Chapter 614: The Taste of Meat in March
The following Saturday morning, a little after seven o'clock, Yu Xiangwan, Yu Zhiming, Qing Ning, Xiao Xue and Zeng Yan were sitting around the dining table, preparing to have breakfast, when the doorbell suddenly rang.
The uninvited guest was Gu Qingran.
Seeing that this guy's eyes were bloodshot, Yu Zhiming couldn't help but ask, "You didn't sleep all night, did you?"
Gu Qingran chuckled and said, "Last night's phone call made me so excited that I contacted Academician Zhang Yuanchao and several oncologists from the hospital for a video conference overnight."
"The more we discussed, the more excited we became. We all agreed that your proposed treatment for mid- to late-stage cancer is highly feasible."
"I was so excited that I didn't feel sleepy at all. I couldn't wait to come here and talk to you in detail."
At this point, Gu Qingran glanced at the steaming dumplings on the table, touched his stomach, and asked without hesitation, "How many dumplings are there?"
“I’m hungry!”
Qing Ning gave up his plate and said, "Brother, you can eat my plate first."
"There are dumplings in the refrigerator. I'll go cook some more..."
Gu Qingran washed her hands and sat down next to Yu Zhiming. She first drank two sips of seaweed egg drop soup made with dumpling soup, and then ate three dumplings in a row.
“Delicious! Comfortable!”
Gu Qingran praised and turned to look at Yu Zhiming.
"Academician Zhang and his colleagues said that through your incredible probing skills, they were able to identify all the cancerous tissue in the patient's body and perform a complete removal."
"Using CAR-T cell therapy to completely eliminate cancer cells throughout the body does have a relatively high probability of completely curing cancer."
Yu Zhiming immediately poured cold water on the situation, saying, "There's a greater possibility that the patient will simply die."
"Patients with mid- to late-stage cancer are already physically weak and may not even meet the criteria for surgery."
"Even if they manage to survive the major surgery to remove the cancerous organs and tissues, they are still essentially in a dying state."
"CAR-T cell therapy has serious side effects, and patients are likely to not survive."
CAR-T cell immunotherapy is effective, but it has many toxic side effects and is relatively dangerous.
A common side effect is cytokine release syndrome.
Cytokine release syndrome refers to the massive release of cytokines during the interaction between immune cells and tumor cells, which triggers a cell chain reaction.
The most common is an excessive inflammatory response.
It often manifests as high fever, hypotension, shock, etc., with an incidence rate of more than 60% to 70%.
Side effects also include neurotoxicity.
It may cause many problems in the nervous system, often manifested as cerebral edema, increased intracranial pressure, epilepsy, changes in consciousness, etc.
There are reports from time to time abroad of patients dying from neurotoxicity caused by CAR-T treatment.
This treatment method may also cause breathing difficulties and, in severe cases, may lead to multiple organ dysfunction and failure...
Such numerous and serious side effects are a big challenge for healthy people, let alone patients with late-stage cancer who have undergone major surgery.
There are simply too many life and death hurdles to overcome.
This is also the important reason why Yu Zhiming is not optimistic about this treatment and does not care about it.
Gu Qingran chuckled and said smugly, "Zhiming, if it were a week ago, I would definitely agree with you. The risk is indeed too high, and the hope of success in the end is slim."
"But now..."
Gu Qingran said mysteriously, "Zhiming, don't forget, we have a killer weapon that can help patients survive the side effects of CAR-T cell immunotherapy."
Having said this, he raised his eyebrows at Yu Zhiming.
"What's the killer move?"
Yu Zhiming asked in confusion, but suddenly he came to his senses.
"Ginseng Life-Sustaining Pill?"
Yu Zhiming asked anxiously, "Have you done any tests? What are the actual results?"
Gu Qingran swallowed a dumpling, took a big sip of seaweed egg drop soup, and said slowly: "Speaking of this, one cannot help but marvel at the mystery and magic of Chinese medicine."
"Let's put it this way. Ning'an Pharmaceutical's pharmaceutical laboratory conducted an analysis of the medicinal ingredients and medicinal properties of the Ginseng Life-Sustaining Pills."
"The conclusion is bland and unremarkable."
"We took out another pill and fed it to a seriously ill, dying, and unconscious person."
"The man quickly regained consciousness."
"Three days have passed, and that person is not only still alive, but his mind is also quite clear."
"The efficacy of the ginseng life-extending pill is just as Doctor Wang said. Its life-extending power is truly true."
This made Yu Zhiming sigh, "Dr. Wang's medicine is indeed a miracle drug with extraordinary efficacy."
"With the support of this miracle drug, the possibility of patients surviving the most severe days of CAR-T cell immunotherapy's side effects should be greatly improved."
"only……"
Yu Zhiming thought of something else and said, "Doctor Wang said that this medicine is extremely difficult to prepare."
"Wild ginseng that's over fifty years old is very hard to find in the market, and every one you use is one less."
Gu Qingran chuckled and said, "You can still buy ginseng if you pay a lot of money. It's quite rare in our country nowadays, but there should still be some on the peninsula."
He boasted again, "In short, don't worry about these ginseng life-extending pills, Zhiming. There will definitely be an endless supply."
Gu Qingran paused for a moment and stared into Yu Zhiming's eyes.
"Zhiming, do you want to do it?"
Yu Zhiming pondered and said, "If there is a suitable patient, we can take a risk and give it a try."
Gu Qingran asked, "How is Meng Fan?"
Meng Fan?!
He is one of eleven advanced cancer patients receiving rehabilitation treatment at Hospice Hospital.
I am 47 years old this year. I have carcinoma in situ which is stomach cancer. I had surgery to remove half of my stomach three years ago.
Metastatic tumors have now been found in the lungs and liver.
Because the disease was discovered early, the cancer in the lungs and liver was well controlled. Meng Fan's overall physical condition was maintained quite well and he could move freely.
Yu Zhiming recalled Meng Fan's situation and nodded gently, saying, "He is indeed a suitable experimental subject."
Gu Qingran said excitedly, "Then the surgery will be tomorrow?"
Yu Zhiming was shocked and shouted, "Are you crazy? Why are you so anxious and hasty? This is a human life, we can't take it lightly."
Gu Qingran ate another dumpling and said slowly, "Zhiming, I'm not rushing, nor am I kidding."
"Meng Fan's condition is getting worse day by day. The sooner he can have surgery, the better, right?"
"His surgery is not difficult and does not require special preparation such as surgical plan discussion and rehearsal."
"After full recovery for about a month, I will proceed with CAR-T cell immunotherapy."
"Another thing is, you're going back to your hometown next Thursday, which is tomorrow, Sunday, so you'll have plenty of free time."
After hearing his explanation, Yu Zhiming couldn't help but feel that it made sense.
In fact, if we break down the entire treatment process, there are no technical constraints on each key point of treatment.
Gu Qingran said in a deep voice, "I know quite a bit about Meng Fan. He will most likely agree to our treatment plan and take the risk."
"Also, we'll start the experimental treatment tomorrow, a proposal that Academician Zhang and the others have endorsed."
"Meng Fan and the others really can't afford to delay any longer."
Yu Zhiming thought for a moment, then nodded gently and said, "Since this is your joint proposal, let's implement it."
"Academician Zhang and his colleagues have countless times more experience and knowledge in cancer treatment than I do."
"If they think it's okay, then it's not a big problem..."
Next, Yu Zhiming and Gu Qingran discussed tomorrow's surgery.
After the two finished their conversation, Gu Qingran finished his plate of dumplings and then drank half a bowl of soup.
"I should go back to the hospital and get ready."
Qing Ning worriedly advised, "Brother, you haven't slept all night. Rest for a few hours first. Don't get too tired."
Gu Qingran laughed and said, "Qing Ning, I'm very energetic now. I can hold on for another night without any problem."
Having said this, he suddenly burped.
Gu Qingran savored it and chuckled, "It turns out it's filled with green onions and beef. It tastes really good."
This made Xiaoxue and Zeng Yan speechless.
You ate a whole plate of dumplings, and only found out what the filling was through burping.
Do you always swallow your dumplings whole?
Yu Zhiming sighed softly, "In ancient times, people didn't know the taste of meat for three months, and now Dean Gu eats dumplings without knowing the filling."
When Xiaoxue and Zeng Yan heard this, their eyes towards Gu Qingran immediately became very different.
Full of admiration.
Gu Qingran laughed and said, "That's enough, that's enough. I don't dare to compare myself with the ancients. I was just distracted for the moment."
He looked at Xiaoxue and Zeng Yan again and said, "Study hard. After you graduate, Xiaoxue can come to work at Ning'an's investment company if you don't mind."
"Zeng Yan will come to Ning'an Hospital."
Zeng Yan quickly stated, "After I graduate, I will definitely work with my uncle."
Gu Qingran smiled and said, "There's no difference between coming to our Ning'an Hospital and staying with your uncle."
He stood up again and said, "I really should go..."
After seeing Gu Qingran off, Yu Zhiming quickly finished his breakfast.
At this time, it was almost eight o'clock in the morning.
After a busy period, they went out together.
Afterwards, Qing Ning drove a stretcher to take Yu Zhiming to the central building of the hospital, and then took Xiaoxue and Zeng Yan out of the hospital and headed to Binhai Airport.
Yu Zhiming came to the center's large office and found that in addition to Zhou Mo, there was also a heroic, short-haired woman in her early thirties waiting for him.
"Hello, Doctor Yu, I'm Chen Qian!"
The dashing woman introduced herself and continued, "Starting today, I will be replacing Dr. Pu Shaoyan from the Health Bureau and assisting you in conducting physical examinations on the personnel organized by the Health Bureau."
Yu Zhiming nodded and said, "Hello, Doctor Chen!"
He added, "You could have come with the other leaders who were taking the physical exam at noon. You didn't have to come so early in the morning to tell me specifically."
Chen Qian smiled and said, "The main reason is that I can't wait to see you, Doctor Yu, as soon as possible."
The next moment, she changed her tone and said, "Doctor Yu, some of the fifty people who had physical examinations this afternoon were specially selected by relevant departments."
"Please examine me more carefully, Doctor Yu."
Yu Zhiming frowned and said unhappily, "You don't need to remind me of this."
"I checked every person very carefully and never neglected anything."
Chen Qian quickly explained, "Doctor Yu, please forgive my inappropriate expression. I didn't question whether your examination was not thorough enough."
"It's just about that incident last time..."
Hearing this, Yu Zhiming immediately came to his senses.
That 300,000 reward.
The woman in front of me is from a special department.
Yu Zhiming suddenly said, "I understand. You mean the details in that aspect..."
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