Acupuncture for Aromatase Inhibitor-Induced XXXX : A Systematic Review.

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BACKGROUND: @entity11163 ( @entity11163 ) are commonly used as adjunctive hormone treatment for early @entity0 @entity1 . The major side effect of @entity11163 is @entity4841 , which affects adherence. Previous reviews suggested that acupuncture is effective in the management of @entity5 . The aim of this review is to evaluate the effects of acupuncture on @entity4841 caused by @entity11163 . METHODS: This article examined @entity23 ( @entity23 ) measuring the effects of acupuncture on joint symptoms caused by @entity11163 within 8 medical databases till May 2014. The quality of the articles was evaluated according to the Cochrane risk of bias (ROB) tool. RESULTS: Four @entity23 were identified in medical journals. Two studies were conducted with manual acupuncture and 2 studies were electroacupuncture. The range of sample size was between 32 and 67. One RCT showed significant improvement in the acupuncture group compared with the sham control group and another RCT showed a statistical difference between the electroacupuncture and waitlist group. The other 2 studies showed no statistical differences between control and acupuncture groups. Two studies conducted blood analysis to elucidate the mechanism of efficacy of acupuncture for @entity4841 . The 2 positive studies had a lower ROB and 2 studies had a high ROB. CONCLUSIONS: The systematic review suggests that acupuncture has potential benefits to improve @entity4841 caused by @entity11163 . However, further trials of adequate sample size, appropriate control group, and longer follow-up are necessary to investigate the efficacy of acupuncture in AI-induced @entity4841 .
