Randomized sham-controlled pilot trial of weekly electro-acupuncture for the prevention of taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy in women with early stage breast cancer

• Published in: Breast cancer research and treatment Vol. 156; no. 3; pp. 453 - 464
• Main Authors: Greenlee, Heather, Crew, Katherine D., Capodice, Jillian, Awad, Danielle, Buono, Donna, Shi, Zaixing, Jeffres, Anne, Wyse, Sharon, Whitman, Wendy, Trivedi, Meghna S., Kalinsky, Kevin, Hershman, Dawn L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.04.2016; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acupuncture; Adult; Aged; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - drug therapy; Breast Neoplasms - ethnology; Breast Neoplasms - pathology; Bridged-Ring Compounds - adverse effects; Bridged-Ring Compounds - therapeutic use; Cancer research; Cancer therapies; Chemotherapy; Clinical Trial; Clinical trials; Cytotoxicity; Double-Blind Method; Electroacupuncture - methods; Female; Health aspects; Humans; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Oncology; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - chemically induced; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - prevention & control; Pilot Projects; Prevention; Taxoids - adverse effects; Taxoids - therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome; Breast cancer; Acupuncture; Taxane; Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy; Electro-acupuncture

To investigate the effect of electro-acupuncture (EA) as a non-pharmacological intervention to prevent or reduce chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy of taxane. Women with stage I-III breast cancer scheduled to receive taxane therapy wer...