Oral administration of herbal medicines for radiation pneumonitis in lung cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Radiation pneumonitis is a common and serious complication of radiotherapy. Many published randomized controlled studies (RCTs) reveal a growing trend of using herbal medicines as adjuvant therapy to prevent radiation pneumonitis; however, their efficacy and safety remain unexplored.

Objective

The aim of this systematic review is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of herbal medicines as adjunctive therapy for the prevention of radiation pneumonitis in patients with lung cancer who undergo radiotherapy.

Methods

We searched the following 11 databases: three English medical databases [MEDLINE (PubMed), EMBASE, The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL)], five Korean medical databases (Korean Studies Information, Research information Service

SUBMITTER: Kim KI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5976163 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature