stjorthotic Chapter 545 - 422: Inactivation and Reimplantation of Autologous Tumor Bone and Heavy Ion Proton Therapy
Chapter 545 - 422: Inactivation and Reimplantation of Autologous Tumor Bone and Heavy Ion Proton Therapy
The next day.8:20 AM.
In the office, Zhao Heng was holding the morning meeting.
After the attending physician on night duty, Li Yang, reported on the night shift situation, Zhao Heng looked at the doctors present and slowly said, "What are your thoughts on the treatment of the Ewing’s sarcoma patient we admitted yesterday?"
Upon hearing Zhao Heng’s words, the resident, trainee, and intern doctors present fell silent. Treating a patient with advanced Ewing’s sarcoma was clearly beyond their current capabilities.
Seeing everyone silent, Zhao Heng felt a slight tinge of disappointment. Evidently, it wasn’t easy to cultivate competent talents. Take their current Director Liu Shangming for example; even after so many years as chief of the oncology department, he had only managed to cultivate one Li Haiyang.
For Zhao Heng to cultivate someone of Li Haiyang’s caliber as a mainstay of the department, it was clear that there was still a long way to go, a distance that wouldn’t be easy to shorten.
After a little while, Liu Meng spoke up, "For now, it’s about implementing the radiotherapy and chemotherapy plan set by the oncology doctors, and strengthening care. I suggest adopting some treatments that might help enhance physical fitness."
"Alright then, let’s adjourn."
Zhao Heng nodded, saying nothing more. What Liu Meng mentioned was merely the standard approach for treating patients with advanced cancer, as that’s how most doctors in most hospitals would treat them.
But as for the effectiveness—that was hard to say, clearly shown by the frighteningly low survival rate for advanced Ewing’s sarcoma.
After the meeting, Zhao Heng, accompanied by Liu Meng and a group of resident, trainee, and intern doctors, made their rounds.
Honestly speaking, these resident, trainee, and intern doctors had been in the department for quite a while, but apart from Ruan Liuzheng, none had left a profound impression on Zhao Heng, let alone inspired him with the desire to personally teach them.
One has to admit, talent is indeed rare!
Before long, Zhao Heng, along with a few doctors, arrived at the ward of the young girl patient Wu Yiming, who was suffering from Ewing’s sarcoma.
Upon entering the ward, Zhao Heng saw Wu Yiming lying on the hospital bed, her face pale, entirely lacking the vitality and energy of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, a sight that tugged at one’s heartstrings.
Upon seeing Zhao Heng enter, the father of Wu Yiming quickly stood up from the bedside.
"Director Zhao."
Mr. Wu said.
Honestly, he had harbored some expectations when bringing his daughter in, hoping for a miracle to be worked on Zhao Heng’s end.
But reality was cruel. However, on second thought, even Friendship Hospital, the top oncology hospital in the country, had no better solutions, only offering radiotherapy and chemotherapy. If those treatments proved ineffective, amputation could be necessary.
The situation was similar in other hospitals across the country.
"Director Zhao, aside from radiotherapy and chemotherapy, is there really no other treatment available?"
Mr. Wu paused, then asked somewhat persistently.
Regarding the effectiveness and side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, the doctors at Friendship Hospital had already explained it candidly. Simply put, the effectiveness was poor, and the side effects were significant, but currently, it’s the mainstream treatment approach, used by the vast majority of oncology hospitals.
"Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are the mainstream treatment methods for Ewing’s sarcoma at present. However, there is another treatment option."
Zhao Heng pondered, then spoke. Last night, while sitting on the sofa with his laptop for half the day, he was exploring treatment methods for Ewing’s sarcoma other than radiotherapy and chemotherapy. This method was not common and was rarely applied at present.
"What treatment method is it, Director Zhao? Please tell us. As long as there is a sliver of hope, we are willing to try."
Upon hearing Zhao Heng’s words, Mr. Wu hurriedly continued.
During this time, he consulted many oncologists through various channels, and gradually came to understand that for his daughter’s current condition, radiotherapy and chemotherapy were essentially a means to prolong life with suffering, offering little long-term significance.
Compared to a painful treatment that only extends life briefly, it might be better to enhance the quality of the remaining life.
"Currently, for treating Ewing’s sarcoma, there is another method, autologous tumor bone inactivation and reimplantation."
Zhao Heng briefly stated.
Upon hearing this, not only Mr. Wu, but also several of the resident, trainee, and intern doctors, and even Liu Meng, looked puzzled.
It was clear that nobody had heard of such a treatment method mentioned by Zhao Heng.
"Autologous tumor bone inactivation and reimplantation involves inactivating the residual autologous bone after removing the tumor tissue using physical and chemical methods, and then reimplanting it in situ into the body."
Zhao Heng paused, then explained.
"Director Zhao, could you explain a bit more? I didn’t quite understand."
Mr. Wu said.
"To put it simply, it involves taking out the tumor-affected bone, killing the tumor cells, and then reimplanting the bone so it can regrow. The benefit is avoiding amputation, but domestically, it’s still in the experimental stage with no reported success rates yet."
Zhao Heng patiently explained.
Upon hearing this, Liu Meng seemed to recall such a treatment method might exist, but the resident, trainee, and intern doctors were still puzzled, clearly indicating that at their level of knowledge, they had never heard of this rare treatment method.