The efficacy and safety of Chinese herbal medicine in the treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to assess the effectiveness and security of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) in the therapy of painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN). We searched databases for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of CHM in the treatment of PDN. Outcome indicators included nerve conduction velocity, clinical efficiency, pain score, TCM syndrome score, and adverse events.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Decoctions Improve Longevity Following Diagnosis with Stage IV Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Retrospective Analysis.

Objective: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an ancient form of personalized medicine and may improve morbidity and mortality in patients with esophageal cancer. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the utility of TCM in the treatment of stage IV esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).

Methods: We collected the medical records of patients with stage IV SCC admitted to Henan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Linzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine between July 2017 and June 2020.

High DSCC1 Level Predicts Poor Prognosis of Lung Adenocarcinoma.

Purpose: To evaluate the role of DSCC1 in LUAD.

Patients And Methods: Based on TCGA and GTEx, the Wilcoxon rank-sum test was used to compare the expression differences of DSCC1 between the normal samples of GTEx combined TCGA and the unpaired tumor samples of TCGA, and to compare DSCC1 expression values between tumor tissues and paired normal LUAD tissues in the TCGA cohort. Kruskal-Wallis rank-sum test, Wilcoxon rank-sum test, and logistics regression were used to compare the relationship between the expression of DSCC1 and the clinicopathological parameters.