Review Article

Is Huachansu Beneficial in Treating Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer? Evidence from a Meta-Analysis of Its Efficacy Combined with Chemotherapy

Table 3

Result of sensitivity analysis of the studies belonging to different indicator groups.

IndicatorNumber of trialsFixed-effects modelRandom-effects model
RR95% CI valueRR95% CI value

Objective tumor response131.3791.190–1.5991.3511.168–1.562
One-year survival41.3161.077–1.6071.2931.071–1.561
Performance Status91.3971.185–1.6481.3511.160–1.572
Pain relief41.6401.293–2.0801.6041.273–2.022
Nausea and vomiting70.5230.333–0.8220.5380.297–0.974
Leukocytopenia90.6440.473–0.8760.6380.468–0.871
Thrombocytopenia50.5930.334–1.0540.6110.344–1.083