Comparative efficacy and safety of Chinese medicine injections as an adjunctive therapy for cervical cancer in Chinese patients : a network meta-analysis

CONTEXT: Chinese medicine injections (CMIs) are widely used as adjuvant therapy for cervical cancer in China. However, the effectiveness of different types of CMIs remains uncertain.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness and safety of CMIs when used in conjunction with radiotherapy (RT) or concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT), particularly in combination with cisplatin (DDP), docetaxel plus cisplatin (DP), and paclitaxel plus cisplatin (TP).

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were searched in databases including CNKI, WanFang, VIP, SinoMed, PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, and Web of Science from inception to September 2023. We calculated the risk ratio with a 95% confidence interval and the surface under the cumulative ranking area curve (SUCRA) for the clinical efficacy rate (CER), the efficacy rate by Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS), and the rates of leukopenia reduction (LRR) and gastrointestinal reactions (GRR).

RESULTS: Forty-seven RCTs were included, including nine CMI types: Aidi, Fufangkushen, Huangqi, Kangai (KA), Kanglaite (KLT), Renshenduotang, Shenqifuzheng (SQFZ), Shenmai (SM), and Yadanzi. KLT and KA were likely optimal choices with radiotherapy for CER and KPS, respectively. KA and KLT were optimal choices with RT + DDP for CER and GRR, respectively. KLT was the likely optimal choice with RT + DP for CER and KA for both KPS and GRR. SM and SQFZ were the likely optimal choices with RT + TP for CER and LRR, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS: The optimal recommendation depends on whether CMIs are used with radiotherapy or concurrent chemoradiotherapy. More high-quality RCTs are needed to confirm further and update the existing evidence.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:62

Enthalten in:

Pharmaceutical biology - 62(2024), 1 vom: 09. Feb., Seite 170-182

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ma, Fei [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Qun [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Di [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Zihong [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Hui [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Xianghong [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Hongxing [VerfasserIn]
Song, Haiyan [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Shiguang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chinese medicine injections (CMIs)
Cisplatin
Concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT)
Drugs, Chinese Herbal
Efficacy
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Network meta-analysis
Q20Q21Q62J
Radiotherapy (RT)
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
Review
Safety

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Date Completed 14.02.2024

Date Revised 14.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/13880209.2024.2312217

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368235777