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. 2016 Oct 4;2016:2421876. doi: 10.1155/2016/2421876

Table 2.

Characteristics of studies included in this systematic review.

Author Year Sample
size
Mean age (year)
(median/range)
% men  Chemotherapy Radix Astragali intervention Control
Cui et al. [5] 2009 40 60 57.5 FOLFOX Single herb extract No intervention
Feng [6] 2011 40 2855 67.5 FOLFOX Compound prescription No intervention
Huang et al. [7] 2013 61 62.3 62.3 FOLFOX Compound prescription No intervention
Huang et al. [8] 2010 60 46 71.7 FOLFOX Compound prescription No intervention
Jin et al. [9] 2015 77 47.2 48.1 FOLFOX Compound prescription No intervention
Kong [10] 2012 40 4060 52.5 OXAL Compound prescription No intervention
Li et al. [11] 2013 60 50.1 31.7 FOLFOX Compound prescription GSH
Liang et al. [12] 2012 84 3273 70.2 FOLFOX Compound prescription No intervention
Liang et al. [13] 2015 135 47.8 67.4 FOLFOX Compound prescription No intervention
Lin and Luo [14] 2011 90 51 54.4 FOLFOX Compound prescription No intervention
Liu et al. [15] 2011 60 61.5 64.3 FOLFOX, OXAL Compound prescription Mecobalamin
Liu [16] 2009 68 3170 60.3 FOLFOX Compound prescription No intervention
Lv [17] 2015 90 53.0 53.3 OXAL Compound prescription Mecobalamin
Qin and Sun [18] 2015 42 55 61.9 FOLFOX Compound prescription Mecobalamin
Qin et al. [19] 2012 68 57.2 47.1 OXAL, TAX Compound prescription Cobamamide
Shen et al. [20] 2015 60 59.7 65.0 OXAL Compound prescription Mecobalamin
Sun et al. [21] 2010 60 55.3 63.3 FOLFOX, XELOX, TAX + 5-Fu Compound prescription Mecobalamin
Tan and Qi [22] 2015 63 3170 60.3 OXAL Compound prescription Mecobalamin
Wang [23] 2015 60 52.3 50.0 FOLFOX Compound prescription Ca/Mg infusions
Wu et al. [24] 2015 89 49.2 70.8 Platinum, TAX, Compound prescription No intervention
Wu et al. [25] 2012 60 2371 65.8 FOLFOX Compound prescription No intervention
Wu et al. [26] 2015 60 59.7 65.6 Platinum, TAX, VCR Compound prescription No intervention
Xu et al. [27] 2011 40 45.0 OXAL Compound prescription No intervention
Zhang and Lu [28] 2013 70 31–77 65.7 FOLFOX Single herb extract +
thioctic acid
No intervention

FOLFOX: oxaliplatin + 5-fluorouracil + calcium folinate.

5-Fu: 5-fluorouracil.

GSH: glutathione.

OXAL: oxaliplatin.

TAX: taxol.

VCR: vincristine.

XELOX: oxaliplatin + capecitabine.