The Efficacy and Hemorheological Indexes of Ginseng and Its Active Components for Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Characteristics of the study.

Author (Year)	Experience group average age	Experience group number	Control group average age	Control group number	Experience group method	Control group method	Research designs
Zhang et al. (2004) [30]		34		33	Compound ginseng polysaccharide, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy	Chemotherapy and radiotherapy	RCT
Sun et al. (2006) [31]	59.54	54	57.44	61	Shenyi capsule and NP chemotherapy	NP chemotherapy	RCT
Tu (2008) [32]		20		21	Ginsenoside Rg3, paclitaxel, and cisplatin	Paclitaxel and cisplatin	RCT
Kou et al. (2010) [33]		46		44	Ginsenoside Rg3, gemcitabine, and cisplatin	Gemcitabine and cisplatin	RCT
Zhang et al. (2010) [34]		46		44	Ginsenoside Rg3, gemcitabine, and cisplatin	Gemcitabine and cisplatin	RCT
Wang et al. (2011) [35]		59		58	Shenyi capsule, gemcitabine, and cisplatin or Shenyi capsule, vinorelbine, and cisplatin	Gemcitabine and cisplatin or vinorelbine and cisplatin	RCT
Jin et al. (2011) [36]		20		20	Shenyi capsule, gemcitabine, and cisplatin	Gemcitabine and cisplatin	RCT
Luan (2014) [37]		57		43	Shenyi capsule, gemcitabine, and cisplatin	Gemcitabine and cisplatin	RCT
Ge et al. (2015) [38]	60.8	67	59.4	75	Ginseng polysaccharide, gemcitabine, and cisplatin	Gemcitabine and cisplatin	RCT
Gang (2015) [39]	63.33	35	63.35	35	Ginseng and sodium cantharidinate vitamin B6	Sodium cantharidinate vitamin B6	RCT
Wang (2016) [40]	67.49	75	65.67	75	Ginseng polysaccharide, pemetrexed, and cisplatin or ginseng polysaccharide, gemcitabine, and cisplatin	Pemetrexed and cisplatin or gemcitabine and cisplatin	RCT
Liang and Han (2016) [41]	67.47	47	66.32	46	Shenyi capsule, gemcitabine, and cisplatin	Gemcitabine and cisplatin	RCT
Shi (2018) [42]	69.67	31	68.34	31	Shenyi capsule, paclitaxel, and carboplatin	Paclitaxel and carboplatin	RCT
Zhang et al. (2019) [43]	62.8	32	61.7	31	Ginseng polysaccharide, gemcitabine, and cisplatin or ginseng polysaccharide, docetaxel, and cisplatin	Gemcitabine and cisplatin or docetaxel and cisplatin	RCT
Jiang et al. (2019) [44]		30		30	Ginsenoside Rg3 and osimertinib	Osimertinib	RCT
Zhang et al. (2020) [45]	45.23	40	47.13	40	Shenyi capsule, gemcitabine, and cisplatin	Gemcitabine and cisplatin	RCT
Liang et al. (2020) [46]	64.1	50	62.5	50	Ginseng polysaccharide, gemcitabine, and cisplatin	Gemcitabine and cisplatin	RCT