WANG Tingting,MA Yizhong,WANG Yujie,et al.Clinical observation on efficacy of Rougan Sanjie Formula in treating compensated HBV‑related cirrhosis with latent pathogen and blood stasis syndrome[J].Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2026,60(6):56-62.
WANG Tingting,MA Yizhong,WANG Yujie,et al.Clinical observation on efficacy of Rougan Sanjie Formula in treating compensated HBV‑related cirrhosis with latent pathogen and blood stasis syndrome[J].Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2026,60(6):56-62.DOI: 10.16305/j.1007-1334.2026.z20260120004.
Clinical observation on efficacy of Rougan Sanjie Formula in treating compensated HBV‑related cirrhosis with latent pathogen and blood stasis syndrome
To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of adding Rougan Sanjie Formula to tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) in treating patients with compensated hepatitis B-related cirrhosis presenting a latent pathogen and blood stasis syndrome.
Methods
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Seventy-five patients diagnosed with compensated HBV-related liver cirrhosis and differentiated as latent pathogen and blood stasis syndrome were randomly assigned to either the treatment group (
n
=38) or the control group (
n
=37). The treatment group received Rougan Sanjie Formula plus TAF, whereas the control group received a mimicked placebo Rougan Sanjie Formula plus TAF. Both interventions lasted 24 weeks. Liver stiffness measurement (LSM), traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome scores and efficacy, biochemical parameters, and safety outcomes were compared between groups.
Results
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①A total of 72 patients completed the full treatment and efficacy evaluation, including 36 in each group. ②LSM decreased significantly after treatment in both groups (
P
<
0.05); post-treatment LSM was lower in the treatment group than that in the control gro
up (
P
<
0.05). ③Post-treatment TCM syndrome scores in the treatment group were significantly lower than those in the control group (
P
<
0.05). The difference in TCM syndrome efficacy between the two groups was statistically significant, and the treatment group showed superior efficacy to the control group (
P
<
0.05). ④Serum alanine amino-transferase (ALT), aspartate transferase (AST), gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT), total bilirubin (TBil) decreased significantly after treatment in both groups (
P
<
0.05); the treatment group had lower post-treatment GGT than the control group (
P
<
0.05). ⑤Serum laminin (LN) decreased in the treatment group and type Ⅳ collagen (Ⅳ-C) decreased in the control group after treatment (
P
<
0.05); the treatment group had lower post-treatment LN than the control group (
P
<
0.05). ⑥No obvious adverse events or abnormal safety parameters occurred during the trial.
Conclusion
2
Rougan Sanjie Formula combined with TAF shows favorable efficacy and safety in compensated HBV-related liver cirrhosis with latent pathogen and blood stasis syndrome, and can significantly improve clinical indicators and TCM syndrome manifestations.
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