[目的]综述益气养阴法在肺癌治疗中的应用。[方法]检索近10年来益气养阴法治疗肺癌的相关中医临床文献,对益气养阴法治疗肺癌的病因病机,临床作用和基础研究作总结。[结果]大量研究显示,气阴亏虚是肺癌的基本病机,益气养阴法具有减轻放化疗副反应,增加放化疗效果,提高机体免疫功能,改善生活质量,延长生存时间等多方面的作用。[结论]益气养阴法治疗肺癌优势明显,但有待于进一步临床和基础研究。
[Objective]To probe the approach of supplementing Qi and nourishing Yin in the treatment of lung cancer. [Methods] With detailed research into Chinese medicine literature from recent years regarding its application in lung cancer, the basic pathogenesis of lung cancer, and relevant clinical effects and fundamental research of lung cancer are summarized.[Result]Numerous studies have shown that Qi and Yin deficiency is the basic pathogenesis of lung cancer, thus the approach of supplementing Qi and nourishing Yin can reduce the side effects and strengthen the clinical effects of radio-chemotherapy, stim-ulate immune function, improve life quality, and prolong the survival time of the patients.[Conclusion]It is significantly obvious that the approach of supple-menting Qi and nourishing Yin has shown great advantages in the treatment of lung cancer, however further clinical and basic research are expected.