ABSTRACT
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of ginger-partitioned moxibustion in treating myelo- suppression induced by chemotherapy for multiple myeloma (MM), and to discuss the effect of ginger-partitioned moxibustion in preventing and treating the adverse reactions of chemotherapy.Method Forty-four MM patients with myelosuppression induced by chemotherapy were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 22 cases each. The treatment group was intervened by ginger-partitioned moxibustion, while the control group was intervened by oral administration of Leukogen tablets, both for 14 d. The white blood cell (WBC) count was observed before the treatment, on treatment day 7 and 14, and 1 week after the intervention; the incidence of nausea and vomit and clinical efficacies were compared between the two groups.Result The total effective rate was 81.8% in the treatment group versus 63.6% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P0.05); there was no significant difference in comparing the WBC count 1 week after the treatment between the two groups (P>0.05). The incidence of nausea and vomit in the treatment group was significantly lower than that in the control group after the treatment (P<0.05).Conclusion Ginger-partitioned moxi- bustion can effectively treat myelosuppression due to chemotherapy for MM, and it can significantly increase the WBC count.