Effect of acupuncture vs sham acupuncture or waitlist control on joint pain related to aromatase inhibitors among women with early-stage breast cancer: a randomized …

DL Hershman, JM Unger, H Greenlee, JL Capodice… - Jama, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Musculoskeletal symptoms are the most common adverse effects of aromatase
inhibitors and often result in therapy discontinuation. Small studies suggest that acupuncture …

Comparison of acupuncture vs sham acupuncture or waiting list control in the treatment of aromatase inhibitor–related joint pain: a randomized clinical trial

DL Hershman, JM Unger, H Greenlee… - JAMA network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) have proven efficacy for the treatment of hormone-
sensitive breast cancer; however, arthralgias (pain and stiffness) contribute to …

Randomized, blinded, sham-controlled trial of acupuncture for the management of aromatase inhibitor–associated joint symptoms in women with early-stage breast …

KD Crew, JL Capodice, H Greenlee… - Journal of Clinical …, 2010 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Women with breast cancer (BC) treated with aromatase inhibitors (AIs) may
experience joint symptoms that can lead to discontinuation of effective therapy. We …

A dual-center randomized controlled double blind trial assessing the effect of acupuncture in reducing musculoskeletal symptoms in breast cancer patients taking …

T Bao, L Cai, JT Giles, J Gould, K Tarpinian… - Breast cancer research …, 2013 - Springer
Up to 50% of women receiving aromatase inhibitor (AI) complain of AI-associated
musculoskeletal symptoms (AIMSS) and 15% discontinue treatment. We conducted a …

Pilot study of acupuncture for the treatment of joint symptoms related to adjuvant aromatase inhibitor therapy in postmenopausal breast cancer patients

KD Crew, JL Capodice, H Greenlee, A Apollo… - Journal of Cancer …, 2007 - Springer
Abstract Introduction Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) have become the standard of care for the
adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal, hormone-sensitive breast cancer. However, patients …

Acupuncture for treatment of arthralgia secondary to aromatase inhibitor therapy in women with early breast cancer: pilot study

B Oh, B Kimble, DSJ Costa, E Davis… - Acupuncture in …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are recommended as adjuvant hormone treatment
for postmenopausal women with early breast cancer. A substantial proportion of women …

[HTML][HTML] A randomised trial of electro-acupuncture for arthralgia related to aromatase inhibitor use

JJ Mao, SX Xie, JT Farrar, CT Stricker… - European journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Arthralgia is a common and debilitating side-effect experienced by breast
cancer patients receiving aromatase inhibitors (AIs) and often results in premature drug …

Electroacupuncture for fatigue, sleep, and psychological distress in breast cancer patients with aromatase inhibitor‐related arthralgia: a randomized trial

JJ Mao, JT Farrar, D Bruner, J Zee, M Bowman… - Cancer, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Although fatigue, sleep disturbance, depression, and anxiety are
associated with pain in breast cancer patients, it is unknown whether acupuncture can …

Randomized, multicenter, placebo-controlled clinical trial of duloxetine versus placebo for aromatase inhibitor–associated arthralgias in early-stage breast cancer …

NL Henry, JM Unger, AF Schott… - Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Adherence to aromatase inhibitor (AI) therapy for early-stage breast cancer is
limited by AI-associated musculoskeletal symptoms (AIMSS). Duloxetine is US Food and …

Randomized controlled trial of a home‐based walking program to reduce moderate to severe aromatase inhibitor‐associated arthralgia in breast cancer survivors

KA Nyrop, LF Callahan, RJ Cleveland… - The …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background In postmenopausal women diagnosed with breast cancer (BC), most BC tumors
are hormone receptor positive and guidelines recommend adjuvant endocrine therapy that …