1.Current Status and Reflections on Key Technologies and Methods for Clinical Research Design and Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Spleen and Stomach Diseases
Fang LU ; Ping WANG ; Liqun BIAN ; Lin LYU ; Mengli XIAO ; Tai ZHANG ; Xudong TANG
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2026;67(5):498-503
Clinical trials represent a pivotal stage in the development of pharmaceutical drugs. Nevertheless, given the unique characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and the diagnostic and treatment principle of syndrome differentiation and treatment in TCM, the clinical evaluation techniques and methods that can comprehensively reflect the characteristics of TCM and are tailored to its specificities are still in need of refinement and innovation. This paper systematically summarizes the key techniques and methods for designing and evaluating the clinical research on the treatment of the spleen and stomach diseases with TCM from three aspects including clinical research design, evaluation, and platform construction, compares domestic and international research landscapes, and proposes for future directions. It is suggested that a multidimensional evaluation system integrating modern medicine and TCM theory should be established, and further innovation is needed in TCM research design and methodologies, leveraging intelligent devices and technologies powered by next-generation information technology to transform clinical data into high-quality TCM evidence. Moreover, standardized and shared platforms for TCM clinical data should be accelerated, so as to provide references for the design, implementation, and evaluation of future clinical research on the treatment of the spleen and stomach diseases with TCM.
2.Application Value of Scales for Symptom & Syndrome Evaluation in Spleen-Stomach Diseases Related New Drug Research and Development
Fengbin LIU ; Simeng YAO ; Ping WANG ; Liqun BIAN ; Zhengkun HOU ; Xudong TANG
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2026;67(5):504-509
Symptom and syndrome efficacy evaluation scales are indispensable tools for clinical efficacy assessment in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and hold significant value at all stages of new drug research development for spleen and stomach diseases. These scales can provide scientific basis for clinical positioning, efficacy evaluation, and expansion of indications of new drugs. By analyzing the current hotspots and difficulties in research, this study aims to explore the important significance of these scales in the development of new drugs for spleen and stomach diseases, summarize the domestic research progress, and conduct comparative analyses with international studies. Future development trends are also discussed in order to promote the application of symptom and syndrome efficacy evaluation scales in the development of new drugs for spleen and stomach diseases and to advance the moder-nization process of TCM.
3.Preliminary Establishment of a Standard System for Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Techniques of Gastroenterology in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Liqun BIAN ; Fengyun WANG ; Ping WANG ; Yingpan ZHAO ; Ting CHEN ; Xudong TANG
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;65(18):1870-1874
The construction of standard system is an important part of standardization work, and also the top-level design of standardization work.Taking the group standards of the China Association of Chinese Medicine as a reference, and following the steps of establishing an expert group, literature research, Delphi method expert consultation and expert meeting, it was clarified that the content of the standard system for clinical diagnosis and treatment techniques of gastroenterology in traditional Chinese medicine, including terms (symptoms and signs, syndromes and syndrome components, and therapeutic principles and methods), guidelines and standards (traditional Chinese medicine disease name, western medicine disease name, and classical syndromes), effectiveness evaluation (modern medicine evaluation, traditional Chinese medicine characteristics of diseases, symptoms and signs grading, traditional Chinese medicine syndrome evaluation), and practical techniques. Meanwhile, the structure chart of the standard system, the table of standard details and the table of statistical standards were compiled to lay the foundation for the standardisation of clinical diagnosis and treatment techniques of gastroenterology, and to provide reference for the construction of the standard system of various disciplines.
4.Assessment on health risk of drinking water in Hangzhou
Ming XUE ; Quan JING ; Liqun ZHANG ; Xiaofang WANG ; Zhongqiao YANG ; Tianbin BIAN ; Like GONG
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2019;31(1):28-32
Objective:
To assess the health risk associated with drinking water in Hangzhou from 2016 to 2017,and to provide evidence for the safety of drinking water .
Methods:
The monitoring data of 5 genetic toxic substances(arsenic,hexavalent chromium,cadmium,chloroform,tetrachloromethane)and 13 body toxic substances(lead,mercury,selenium,cyanide,fluoride,nitrate,iron,ammonia nitrogen,manganese,copper,zinc,aluminum,volatile phenol)from 36 source water samples,36 finished water samples and 288 tap water samples in the main urban areas of Hangzhou were collected from 2016 to 2017. The health risk of drinking water containing the chemical pollutants mentioned above were assessed based on the evaluation models recommended by United States Environmental Protection Agency .
Results:
The concentrations of 5 genetic toxic substances and 13 body toxic substances in source water,finished water and tap water were all within the reference limits issued by Standards for Drinking Water Quality(GB 5749—2006). The carcinogenic risk,non-carcinogenic risk and total health risk caused by the chemical pollutants in the source water were 2.18×10-5/a,7.75×10-9/a and 2.18×10-5/a. The carcinogenic risk,non-carcinogenic risk and the total health risk caused by the chemical pollutants in the finished water were 1.08×10-5/a,3.70×10-9/a and 1.08×10-5/a. The carcinogenic risk,non-carcinogenic risk and total health risk caused by the chemical pollutants in the tap water were 1.96×10-5/a,3.61×10-9/a and 1.96×10-5/a. The carcinogenic risk and total health risk caused by chemical pollutants ranged from high to low in the source water,tap water and finished water. The non-carcinogenic risks ranged from high to low in the source water,finished water and tap water .
Conclusion
The health risks of 18 chemical pollutants in drinking water in Hangzhou were at a low level,with the greater carcinogenic risk than the non-carcinogenic risk. Hexavalent chromium had the highest carcinogenic risk,while fluoride and aluminum had the highest non-carcinogenic risk.


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