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A survey of chinese medicinal herbal treatment for chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis. / Meyer-Hamme, Gesa; Beckmann, Kathrin; Radtke, Janine; Efferth, Thomas; Greten, Henry Johannes; Rostock, Matthias; Schröder, Sven.

In: EVID-BASED COMPL ALT, Vol. 2013, 2013, p. 284959.

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Harvard

Meyer-Hamme, G, Beckmann, K, Radtke, J, Efferth, T, Greten, HJ, Rostock, M & Schröder, S 2013, 'A survey of chinese medicinal herbal treatment for chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis', EVID-BASED COMPL ALT, vol. 2013, pp. 284959. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/284959

APA

Meyer-Hamme, G., Beckmann, K., Radtke, J., Efferth, T., Greten, H. J., Rostock, M., & Schröder, S. (2013). A survey of chinese medicinal herbal treatment for chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis. EVID-BASED COMPL ALT, 2013, 284959. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/284959

Vancouver

Meyer-Hamme G, Beckmann K, Radtke J, Efferth T, Greten HJ, Rostock M et al. A survey of chinese medicinal herbal treatment for chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis. EVID-BASED COMPL ALT. 2013;2013:284959. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/284959

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title = "A survey of chinese medicinal herbal treatment for chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis",
abstract = "Oral mucositis is one of the common side effects of chemotherapy treatment with potentially severe implications. Despite several treatment approaches by conventional and complementary western medicine, the therapeutic outcome is often not satisfactory. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) offers empirical herbal formulas for the treatment of oral ulceration which are used in adaptation to chemotherapy-induced mucositis. While standard concepts for TCM treatment do not exist and acceptance by conventional oncologists is still low, we conducted a review to examine the evidence of Chinese herbal treatment in oral mucositis. Eighteen relevant studies on 4 single herbs, 2 combinations of 2 herbs, and 11 multiherbal prescriptions involving 3 or more compounds were included. Corresponding molecular mechanisms were investigated. The knowledge about detailed herbal mechanisms, especially in multi-herbal prescriptions is still limited. The quality of clinical trials needs further improvement. Meta-analysis on the existent database is not possible but molecular findings on Chinese medicinal herbs indicate that further research is still promising for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis. ",
author = "Gesa Meyer-Hamme and Kathrin Beckmann and Janine Radtke and Thomas Efferth and Greten, {Henry Johannes} and Matthias Rostock and Sven Schr{\"o}der",
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T1 - A survey of chinese medicinal herbal treatment for chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis

AU - Meyer-Hamme, Gesa

AU - Beckmann, Kathrin

AU - Radtke, Janine

AU - Efferth, Thomas

AU - Greten, Henry Johannes

AU - Rostock, Matthias

AU - Schröder, Sven

PY - 2013

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N2 - Oral mucositis is one of the common side effects of chemotherapy treatment with potentially severe implications. Despite several treatment approaches by conventional and complementary western medicine, the therapeutic outcome is often not satisfactory. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) offers empirical herbal formulas for the treatment of oral ulceration which are used in adaptation to chemotherapy-induced mucositis. While standard concepts for TCM treatment do not exist and acceptance by conventional oncologists is still low, we conducted a review to examine the evidence of Chinese herbal treatment in oral mucositis. Eighteen relevant studies on 4 single herbs, 2 combinations of 2 herbs, and 11 multiherbal prescriptions involving 3 or more compounds were included. Corresponding molecular mechanisms were investigated. The knowledge about detailed herbal mechanisms, especially in multi-herbal prescriptions is still limited. The quality of clinical trials needs further improvement. Meta-analysis on the existent database is not possible but molecular findings on Chinese medicinal herbs indicate that further research is still promising for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis.

AB - Oral mucositis is one of the common side effects of chemotherapy treatment with potentially severe implications. Despite several treatment approaches by conventional and complementary western medicine, the therapeutic outcome is often not satisfactory. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) offers empirical herbal formulas for the treatment of oral ulceration which are used in adaptation to chemotherapy-induced mucositis. While standard concepts for TCM treatment do not exist and acceptance by conventional oncologists is still low, we conducted a review to examine the evidence of Chinese herbal treatment in oral mucositis. Eighteen relevant studies on 4 single herbs, 2 combinations of 2 herbs, and 11 multiherbal prescriptions involving 3 or more compounds were included. Corresponding molecular mechanisms were investigated. The knowledge about detailed herbal mechanisms, especially in multi-herbal prescriptions is still limited. The quality of clinical trials needs further improvement. Meta-analysis on the existent database is not possible but molecular findings on Chinese medicinal herbs indicate that further research is still promising for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis.

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DO - 10.1155/2013/284959

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JO - EVID-BASED COMPL ALT

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