Surgery Godfather-Chapter 1415 - 1063: Earthquakes and Mountains Shaking

Yang Ping’s wedding was drawing near, but his energy was fully consumed by his experiments, and he had forgotten about the wedding.

Xiao Su’s holiday had come to an end, and she was about to go back to work. However, to let Yang Ping focus more on his work, she decided to temporarily quit her job to stay home and take care of the children. Although both of their mothers were willing to help take care of the children, Xiao Su decided to take care of the children herself, because accompanying the children is very important for their growth.

If both of them were busy with work, the children naturally would not receive enough attention and lack companionship. Therefore, Xiao Su could only temporarily quit her job. The couple divided their responsibilities, one focusing on work and the other on the family, as this was the best arrangement.

Their home was close to the Hospital, making commuting very convenient. Yang Ping would return home every day to spend time with the children. During this period, since the experiments involved a virus, he remained cautious before the experiments concluded. After all, the K virus was a new virus. Although it had been confirmed that its impact on the human body was similar to that of a common cold virus and it was non-contagious, Yang Ping still dared not return home temporarily.

Zhao Yufan subsequently conducted three experiments. As the experiments had a minimal impact on him, the short-term frequent experiments did not significantly affect his health. It was like having continuous light colds, which he could recover from quickly.

Gradually, Yang Ping figured out the single dose of K virus, the intervals between each treatment, and the duration of each treatment course.

Currently, when K virus enters the human body, it primarily loses a significant amount of viruses in the battle against the human immune system. Increasing the quantity of the virus could be a solution. However, enhancing the number of viruses also intensifies the immune response, raising the treatment risk.

Like antibiotics killing bacteria, theoretically, as long as the antibiotics are sensitive to bacteria, the remaining challenge is to increase the quantity of antibiotics. If the dosage of antibiotics can be unlimitedly increased, the bacteria will surely be killed. However, in practice, this cannot be done. Once it exceeds a safe amount, the human body cannot tolerate it. It could harm the liver and kidneys, cause poisoning, and thus endanger life.

The situation with the K virus was the same; balance must be found between dosage and effect. Regarding the improvement of virus configuration, although it is not the best now, as long as it is effective, it will be used temporarily. It is the optimal solution currently available, and better configurations can be explored gradually.

Regarding the method of experimentation, Yang Ping had basically found a pattern. In fact, for such clinical trials, there is no need for many volunteers. Having one volunteer is sufficient, as increasing the number of experiments can also satisfy the data acquisition requirements.

If Sisi’s experiment was considered as the first phase, then Zhao Yufan’s experiment is the second phase. The K virus therapy for tumors has now progressed to the second phase. Although it appears to be a minor progress, it has achieved enormous success. This is a breakthrough from zero to one, which made Professor Zhang Zhiwei extremely excited. All this was beyond his plan, and he didn’t expect to achieve such a breakthrough by unexpectedly participating in this experiment.

Professor Zhang Zhiwei was very aware of the value of this topic, which could potentially change his academic fate. However, he felt somewhat guilty about his participation, which seemed too opportunistic.

This could be a Nobel Prize-level success, and in the field of tumor therapy, where new treatments have not emerged for a long time, the inception of K virus therapy could potentially overturn the current status of chemotherapy. It would completely replace traditional therapies like chemotherapy with new treatments such as targeted therapy and cell therapy, ushering tumor therapy into a new era. For this, Professor Zhang Zhiwei had sleepless nights for several days, overwhelmed with excitement.

The second phase of the experiment continued, and the number of experiments on volunteer Zhao Yufan kept increasing. The experiments had no detrimental effects on his body, unlike chemotherapy, which harms the patient as much as the disease.

After several treatments, Zhao Yufan’s health actually improved because the tumor was somewhat suppressed, some tumor cells were killed, and the normal cells were unharmed. The entire treatment process targeted tumor cells with precision, even more accurate than targeted therapy and without the resistance seen in targeted therapy.

Targeted therapy drugs allow tumor cells to adjust themselves, changing targets or the docking of targeted drugs with targets, eventually leading to resistance. K virus therapy does not have this issue; it does not target specific markers but recognizes the entire tumor cells, just like Hepatitis B virus infecting liver cells, which cannot evade the virus.

Yang Ping decided to initiate the third phase of experiments using the latest K virus to treat Sisi. The longer they waited, the slimmer Sisi’s chances of survival became. Taking advantage of the current support from ECMO, which still maintained good liver and kidney functions, it was critical to act swiftly. If they waited until the liver and kidney functions deteriorated, Sisi wouldn’t be able to withstand it.

Sisi’s parents were thrilled to hear that Sisi could continue with the experiments, and after several experiments, the new treatment method was already satisfying in terms of safety and effectiveness. They felt that although their daughter was unfortunate, she was also lucky to have encountered a good doctor like Professor Yang. They were so moved that they cried on the spot. Men do not easily shed tears, but Sisi’s father also teared up. Yang Ping not only helped Sisi but also assisted her entire family. Now, he himself had become Professor Yang’s driver, while his spouse worked as a nurse at the Surgical Research Institute. Not only had the couple secured stable jobs, but Sisi also received free treatment, truly encountering a life-changing benefactor.