Effectiveness and Safety of Lenvatinib Combined With Chinese Herbal Medicine for Patients With Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Real-world Study in China

Patients were treated with Chinese herbal medicine (CHM). CHM refers to the administration of a syndrome-specific herbal formula prescribed by a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) physician after an uHCC diagnosis. Physicians determine the formula based on tongue and pulse examinations and personalized TCM syndromes derived from individual patient symptoms, adhering to established therapeutic principles and long-term clinical experience of physicians. The CHM formula applied in the study followed overarching TCM strategies, including reinforcing spleen qi, harmonizing liver qi, addressing blood stasis, and detoxification.