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. 2020 Sep 4;99(36):e22148.
doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000022148.

Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of Kang-ai injection for patients with oesophageal cancer

Qingping Song  1 , Wei Yang  2 , Zhen Meng  3   4   5 , Jinyan Wang  6
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Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of Kang-ai injection for patients with oesophageal cancer

Qingping Song et al. Medicine (Baltimore). .

Abstract

Background: Oesophageal cancer (OC) is the sixth leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Despite the improvement of therapeutic methods in recent years, the prognosis of OC remains unsatisfactory. Kang-ai injection, a kind of traditional Chinese herbal medicine, has been widely applied as a promising adjunctive drug for OC. In this study, we aimed to summarize the efficacy and safety of Kang-ai injection for patients with advanced OC through the meta-analysis, in order to provide scientific reference for the design of future clinical trials.

Methods: Relevant randomized controlled trials and high-quality prospective cohort studies were searched from PubMed, Web of Science, Medline, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, Excerpt Medica Database, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, China Scientific Journal Database and Wanfang Database. Papers in English or Chinese published from their inception to August 2020 will be included without any restrictions.Study selection and data extraction will be performed independently by 2 investigators. The clinical outcomes including overall response rate, disease control rate, overall survival, disease-free survival, quality of life, immune function and adverse events, were systematically evaluated. Stata 14.0 and Review Manager 5.3 were used for data synthesis, subgroup analysis, sensitivity analysis, meta regression, and risk of bias assessment.

Results: The results of this study will be published in a peer-reviewed journal, or presented the findings at a relevant conference.

Conclusion: Our study will draw an objective conclusion of the effects of Kang-ai injection combined with conventional treatment for advanced OC and provide a helpful evidence for clinicians to formulate the best postoperative adjuvant treatment strategy for OC patients.

Inplasy registration number: INPLASY202080019.

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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