ACUPUNCTURE FOR LEUCOPENIA INDUCED BY CHEMOTHERAPY OR RADIOTHERAPY——A Meta-analysis  

作　　者：刘保延 晋志高 张露 陈淑莉 

机构地区：[1]China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine

出　　处：《World Journal of Acupuncture-Moxibustion》2003年第4期35-40,共6页世界针灸杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：In the present paper, the authors analyze the academic theses of acupuncture for treatment of leucopenia induced by chemo or radio therapy. A total of 14 theses are retrieved and all written in Chinese. Quantitative meta analysis is done for 4 studies of dichotomous data and 5 studies of continuous data. Both of them have positive results. Majority of these trials have methodological and/or reporting shortcomings. Overall, the existing evidence supports the value of acupuncture for the treatment of leucopenia induced by chemo or radio therapy. However, the evidence is still not fully convincing. There is an urgent need for well planned, large scale and multiple center studies to assess the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of acupuncture under real life conditions.In the present paper, the authors analyze the academic theses of acupuncture for treatment of leucopenia induced by chemo or radio therapy. A total of 14 theses are retrieved and all written in Chinese. Quantitative meta analysis is done for 4 studies of dichotomous data and 5 studies of continuous data. Both of them have positive results. Majority of these trials have methodological and/or reporting shortcomings. Overall, the existing evidence supports the value of acupuncture for the treatment of leucopenia induced by chemo or radio therapy. However, the evidence is still not fully convincing. There is an urgent need for well planned, large scale and multiple center studies to assess the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of acupuncture under real life conditions.

关 键 词：Leucopenia Acupuncture therapy Quantitative META-ANALYSIS 

分 类 号：R246[医药卫生—针灸推拿学]