Clinical Experience of Professor Bian Weihe in Treating Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Abstract

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is marked by its high degree of malignancy and challenging treatment outcomes. While Western medicine predominantly relies on chemotherapy, issues such as drug resistance and toxic side effects remain prevalent. Drawing on the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) principle of “treating the same disease with different methods,” Bian devises individualized therapeutic strategies tailored to the unique syndrome patterns of TNBC patients, adhering to the core tenets of “treatment based on syndrome differentiation” and “simultaneous regulation of the liver and spleen.” Through an analysis of clinical cases involving TNBC patients, this paper summarizes Bian’s clinical experience, which emphasizes foundational approaches such as strengthening the body’s resistance and soothing the liver to regulate qi, combined with personalized therapies including clearing heat and draining dampness, pacifying the liver and subduing yang, and resolving phlegm to unblock collaterals. The study highlights a diagnostic model of “multiple prescriptions for one disease, tailored to individual conditions,” providing valuable insights for the personalized TCM treatment of TNBC.