Acupuncture Therapy for the Treatment of Myelosuppression after Chemotherapy: A Literature Review over the Past 10 Years

• Published in: Journal of acupuncture and meridian studies Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 122 - 126
• Main Authors: Fu, Hongwei, Chen, Bo, Hong, Shouhai, Guo, Yi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) Elsevier B.V 01-06-2015; 사단법인약침학회
• Subjects: acupoint injection; acupuncture; Acupuncture Therapy; Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use; bone marrow suppression; chemotherapy; Humans; Immunocompromised Host; Immunosuppressive Agents - adverse effects; Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use; moxibustion; Neoplasms - drug therapy; 한의학; acupuncture; acupoint injection; bone marrow suppression; chemotherapy; moxibustion
• ISSN: 2005-2901; 2093-8152
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jams.2014.09.003

The aim of this study is to review current studies on the effect of acupuncture therapy on bone marrow suppression after chemotherapy. The authors of the present paper have searched related literature over the past 10 years at home and abroad, analyzing the features and the effects of acupuncture therapy (including acupuncture, moxibustion, point injection, point application, etc.) for treating myelosuppression after tumor chemotherapy. We also discuss the year of publication, document type, acupuncture therapy, acupoint selection, and adverse effects with figures. We analyzed 159 articles related to acupuncture therapy from 2004 to 2013, and the analysis revealed that point injection was the most frequently used therapy for clinical applications, and that Zusanli (ST36) was the most frequently used acupoint. The results showed that some problems regarding the design method, acupoint selection, and acupuncture intervention measure existed in those research studies. We hope to provide readers with an overall and objective understanding of acupuncture and moxibustion therapy for treating myelosuppression after tumor chemotherapy.