So, when Yang Jing learned the bad news, he was a little dumbfounded and speechless for a long time.

"Cole, you must have a way, right? You must have a way to help Vivian, right? I know you, I understand you, I have followed you since thirteen years ago, so this time you must help me, help me keep Vivian..."

Old Mike saw something from Yang Jing's expression, but he still begged Yang Jing desperately. At this time, Yang Jing was almost his only spiritual support.

Especially in recent years, this man who is nearly 20 years younger than him has been so amazing. Starting with a mere 30 million US dollars, he increased the 30 million US dollars by more than 10,000 times in 13 years, and developed a small Dragon Fund into the largest and most terrifying fund in the world.

How could such an almost omnipotent boss fail to cure Vivian?

"Hey, Mike, calm down first." Yang Jing came back to his senses, patted the old man on the shoulder and said softly, "Can you tell me about Vivian's situation? I need to understand it from beginning to end, so that I can find a way to solve the problem. I can't help you in your current state."

Yang Jing's words immediately made Old Mike's eyes light up again. He tightly grasped Yang Jing's hand and asked in an extremely eager tone: "Cole, can you really save Vivian's life?"

Yang Jing neither nodded nor shook his head. He didn't know whether his acupuncture skills could completely cure this terminal illness, so he didn't dare to give Old Mike any guarantees.

It would be a mistake to make a promise at this time. If a promise is made but not fulfilled, it would be a fatal blow to Old Mike. Yang Jing didn't want his capable assistant to become alienated from him because of a small promise.

"Mike, I don't know much about Vivian's situation right now, so I need you to tell me something. Mike, you shouldn't be like this right now, because if you want to save Vivian, you must not panic. If you don't even have the confidence to save Vivian, how can you count on others? So, what you need to do most now is to cheer yourself up first, so that you can have enough strength to save your Vivian."

Old Mike took a deep breath, bit his cheek, then nodded heavily and raised his head again.

"Cole, Vivian felt a little uncomfortable at the beginning of last month, so she went to the hospital for a checkup. The doctor's result was Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia. The doctor said that Vivian's disease is in the chronic stage and has not yet reached the transformation stage. But according to the results of the examination, although Vivian was diagnosed with the disease in the early chronic stage, if there is no special control method or medication, she will enter the transformation stage in two years at most. By that time, it will be almost hopeless."

Although Old Mike's tone was extremely sad, his words were clear and logical, and it was obvious that he was now trying to cheer himself up.

Yang Jing asked: "So, have you applied for bone marrow matching?"

If this disease is to be completely cured, bone marrow transplantation is the best way. Of course, if Mike and Vivian can have another child, the treatment with stem cells from umbilical cord blood will be more effective than bone marrow transplantation, but given Mike and Vivian's age, it is obviously impossible to have another child. Vivian has already gone through menopause, not to mention that her body does not allow her to have another child.

Therefore, bone marrow transplantation is the best medical treatment at present.

But similarly, even in the United States, bone marrow transplants are not done whenever you want, and it is very difficult to find a bone marrow match even in the United States. It is not uncommon for a year or two to go by without a match.

"Well, I applied, but I'm afraid the chances are slim." Old Mike said with a heavy heart. "Bone marrow matching depends on luck. It's normal if it doesn't match. Only a few people can find the right bone marrow for transplant. Sorry, Cole, I said I wanted to resign just now because I was worried that I couldn't find the right bone marrow. If that happens, I can only stay by Vivian's side and accompany her through the last part of her life."

Yang Jing patted the old man's hand and said, "Mike, I understand your feelings. If it were me, I would do the same. So, is Vivian just taking medication now?"

"Well, she is currently mainly using Maryland tablets to control her condition, but that type of medicine has very toxic side effects, and Vivian has had a very hard time during this period."

"Myleran tablets?" Yang Jing hesitated for a moment, and then realized that this drug has another name in China, that is, busulfan tablets. Before Novartis Pharmaceuticals of Switzerland developed Gleevec, this drug and hydroxyurea sulfate were the best drugs for controlling leukemia.

However, these two drugs have serious toxic side effects, and their therapeutic effects are far inferior to the famous Gleevec in later generations.

Because Yang Jing had watched the movie "Dying to Survive" last year and was deeply moved, he specifically looked up the origin of the drug "Gleevec" in the movie. He has a very good understanding of the real-life anti-leukemia drug Gleevec.

Although the research and development of Gleevec has shown some progress, it is just progress. It will take another six years before the first human trial of Gleevec is carried out.

Moreover, during this period, even Novartis Pharmaceuticals had not yet been established. It was not until 1996 that Swiss pharmaceutical companies Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz merged to form Novartis. But it was obvious that without the special control drug Gleevec, it would be difficult for Vivian to persist for two or three years.

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