Efficacy and safety of traditional Chinese medicine decoctions in breast cancer treatment: a network meta-analysis

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Breast cancer is the most common malignant tumor among women, with over two million new cases diagnosed annually.
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Traditional Chinese herbal decoctions are being evaluated as adjunctive therapies to mitigate side effects of conventional breast cancer treatments.
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The study included 68 articles and 4,708 patients, employing a network meta-analysis to assess the efficacy and safety of various herbal decoctions.
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YHHYT ranked first for objective response rate, while BZT ranked first for disease control rate and nausea relief among the decoctions evaluated.
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The findings suggest that Chinese herbal decoctions may enhance treatment efficacy and improve quality of life for breast cancer patients.

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