Efficacy of Acupuncture and Moxibustion as a Subsequent Treatment after Second-Line Chemotherapy in Advanced Gastric Cancer
Table 3
Effect of acupuncture and moxibustion on IFN-γ, IL-4, IL-6, Ca199, and CRP in plasma.
Variables
Group
Baseline
Week 4
Week 8
IFN-γ (pg/ml)
Treatment
3.90 ± 1.82
5.88 ± 1.56
5.81 ± 1.45
Control
3.93 ± 0.75
3.53 ± 0.35
3.61 ± 0.26
IL-4 treatment (pg/ml)
3.29 ± 1.04
1.82 ± 0.55
1.65 ± 0.42
Control
3.48 ± 1.10
4.15 ± 1.23
4.32 ± 1.56
IL-6 (pg/ml)
Treatment
79.83 ± 41.72
53.29 ± 29.50
51.18 ± 31.98
Control
81.79 ± 25.67
88.66 ±22.65
85.23 ± 26.89
CRP (U/ml)
Treatment
39.73 ± 16.20
28.11 ± 15.63
30.32 ± 12.53
Control
36.52 ± 14.30
44.65 ± 10.68
45.59 ± 12.83
Ca199 (U/ml)
Treatment
60.53 ± 34.21
45.83 ± 21.31
43.59 ± 25.03
Control
58.57 ± 22.57
63.43 ± 22.15
65.89 ± 25.56
Values represent mean ± SD; treatment group (n = 81) and control group (n = 54). values between baseline measurement and measurements at weeks 4 and 8 in treatment group: ; values between measurements in treatment group and measurements in control group at weeks 4 and 8; (Mann–Whitney U test).
