SynthesisFrontiers in medicine2023
Effect of heat-clearing and dampness-eliminating Chinese medicine for high-risk cervical cancer papillomavirus infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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- Kushen gel for the treatment of high-risk human papillomavirus infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- The impact of herbal treatments on cervicovaginal human papillomavirus infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2024Pooled it
- Data Mining and Network Pharmacology Characterize Medication Patterns of Chinese Herbal Medicine for Bovine Viral Diarrhea.Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
- Based on network pharmacology and molecular docking technology to explore the pharmacodynamic components and mechanism of Gynostemmae Pentaphylli Herba reversing Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Article
- Drug-containing Serum of Quyoufang Promotes Apoptosis of Ectocervical H8 Cells through an E6/p53-related Pathway.Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Heat-clearing and dampness-eliminating Chinese medicine (HDCM) has been studied in clinical trials for cervical HPV infection for decades. However, there has been little comprehensive assessment of the strength and quality of the evidence. Therefore, this study conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the effectiveness and safety of HDCM in high-risk cervical HPV-infected patients. Methods: The research focus questions were constructed in accordance with the criteria of participants, intervention, comparison, and outcomes (PICO), and a protocol was registered in PROSPERO. Comprehensive and systematic searches and inquiries in eight electronic databases were conducted from their inception to 30th June 2022. Further, a systematic review and meta-analysis of all randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were conducted to evaluate the HDCM therapy methods. Results: A total of 12 studies were eligible for inclusion, including 1,574 patients. Data synthesis showed that the HPV clearance rate of HDCM groups was superior to both interferon and follow-up groups (RR = 1.40,95% CI:1.15, 1.71, Conclusion: HDCM interventions appeared to generate significant effects on enhancing the rate of HR-HPV clearance, reducing the HPV-DNA virus load, and increasing the CIN regression rate. Some active components were confirmed to be responsible for this efficacy, which deserves further exploration. Systematic review registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/, identifier: CRD42022333226.
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