Review Article

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

Table 2

Meta-analysis of KPS, side-effects and tumor-related pain.

Meta-analysisNo. of studyRisk Ratio [%95 CI]ā€‰heterogeneity
Fix-modelP valueRandom-modelP valueI2(%)P value

KPS61.83 [1.40, 2.39]P < 0.000011.76 [1.35, 2.29]P < 0.000100.46
leukocytopenia60.78 [0.65, 0.93]P = 0.0070.76 [0.58, 0.99]P = 0.04500.07
Grades III-IV leukocytopenia40.61 [0.33, 1.14]P = 0.120.58 [0.23, 1.46]P = 0.25200.29
nausea and vomiting50.68 [0.53, 0.86]P = 0.0010.68 [0.48, 0.96]P = 0.03470.11
Grades III-IV nausea and vomiting40.34 [0.14, 0.82]P = 0.020.44 [0.17, 1.13]P = 0.0940.37
hand-foot syndrome30.55 [0.33, 0.91]P = 0.020.54 [0.32, 0.91]P = 0.0200.48
tumor-related pain21.81 [1.30, 2.54]P = 0.00051.83 [1.31, 2.55]P = 0.000400.73
anemia30.79 [0.58, 1.08]P = 0.140.80 [0.59, 1.09]P = 0.1500.83
diarrhea50.77 [0.52, 1.15]P = 0.210.76 [0.51, 1.14]P = 0.1900.8
peripheral neurotoxicity30.64 [0.52, 0.80]P < 0.00010.57 [0.23, 1.43]P = 0.2391<0.00001
oral mucositis20.46 [0.25, 0.83]P = 0.010.37 [0.04, 3.47]P = 0.39880.004