机构:[1]Department of Chemotherapy, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu, China四川省肿瘤医院[2]Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R.C.
Background Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are the most notable side effects of chemotherapeutic drugs; such symptoms are currently treated with drugs. In the present study, we investigated the effect of acupuncture on GI symptoms induced by chemotherapy in patients with advanced gastric cancer. Methods A cohort of 56 patients was randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group. All patients received combination chemotherapy with oxaliplatin-paclitaxel. Patients in the experimental group received 30 minutes of acupuncture therapy daily for 2 weeks. The frequency and duration of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, the average days and costs of hospitalization, and quality-of-life scores were compared between the groups. Results Nausea was sustained for 32 +/- 5 minutes and 11 +/- 3 minutes daily in the control and experimental groups respectively (p < 0.05). On average, vomiting occurred 2 +/- 1 times daily in the experimental group and 4 +/- 1 times daily in the control group (p < 0.05). Abdominal pain persisted for 7 +/- 2 minutes and 16 +/- 5 minutes daily in the experimental and control groups respectively (p < 0.05). On average, diarrhea occurred 1 +/- 1 times daily in the experimental group and 3 +/- 1 times daily in the control group (p < 0.05). The average quality-of-life score was higher in the experimental group than in the control group (p < 0.05). No adverse events were observed for the patients receiving acupuncture. Conclusions Acupuncture, a safe technique, could significantly reduce GI symptoms induced by chemotherapy and enhance quality of life in patients with advanced gastric cancer.
基金:
Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province [2011JYZ034, 2016JY0115]; Health Department of Sichuan Province [120035]
第一作者机构:[1]Department of Chemotherapy, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu, China
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通讯机构:[2]Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R.C.[*1]Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, 238 Baoguang Road, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, P.R.C.
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
J. Zhou,L. Fang,W.Y. Wu,et al.The effect of acupuncture on chemotherapy-associated gastrointestinal symptoms in gastric cancer[J].CURRENT ONCOLOGY.2017,24(1):E1-E5.doi:10.3747/co.24.3296.
APA:
J. Zhou,L. Fang,W.Y. Wu,F. He,X.L. Zhang...&Z.J. Xiong.(2017).The effect of acupuncture on chemotherapy-associated gastrointestinal symptoms in gastric cancer.CURRENT ONCOLOGY,24,(1)
MLA:
J. Zhou,et al."The effect of acupuncture on chemotherapy-associated gastrointestinal symptoms in gastric cancer".CURRENT ONCOLOGY 24..1(2017):E1-E5