Efficacy and safety of acupuncture in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in breast cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Front Neurol · 2025 · PMC12847451 · PMID 41613176

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.484not close (p > 0.1)

For the unspecified agents subgroup (2 studies), the result favored acupuncture but did not reach statistical significance (RD = 0.11, 95% CI: −0.20, 0.43; p = 0.484).

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