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Study (years) | Cancer type | Intervention group | Control group | The main points | Treatment course | Main outcome | Results | Sample size (I/N) |
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Garcia et al. 2008 [23] | NR | MA | NA | ST-36 (Zusanli), ST-25 (Tianshu), LI-4 (Hegu), SP-6 (Sanyinjiao), CV-6 (Qihai), CV-12 (Zhongwan) | 20 min, 2x/d for 4 d, on po-day 1 | (1) TFF/TFD (2) OC/LH (3) Pain | No reduction | 78 (38/40) |
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Yin et al. 2009 [24] | Gastric cancer | MA + decoction | decoction | ST-36 (Zusanli), SP-6 (Sanyinjiao), PC-6 (Neiguan), LR3 (Taichong) | 45 min, 1x/d for 7 d, on po-day 3 | (1) TFF/TFD (2) TFB | Decreased TFF/TFD and TFB | 60 (30/30) |
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Meng et al. 2010 [25] | Colorectal cancer | EA | NA | ST-36 (Zusanli), ST-37 (Shangjuxu), TE-6 (Zhigou), GB-34 (Yanglingquan) | 20 min, 1x/d for 6 d, on po-day 1 | (1) TFF/TFD (2) Pain | No reduction | 85 (44/41)
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Chao et al. 2013 [26] | Colorectal cancer | AC | SAC | ST-36 (Zusanli) | 3 min. 3x/d for 5 d, on po-day 1 | (1) TFF/TFD | Decreased TFF | 60 (30/30) |
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Zhang and Du 2011 [27] | Colorectal cancer | MA | NA | ST-36 (Zusanli), SP-6 (Sanyinjiao), SP-9 (Yinlingquan), ST-37 (Shangjuxu), ST-39 (Xiajuxu) | 45 min, 1x/d for 10 d, on po-day 1 | (1) TFF/TFD (2) TFB | Decreased TFF/TFD and TFB | 70 (35/35) |
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Ng et al. 2013 [28] | Colorectal cancer | EA | NA/SEA | ST-36 (Zusanli), SP-6 (Sanyinjiao), LI-4 (Hegu), TE-6 (Zhigou) | 20 min, 1x/d for 4 d, on po-day 1 | (1) TFF/TFD (2) TFB (3) Pain (4) OC | Decreased TFD/DH | 165 (55/55/55) |
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Deng et al. 2013 [29] | Colorectal cancer | MA | SMA | ST-36 (Zusanli), PC-6 (Neiguan), LI-4 (Hegu), SP-6 (Sanyinjiao), SP-9 (Yinlingquan), ST-25 (Tianshu), auricular shenmen | 30 min, 2x/d for 3 d, on po-day 1 | (1) OC (2) Pain | No reduction | 81 (39/42) |
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Zhang et al. 2014 [30] | Colorectal cancer | EA | SEA | ST-36 (Zusanli) | 30 min, 1x/d for 4 d, on po-day 1 | (1) TFF/TFB (2) TFD (3) OC/LH | Decreased TFF and TFB | 39 (19/20) |
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Tong et al. 2014 [31] | Rectal cancer | MA | NA | ST-36 (Zusanli), PC-6 (Neiguan), ST-37 (Shangjuxu), SP-4 (Gongsun) | 30 min, 1x/d, on po-day 1
| (1) TFF/TFD (2) TFB | Decreased TFF/TFD and TFB | 84 (42/42) |
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Hsiung et al. 2015 [32] | Gastric cancer | AC | NAC | ST-36 (Zusanli), PC-6 (Neiguan) | 12 min. 1x/d for 3 d, on po-day 1 | (1) TFF/TFD (2) Pain | Decreased TFF | 54 (26/28) |
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