Network Meta-Analysis of Chinese Herbal Injections Plus the FOLFOX Regimen for the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer in China

Integrative Cancer Therapies
Dan ZhangYi Zhao

Abstract

The aim of the present network meta-analysis (NMA) was to explore the comparative effectiveness and safety of different Chinese herbal injections (CHIs) combined with the FOLFOX regimen versus FOLFOX alone for colorectal cancer (CRC). A comprehensive search for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was performed with regard to different CHIs for treating CRC in several electronic databases up to July 2016. The quality assessment of the included RCTs was conducted according to the Cochrane risk of bias tool. Standard pair-wise and Bayesian NMA were designed to compare the effectiveness and safety of different CHIs combined with the FOLFOX regimen by utilizing WinBUGS 1.4.3 and Stata 13.1 software, simultaneously. Initially, a total of 820 citations were retrieved through comprehensive searching, and 60 eligible articles involving 4849 participants and 14 CHIs were ultimately included. The results of the current evidence indicated that the FOLFOX regimen combined with Delisheng, Kanglaite, Shenqifuzheng, or Aidi injections were associated with the most favorable clinical efficacy compared with the FOLFOX regimen alone. Additionally, the FOLFOX regimen combined with Delisheng, Xiaoaiping, Lentinan, Kangai, Shenqifuzheng, or Aidi inj...Continue Reading

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