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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2024

Promise and challenges of traditional Chinese medicine, specifically

Ao-Xi Xu, Zhi-Feng Zhao, Li Zhu, Yi-Heng Zhang, Yan Li, Yu-Fan Wei, Bo-Ya Zhang, Bin Jiang, Tian-Ze Gao, Meng-Si Li and 1 more

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Ao-Xi XuSchool of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
Zhi-Feng ZhaoMedical School of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Medical School of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing 100853, China.
Li ZhuDepartment of General Surgery, The First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Yi-Heng ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, The First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Yan LiDepartment of General Surgery, The First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Yu-Fan WeiSchool of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
Bo-Ya ZhangSchool of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
Bin JiangSchool of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China. liujiayu@pku.edu.cn.
Tian-Ze GaoSchool of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
Meng-Si LiDepartment of Surgery, Mancheng District People's Hospital, Baoding 072150, Hebei Province, China.
Jia-Yu LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, First Medical Centre of Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China. liujiayu@pku.edu.cn.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liver cancer, one of the most common malignancies worldwide, ranks sixth in incidence and third in mortality. Liver cancer treatment options are diverse, including surgical resection, liver transplantation, percutaneous ablation, transarterial chemoembolization, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). A multidisciplinary team (MDT) is essential to customize treatment plans based on tumor staging, liver function, and performance status (PS), ensuring individualized patient care. Treatment decisions require a MDT to tailor strategies based on tumor staging, liver function, and PS, ensuring personalized care. The approval of new first-line and second-line drugs and the establishment of standard treatments based on immune checkpoint inhibitors have significantly expanded treatment options for advanced liver cancer, improving overall prognosis. However, many patients do not respond effectively to these treatments and ultimately succumb to the disease. Modern oncology treatments, while extending patient survival, often come with severe side effects, resistance, and damage to the body, negatively impacting quality of life. Huang

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Liver NeoplasmsMedicine, Chinese TraditionalDrugs, Chinese HerbalHumansNeoplasm StagingQuality of LifeTreatment OutcomeDrugs, Chinese HerbalCalculus bovisChallengesLiver cancerPromiseTraditional Chinese medicineTreatment

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PMID39494098
PMCPMC11525868

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