Study on the medication rules of traditional Chinese medicine in treating breast cancer based on data mining
10.3969/j.issn.1673-9701.2025.24.014
- VernacularTitle:基于数据挖掘中药治疗乳腺癌用药规律的研究
- Author:
Yuan LI
1
;
Lin QIAN
;
Chao TIAN
;
Tao WU
;
Lyuhui HU
;
Bingmei ZHU
;
Zhihua YE
;
Zhizhen TAO
;
Min YANG
;
Qinxi LIU
;
Bihui YANG
;
Hang LUO
;
Fan QU
;
Yi YANG
Author Information
1. 成都中医药大学公共卫生学院,四川成都 611137
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Data mining;
Medication rules;
Breast cancer;
Traditional Chinese medicine;
Cluster analysis
- From:
China Modern Doctor
2025;63(24):68-72,129
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To analyze the medication rules of traditional Chinese medicine in treating breast cancer based on real-world data mining.Methods Inpatients with breast cancer who received traditional Chinese medicine treatment at the Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January 2017 to December 2021 were selected.Python 3.10 software was used to mine traditional Chinese medicine prescription data;SPSS 23.0 software was applied for descriptive analysis,and systematic cluster analysis was performed on high-frequency drugs.Results A total of 3026 consultation records of inpatients with breast cancer were collected.The main traditional Chinese medicine syndrome diagnosis of"predominantly liver depression and Qi stagnation"accounted for 60.94％of the total consultations.A total of 240 kinds of traditional Chinese medicine were used,with a cumulative frequency of 35 462 times.Among them,29 kinds of traditional Chinese medicine such as Danggui,Fuling,Baizhu,Chaihu had a cumulative usage frequency exceeding 300 times.Regarding the four natures of drugs,cold-natured(43.55％),warm-natured(30.05％),and neutral-natured(23.34％)drugs were predominant;In terms of five flavors,sweet(46.12％),bitter(30.91％),and pungent(20.02％)were the main ones.The most frequently used drugs were tonifying herbs(32.77％),followed by heat-clearing herbs(15.96％)and phlegm-resolving herbs(14.71％).Systematic cluster analysis yielded 7 groups of drug combinations.Conclusion In real-world clinical practice,traditional Chinese medicine for breast cancer mainly uses tonifying herbs,reflecting the traditional Chinese medicine principle of"strengthening healthy Qi and cultivating the root"in treating tumors.The four natures and five flavors of drugs follow syndrome differentiation and the combination of cold and heat.The clustered drug combinations have extensive therapeutic effects,covering various syndromes of breast cancer at different stages,which can provide a reference for clinical medication.
