Erdi Bazhen decoction for cancer-related fatigue due to qi and blood deficiency in prostate cancer patients receiving androgen deprivation therapy: an exploratory randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot clinical trial protocol

Jintao Wei, Jian Ma, Ziyang Ma, Yang Liu, Lei Xu, Xuefeng Mei, Peihai Zhang

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DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2026.1970591
Published: 2026-10-13
Container: Frontiers in Medicine
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@article{allodium:10.3389/fmed.2026.1970591,
  title = {Erdi Bazhen decoction for cancer-related fatigue due to qi and blood deficiency in prostate cancer patients receiving androgen deprivation therapy: an exploratory randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot clinical trial protocol},
  author = {Jintao Wei and Jian Ma and Ziyang Ma and Yang Liu and Lei Xu and Xuefeng Mei and Peihai Zhang},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Frontiers in Medicine},
  doi = {10.3389/fmed.2026.1970591},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1970591}
}

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AU  - Yang Liu
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AU  - Xuefeng Mei
AU  - Peihai Zhang
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JO  - Frontiers in Medicine
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Wei, J., Ma, J., Ma, Z., Liu, Y., Xu, L., Mei, X., & Zhang, P. (2026). Erdi Bazhen decoction for cancer-related fatigue due to qi and blood deficiency in prostate cancer patients receiving androgen deprivation therapy: an exploratory randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot clinical trial protocol. Frontiers in Medicine. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1970591

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