lung Cancer

Abstract:

This video presentation discusses a remarkable case of a 44-year-old female patient with primary lung cancer and brain metastases who experienced complete remission of her brain metastases following hydrogen inhalation therapy.

Case Presentation:

The patient presented with symptoms of headache and dizziness. Imaging revealed a primary lung tumor and brain metastases. EGFR mutation was confirmed through biopsy and genetic testing.

Initial Treatment and Progression:

Targeted therapy with Gefitinib was initiated, followed by a switch to Icotinib due to disease progression. However, the patient eventually experienced further deterioration, likely due to the development of EGFR T-790M resistance mutations.

Patient’s Choice and Hydrogen Therapy:

Declining further conventional treatment, the patient opted for hydrogen inhalation therapy. Remarkably, after only 4 months of hydrogen therapy, brain metastases began to shrink and disappear. Complete remission of metastases was achieved within a year.

Potential Mechanisms:

While the exact mechanisms underlying this remarkable outcome remain unclear, hydrogen’s neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antitumor properties are likely involved.

Benefits Beyond Metastasis Reduction:

Hydrogen therapy has also demonstrated efficacy in alleviating symptoms such as dyspnea, cough, and chest pain associated with lung cancer, as well as headaches, dizziness, nausea, and pain related to brain metastases.

Hydrogen Therapy as a Complementary Approach:

Hydrogen therapy can be employed as an alternative or complementary therapy alongside conventional treatment modalities, such as platinum-based chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and radiotherapy. It can also help mitigate the side effects of these therapies.

Case Report Availability:

For a detailed account of this case, please refer to the full Case Report published on Dovepress.com or the brief publication in PubMed.


The Original Article:

original title: Brain Metastases Completely Disappear in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Using Hydrogen Gas Inhalation: A Case Report

DOI: 10.2147/OTT.S235195

Abstract

Lung cancer is the most common type of tumor, prone to contralateral lung, bone and brain metastasis. We report a 44-year-old woman diagnosed with lung cancer with multiple metastases in November 2015. Oral targeted drugs were initiated after the removal of brain metastases, and most lesions remained stable for 28 months. In March 2018, intracranial multiple metastases, as well as hydrocephalus accumulation in the third ventricle and lateral ventricles, and metastases in bone, adrenal gland, liver were noted. Hydrogen-gas monotherapy was started to control the tumor a month later. After 4 months, the size of multiple brain tumors was reduced significantly, and the amount of hydrocephalus in the third ventricle and lateral ventricles reduced significantly. After 1 year, all brain tumors had disappeared, and there were no significant changes in metastases in the liver and lung. These data show that, after standard treatments had failed, hydrogen-gas monotherapy elicited significant effective control of tumors (especially those in the brain), and survival time was lengthened. Keywords: hydrogen gas, lung cancer, brain metastasis, extrapulmonary metastasis
Authors:

Jibing Chen,1 Feng Mu,1 Tianyu Lu,1 Duanming Du,2 Kecheng Xu1

Institutions:

Fuda Cancer Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510665, People’s Republic of China; Intervention Department of Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, Shenzhen 518035, People’s Republic of China

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