Institute of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.
Clinical Research Institute of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Shanghai Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China.
J Integr Med. 2017 Jan;15(1):1-7. doi: 10.1016/S2095-4964(17)60314-5.
Precision medicine has received growing recognition from clinicians, health systems, and the pharmaceutical industry, as well as patients and policymakers, which will leave a major impact on the practice of medicine. Interestingly, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) provides personalized medical treatment based on the theory of TCM characterized by holistic concept and pattern differentiation. This, to some extent, is similar to the personalized medical treatment of precision medicine. In China, TCM as well as Western medicine (WM) plays an important role in healthcare. In this article, the authors summarized the influence of precision medicine on current medical directions, the advantages of TCM in disease treatment, further development of precision medicine and the strategies for integration of TCM and WM under this new treatment approach. In addition, the authors discuss the perspective of precise medical diagnosis and treatment, precise prevention, and the complementary advantages of the integration of TCM and WM. Finally, the authors give their perspectives on the challenges and opportunities presented by precision medicine, in the context of further research toward the integration of TCM and WM.
精准医学受到临床医生、医疗体系、制药行业以及患者和政策制定者的日益认可，将对医学实践产生重大影响。有趣的是，中医（TCM）基于整体观念和辨证论治的理论，提供个性化的医疗服务。在某种程度上，这与精准医学的个性化医疗相似。在中国，中医和西医（WM）在医疗保健中都发挥着重要作用。在本文中，作者总结了精准医学对当前医学方向的影响、中医在疾病治疗方面的优势、精准医学的进一步发展以及在这种新的治疗方法下整合中医和 WM 的策略。此外，作者还讨论了精准医学诊断和治疗、精准预防的观点，以及中医和 WM 整合的互补优势。最后，作者就精准医学带来的挑战和机遇提出了看法，同时也对中医和 WM 整合的进一步研究提出了看法。
