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ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2017

The effect of acupuncture on chemotherapy-associated gastrointestinal symptoms in gastric cancer.

J Zhou, L Fang, W Y Wu, F He, X L Zhang, X Zhou, Z J Xiong

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Article in Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Influence of acupuncture and moxibustion on gastrointestinal function and adverse events in gastric cancer patients after surgery and chemotherapy: a meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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  5. Acupuncture for chemotherapy-induced dysgeusia (AcuDysg): a randomized controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

J ZhouDepartment of Chemotherapy, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, and.
L FangDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R.C.
W Y WuDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R.C.
F HeDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R.C.
X L ZhangDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R.C.
X ZhouDepartment of Chemotherapy, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, and.
Z J XiongDepartment of Chemotherapy, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, and.
First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College · CNSichuan Cancer Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGastrointestinal (gi) symptoms are the most notable side effects of chemotherapeutic drugs; such symptoms are currently treated with drugs. In the present study, we investigated the effect of acupuncture on gi symptoms induced by chemotherapy in patients with advanced gastric cancer.

methodsA cohort of 56 patients was randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group. All patients received combination chemotherapy with oxaliplatin-paclitaxel. Patients in the experimental group received 30 minutes of acupuncture therapy daily for 2 weeks. The frequency and duration of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, the average days and costs of hospitalization, and quality-of-life scores were compared between the groups.

resultsNausea was sustained for 32 ± 5 minutes and 11 ± 3 minutes daily in the control and experimental groups respectively (

conclusionsAcupuncture, a safe technique, could significantly reduce gi symptoms induced by chemotherapy and enhance quality of life in patients with advanced gastric cancer.

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Acupuncturechemotherapygastric cancergastrointestinal symptomsquality of life

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PMID28270726
PMCPMC5330633
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