Therapeutic Efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome-Based Formulae to Neuropathic Pain Caused by Chemotherapy

• Published in: Integrative cancer therapies Vol. 21; p. 15347354221121095
• Main Authors: Liu, Yan-Wen, Chen, Ying-Jung, Chen, Yen-Hao, Tsai, Ming-Yen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 2022; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Antineoplastic Agents; Chemotherapy; Herbal medicine; Humans; Medical records; Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Neuralgia; Neuralgia - chemically induced; Neuralgia - drug therapy; Patients; Quality of Life; Remission; Retrospective Studies; Traditional Chinese medicine; side effect; neuropathic pain; cancer; Chinese herbal formulae; chemotherapy

Objective: Chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain (CINP) is a troublesome complication of anti-cancer treatment. The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the effectiveness of classic Chinese herbal formulae (CHF) Huang Qi Gui Zhi Wu Wu Tang (HQGZWWT) and Dang Gui Si Ni Tang (DGSNT) in t...