Abstract:Objective To explore the effects of Shugan Jianpi Yishen decoction combined with chemotherapy on the serum inflammatory factors and tumor markers of advanced breast cancer patients with liver stagnation and spleen deficiency.Methods A total of 120 advanced breast cancer patients with liver stagnation and spleen deficiency admitted in Yantaishan Hospital between July 2017 and June 2018 were selected as the research subjects. They were divided into the observation group (n=62) and the control group (n=58) according to the random number method. The control group was given GP regimen chemotherapy (gemcitabine + cisplatin), and the observation group was additionally given Shugan Jianpi Yishen decoction on the basis of the control group. The traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome scores and clinical effects, response rate in solid tumor, serum inflammatory factors, tumor markers and toxic and side effects were recorded and compared between the two groups after 18 weeks of treatment.Results After treatment, the TCM syndrome score of the observation group (8.43±1.35) was significantly lower than that of the control group (12.52±2.45) (P<0.05), and the effective rate of the observation group (82.86%) was significantly higher than that of control group (60.34%) (P<0.05). The remission rate of the observation group (58.06%) was also significantly higher than that of the control group (39.66%) (P<0.05). The serum levels of IL-6, TNF-α, and hs-CRP were significantly lower than those of the control group [(28.32±4.34) μg·L-1 vs. (35.45±5.12) μg·L-1, (76.45±9.21) pg·L-1 vs. (82.35±9.54) pg·L-1, (5.45±0.78) mg·L-1 vs. (7.12±1.24) mg·L-1; P<0.05]. The serum levels of CEA, CA125 and CA15-3 were also significantly lower than those of the control group [(6.45±1.12) ng·mL-1 vs. (10.24±1.4) ng·mL-1, (22.32±4.12) U·mL-1 vs. (28.65±5.20) U·mL-1, (18.45±3.65) U·mL-1 vs. (24.74±4.32) U·mL-1; P<0.05]. The incidence rates of white blood cells reduction, thrombocytopenia, nausea and vomiting were significantly lower in the observation group (respectively 15.52%, 9.68%, 11.29%) than in the control group (respectively 31.03%, 24.14%, 53.45%) (P<0.05).Conclusion Shugan Jianpi Yishen decoction combined with chemotherapy helps to improve the clinical efficacy of advanced breast cancer patients with liver stagnation and spleen deficiency, and reduce the toxic and side effects. Such effects may be related to its suppression on inflammatory responses and levels of tumor markers.