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ArticleMedicine2020

A clinical study of traditional Chinese medicine prolonging the survival of advanced gastric cancer patients by regulating the immunosuppressive cell population: A study protocol for a multicenter, randomized controlled trail.

Xiaoting Pan, Heyun Tao, Mengjun Nie, Yuanjie Liu, Pan Huang, Shenlin Liu, Wei Sun, Jian Wu, Ting Ma, Anwei Dai and 4 more

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Article in Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Xiaoting PanThe Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine.
Heyun TaoThe Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine.
Mengjun NieThe Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine.
Yuanjie LiuThe Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine.
Pan HuangTraditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Zhangjiagang.
Shenlin LiuThe Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine.
Wei SunThe Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine.
Jian WuThe Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine.
Ting MaChangzhou TCM Hospital.
Anwei DaiTraditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Kunshan.
Jianwei LuJiangsu Cancer Hospital.
Baorui LiuNanjing Drum Tower Hospital, China.
Xi ZouThe Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine.
Qingmin SunThe Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine.
Jiangsu Province Hospital · CNNanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CNCM Hospital · KRJiangsu Cancer Hospital · CNNanjing Drum Tower Hospital · CNShanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNZhangjiagang First People's Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGastric cancer (GC) is a common high-mortality disease, causing a serious social burden. Traditional Chinese medicine has been utilized to prevent and treat GC for many years but its effects remain unclear. The aim of our study is to elucidate the anti-tumor effects and the possible mechanism of Jianpi Yangzheng Xiaozheng decoction. METHODS/

designThis is a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial continuing 1.5 years. Two hundred ten eligible patients will be randomly divided into 2 groups, the chemotherapy alone and the chemotherapy combined with JPYZXZ group at a ratio of 1:2. All patients will receive the treatment for 24 weeks and follow up for 1.5 years. The primary outcomes are one-year survival rate, progression-free survival, and overall survival (OS), while the secondary outcomes are immune related hematology test, objective response rate, tumor makers, traditional Chinese medicine syndrome points, fatigue scale, and quality of life scale. All of these outcomes will be analyzed at the end of the trail. DISCUSSION: This study will provide the objective evidence for the efficacy and safety of Jianpi Yangzheng Xiaozheng decoction in advanced GC. Furthermore, it will be helpful to form a therapeutic regimen in advanced GC by the combination of traditional medicine and western medicine.Trail registration: ChiCTR1900028147.

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Drugs, Chinese HerbalMedicine, Chinese TraditionalStomach NeoplasmsHumansMulticenter Studies as TopicPhytotherapyRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicDrugs, Chinese Herbal

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PMID32311976
PMCPMC7220101
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