Effect of a Complementary/Integrative Medicine Treatment Program on Taxane-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: A Brief Report
| العنوان: | Effect of a Complementary/Integrative Medicine Treatment Program on Taxane-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: A Brief Report |
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| المؤلفون: | Yael Keshet, Ofer Lavie, Pesi Israeli, Eran Ben-Arye, Noah Samuels, Yaron River |
| المصدر: | International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer. 28:1045-1049 |
| بيانات النشر: | BMJ, 2018. |
| سنة النشر: | 2018 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Bridged-Ring Compounds, Complementary Therapies, medicine.medical_specialty, Genital Neoplasms, Female, MEDLINE, Antineoplastic Agents, Breast Neoplasms, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Quality of life, Internal medicine, medicine, Acupuncture, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Precision Medicine, Aged, Integrative Medicine, Taxane, business.industry, Peripheral Nervous System Diseases, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Middle Aged, Precision medicine, medicine.disease, Peripheral neuropathy, Oncology, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Female, Taxoids, Integrative medicine, business, Complication |
| الوصف: | ObjectivePeripheral neuropathy is a common complication of cancer treatment impairing quality of life and function. This study explored the impact of a complementary and integrative medicine (CIM) program on taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy (TIPN).Materials and MethodsTaxane-treated female patients with breast and gynecological cancer reporting TIPN-related symptoms were referred to an integrative physician, followed by patient-tailored CIM treatments (acupuncture with/without other modalities). Assessment of study outcomes at 6 to 12 weeks was conducted using the Measure Yourself Concerns and Wellbeing, which documented free-text narratives about patients’ experience during the CIM treatment process. Content was analyzed using ATLAS.Ti software.ResultsOf the 125 patients treated with taxanes, 69 had been referred for CIM treatment of TIPN-associated symptoms. Multidisciplinary narrative analysis identified 2 groups of CIM-treated patients: those with an apparently moderate improvement in symptoms (n = 35) and those with either only an apparent mild or no improvement at all. For 10 patients, assessment of their response to treatment was unclear. The 2 identified groups had similar demographic, cancer-related, and quality of life–related parameters at baseline. Content analysis of patients with an apparent moderate improvement suggested a short-term (24–48 hours) effect with acupuncture treatment, either alone or combined with manual, mind-body, and anthroposophic music therapies. Symptoms showing improvement included paresthesia and numbness.ConclusionsAcupuncture and other CIM therapies may result in a short-term and transitory reduction in TIPN-related symptoms. |
| تدمد: | 1525-1438 1048-891X |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::074329b2438631ec6bf9009f416194e3 https://doi.org/10.1097/igc.0000000000001246 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....074329b2438631ec6bf9009f416194e3 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 15251438 1048891X |
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