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39 verified publications · 2005–2026 · Newest first
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CareBringing research safely into cancer care
Read the patient-friendly summaryAcupuncture in Cancer Care: Evidence, Safety, and Implementation in Oncology Practice.
Weidong Lu, Eunbin Kwag, Irene Martyniuk, Ting Bao
JCO oncology practice · 2026
PMID 42407001 · DOI 10.1200/OP-26-00334
A plan to review animal research on how disease inside the body may produce skin inflammation and referred pain; it does not report a completed review.
Inside-Out Mechanism of Referred Visceral Pain: Protocol for a Systematic Review of Cutaneous Neurogenic Inflammation in Preclinical Animal Models of Visceral Diseases.
EunMee Yang, Dennis Muñoz-Vergara, Andrew C Ahn, Weidong Lu, Vitaly Napadow, Alexandria E Cronin, Peter M Wayne
JMIR research protocols · 2026
PMID 42061849 · DOI 10.2196/67852
Compares medical and traditional acupuncture education and discusses how shared training could support patient care.
Integrating Medical and Traditional Acupuncture Education in the United States: Enhancing Patient Care Through Combined Expertise.
Weidong Lu
Medical acupuncture · 2025
PMID 40308735 · DOI 10.1089/acu.2024.0140
Discusses the clinical and research implications of a Cochrane review of acupuncture for chronic nonspecific low back pain.
Clinical and Research Implications of a Cochrane Systematic Review of Acupuncture for Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain.
EunMee Yang, Weidong Lu, Vitaly Napadow, Peter M Wayne
Global advances in integrative medicine and health · 2024
PMID 39099638 · DOI 10.1177/27536130241261161
Sets out a trial to test acupuncture for persistent fatigue after breast cancer, including patient experiences and costs; this paper reports the plan, not results.
Acupuncture for fatigue in breast cancer survivors: a study protocol for a pragmatic, mixed method, randomised controlled trial.
Terje Alræk, Hilde Skjerve, Anette Sørensen, S A Lie, Hilde Presterud Ødegård, Weidong Lu, Jun Mao, G Deng, Myeong Soo Lee, Stephen Birch, Admassu Nadew Lamu, Tae-Hun Kim, Hugh MacPherson
BMJ open · 2024
PMID 39079925 · DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077514
HarmonyLiving with fewer hot flashes
Read the patient-friendly summaryAcupuncture for hot flashes in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer: A pooled analysis of individual patient data from parallel randomized trials.
Weidong Lu, Anita Giobbie-Hurder, Anna Tanasijevic, Sylvia Baedorf Kassis, Sung Hwan Park, Young Ju Jeong, Im Hee Shin, Chang Yao, Hyun Jung Jung, Zhiyuan Zhu, Chao Bao, Ting Bao, EunMee Yang, Barbara E Bierer, Jennifer A Ligibel
Cancer · 2024
PMID 38924035 · DOI 10.1002/cncr.35374
Examines whether acupuncture points become more sensitive during illness and finds that the available studies cannot give a firm answer.
Acupoint Sensitivity in Health and Disease: A Systematic Review.
EunMee Yang, Weidong Lu, Dennis Muñoz-Vergara, Esme Goldfinger, Ted J Kaptchuk, Vitaly Napadow, Andrew C Ahn, Peter M Wayne
Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2024
PMID 38748400 · DOI 10.1089/jicm.2023.0204
Describes the people, consultation processes, and practical steps involved in building an integrative oncology service.
Establishing an Integrative Oncology Service: Essential Aspects of Program Development.
Judith Lacey, Alissa Huston, Gabriel Lopez, Julia Ruiz Vozmediano, Chun Sing Lam, Santhosshi Narayanan, Weidong Lu, Ursula Wolf, Ishwaria M Subbiah, Patrick Richard, Ana Maria Lopez, Santosh Rao, Moshe Frenkel
Current oncology reports · 2024
PMID 38358637 · DOI 10.1007/s11912-024-01504-x
Explores how acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine are delivered in oncology settings and the barriers clinics face.
Characteristics and Challenges of Providing Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine in Oncology Treatment: Report of Survey Data and Experience of Five Unique Clinical Settings.
Susan Veleber, Misha Ruth Cohen, Matthew Weitzman, Yair Maimon, Christine A Adamo, Jonathan Siman, Weidong Lu, Tammy Sajdyk, Jennifer A M Stone
Integrative cancer therapies · 2024
PMID 38288552 · DOI 10.1177/15347354241226640
Responds to questions about the role and practicality of acupuncture for cancer-related fatigue; it is a scholarly exchange, not a new trial.
Using Acupuncture for Adjunct Treatment for Cancer-Related Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients Is Practicable. Reply to Hu et al. Is Acupuncture an Ideal Adjunctive Treatment for Cancer-Related Fatigue? Comment on "Choi et al. Acupuncture for Managing Cancer-Related Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cancers 2022, 14, 4419".
Terje Alraek, Stephen Birch, Tae-Young Choi, Lin Ang, Ji Hee Jun, Weidong Lu, Myeong Soo Lee
Cancers · 2023
PMID 37190156 · DOI 10.3390/cancers15082227
Reports lower symptom scores among a small follow-up group using clinician-guided virtual acupressure, without a comparison group to establish cause and effect.
Virtual acupressure for symptom management in cancer populations during COVID-19: a retrospective analysis.
EunMee Yang, Weidong Lu, Anna M Tanasijevic, Jennifer A Ligibel
Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
PMID 37097505 · DOI 10.1007/s00520-023-07766-8
Tests the feasibility of acupuncture for breast cancer-related lymphedema; the small study found no consistent improvement in arm volume.
Acupuncture Treatment for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: A Randomized Pilot Study.
Rosie Friedman, Anna Rose Johnson, Kathy Shillue, Aaron Fleishman, Chris Mistretta, Leo Magrini, Bao Ngoc N Tran, Stanley G Rockson, Weidong Lu, Gloria Y Yeh, Dhruv Singhal
Lymphatic research and biology · 2023
PMID 37083501 · DOI 10.1089/lrb.2022.0001
Discusses the experience of comfort during acupuncture and moxibustion and why treatment experience matters.
[Discussion on "sugar needle - comfortable acupuncture and moxibustion"].
Tao Huang, Xiang-Hong Jing, Neng-Gui Xu, Qiang Wu, Yong-Ming Li, Can-Hui Li, Ye-Meng Chen, Wei-Dong Lu, Yi-Fan Yang, Tian-Jun Wang, Shao-Bai Wang
Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion · 2023
PMID 36858400 · DOI 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220324-k0001
Combines breast cancer fatigue trials and finds encouraging results, while noting that small studies and limited study quality reduce confidence.
Acupuncture for Managing Cancer-Related Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Tae-Young Choi, Lin Ang, Ji Hee Jun, Terje Alraek, Stephen Birch, Weidong Lu, Myeong Soo Lee
Cancers · 2022
PMID 36139579 · DOI 10.3390/cancers14184419
Explains the design of the multinational hot-flash trials whose results were published in 2024.
Acupuncture for hot flashes in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, a coordinated multinational study: Rationale and design of the study protocol.
Weidong Lu, Anita Giobbie-Hurder, Anna Tanasijevic, Sylvia Baedorf Kassis, Sung Hwan Park, Young Ju Jeong, Im Hee Shin, Chang Yao, Hyun Jung Jung, Zhiyuan Zhu, Chao Bao, Eun Mee Yang, Barbara E Bierer, Jennifer A Ligibel
Contemporary clinical trials · 2022
PMID 35998768 · DOI 10.1016/j.cct.2022.106885
Describes a self-monitoring toolkit used to support consistent documentation and oversight across international acupuncture trial sites.
Developing and implementing a self-monitoring toolkit for a coordinated multinational randomized acupuncture trial.
Sylvia Baedorf Kassis, Weidong Lu, Sarah A White, Im Hee Shin, Sung Hwan Park, Young Ju Jeong, Chang Yao, Jennifer Ligibel, Barbara E Bierer
BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2022
PMID 35715806 · DOI 10.1186/s12906-022-03648-4
Reviews skin temperature at acupuncture points and finds that differences between studies prevent firm conclusions about its diagnostic meaning.
Skin Temperature of Acupoints in Health and Disease: A Systematic Review.
EunMee Yang, Weidong Lu, Dennis Muñoz-Vergara, Esme Goldfinger, Ted J Kaptchuk, Vitaly Napadow, Andrew C Ahn, Peter M Wayne
Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2022
PMID 35475679 · DOI 10.1089/jicm.2021.0437
Explores ear acupuncture during breast cancer chemotherapy infusions, reporting feasibility and preliminary symptom changes that need controlled confirmation.
Auricular Acupuncture During Chemotherapy Infusion in Breast Cancer Patients: A Feasibility Study.
EunMee Yang, Weidong Lu, Anita Giobbie-Hurder, Im Hee Shin, Wendy Y Chen, Caroline C Block, Ann Partridge, Rinath M Jeselsohn, Sara M Tolaney, Rachel A Freedman, Jennifer A Ligibel
Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2022
PMID 35238615 · DOI 10.1089/jicm.2021.0256
Brings research and clinical perspectives together in a discussion of acupuncture practice and emerging research.
A Virtual Roundtable Discussion Highlighting the Latest Acupuncture Research and Practice.
Libin Jia, Weidong Lu, Richard C Niemtzow, Paul Crawford, Heather Greenlee, Qiufu Ma, Jun J Mao, Yu Lin, Oluwadamilola Olaku
Medical acupuncture · 2020
PMID 33381260 · DOI 10.1089/acu.2020.29158.rtl
Discusses nerve injury, inflammation, and acupuncture research in chemotherapy-related neuropathy; it does not prove nerve repair in patients.
Axon Degeneration and Inflammation in Neuropathy: The Role of Acupuncture.
Weidong Lu
Medical acupuncture · 2020
PMID 33362898 · DOI 10.1089/acu.2020.1496
SensationUnderstanding numbness, tingling, and nerve pain
Read the patient-friendly summaryAcupuncture for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.
Weidong Lu, Anita Giobbie-Hurder, Rachel A Freedman, Im Hee Shin, Nancy U Lin, Ann H Partridge, David S Rosenthal, Jennifer A Ligibel
The oncologist · 2020
PMID 32297442 · DOI 10.1634/theoncologist.2019-0489
A brief scholarly reply published in The Oncologist; it is listed as correspondence, not a separate clinical study.
In Reply.
Weidong Lu, Anita Giobbie-Hurder, Jennifer A Ligibel
The oncologist · 2020
PMID 32096583 · DOI 10.1634/theoncologist.2019-0933
Reflects on acupuncture for chronic pain in cancer survivors in relation to an ASCO guideline available at the time.
Oncology Acupuncture for Chronic Pain in Cancer Survivors: A Reflection on the American Society of Clinical Oncology Chronic Pain Guideline.
Weidong Lu, David S Rosenthal
Hematology/oncology clinics of North America · 2018
PMID 29729786 · DOI 10.1016/j.hoc.2018.01.009
Examines the relationship between dry needling and acupuncture, focusing on terminology and professional practice.
[Discussion on "dry needling" being part of acupuncture].
Zengfu Peng, Nenggui Xu, Zhaoxiang Bian, Canhui Li, Weidong Lu, Tao Huang, Shaobai Wang
Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion · 2017
PMID 29231512 · DOI 10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.06.025
Summarizes an NCI conference on acupuncture for cancer symptoms, including the evidence and questions still needing research.
The National Cancer Institute's Conference on Acupuncture for Symptom Management in Oncology: State of the Science, Evidence, and Research Gaps.
Farah Z Zia, Oluwadamilola Olaku, Ting Bao, Ann Berger, Gary Deng, Arthur Yin Fan, Mary K Garcia, Patricia M Herman, Ted J Kaptchuk, Elena J Ladas, Helene M Langevin, Lixing Lao, Weidong Lu, Vitaly Napadow, Richard C Niemtzow, Andrew J Vickers, Xin Shelley Wang, Claudia M Witt, Jun J Mao
Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs · 2017
PMID 29140486 · DOI 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgx005
Reports an NCI workshop on complementary cancer therapies and priorities for further scientific investigation.
State of the Science: Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapeutics Research-NCI Strategic Workshop Highlights of Discussion Report.
Dan Xi, Ting Bao, Qi Chen, Sushing Chen, Yung-Chi Cheng, Joseph Cullen, David A Frank, Jonathan W Friedberg, Ian Kronish, Jeffrey E Lee, Mark Levine, Pingping Li, Shao Li, Weidong Lu, Jun J Mao, Stephen O'Keefe, Larry Rubinstein, Manish A Shah, Leanna Standish, Channing J Paller, Edward Chu
Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs · 2017
PMID 29140484 · DOI 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgx003
ThroatAsking better questions about swallowing
Read the patient-friendly summaryAcupuncture for Chemoradiation Therapy-Related Dysphagia in Head and Neck Cancer: A Pilot Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial.
Weidong Lu, Peter M Wayne, Roger B Davis, Julie E Buring, Hailun Li, Eric A Macklin, Jochen H Lorch, Elaine Burke, Tyler C Haddad, Laura A Goguen, David S Rosenthal, Roy B Tishler, Marshall R Posner, Robert I Haddad
The oncologist · 2016
PMID 27511906 · DOI 10.1634/theoncologist.2015-0538
Tests fucoidan with lapatinib in cancer cell lines and finds differing interactions; these laboratory results do not justify taking the supplement during treatment.
Anticancer effect of fucoidan in combination with tyrosine kinase inhibitor lapatinib.
Byeongsang Oh, Jihun Kim, Weidong Lu, David Rosenthal
Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2014
PMID 24587811 · DOI 10.1155/2014/865375
Reviews acupuncture approaches to cancer pain and related symptoms as an addition to conventional symptom care.
Acupuncture for cancer pain and related symptoms.
Weidong Lu, David S Rosenthal
Current pain and headache reports · 2013
PMID 23338773 · DOI 10.1007/s11916-013-0321-3
LifeLooking beyond treatment to quality of life
Read the patient-friendly summaryThe Feasibility and Effects of Acupuncture on Quality of Life Scores During Chemotherapy in Ovarian Cancer: Results from a Pilot, Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial.
Weidong Lu, Ursula A Matulonis, Julie E Dunn, Hang Lee, Anne Doherty-Gilman, Elizabeth Dean-Clower, Annekathryn Goodman, Roger B Davis, Julie Buring, Peter Wayne, David S Rosenthal, Richard T Penson
Medical acupuncture · 2012
PMID 24761165 · DOI 10.1089/acu.2012.0904
Explains how a sham-controlled swallowing trial was designed; the completed pilot results are featured on the Featured research page.
Acupuncture for dysphagia after chemoradiation in head and neck cancer: rationale and design of a randomized, sham-controlled trial.
Weidong Lu, Peter M Wayne, Roger B Davis, Julie E Buring, Hailun Li, Laura A Goguen, David S Rosenthal, Roy B Tishler, Marshall R Posner, Robert I Haddad
Contemporary clinical trials · 2012
PMID 22406102 · DOI 10.1016/j.cct.2012.02.017
Reviews early oncology-acupuncture studies and discusses why patients undergoing cancer treatment need tailored safety assessment.
Recent advances in oncology acupuncture and safety considerations in practice.
Weidong Lu, David S Rosenthal
Current treatment options in oncology · 2010
PMID 21103962 · DOI 10.1007/s11864-010-0126-0
Describes swallowing and other symptom changes in ten patients after chemoradiation; without a comparison group, it cannot establish that acupuncture caused them.
Acupuncture for dysphagia after chemoradiation therapy in head and neck cancer: a case series report.
Weidong Lu, Marshall R Posner, Peter Wayne, David S Rosenthal, Robert I Haddad
Integrative cancer therapies · 2010
PMID 20713374 · DOI 10.1177/1534735410378856
Explores acupuncture for symptoms and quality of life in advanced cancer, with promising observations that require controlled testing.
Acupuncture as palliative therapy for physical symptoms and quality of life for advanced cancer patients.
Elizabeth Dean-Clower, Anne M Doherty-Gilman, Aparna Keshaviah, Frank Baker, Chiewkwei Kaw, Weidong Lu, Judith Manola, Richard T Penson, Ursula A Matulonis, David S Rosenthal
Integrative cancer therapies · 2010
PMID 20483875 · DOI 10.1177/1534735409360666
Illustrates how several supportive-care professionals contributed to one person's cancer care; a single case cannot establish treatment effectiveness.
Integrative Tumor Board: a case report and discussion from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Weidong Lu, Mary Jane Ott, Stacy Kennedy, Maria B Mathay, Anne M Doherty-Gilman, Elizabeth Dean-Clower, Carolyn M Hayes, David S Rosenthal
Integrative cancer therapies · 2009
PMID 19815593 · DOI 10.1177/1534735409343446
Weighing evidenceWhat an early blood-count study can tell us
Read the patient-friendly summaryAcupuncture for chemotherapy-induced neutropenia in patients with gynecologic malignancies: a pilot randomized, sham-controlled clinical trial.
Weidong Lu, Ursula A Matulonis, Anne Doherty-Gilman, Hang Lee, Elizabeth Dean-Clower, Andrew Rosulek, Carolyn Gibson, Annekathryn Goodman, Roger B Davis, Julie E Buring, Peter M Wayne, David S Rosenthal, Richard T Penson
Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2009
PMID 19552597 · DOI 10.1089/acm.2008.0589
Introduces acupuncture in cancer supportive care and the challenges of evaluating it in clinical research, reflecting the evidence available in 2008.
The value of acupuncture in cancer care.
Weidong Lu, Elizabeth Dean-Clower, Anne Doherty-Gilman, David S Rosenthal
Hematology/oncology clinics of North America · 2008
PMID 18638692 · DOI 10.1016/j.hoc.2008.04.005
Examines early blood-count studies but warns that poor methods and publication bias may make positive findings misleading.
Acupuncture for chemotherapy-induced leukopenia: exploratory meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Weidong Lu, David Hu, Elizabeth Dean-Clower, Anne Doherty-Gilman, Anna T R Legedza, Hang Lee, Ursula Matulonis, David S Rosenthal
Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology · 2007
PMID 17309808 · DOI 10.2310/7200.2006.035
An early review of acupuncture for chemoradiation side effects and how oncology teams might incorporate supportive care.
Acupuncture for side effects of chemoradiation therapy in cancer patients.
Weidong Lu
Seminars in oncology nursing · 2005
PMID 16092807 · DOI 10.1016/j.soncn.2005.04.008
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This collection includes the six papers featured on the other research pages. It is not an exhaustive CV. Publication details and summaries were verified on 16 October 2026. Each paper reflects the evidence available when it was published. The characters are artistic interpretations of the research themes.
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