Recent Highlights of Chinese Medicine for Advanced Lung Cancer

Owing to its unique superiority in improving quality of life and prolonging survival time among advanced lung cancer patients, Chinese medicine（CM） has, in recent years, received increased attentions worldwide. We utilized a bibliometric statistical method based on MEDLINE/Go Pub Med to conduct a co...

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Published in:Chinese journal of integrative medicine 2017-05, Vol.23 (5), p.323-330
Main Authors: He, Xi-ran, Han, Shu-yan, Li, Ping-ping
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bibliometrics
Clinical Trials as Topic
Feature Article
Humans
Lung Neoplasms - drug therapy
Lung Neoplasms - pathology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Medicine, Chinese Traditional
Neoplasm Staging
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Summary:Owing to its unique superiority in improving quality of life and prolonging survival time among advanced lung cancer patients, Chinese medicine（CM） has, in recent years, received increased attentions worldwide. We utilized a bibliometric statistical method based on MEDLINE/Go Pub Med to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the current application status of CM in lung cancer, by including annual and accumulated publications, origin distribution of countries and journals, and keywords with a higher frequency score. Then the relevant clinical trials and mechanistic studies were systematically summarized within the field according to research types. We have raised potential problems and provided potentially useful reference information that could guide similar studies in the future. The basic experimental results are highly consistent with clinical trials, leading us to conclude that CM can offer better overall therapeutic benefits when used in combination with routine Western medicine for patients with advanced lung cancer.
ISSN:1672-0415
1993-0402
DOI:10.1007/s11655-016-2736-2