Review Article

Cinobufacini Injection Improves the Efficacy of Chemotherapy on Advanced Stage Gastric Cancer: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Characteristics of the included studies.

Trials Sample size (E/C) Gender Age (yr)clinical stageExperimental group (E) Control group (C) PeriodOutcome measure

Zhu W [17]32/32M: 16,
F: 16/M: 15,
F: 17
32-74 (61.7)/34-72 (62.8)III: 15, IV: 17/III: 16, IV: 16Cinobufacini injection 30 ml iv. Qd + CXelox regimen4 weekstumor response (WHO), Kamofsky Score, Side-effects of chemotherapy (WHO)

Zou H [18]30/30M: 13,
F: 17/M: 21,
F: 9
59.1/56.5III, IVCinobufacini injection 20 ml iv. Qd + CEOF regimen6 weekstumor response (RECIST), Kamofsky Score, Side-effects of chemotherapy (WHO)

Zhang C [19]35/32M: 28,
F: 7/M: 23,
F: 9
46-82 (64)/42-79 (66)III: 15, IV: 20/III: 13, IV: 19Cinobufacini injection 20ml iv. Qd + CELF regimen8 weekstumor response (UICC), Side-effects of chemotherapy (WHO)

Guo C [20]43/43M: 62,
F: 24
43-74 (55)IVCinobufacini injection 20 ml iv. Qd + CDocetaxel9 weekstumor response (WHO), Kamofsky Score, Side-effects of chemotherapy (WHO), analgesic effect

Zhang Y [21]28/29None42-71 (57)/35-69 (54)IVCinobufacini injection 50 ml iv. Qd + Coxaliplatin + floxuridine9 weekstumor response (WHO), Kamofsky Score, Side-effects of chemotherapy (WHO), analgesic effect, 1 year and 2 year survival time

Chen G [22]62/86M: 56,
F: 30/M: 39,
F: 23
65-87 (71.8 ± 18.6)/64-89 (73.1 ± 22.3)IVCinobufacini injection 10 ml iv. Tid + CCapecitabine6 weekstumor response (WHO), Kamofsky Score, Side-effects of chemotherapy (WHO), overall survival time

Xu D [23]30/30M: 20,
F: 10/M: 21,
F: 9
66.3 ± 4.6/65.0 ± 3.9IVCinobufacini injection 20 ml iv. Qd + CCapecitabine6 weekstumor response (WHO), Kamofsky Score, Side-effects of chemotherapy (WHO), analgesic effect

Zhang Z [24]30/30None35-79 (53)/33-75 (56)IVCinobufacini injection 20ml iv. Qd + CHydroxycamptothecin6 weekstumor response (WHO), Kamofsky Score, Side-effects of chemotherapy (WHO), analgesic effect

Lu C [25]31/31M: 34
F: 28
37-71 (54 ± 17)IIICinobufacini injection 20 ml iv. Qd + CFOLFOX4 regimen9 weekstumor response (WHO), immune regulation

Wang Y [26]36/32M: 48
F: 20
40-72 (54)IVCinobufacini injection 20 ml iv. Qd + CFOLFOX4 regimen8 weekstumor response (WHO), Side-effects of chemotherapy (WHO),

Ren L [27]32/22Unclear40-68 (53)IVCinobufacini injection 20 ml iv. Qd + CFOLFOX regimen6 weekstumor response (WHO), Side-effects of chemotherapy (WHO), Kamofsky Score,

Chen H [28]34/33M: 20,
F: 14/M:20,
F: 13
50.6/40.9III: 23, IV: 11/III: 24, IV: 9Cinobufacini injection 30 ml iv. Qd + CTPF regimen6 weekstumor response (WHO), Side-effects of chemotherapy (WHO)

ELF regimen: oxaliplatin + epirubicin + floxuridine; ELF regimen: etoposide + cisplatin+ floxuridine; Xelox regimen: oxaliplatin + capecitabine; FOLFOX4 regimen: oxaliplatin + floxuridine + leucovorin; and TPF regimen: paclitaxel + cisplatin +floxuridine.