Construction and consideration on a traditional Chinese medicine efficacy evaluation system for liver diseases
- VernacularTitle:中医药治疗肝病疗效评价体系构建与思考
- Author:
Qianqian NIU
1
;
Wei CHEN
2
;
Xiuhui LI
3
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: Liver Diseases; Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy; Treatment Outcome
- From: Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2026;42(5):993-997
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: Traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） has unique advantages in the management of liver diseases； however， traditional TCM efficacy evaluation is highly subjective with a lack of standardized criteria， and the evaluation criteria for modern medicine are incompatible with the characteristics of TCM interventions， leading to a marked dissociation between diseases， symptoms， and syndromes. To address the above issues， this article proposes the core principle of disease-symptom-syndrome integration and establishes a four-dimensional efficacy evaluation system including TCM syndrome efficacy， patient-reported outcomes， overall disease prognosis， and changes in biological indicators. This article systematically elaborates on the core connotation， indicator selection criteria， and quantification methods of each dimension and clarifies the implementation principles and strategies， in order to provide methodological support for high-quality clinical research and the production of high-level evidence-based data in TCM treatment of liver diseases and promote the modernization and internationalization of TCM diagnosis and treatment.
