Asadpour Rebecca, Meng Zhiqiang, Kessel Kerstin A, Combs Stephanie E
Department of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, München, Germany.
Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung, Munich, Germany.
Adv Radiat Oncol. 2016 Aug 18;1(4):344-350. doi: 10.1016/j.adro.2016.08.002. eCollection 2016 Oct-Dec.
Several reports have shown that acupuncture is an effective method of complementary medicine; however, only a few of these reports have focused on oncological patients treated with radiation therapy. Most of these studies discuss a benefit of acupuncture for side-effect reduction; however, not all could demonstrate significant improvements. Thus, innovative trial designs are necessary to confirm that acupuncture can alleviate side effects related to radiation therapy. In the present manuscript, we perform a broad review and discuss pitfalls and limitations of acupuncture in parallel with standard radiation therapy, which lead the way to novel treatment concepts.
多项报告表明，针灸是一种有效的补充医学方法；然而，这些报告中只有少数关注接受放射治疗的肿瘤患者。这些研究大多讨论了针灸在减轻副作用方面的益处；然而，并非所有研究都能证明有显著改善。因此，需要创新的试验设计来证实针灸可以减轻与放射治疗相关的副作用。在本手稿中，我们进行了广泛的综述，并讨论了针灸与标准放射治疗并行时的缺陷和局限性，这为新的治疗理念指明了方向。
