Review Article

Kangai Injection, a Traditional Chinese Medicine, Improves Efficacy and Reduces Toxicity of Chemotherapy in Advanced Colorectal Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Notes. E/C: experiment group and control group. F/M: female and male. N: not mentioned. ①: tumor response. ②: KPS. ③: nausea and vomiting. ④: diarrhea. ⑤: leukopenia. ⑥: thrombocytopenia. ⑦: liver dysfunction. ⑧: renal dysfunction. ⑨: neurotoxicity. ⑩: immune function. ⑪: survival time.

Study IDSample size (E/C)Gender (F/M)Median age(E/C)Study design(E/C)InterventionKAI dosage (ml/day)Outcomes
EC

Cai 2015 [25]45/4549/4150.24±2.4Parallel-groupFOLFIRI+KAIFOLFIRI40①③④⑥⑦⑧
Chen 2008 [26]26/2624/2859Parallel-groupFOLFOX4+KAIFOLFOX460①②③④⑤⑦⑧⑨
Chen 2016 [27]46/4634/5861.2±11.7/62.1±11.4Parallel-groupFOLFOX4+KAIFOLFOX440①③④⑤
Ding 2012 [28]32/3225/3954/53Parallel-groupFOLFOX4+KAIFOLFOX440①③④⑤⑥
Ding 2017 [29]32/3024/3860/58Parallel-groupXELOX+KAIXELOX40①②⑪
Guo 2015 [30]50/5045/5558.2±1.2/58.4±2.6Parallel-groupFOLFOX4+KAIFOLFOX460①③④⑤⑦⑨
Guo 2016 [31]46/4641/5159.7±1.5/59.9±1.2Parallel-groupFOLFOX4+KAIFOLFOX450③⑥
Han 2010 [32]60/6045/7552/51Parallel-groupFOLFOX+KAIFOLFOX40②③④⑤⑥⑨
Jiang 2011[33]30/3018/4252.7/54.3Parallel-groupFOLFIRI+KAIFOLFIRI40①②③⑤
Lei 2011 [34]30/3025/35NParallel-groupFOLFOX4+KAIFOLFOX450②③④⑤⑥⑨
Li 2008 [35]87/6165/8355Parallel-group5FU+CF+KAI5FU+CF40①②③
Li 2014 [36]48/4942/5558.9±1.58/59.2±1.62Parallel-groupFOLFIRI+KAIFOLFIRI40-60①②③④⑤⑥⑦⑧⑩
Li 2015 [37]45/4841/5257.13±7.05/56.72±7.24Parallel-groupXELOX+KAIXELOX40①⑪
Liang 2015[38]31/3124/3853.8±6.4Parallel-groupFOLFOX+KAIFOLFOX40①②⑦⑧
Liu 2010[39]46/4032/5465Parallel-groupFOLFOX4+KAIFOLFOX460①②③⑤⑨
Ma 2016[40]30/3018/4255±2.5Parallel-groupmFOLFOX6+KAImFOLFOX640②③④⑦⑧
Qiao 2015[41]25/2517/3354.4/56.2Parallel-groupFOLFOX+KAIFOLFOX40①②⑤⑦⑧⑨
Qiu 2011[42]21/2216/2752.7/56.9Parallel-groupFOLFOX4+KAIFOLFOX440①②③⑤
Ruan 2014[43]33/3434/33NParallel-groupXELOX+KAIXELOX40①②③⑤⑥⑦
Wang 2016[44]50/5046/5456.4±4.9/56.8±4.6Parallel-groupFOLFOX+KAIFOLFOX50①②⑤⑥⑦⑨
Xiao 2008 [45]51/10948/11256/53.5Parallel-groupFOLFOX+KAIFOLFOX40②③⑨⑪
Xiao 2017 [46]26/2426/2455Parallel-groupmFOLFOX6+KAImFOLFOX650②⑩
Xu 2018 [47]68/6863/7356.5/57Parallel-groupFOLFOX+KAIFOLFOX40①⑩⑪
Yang 2007[48]24/2418/3056Parallel-groupFOLFOX+KAIFOLFOX50①②⑤
Yang 2016[49]41/4144/3871Parallel-groupFOLFOX4+KAIFOLFOX440②⑩
Yu 2018[50]50/5033/6755.4±5.8/54.6±6.1Parallel-groupFOLFOX+KAIFOLFOX60①⑨⑩
Zhang 2011[51]22/2315/3042-71/45-73Parallel-groupL-OHP+5FU+KAIL-OHP+5FU40①②
Zhou 2011[52]30/3042/1960.0±1.5/61.0±1.0Parallel-groupFOLFOX+KAIFOLFOX60①②⑤⑥⑦⑨⑪