Effectiveness and Safety of Chinese Herbal Injections Combined with SOX Chemotherapy Regimens for Advanced Gastric Cancer: a Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis.

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have demonstrated that combining Chinese herbal injections (CHIs) with oxaliplatin plus tegafur (SOX) chemotherapy regimens improves clinical effectiveness and reduces adverse reactions in patients with advanced gastric cancer (AGC). These RCTs highlight the potential applications of CHIs and their impact on AGC patient prognosis. However, there is insufficient comparative evidence on the clinical effectiveness and safety of different CHIs when combined with SOX.

Association between mitochondrial DNA levels and depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Mitochondrial dysfunction leading to disturbances in energy metabolism has emerged as one of the risk factors in the pathogenesis of depression. Numerous studies have identified alterations in the content of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in peripheral blood and cerebrospinal fluid of individuals with depression. Researchers have sought to establish a clear association between mtDNA and depression.

Value of contrast-enhanced MR angiography for the follow-up of treated brain arteriovenous malformations: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: To estimate the diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced MR angiography (CE-MRA) in identifying residual brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) after treatment.

Methods: We retrieved appropriate references from the electronic databases of PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane Library, and then evaluated the methodology quality of included references using the QUADAS-2 tool. We calculated the pooled sensitivity and specificity by applying a bivariate mixed-effects model and detected the publication bias using Deeks' funnel plot.