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...

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Main Authors: Fei Ma, Qun Wang, Di Zhang, Zihong Wang, Hui Xie, Xianghong Liu, Hongxing Zhang, Haiyan Song, Shiguang Sun
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/13880209.2024.2312217
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author Fei Ma
Qun Wang
Di Zhang
Zihong Wang
Hui Xie
Xianghong Liu
Hongxing Zhang
Haiyan Song
Shiguang Sun
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Qun Wang
Di Zhang
Zihong Wang
Hui Xie
Xianghong Liu
Hongxing Zhang
Haiyan Song
Shiguang Sun
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description 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.
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spelling doaj-art-6602e966b06b4f5f839c9fc63c1aed4d2024-12-09T07:41:45ZengTaylor & Francis GroupPharmaceutical Biology1388-02091744-51162024-12-0162117018210.1080/13880209.2024.2312217Comparative efficacy and safety of Chinese medicine injections as an adjunctive therapy for cervical cancer in Chinese patients: a network meta-analysisFei Ma0Qun Wang1Di Zhang2Zihong Wang3Hui Xie4Xianghong Liu5Hongxing Zhang6Haiyan Song7Shiguang Sun8Office of Party Committee (Director), Affiliated Hospital, Shandong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, ChinaCollege of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, ChinaCollege of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, ChinaCollege of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, ChinaCollege of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, ChinaDepartment of Pharmacy, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, ChinaDepartment of Pharmacy, Jinan Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, ChinaDepartment of Pharmacy, Second Affiliated Hospital, Shandong Provincial Hospital of Integrated Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, ChinaCollege of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, ChinaContext 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.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/13880209.2024.2312217Chinese medicine injections (CMIs)Radiotherapy (RT)concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT)efficacysafetynetwork meta-analysis
spellingShingle Fei Ma
Qun Wang
Di Zhang
Zihong Wang
Hui Xie
Xianghong Liu
Hongxing Zhang
Haiyan Song
Shiguang Sun
Comparative efficacy and safety of Chinese medicine injections as an adjunctive therapy for cervical cancer in Chinese patients: a network meta-analysis
Pharmaceutical Biology
Chinese medicine injections (CMIs)
Radiotherapy (RT)
concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT)
efficacy
safety
network meta-analysis
title Comparative efficacy and safety of Chinese medicine injections as an adjunctive therapy for cervical cancer in Chinese patients: a network meta-analysis
title_full Comparative efficacy and safety of Chinese medicine injections as an adjunctive therapy for cervical cancer in Chinese patients: a network meta-analysis
title_fullStr Comparative efficacy and safety of Chinese medicine injections as an adjunctive therapy for cervical cancer in Chinese patients: a network meta-analysis
title_full_unstemmed Comparative efficacy and safety of Chinese medicine injections as an adjunctive therapy for cervical cancer in Chinese patients: a network meta-analysis
title_short Comparative efficacy and safety of Chinese medicine injections as an adjunctive therapy for cervical cancer in Chinese patients: a network meta-analysis
title_sort comparative efficacy and safety of chinese medicine injections as an adjunctive therapy for cervical cancer in chinese patients a network meta analysis
topic Chinese medicine injections (CMIs)
Radiotherapy (RT)
concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT)
efficacy
safety
network meta-analysis
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/13880209.2024.2312217
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