Acupuncture for nausea and vomiting induced by highly emetogenic chemotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Run Lin, Zining Guo, Jiewen Zhang, Liying Wang, Lu Zhang, Xiaorong Tang, Wenhao Liu, Shaoyang Cui, Nenggui Xu · 2026
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Run Lin and eight colleagues pool the trial evidence, published in 2025, on acupuncture for nausea and vomiting from the harshest chemotherapy drugs. The drugs save lives but make most patients sick for days. Acupuncture is widely offered as an add-on, yet the proof behind it was scattered. The team searched eight databases and gathered fifty-eight randomized trials. Most carried a high risk of bias, and methods were often weak. Pooled results favored acupuncture on the main score: full control of sickness across the whole treatment window and in the delayed days after.
Vomiting outcomes improved more clearly than nausea, which stayed uncertain. Different needle styles showed different strengths. Some results wobbled under sensitivity checks, and signs of publication bias appeared. Graded formally, nearly all outcomes rated low or very low quality. The authors stop short of endorsing the practice and call for stricter trials.
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| CREATOR | Run Lin, Zining Guo, Jiewen Zhang, Liying Wang, Lu Zhang, Xiaorong Tang, Wenhao Liu, Shaoyang Cui, Nenggui Xu |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 58 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |