Efficacy evaluation of heat-sensitive moxibustion for chemotherapy symptoms of large intestine cancer / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
; (12): 1010-1013, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze and evaluate the clinical efficacy of heat-sensitive moxibustion for symptoms of large intestine cancer.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Sixty patients with large intestine cancer were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 30 cases in each one. FOLFOX chemotherapy regimen was used in the two groups,and heat-sensitive moxibustion was added in the observation group. The acupoints were Zusanli(ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6) Xuehai (SP 10) and Geshu (BL 17), etc. The treatment was applied once a day,five-day treatment as one course. Four courses were required. The reaction rates of uncomfortable symptoms by the Chinese version of the M. D. Anderson symptom inventory (MDASI-C) scale and clinical effects were analyzed and evaluated in the two groups.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After treatment, the MDASI-C reaction rate of uncomfortable symptoms in the observation group was 50.4% which was lower than 53.3% in the control group (P < 0.05). The total effective rate of symptom improvement in the observation group was 83.3% (25/30), which was higher than 60.0% (18/30) in the control group (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Heat-sensitive moxibustion can improve symptoms of chemotherapy for large intestine cancer.</p>
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Main subject:
Organoplatinum Compounds
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Therapeutics
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Colorectal Neoplasms
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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
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Leucovorin
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Treatment Outcome
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Therapeutic Uses
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Drug Therapy
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Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
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Fluorouracil
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Year:
2015
Type:
Article