SynthesisSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2023
2023 MASCC/ESMO consensus antiemetic guidelines related to integrative and non-pharmacological therapies.
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- Olanzapine Plus Triple Antiemetic Therapy for the Prevention of Platinum-Based Delayed-Phase Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting: A Meta-Analysis.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026Pooled it
- The effectiveness of guided imagery on psychological outcomes and quality of life in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Pooled it
- Acupuncture for nausea and vomiting induced by highly emetogenic chemotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
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- Auriculotherapy and acupuncture treatments for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: a multicenter clinical trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Trial
- Psychosocial predictors of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting among chemotherapy-naïve cancer patients: a prospective multicenter cohort study.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Cognitive functioning and nausea as stage-specific drivers of quality of life in breast cancer: a longitudinal network analysis.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2026Article
- A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to the Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Breast Cancer.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2026Review
- Network analysis of core symptom changes in hepatocellular carcinoma survivors after transarterial chemoembolization: A longitudinal study.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- TTD expert consensus on emesis in gastric cancer: evidence-based strategies for prevention and treatment.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026Review
- Acupuncture and moxibustion in integrative oncology and new progress in China.Integrative medicine research · 2025Review
- Design of a Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial: Strengthening Positive Treatment Expectations Using a Communication Model for Maximized Antiemetic Effects of Acupuncture and Antiemetics During Emetogenic Neo-/Adjuvant Chemotherapy.Integrative cancer therapiesArticle
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6 authors at 6 institutions in 6 countries.
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Abstract
purposeReview the literature to propose suggestions or recommendations for controlling nausea and vomiting through integrative and non-pharmacological treatments for the MASCC/ESMO 2023 update of its antiemetic guidelines.
methodsThe authors identified available systematic reviews and/or meta-analyses for 12 integrative therapies, including acupressure, acupuncture, auricular therapy, electrical stimulation of point PC6, ginger use (i.e., Zingiber officinale), guided imagery, hypnosis, inhalation aromatherapy, music therapy, food-based interventions, progressive muscle relaxation, and reflexology. Reviews were assessed for quality through the AMSTAR2 tool. A consensus committee reviewed recommendations as per MASCC/ESMO established processes.
resultsThirty-nine systematic reviews and/or meta-analyses were used. There were major methodological flaws for many of the trials used as the bases for the reviews. No recommendation for ingested ginger could be made because of conflicting evidence. Recommendations were possible for acupuncture/electroacupuncture treatments, food-based interventions, and progressive muscle relaxation training alone or combined with guided imagery. No recommendations could be reached for a number of food-based approaches, inhalation aromatherapy, hypnosis in adults, music therapy, and reflexology.
conclusionWhile a limited number of suggestions are provided, there is a need for significantly higher quality trials in many of the therapeutic approaches assessed, before stronger recommendations and a wider range of approaches are made.
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