Discussion on TCM Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer

VernacularTitle:三阴乳腺癌中医辨治思路探讨
Author: Ju-Ling JIANG ¹ ; Wen-Xin MA ; Wen-Ping LU
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1. 中国中医科学院广安门医院
Keywords: syndrome differentiation and treatment; triple negative breast cancer; TCM constitutions
From: Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2018;25(7):95-98
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a special subtype of breast cancer which lacks expression of the estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor and HER-2. The treatment of TNBC remains a challenge, due to its high heterogeneity, aggressive pattern and insensitivity to endocrine, so the HER-2-directed therapy is ineffective and prognosis is poor. TCM treatment has certain advantages in treating TNBC. The complementation of traditional Chinese and Western medicine should be paid attention to in the process of syndrome differentiation. Differential diagnosis of disease in Western medicine should correspond to treatment based on syndrome differentiation and the concept of wholism in TCM. For different stages of the disease, it is also important to emphasize the relations between supporting the healthy energy and eliminating the evil factors, and the whole and the part before the prescription to analyze and grasp of TCM constitution, to exert the superiority of TCM in treating TNBC.