Surgery Godfather

Chapter 2238: Chapter 1458: Confidence

In the meeting room, Xu Zhiliang was already there, adjusting the film on the projector. When he saw Yang Ping come in, he nodded: "Professor, the family... has... already arrived, I had... the nurse... take them to... to... to the ward first, they will come over at two."

"Alright." Yang Ping sat down beside the conference table, opened his laptop, and projected the case data sent by Lu Xiaolu onto the screen.

At exactly two o’clock, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in," Yang Ping said.

The door opened, and a man in his forties walked in, wearing a faded polo shirt, with grey hair and a haggard face. Behind him was a woman, likely his wife, with swollen eyes, clutching a bag tightly in her hands.

"Professor Yang, Director Xu." The man walked to the conference table, his voice somewhat hoarse, "I’m Lin Xiaoyu’s father, and this is her mother."

"Please sit down." Yang Ping gestured to the chairs opposite.

The two sat down, and Lin Xiaoyu’s mother kept her head lowered, not daring to meet the eyes of Yang Ping and Xu Zhiliang. Perhaps she had heard too much bad news, with every doctor telling her bad news, despair, always saying "sorry, we’ve done our best."

"I’ve reviewed the medical records and imaging data." Yang Ping’s voice was calm, neither deliberately comforting nor deliberately stern, just stating facts, "Director Xu has also discussed it with me in detail. We invited you here today to see if there’s any way we can help."

Lin Xiaoyu’s father nodded, his lips moved, but he didn’t speak.

"I’ll start with my assessment." Yang Ping turned on the projector, and Lin Xiaoyu’s latest MRI image appeared on the screen, "This is the MRI you did at Xiehe Hospital last week, it shows the tumor located at the pons, which is part of the brainstem, controlling basic life functions like breathing, heartbeat, and blood pressure. So the surgical risk for this location is very high, and complete resection is almost impossible."

Lin Xiaoyu’s mother trembled slightly upon hearing this, and her husband reached out to hold her hand.

"However," Yang Ping changed the slide, and a diagram of the K Therapy mechanism appeared on the screen, "surgery is not the only option. I have a new therapy that’s still in the clinical trial phase, called K Therapy. Its principle is not to directly kill tumor cells but to activate the self-clearing mechanism of the tumor cells..."

He explained the core mechanism of K Therapy in layman’s terms, turning these complex concepts into vivid metaphors with ease.

"K Therapy is not a miracle cure; it is currently in the phase-three clinical trials and does not work for everyone, but for a disease like DIPG, even stopping the tumor from growing would be a significant advancement."

Lin Xiaoyu’s father listened, remained silent for a moment, then asked a question that left a deep impression on Yang Ping.

"Professor Yang, regarding this K Therapy you mentioned, has it been used on patients like Xiaoyu?"

"It has." Yang Ping opened the data about the eight case studies organized by Lu Xiaolu, "I have compiled data on eight patients with brainstem glioma, two of whom had the same DIPG as Xiaoyu. Among these, one case had an excellent effect, with the tumor reduced by forty percent and significant improvement in clinical symptoms. The other case was less effective, but the tumor also reduced."

He explained the details of these two cases, including the patients’ ages, genders, pre-treatment status, responses to the treatment, and the current follow-up results. Every piece of data was explained clearly, without exaggeration or concealment.

"Of course, two cases are too small of a sample size to draw definite conclusions." Yang Ping finally said, "But at least it shows that K Therapy is effective for some DIPG patients. As for whether Xiaoyu is part of that ’some,’ we won’t know unless we try. Given its experimental nature, there is a certain level of risk and uncertainty."

Lin Xiaoyu’s father fell silent again. This time, he didn’t look at Yang Ping but lowered his head, staring at his hands.

"Professor Yang, I have another question." He lifted his head, and in his eyes was a glimmer that was familiar to Yang Ping, yet always brought a twinge to his heart.

"Go ahead."

"If... I mean, if... Xiaoyu undergoes K Therapy and it fails... does she have any other options?"

Yang Ping was silent for a few seconds, then laid out all the options.

"Yes, but they’re not promising. We could attempt radiotherapy again, but the brainstem’s tolerance to radiotherapy is limited, and the second round would be less effective. We could try chemotherapy, but DIPG is generally not sensitive to chemotherapy. Targeted therapy is another option, but it requires genetic testing to find the specific target, and even if a target is found, the corresponding drugs may not be effective. There are also clinical trials both domestically and internationally for new drugs targeting DIPG, but the admission criteria are stringent, and it’s not as simple as opting in. Currently, the world’s most advanced approach for these tumors is K Therapy, unparalleled."

He paused, looking into the father’s eyes.

"I’m saying this not to scare you, nor to lead you, but to provide you with a clear understanding. DIPG is one of the most challenging diseases to treat in the neurological tumor field, and no therapy guarantees effectiveness. K Therapy is currently considered our most hopeful option, but it is not infallible, not even fifty percent, as it remains imperfect. Although it works exceptionally well for some tumors, it’s still under exploration for others."

The meeting room fell silent.

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