Chapter 227 What is Wei Tian doing? ! (Ask for monthly ticket)
The sound of Xia Xue putting her phone back next to her pillow still woke up Lao Xia who was taking a nap beside her.
Jiang Nan looked up at his daughter who was lying on the bed. After confirming that there was nothing abnormal, he took out his mobile phone and checked the time. Finally, he stood up and took out a carton of milk from the bedside table of the hospital bed.
Put it in a cup and boil it with hot water for a while, then carefully take it out, walk to Xia Xue and whisper softly:
"Xiaoxue, drink some milk."
"You will have chemotherapy in the afternoon."
Xia Xue opened her eyes and looked at her old father and the freshly heated milk in front of her. She shook her head slightly and whispered:
"Dad, wait until I get back from chemotherapy in the afternoon before taking it. Now I have to spit it out after taking chemotherapy for a while. It's a waste."
Lao Xia sighed helplessly. Seeing his daughter in such pain, he wished that the disease would fall on him.
After a moment, he said distressedly:
"You can't stop eating just because you have to vomit. There are still several hours before the afternoon chemotherapy!"
"Eat something to support yourself. How can your body survive without food?"
Lao Xia persuaded. At this moment, there was a sudden sound at the door of the ward. He turned around and saw three doctors in white coats walking in.
Walking at the front, wearing a mask and a pair of black-rimmed glasses, was Xia Xue's bedside doctor and the director of the hematology department, Director Hu.
Upon seeing this, Lao Xia hurriedly took a step back and cautiously greeted Director Hu:
"Director Hu."
"Yeah."
Director Hu nodded slightly in response, and then stopped in front of Xia Xue's bed with the two doctors behind him.
After taking a look at Xia Xue lying on the bed, he said:
"Bed 39, Xia Xue, how do you feel now?"
"You are going to have your second round of chemotherapy this afternoon, do you know that?"
Seeing Director Hu come to her bedside in person, a glimmer of hope flashed in Xia Xue's eyes. She knew that Director Hu was already one of the best top professors in the Department of Hematology in Sichuan Province.
"Director, we know about the afternoon chemotherapy."
"I feel okay now, better than before I was admitted to hospital."
"Well, that's good."
Director Hu showed a smile on his face, then lowered his head and glanced at the record book in his hand, and continued:
"A month ago, you were found to have relapsed leukemia. You have been admitted to the hospital and had a round of chemotherapy, and now it looks like the first effect is pretty good."
"You will have about 3-4 more rounds of chemotherapy this afternoon, and you should be able to stabilize the condition temporarily!"
"However, you should hurry up and find your 'bone marrow stem cell match' during this period; you should also know that your father donated 'hematopoietic stem cells' to you during your first transplant five years ago. Now that you have relapsed , then your father’s will definitely no longer be used.”
"Look at your relatives, especially your mother's side, such as uncles and aunts, and see if there is a match that suits you."
"If a relative donates 'hematopoietic stem cells', not only will the cost be lower, but the rejection situation after matching may also be better; if you want to find it in the 'Bone Marrow Stem Cell Donation Bank', the cost will definitely be higher."
Xia Xue nodded.
She knew very well that because the "hematopoietic stem cells" donated by her father relapsed after the first transplant, it proved that the "hematopoietic stem cells" provided by her father could not suppress the native leukemia cells.
If you continue to use the "hematopoietic stem cells" provided by your father, there is a high probability that the disease will relapse again.
If it relapses again, it will be almost impossible to get another transplant later.
"By the way, you asked about the cost before..."
While Xia Xue was thinking, Director Hu's voice sounded again.
But after a while, Director Hu's words stopped for the first time.
He looked at Xia Xue, then at Lao Xia beside him, and finally fell on Lao Xia, and said slowly:
"If you are determined to perform a second transplant, then in terms of cost...you must prepare at least about 1 million first."
"And this is a conservative estimate. If you encounter some additional conditions after the operation, such as postoperative infection, rejection, etc., the cost may be higher. You must be mentally prepared for this in advance!"
Prepare at least 1 million.
After the words fell, even Director Hu clearly felt that the atmosphere suddenly became extremely depressing.
To know!
One million is not a small sum for any family.
Lao Xia on the side looked slightly startled, then lowered his head and sat on the accompanying chair nearby.
Xia Xue also lowered her head, staring blankly at the white sheets.
Although she had checked the relevant costs on the Internet a few days ago, she was somewhat mentally prepared!
But at this moment, when I heard Director Hu's personal confirmation, I still couldn't help but feel despair and helplessness in my heart.
She remembered that her first bone marrow transplant cost her family more than 500,000 yuan, which had already cost her family many years of savings!
Seeing that my family has gotten better in the past few years, but now...
Misfortune strikes again!
One million!
How many million can a family earn in a lifetime?
The depressing atmosphere made Director Hu sigh inwardly. He had seen too many such tragedies for so many years in medicine.
After adjusting his mood slightly, he spoke to break the silence.
"This fee is indeed a bit high, you can discuss it again."
"Of course, whether you do a second transplant or not, it will not affect the progress of your subsequent chemotherapy."
"Your most important problem now is to stabilize your condition through chemotherapy and get your indicators up first. There is still a lot of time to discuss later."
Having said this, Lao Xia, who was sitting with his head bowed, also came to his senses.
He stood up and whispered:
"Okay, thank you, Director Hu. We understand. We definitely still hope to do a second transplant."
"I'll find a way to get the money!"
Director Hu glanced at Lao Xia, nodded, and said nothing more.
"Okay, let's take it one step at a time and finish today's chemotherapy first."
"Yeah."
After a brief explanation, Director Hu turned around and prepared to leave, but just as he took a step forward, Xia Xue, who had been silent just now, suddenly said:
"Director, I have something else to ask you."
Director Hu stopped, turned around, and looked at Xia Xue with some confusion.
After a few seconds, Xia Xue said:
"Director, we all know that you have a good relationship with Mr. Zhang of Qingshan Pharmaceutical!"
"Their 'ITG human myelopoietin' that can cure aplastic anemia has been on the market for more than six years. Is there no news about the drug to treat our leukemia patients?!"
"Do you know if they are currently developing drugs for leukemia? Can we still see some hope?!"
Director Hu was suddenly stunned.
Two seconds later, he slowly put the notebook and gel pen in his hand into the pocket of his white coat.
In fact, this is not the first time he has been asked similar questions.
In recent years, whenever there is a transplant operation, or when patients face huge surgical risks, there will always be a few patients asking about Qingshan Pharmaceutical's leukemia drugs.
He could fully understand the helplessness of these patients and the feeling of abandonment in their hearts. After all, they are both blood diseases, and the patients with aplastic anemia who also needed transplants and blood transfusions to survive have been completely cured and have completely returned to normal people, while the leukemia patients...
Still suffering tremendous suffering and pain, still struggling on the verge of death!
Just...
A few years ago, he also asked Zhang Yang privately. Zhang Yang's answer was that a project team was studying related drugs, but there was no breakthrough.
Several years have passed since this question, and he has gradually changed from the initial expectation to the current indifference.
In other words, the strong expectation that Tsingshan Pharmaceuticals could conquer leukemia in one go when "ITG human myelopoietin" was released has turned into a lack of hope now.
Of course,
In recent years, he and the doctors in the department have not tried to use "ITG human myelopoietin" to treat leukemia.
Just gave up after trying a few times.
Aplastic anemia is caused by the decline in the function of "hematopoietic stem cells" in the bone marrow and the inability to produce red blood cells and related cells.
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The therapeutic target of "ITG human myelopoietin" is also to regenerate bone marrow and restore the normal function of stem cells.
However, leukemia belongs to "hematopoietic stem cells" and their functions are normal. It is genetic abnormalities that cause the leukemia cells to proliferate in large numbers and out of control. Eventually, these abnormal leukemia cells proliferate and accumulate in the bone marrow and other hematopoietic tissues, inhibiting normal hematopoietic function.
It can be said that the principle of leukemia is the same as that of cancer. The organ function is good, but cancer cells grow in the bone marrow, multiply in large numbers, and invade the original normal hematopoietic tissue.
Therefore, after using "ITG human myelopoietin" to treat two leukemia patients with poor response, he gave up trying completely.
Thinking of this, Director Hu looked at Xia Xue in front of him again, with a trace of apology on his face.
Said softly:
"As far as I know, Tsingshan Pharmaceutical has indeed been developing leukemia drug-related projects, but..."
"There is really no good progress yet."
After the words fell, the remaining hope in Xia Xue's eyes completely dimmed.
After a moment, she forced a smile and said:
"Okay, thank you, director, I understand."
Director Hu was silent for a moment, and finally showed a smile, nodded and said:
"Okay, don't think too much! Just treat yourself with peace of mind. Everything will be fine."
After saying that, he said no more and turned and left without even waiting for Xia Xue to speak.
It wasn't until he walked out of the ward and the door closed again that the unspeakable feeling of depression in his heart barely disappeared.
"Next, there are two more patients to notify."
Director Hu continued to shuttle through the ward. About ten minutes later, he finally returned to his office after notifying the other two patients who were about to receive chemotherapy.
This time, he was not in a hurry to open his office computer or improve the patient's condition,
After thinking for a moment, he took out his mobile phone from his bag, opened WeChat, and began to silently look through the last chat history with Mr. Zhang of Qingshan Pharmaceutical.
The last chat history was 4 years ago.
"The Tsingshan Pharmaceutical of today is no longer the Tsingshan Pharmaceutical of a few years ago, and the current Mr. Zhang Yang is no longer the former Mr. Zhang."
"A few days ago, I also saw the news that Qingshan Pharmaceutical has established a Chinese herbal medicine branch and will build a planting base; and Mr. Zhang Yang also won the National Outstanding Youth Award again..."
“I don’t know if Zhang Yang still remembers me!”
Director Hu sighed silently in his heart.
Just when he was hesitant, he suddenly remembered that it was in this office six years ago that Zhang Yang personally announced that Tsingshan Pharmaceutical's first drug, Tsingshan Avatrombopag Tablets, had officially entered Phase III clinical trials!
At the same time, I also thought of Xia Xue, a patient in bed 39 who was preparing for a second transplant.
Breathing out a heavy breath, he quickly typed a long string of text in the chat box:
"Mr. Zhang, do you still remember me? Is it convenient now?"
The message was sent successfully, and Director Hu breathed a sigh of relief.
Just when he was thinking about when Zhang Yang would reply to the message, the latest reply came from the message box.
"Director Hu, you are so polite to say that! How could I forget you?"
"The first and second drugs of Qingshan Pharmaceutical were both clinically tested in your department. Also, I will always remember that you took the lead in writing the petition letter!"
"What's the matter? What do you want today?"
Director Hu couldn't help but feel happy, and an indescribable sense of joy arose in his heart.
He typed quickly:
"It's nothing big... I just want to ask if there are any new developments in the drugs for the treatment of leukemia recently?"
This time the message was sent for two minutes and Zhang Yang still had no reply.
Just when Director Hu was feeling a little uneasy, Zhang Yang's message finally appeared on the phone screen.
"Director, the current project of treating leukemia drugs... has not made any major breakthrough yet."
Seeing this, Director Hu sighed lightly.
This result is actually not surprising, it is expected.
At this moment, Zhang Yang's news came again.
"Director, what's wrong? Have you encountered any trouble recently?"
Seeing that Zhang Yang was willing to continue the conversation, Director Hu simply continued:
"It's not too difficult, but after all, our 'ITG human myelopoietin' has been on the market for more than six years..."
"In addition, I happened to meet a patient who needed a second transplant these days, and she asked specifically, so... I also want to take this opportunity to get some news from you."
"Oh...that's right, but I haven't received any reports on the research's progress so far. If there is any news, I will tell you as soon as possible."
"Okay, thank you."
"It's okay!"
At the end of the conversation, Director Hu took the initiative and stopped talking.
After logging out of WeChat and putting down his phone, he breathed out gently, feeling a little relieved and a little helpless.
But this emotion soon disappeared, and he had to focus more on treating more patients.
Director Hu put the matter behind him, and Zhang Yang was stunned while looking at the information on the phone screen.
"Unconsciously, it has been seven years since Tsingshan Pharmaceutical was established...it has been six years since ITG human myelopoietin has been on the market!"
"Time flies so fast!"
"However, I have been busy with Chinese herbal medicines recently, and I really haven't asked about the institute's affairs for a long time."
"I remember that the research and development of leukemia drugs was given to the first project, and I don't know what is going on now?"
"We have to ask Wei Tian about the situation."
Thinking of this, Zhang Yang dialed Wei Tian's number, but a rapid prompt tone came from the other end of the phone:
"The number you dialed has enabled Tianyi Assistant. If you have any questions, please leave a message..."
Tianyi assistant?
Hosted?
What is this Wei Tian doing!
Zhang Yang was a little surprised, and then called the front desk of the institute. When he asked, he was surprised.
"What?"
"Wei Tian has summoned most of the backbone of the research institute to make the final push for a drug?!"
(End of chapter)