Research progress of acupuncture and moxibustion for the enhanced synergism of chemotherapy.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to review clinical and basic studies on the synergistic effects of acupuncture and moxibustion with chemotherapy in enhancing anti-tumor efficacy and improving patient quality of life.
Results Summary
The study found that acupuncture and moxibustion combined with chemotherapy can suppress cancer growth, improve patient quality of life, and enhance chemotherapy drug enrichment in tumors by promoting apoptosis and improving immune and vascular microenvironments.
Population
Patients undergoing chemotherapy (specific details not provided).
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
Not specified
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
acupuncture and moxibustion | decrease | adverse effects of chemotherapy drugs | - | - | alleviating | #1 |
acupuncture and moxibustion | increase | anti-tumor effect | - | - | enhanced | #2 |
chemotherapy synergized with acupuncture and moxibustion | decrease | cancer | - | to a certain extent | can suppress | #3 |
chemotherapy synergized with acupuncture and moxibustion | increase | quality of life | patients | - | improve | #4 |
acupuncture and moxibustion combined with chemotherapy drugs | increase | tumor cell apoptosis | - | - | promoting | #5 |
acupuncture and moxibustion combined with chemotherapy drugs | increase | immune and vascular microenvironment | - | - | improving | #6 |
acupuncture and moxibustion combined with chemotherapy drugs | increase | chemotherapy drug enrichment on the affected area | - | - | advancing | #7 |
acupuncture and moxibustion | increase | effect of chemotherapy | - | - | enhancing | #8 |
The application of acupuncture and moxibustion in alleviating the adverse effects of chemotherapy drugs has been widely recognized at home and abroad, but the studies have been rarely summarized for the enhanced anti-tumor effect and its mechanism of acupuncture and moxibustion to synergize the chemotherapy drugs. This paper reviewed the clinical and basic studies on the synergism of chemotherapy with acupuncture and moxibustion in recent years. It was found that chemotherapy synergized with acupuncture and moxibustion can suppress cancer to a certain extent and improve the quality of life in patients. The effect mechanism of acupuncture and moxibustion combined with chemotherapy drugs is related to promoting tumor cell apoptosis, improving the immune and vascular microenvironment, and advancing chemotherapy drug enrichment on the affected area. It provides the evidences and ideas for enhancing the effect of chemotherapy by delivering acupuncture and moxibustion as an adjuvant therapy. 针灸在减轻化疗药物不良反应方面的应用已经得到国内外的广泛认可，而对于其协同化疗增加抗肿瘤疗效的效应及其机制则较少进行归纳总结。本文对近几年针灸联合化疗增效的临床及基础研究进行回顾，结果显示针灸可一定程度协同化疗抑瘤，并改善患者生存质量；其效应机制与针灸联合化疗药物可促进肿瘤细胞凋亡、改善肿瘤免疫及血管微环境、促进肿瘤局部化疗药富集等有关。本文为针灸作为提高化疗疗效的辅助疗法提供证据和研究思路。.