Systematic review and Meta-analysis on chemotherapy-induced bone marrow suppression treated with acupuncture.
10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200618-k0005
- Author:
Rui HUANG
1
;
Tong LI
1
;
Mei-Xia LI
1
;
Si-Ting YE
1
;
Na NIE
2
;
Yi LIANG
3
,
4
Author Information
1. Third Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medicine University, Hangzhou 310053, China.
2. Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medicine University, Hangzhou 310005.
3. Third Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medicine University, Hangzhou 310053, China
4. Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medicine University, Hangzhou 310005.
- Publication Type:Systematic Review
- Keywords:
Meta-analysis;
acupuncture;
bone marrow suppression, post-chemotherapy;
hemoglobin count;
leukocyte count;
platelet count;
systematic review
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Therapy;
Antineoplastic Agents/adverse effects*;
Bone Marrow;
Humans;
Quality of Life;
Systematic Reviews as Topic
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2021;41(5):557-562
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To review systematically the effectiveness of acupuncture in treatment of chemotherapy-induced bone marrow suppression.
METHODS:From the date of database establishment to April 1, 2020, the articles on randomized controlled trials of chemotherapy-induced bone marrow suppression were retrieved by computer from the following databases, i.e. PubMed, Cochrane central register of controlled trials (CENTRAL), EMbase, cumulative index to nursing & allied health literature (CINAHL), JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, CNKI, Wanfang, VIP and SinoMed. Using RevMan5.3, Meta-analysis was conducted. With GRADEpro GDT, the evidence quality was evaluated.
RESULTS:A total of 12 articles were included, 10 articles of which were analyzed by quantitative Meta-analysis. Compared with the control group, the improvements in the decrease of post-chemotherapy leukocyte (
CONCLUSION:Acupuncture alleviates the decrease of leukocyte, platelet, neutrophile granulocyte and erythrocyte counts and improves the survival quality of patients with chemotherapy-induced bone marrow suppression.
