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SynthesisEuropean journal of medical research2024

Immunomodulatory effects of Huaier granule in cancer therapy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Ye Zang, Yue Qiu, Yimeng Sun, Yu Fan

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Synthesis in European journal of medical research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 authors.

Ye Zang *Department of Oncology, The People's Hospital of Danyang, Affiliated Danyang Hospital of Nantong University, Danyang, 212399, China.
Yue Qiu *Institute of Molecular Biology and Translational Medicine, Cancer Institute, The Affiliated People's Hospital, Jiangsu University, No. 8 Dianli Road, Zhenjiang, 212002, Jiangsu, China.
Yimeng SunInstitute of Molecular Biology and Translational Medicine, Cancer Institute, The Affiliated People's Hospital, Jiangsu University, No. 8 Dianli Road, Zhenjiang, 212002, Jiangsu, China. 2212113107@stmail.ujs.edu.cn.
Yu FanInstitute of Molecular Biology and Translational Medicine, Cancer Institute, The Affiliated People's Hospital, Jiangsu University, No. 8 Dianli Road, Zhenjiang, 212002, Jiangsu, China. jszjfanyu@163.com.

Funding

Jiangsu 333 Talent Fund BRA2020016Zhenjiang Key Research and Development Fund SH2021038Zhenjiang Key Research and Development Fund SH2022032Zhenjiang Key Research and Development Fund SH2022090
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis meta-analysis aimed to summarize the immunomodulatory effect of Huaier (Trametes robiniophila Murr) granule as adjuvant therapy in patients with cancer. MATERIALS AND 

methodsTwo authors conducted a search for literature indexed on various databases including PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, CNKI, Sinomed, VIP, and WanFang. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that investigated the immunomodulatory effect of Huaier granule as adjuvant therapy in cancer patients were included. The outcome of interest included T-lymphocyte subsets (CD3

resultsWe identified 29 RCTs involving a total of 2206 cancer (including hepatocellular, breast, gastric, colorectal, lung, or nasopharyngeal carcinoma) patients. Compared with conventional treatment alone, Huaier combined conventional treatment significantly improved CD3

conclusionsHuaier granule as adjuvant therapy may significantly improve immune function in patients with cancers. However, additional well-designed RCTs are needed to validate the current findings considering the methodological flaws of the analyzed trials.

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Complex MixturesNeoplasmsTrametesHumansImmunomodulating AgentsKiller Cells, NaturalRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicComplex MixtureshuaierImmunomodulating AgentsAdjuvantCancerHuaierImmunomodulatoryMeta-analysis

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PMID39342351
PMCPMC11438288

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