OBJECTIVE: To observe therapeutic efficacy of Yiqi qingfei decoction combined with chemotherapy in the treatment of elder advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS: 76 elder patients with NSCLC were randomly divided into control group and observation group, with 38 cases in each group. Both groups were given hydration, antiemetics and tropisetron+dexamethasone therapy. Control group was given Vinorelbine bitartrate injection 25 mg/m2+normal saline diluted to 125 ml, ivgtt within 10 min on the first and eighth day; given Cisplatin injection 30 mg/m2+normal saline 500 ml, ivgtt within 3 h. Observation group was addtionally given Yiqi qingfei decoction 200 ml one dose a day, at twice on the basis of control group. Both group were given 2 months of treatment. The clinical efficacy, and blood coagulation, T cell immune function, survival time and survive quality before and after treatment were observed in 2 groups. RESULTS: The total effective rate of observation group was 63.1%, which was significantly higher than that of control group (34.2%), with statistical significance (P<0.05); there was no statistical significance in blood coagulation and T cell immune function of 2 groups before and after treatment(P>0.05); after treatment, fibrinogen (FIB), D-dimer (D-D) and CD8+ levels of observation group were significantly reduced, while CD3+, CD4+ and CD4+/CD8+ were significantly increased, with statistical significance compared to before treatment and control group (P<0.05); median survival time of observation group was 10.2 month, which was significantly longer than that of control group (7.6 month), with statistical significance (P<0.05); before treatment, there was no statistical significance in survival quality score between 2 groups (P>0.05); after treatment, the survive quality scores of observation group were significantly lower than that of control group, with statistical significance (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: For elder patients with NSCLC, Yiqi qingfei decoction combined with chemotherapy is help to improve the blood coagulation and immune function, extend the survival time, and improve the survive quality.