Efficacy evaluation of heat-sensitive moxibustion for chemotherapy symptoms of large intestine cancer / 中国针灸

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>