Meta analysis on therapeutic effects of treating advanced gastric cancer with TCM combined with western medicine
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4246.2012.12.002
- VernacularTitle:中西医结合治疗中晚期胃癌临床疗效的Meta分析
- Author:
Bin WANG
;
Min ZHOU
;
Jie LI
;
Di CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Integrative medicine;
Advanced gastric cancer;
Meta-analysis
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2012;(12):1061-1065
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of TCM combined with western medicine for advanced gastric cancer.Methods We retrieved literatures of randomized controlled clinical trials related (from January 1991 to June 2012) to the use of TCM combined with western medicine treatment for advanced gastric cancer and made meta-analysis including:the effectiveness,Kamofsky scores and publication bias.Results 44 papers (including 3088 AGC patients) were included.Meta analysis suggested a difference between the treatment group and the control group in effectiveness (Z＝ 6.12,P＜ 0.01),and K score (Z＝ 3.31,P＜0.01).The effectiveness of the reatment group and the control group are 97.8％ and 73.4％ respectively.Conclusion The combined treatment resulted in an improved quality of effectiveness and Kamofsky scores.
