Chapter 216 Treatment options that focus on both biological therapy and chemotherapy

"The tumor is too large and infiltrates into the intracranial brain tissue, and there are too many parts to be removed, and if it is to be dissected, the orbital contents and part of the surface brain tissue must be removed."

Li Haiyang shook his head slightly and said.

"In this way, if the tumor cannot shrink, there is no indication for surgery."

Hearing Li Haiyang say this, Zhao Heng frowned and said.

"Yes, that's the case at the moment, I suggest you go to my side and have chemotherapy first."

Li Haiyang thought for a moment and said.

It stands to reason that patients with such malignant tumors should also be transferred to the oncology department.

"Chemotherapy is the same everywhere, let's stay here for now."

Zhao Heng said that malignant tumors, which he can't deal with at the moment, but he won't give up like this, because he knows that if he just does chemotherapy, then the girl's survival period will only be about three months at most.

This is too cruel for a girl who is only 13 years old and the same age as a flower.

"That's right, wait for me to formulate a chemotherapy plan, let's treat it according to this plan first, at least it can delay the infiltration and growth of tumor cells."

Hearing Zhao Heng's words, Li Haiyang thought for a while, it seems to be the case, even if the patient is transferred to the oncology department, he will still do chemotherapy after all, and if he does not transfer to the department, chemotherapy will be done here, it will actually be the same.

"Dr. Li, is it possible to carry out biological treatment of the tumor at the same time as chemotherapy, so that the tumor may be shrunk and the requirements for surgery can be met."

Zhao Heng thought for a while, and suddenly thought that the technology of cell fate regulation that he picked up from Professor Li Hongwei seemed to include the branch technology of cultivating and expanding somatic cells, which didn't meet the requirements of tumor biological therapy?

Tumor biotherapy is actually the use of biotechnology and biological agents to culture and expand immune cells collected from patients in vitro, and then infused back into the patient's body to stimulate and enhance the body's autoimmune function and achieve the purpose of treating tumors.

"Of course, it would be nice to be able to carry out biological treatment of tumors, but it seems that our hospital does not have the technology to develop this area."

Hearing Zhao Heng mention tumor biological therapy, Li Haiyang's eyes lit up, this tumor biological therapy is an emerging means of tumor treatment, very cutting-edge, basically still in the laboratory stage.

"During my work with Professor Li Hongwei, I learned some techniques for cell fate regulation, including branch techniques for culturing and expanding somatic cells." ’

Zhao Heng said.

"Huh? Cell fate regulation? Dr. Zhao, you have learned such a difficult technique in less than two weeks with Professor Li Hongwei? ”

Hearing Zhao Heng say this, Li Haiyang certainly wouldn't doubt whether Zhao Heng had mastered the high-end technology of cell fate regulation.

He was surprised that this Zhao Heng's learning ability was also a little too strong.

"It's only a part of it, but if it's used for somatic cell culture and expansion, it's enough. Chemotherapy and tumor biotherapy may inhibit the rapid growth of the tumor, or even make a small tumor, and then surgery. ”

Zhao Heng said.

"It's already amazing to learn some of it."

"I'll leave the chemotherapy to me."

Li Haiyang looked at Zhao Heng with great admiration and said.

Zhao Heng's ability once again refreshed his cognition.

Next, Li Haiyang went to prepare to formulate a chemotherapy plan, and Zhao Heng found his uncle.

"Dr. Zhao, how is it? Can Miao Miao have surgery? ”

The uncle asked anxiously.

"At the moment, there are no indications for surgery. However, if it is combined with biological therapy and chemotherapy, there is still hope that the tumor will shrink and meet the requirements of surgery. ”

Zhao Heng pondered for a moment and said.

At this time, you can't be too full of words, but you can't not give no hope at all, so you must pay attention to the way you speak.

But any good doctor must be very good in communicating with patients and their families.

"Alas.

Hearing Zhao Heng say this, the uncle let out a long sigh, at least there is still treatment, unlike the hospital he went to before, which means that he will directly let the father and daughter go home.

"Thank you Dr. Zhao, we will not give up the treatment, but whenever there is a little chance, please try it, please!"

After a pause, the uncle said to Zhao Heng very sincerely.

"Well, you also have to pay attention to rest, the patient still needs your care."

Zhao Heng nodded and said.

"Dr. Zhao, how much does this biological treatment and chemotherapy cost?"

The uncle asked with some hesitation.

After paying the basic hospitalization expenses, he didn't have much money on him, he was originally alone with his daughter, and his life was very difficult, and in these three months, his money was almost spent.

"It's symptomatic now, it doesn't cost much, and I'll tell you when the chemotherapy and biologic treatment options come out."

Zhao Heng thought for a while and said.

The cost problem, which is also the most difficult for doctors to solve, in addition to technical problems.

"Thank you, Doctor Zhao, I will go to raise money, please don't give up on Miao Miao's treatment."

Uncle seemed to have made up his mind and said.

Hearing this, Zhao Heng could only nod.

After the uncle went out, Zhao Heng immediately began to search for the branch technology from the cultivation and proliferation of somatic cells in cell fate regulation in his mind.

Compared with cell fate regulation, cultivating various stem cells is obviously much simpler to just do somatic cell proliferation.

But now there is a problem, not technically, but costly.

For this patient, chemotherapy and tumor biologic therapy are required at the same time, both of which are expensive.

Cell fate regulation is the most cutting-edge and high-end technology, and this somatic cell culture proliferation, although one of the branch technologies, but also requires the use of a large number of high-end instruments, these instruments, it can be said, each is millions or even millions of equipment, these equipment, some of the East is not available, must go to the laboratory of Professor Li Hongwei of Yenching University to carry out.

Thinking of this, Zhao Heng frowned, he could find a way to solve this technical problem, but he really couldn't think of any good way to solve this problem of medical expenses.

Moreover, when the uncle was asked to pay the advance hospitalization expenses before, the uncle was already very reluctant.

I think it's been three months of seeking medical treatment, and my uncle's savings have almost been spent.

"Dr. Zhao, what's wrong?"

Seeing Zhao Heng's frowning appearance, Tian Zhen couldn't help but ask.

"How much is left for the hospitalization fee for bed 4?"

Zhao Heng asked.

Bed No. 4 is the bed of the girl Miao Miao.

"Originally, I only paid 2,000 yuan, but after the inspection, there were only more than 1,000 left."

Tian Zhen thought for a while and said.

As for the cost of this examination, it is already only necessary to do the necessary examination, otherwise, in the case of the girl Miao Miao, just the inspection is not enough to spend 2,000 yuan.

This is the case with modern medical care, once it comes to complex conditions, the cost of all aspects will skyrocket, which is also a major disadvantage of modern medical care.