Psychosocial effects Measured at 5‐8 weeks (short term); end scores. Positive SMD values signify better psychosocial effects. · adults with breast or prostate cancer receiving radiation therapy alone
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
Objective outcome measure: platelets (× 109/L) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Moxibustion + conventional treatment showed no clear difference in objective outcome measure: platelet (× 109/L) compared with conventional medicine alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects · high‐grade glioma
1 finding from 1 review
Cost‐effectiveness · women with malignant ascites
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Adverse effects: hot flush · premenopausal women with malignant conditions, receiving GnRH agonist before or in parallel to chemotherapy
It is very uncertain whether gnRH agonist plus chemotherapy changes adverse effects: hot flush compared with chemotherapy alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects: vaginal dryness · premenopausal women with malignant conditions, receiving GnRH agonist before or in parallel to chemotherapy
GnRH agonist plus chemotherapy showed no clear difference in adverse effects: vaginal dryness compared with chemotherapy alone (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effectsNo. of participants: 1754(9 RCTs) · patients with newly diagnosed multiple brain metastases
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
High
Infection‐related mortality · people with chemotherapy‐induced febrile neutropenia
Benefits and harms of CSF plus antibiotics showed no clear difference in infection‐related mortality compared with antibiotics alone (low certainty).
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