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This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the available data on the efficacy and safety of BJOEI in the treatment of GC and assess the quality of the synthesized evidence.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> A comprehensive search was performed on PubMed, EMBASE, CENTRAL, Web of Science, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (CBM), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang database and Chinese Scientific Journals Database (VIP database), and other potential resources, such as the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR) and <jats:ext-link>ClinicalTrials.gov<\/jats:ext-link> from their inception to July 31, 2021. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the therapeutic effects of BJOEI combined with conventional therapy to those of conventional therapy alone were included. We used RevMan 5.3 for data analysis and quality evaluation of the included studies and assessed the evidence quality based on the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) criteria.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> Eighteen RCTs involving 1,210 patients were included, and the meta-analysis results demonstrated that compared with the control group (conventional therapy), the experimental group (BJOEI combined with conventional therapy) showed a significantly improved overall response rate (ORR) (risk ratio [RR] = 1.52, 95% CI: 1.36\u20131.69, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.00001), clinical benefit rate (CBR) (RR = 1.17, 95% CI: 1.11\u20131.23, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.00001), performance status (RR = 1.72, 95% CI: 1.46\u20132.01, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.00001), and reduced incidence of the following adverse drug reactions (ADRs): neutropenia, leukopenia, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, liver damage, hand-foot syndrome, and peripheral sensory nerve toxicity. Subgroup analysis showed that the BJOEI intervention could significantly improve the ORR and CBR in patients with GC when combined with FOLFOX4, XELOX, and other chemotherapeutics.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> The evidence presented in this study supports the fact that BJOEI combined with conventional chemotherapy provides a statistically significant and clinically important effect in the improvement of ORR, CBR, performance status, and ADR reduction in patients with GC. 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