TY - JOUR
T1 - Acupuncture for Cancer-Related Anorexia
T2 - a Review of the Current Evidence
AU - Liu, Wenli
AU - Lopez, Gabriel
AU - Narayanan, Santhosshi
AU - Qdaisat, Aiham
AU - Geng, Yimin
AU - Zhou, Shouhao
AU - Spano, Michael
AU - Underwood, Susan
AU - Eclache, Marie G.
AU - Dev, Rony
AU - Dalal, Shalini
AU - Bruera, Eduardo
AU - Cohen, Lorenzo
N1 - Funding Information:
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is supported in part by the National Institutes of Health through Cancer Center Support Grant P30 CA016672.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - Purpose of Review: Loss of appetite/anorexia is extremely common among cancer patients, affecting as many as half of newly diagnosed patients and 70% of patients with advanced disease. Effective management of this disabling symptom of cancer remains a major challenge in the field of oncology. We conducted a systematic review of the current evidence on acupuncture and/or moxibustion as an intervention for cancer-related anorexia. Recent Findings: Acupuncture, as a part of traditional Chinese medicine practice, has demonstrated effectiveness in managing many cancer- and treatment-related symptoms, especially chemotherapy-induced or postoperative nausea. However, the efficacy of acupuncture in treating cancer-related anorexia/loss of appetite is not clear. Summary: The current level of evidence is insufficient to make a definitive conclusion on the benefit of acupuncture/moxibustion for treating chronic cancer–related anorexia/appetite problems. Future large randomized controlled trials of high methodological quality are needed.
AB - Purpose of Review: Loss of appetite/anorexia is extremely common among cancer patients, affecting as many as half of newly diagnosed patients and 70% of patients with advanced disease. Effective management of this disabling symptom of cancer remains a major challenge in the field of oncology. We conducted a systematic review of the current evidence on acupuncture and/or moxibustion as an intervention for cancer-related anorexia. Recent Findings: Acupuncture, as a part of traditional Chinese medicine practice, has demonstrated effectiveness in managing many cancer- and treatment-related symptoms, especially chemotherapy-induced or postoperative nausea. However, the efficacy of acupuncture in treating cancer-related anorexia/loss of appetite is not clear. Summary: The current level of evidence is insufficient to make a definitive conclusion on the benefit of acupuncture/moxibustion for treating chronic cancer–related anorexia/appetite problems. Future large randomized controlled trials of high methodological quality are needed.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11912-021-01067-1
DO - 10.1007/s11912-021-01067-1
M3 - Review article
C2 - 33948746
AN - SCOPUS:85105316796
SN - 1523-3790
VL - 23
JO - Current oncology reports
JF - Current oncology reports
IS - 7
M1 - 82
ER -
