The incidence and severity of toxicities: leukopenia (WHO grade 3 to 4) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Moxibustion showed no clear difference in the incidence and severity of toxicities: leukopenia (WHO grade 3 to… compared with no treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Nausea and vomiting · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Moxibustion showed no clear difference in patient‐reported symptom: nausea/vomiting (EORTC QLQ‐C30) compared with sham treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Diarrhoea · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Moxibustion showed no clear difference in patient‐reported symptom: diarrhoea (EORTC QLQ‐C30) compared with sham treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Objective outcome measure: WBC count (× 109/L) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Moxibustion may leads to higher objective outcome measure: WBC count (× 109/L) compared with sham treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Haemoglobin (g/dL) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Moxibustion may leads to higher objective outcome measure: haemoglobin (g/L) compared with sham treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Objective outcome measure: platelets (× 109/L) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Moxibustion may leads to higher objective outcome measure: platelets (× 109/L) compared with sham treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
The incidence and severity of toxicities: haematological toxicity · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Moxibustion showed no clear difference in the incidence and severity of toxicities: haematological toxicity compared with conventional medicines (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
QoL · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Moxibustion may leads to higher qoL (Karnofsky score) compared with conventional medicines (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Nausea and vomiting · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Diarrhoea · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Objective outcome measure: WBC count (× 109/L) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Moxibustion may leads to higher objective outcome measure: WBC count (× 109/L) compared with conventional medicines (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
QoL · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Haemoglobin (g/dL) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Moxibustion may leads to higher objective outcome measure: haemoglobin (g/L) compared with conventional medicines (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Objective outcome measure: platelets (× 109/L) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
1 finding from 1 review
The incidence and severity of toxicities: leukopenia (WHO grade 3 to 4) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Moxibustion + conventional treatment showed no clear difference in the incidence and severity of toxicities: leukopenia (WHO grade 3 to… compared with conventional medicine alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
QoL · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Moxibustion + conventional treatment may leads to higher qoL (EORTC QLQ‐c30) compared with conventional medicine alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Patient‐reported symptom: nausea/vomiting (WHO grade 3 to 4) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Moxibustion + conventional treatment may leads to lower patient‐reported symptom: nausea/vomiting (WHO grade 3 to 4) compared with conventional medicine alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Diarrhoea · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Moxibustion + conventional treatment showed no clear difference in patient‐reported symptom: diarrhoea compared with conventional medicine alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Objective outcome measure: WBC count (× 109/L) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
1 finding from 1 review
Haemoglobin (g/dL) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Moxibustion + conventional treatment may leads to higher objective outcome measure: haemoglobin (g/L) compared with conventional medicine alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review