Review Article

Is Huachansu Beneficial in Treating Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer? Evidence from a Meta-Analysis of Its Efficacy Combined with Chemotherapy

Table 4

Result of Begg’s and Egger’s test for publication bias of the studies belonging to different indicator groups.

IndicatorNumber of trialsPublication bias
value (Begg’s) value (Egger’s)

Objective tumor response130.1430.06
One-year survival 40.7340.888
Performance status90.0760.19
Pain relief41.0000.300
Nausea and vomiting70.7640.603
Leukocytopenia90.1750.212
Thrombocytopenia50.8060.036