SynthesisFrontiers in oncology2023
Quantitative analysis and visualization of literature on acupuncture and related TCM therapies for the treatment of colorectal cancer based on CiteSpace.
Synthesis in Frontiers in oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 4 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- Expression profile and prognostic relevance of immune infiltration-related RBMS1 in gliomas: a multidimensional integrative analysis.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2025Article
- Progress of traditional Chinese medicine in the prevention and treatment of colorectal cancer.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2025Review
- Research Status and Hot Spot Visualization Analysis of Osteoporosis from 2014 to 2025.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- Evaluating the clinical application and effect of acupuncture therapy in anal function rehabilitation after low-tension rectal cancer surgery.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
Corrections and comments
- Retraction · 2025-02-14Concerns/Issues about Article · Investigation by Journal/Publisher · Objections by Author(s) · Unreliable Results and/or Conclusions ·
- Retracted
Authors and funding
6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Objective: We analyzed the literature describing the results of treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC) using acupuncture in the past three decades from the Web of Science (WoS) and Chinese databases (including CNKI, WANGFANG and VIP), and summarized the current development of CRC treatment as well as future research directions through the presentation of maps and visualization analysis. Methods: We searched the WoS and Chinese databases. Relevant articles were exported, and the data were organized using Excel software and was visualized and analyzed using CiteSpace software. Results: A total of 355 articles from the WoS and 95 articles from Chinese databases were selected for inclusion in the analysis. The articles in WoS were sourced from 174 journals, 1274 institutions, and 66 countries, and covered 299 keywords. The articles in the Chinese databases were sourced from 43 journals, 111 institutions, and 3 countries, and included 126 keywords. The article with the most citations in the WoS was cited 128 times and in the Chinese databases, the article with the most citations was cited 120 times. Acupuncture, CRC, rectal cancer, apoptosis, warm acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and gastrointestinal function were mentioned most frequently in the WoS. CRC, electroacupuncture, gastrointestinal function, rectal cancer, acupuncture and moxibustion, acupuncture, and colon cancer were mentioned most frequently in the Chinese databases. Conclusion: Both the WoS and Chinese databases showed a gradual increase in the number of articles related to acupuncture treatment for CRC, indicating a growing interest in this area. Acupuncture treatments are diverse, including warm acupuncture, auricular acupuncture, acupuncture injection, and electroacupuncture. They are often used in combination with drugs to treat symptoms such as depression, nausea and vomiting, pain, diarrhea, and urinary and fecal incontinence, which are commonly associated with CRC.
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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.