Analysis of Traditional Chinese Medicine Pathogenesis Evolution and Metastasis Mechanisms in Advanced Gastric Cancer from the Perspective of the "Phlegm-Toxin Flowing Infusion" Theory
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Analysis of Traditional Chinese Medicine Pathogenesis Evolution and Metastasis Mechanisms in Advanced Gastric Cancer from the Perspective of the "Phlegm-Toxin Flowing Infusion" Theory
Journal of Traditional Chinese MedicineVol. 67, Issue 5, Pages: 492-497(2026)
YAN Xingyu,WANG Wenping.Analysis of Traditional Chinese Medicine Pathogenesis Evolution and Metastasis Mechanisms in Advanced Gastric Cancer from the Perspective of the "Phlegm-Toxin Flowing Infusion" Theory[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2026,67(05):492-497.
YAN Xingyu,WANG Wenping.Analysis of Traditional Chinese Medicine Pathogenesis Evolution and Metastasis Mechanisms in Advanced Gastric Cancer from the Perspective of the "Phlegm-Toxin Flowing Infusion" Theory[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2026,67(05):492-497.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2026.05.006.
Analysis of Traditional Chinese Medicine Pathogenesis Evolution and Metastasis Mechanisms in Advanced Gastric Cancer from the Perspective of the "Phlegm-Toxin Flowing Infusion" Theory
This article systematically explores the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) pathogenesis evolution and metastatic mechanisms of advanced gastric cancer from the perspective of "phlegm-toxin flowing infusion". Based on this theory, it is proposed that advanced gastric cancer presents a pathogenesis evolution characterized by healthy
qi
depletion, phlegm-toxin flowing infusion, and collateral damage with blood stasis. Healthy
qi
depletion is the root of the disease, in which spleen and kidney insufficiency leads to weakened healthy
qi
and inability to resist pathogenic factors. Phlegm-toxin flowing infusion is the core pathogenesis, where phlegm-dampness and cancer toxin intertwine and migrate to other organs along with
qi
movement. Collateral damage with blood stasis constitutes the final pathological stage of metastasis, where phlegm-toxin obstruction damages the collaterals, and congealed
qi
and blood form accumulations. On this basis, the meridian pathways and metastasis mechanisms of advanced gastric cancer spreading to multiple sites such as the liver, peritoneum, lungs, bones, brain, ovary, and lymph nodes are further analyzed, providing references for clinical management and research of this disease.
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