Oral administration of herbal medicines for radiation pneumonitis in lung cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND:Radiation pneumonitis is a common and serious complication of radiotherapy. Many published randomized controlled studies (RCTs) reveal a growing trend of using herbal medicines as adjuvant therapy to prevent radiation pneumonitis; however, their efficacy and safety remain unexplored. OBJE...

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Main Authors: Kwan-Il Kim, Ji Hee Jun, Hyunjung Baek, Jae-Hyo Kim, Beom-Joon Lee, Hee-Jae Jung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5976163?pdf=render