Open AccessAcupuncture for Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia in Patients with Gynecologic Malignancies: A Pilot Randomized, Sham-Controlled Clinical Trial
Author(s) -
Weidong Lu,
Ursula A. Matulonis,
Anne Doherty-Gilman,
Hang Lee,
Elizabeth Dean-Clower,
Andrew Rosulek,
Carolyn J. Gibson,
Annekathryn Goodman,
Roger B. Davis,
Julie E. Buring,
Peter M. Wayne,
David S. Rosenthal,
Richard T. Penson
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of alternative and complementary medicine/journal of alternative and complementary medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1557-7708
pISSN - 1075-5535
DOI - 10.1089/acm.2008.0589
Subject(s) - medicine , acupuncture , leukopenia , chemotherapy , absolute neutrophil count , white blood cell , neutropenia , randomized controlled trial , ovarian cancer , gastroenterology , cancer , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of acupuncture administered during myelosuppressive chemotherapy on white blood cell (WBC) count and absolute neutrophil count (ANC) in patients with ovarian cancer.