Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Relieving Chemotherapy-Induced Bone Marrow Suppression: A Systematic Review with a Meta-analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis
Shih YW, Wang MH, Monsen KA, Chang CW, Rias YA, Tsai HT · Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine · 2023 October 01
DOI 10.1089/jicm.2022.0735
Objective
To evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture in relieving chemotherapy-induced bone marrow suppression and assess its impact on bone marrow function.
Conclusions
Acupuncture was found to significantly increase levels of hematopoietic cytokine G-CSF and stimulate the production of various blood components, including white blood cells, red blood cells, neutrophils, absolute neutrophil count, hemoglobin, platelets, and natural killer cells. Cumulative increases over time were observed for platelets and natural killer cells, suggesting that acupuncture may improve chemotherapy-induced bone marrow suppression.
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