title: Herbal medicines for cancer cachexia: protocol for a systematic review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To assess the efficacy of herbal medicines as a treatment of cancer cachexia.
  
  
  METHODS
  We will search the following 13 electronic databases from their inception. MEDLINE (PubMed), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), EMBASE, Allied and Complementary Medicine Database (AMED), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang, Journal Integration Platform (VIP) and six Korean Medical Databases (KoreaMed, the Korean Traditional knowledge Portal, OASIS, DBPIA, the Research Information Service System and the Korean Studies Information Service System) without restrictions on time or language. The data will be extracted independently by two authors using predefined criteria. Disagreements will be resolved by discussion between the authors. The risk of bias will be assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The review will be published in a journal. The review will also be disseminated electronically and in print. An update of the review will be conducted to inform and guide healthcare practice and policy.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  PROSPERO 2013:CRD42013006612.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Bongki
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Hee
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Jun
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jeeyoun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Sooseong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: You
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Myeong Soo
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0987-9093
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D002100:Cachexia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012107:Research Design; D000078202:Systematic Reviews as Topic
chemical_list: D028321:Plant Preparations
keywords: Complementary Medicine