After being fired, I became the light of medicine

Chapter 100 The Dilemma of Liver Disease in America! (Subscribe)

Chen Yifei, 42 years old.

Chief physician of the Department of Infectious Diseases at West China Hospital, professor, and doctor of hepatology at the University of California;
Member of the International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists (IASGO), member of the Sichuan Provincial Liver Disease Committee...

After a tiring day of work, Chen Yifei went to the vegetable market near his home and bought a pound of shrimp, half a pound of lean meat and some vegetables.

This is his daily routine. He cooks for himself after get off work and then waits for his wife, who is also a doctor, to come home.

Forty minutes later, blanched prawns, shredded pork with fish flavor and seasonal vegetables were served on the table, and his wife Xu Lan happened to return home at that time.

"Director Chen, thank you for your hard work. I really don't know what kind of blessing I have been blessed to have you, a returned overseas PhD, cook for me every day."

The speaker was Xu Lan, who is also an obstetrician and gynecologist at a tertiary hospital. The two have been married for more than ten years and have always had a good relationship.

Chen Yifei smiled:
"Eat, what Director Chen, he's just the Deputy Director..."

"The deputy director is also the director!"

Chen Yifei shook his head and didn't say anything. After the meal was served and he took a few bites, Xu Lan suddenly said:

"Old Chen, you told me yesterday that you wanted to resign from Huaxi Hospital and work for the Third People's Hospital. How have you considered it?"

Chen Yifei paused for a moment, and after picking up the prawns and putting them in the bowl, he slowly said:
"After considering it for a day, I still want to switch to the Third People's Hospital."

Xu Lan lowered her head and did not continue immediately.

While having dinner last night, Chen Yifei suddenly told her that he wanted to switch jobs from West China Hospital to Chengdu Third People's Hospital.

She couldn't believe it when she heard the news!
You know, this is West China Hospital, a hospital that many doctors dream of and try their best to get into.

After carefully asking for the reason, he found out that Director Zhou of the Third People's Hospital of Rongcheng had invited him. More importantly...

A company called Qingshan Pharmaceutical recently announced a scientific research result on the liver, and the new drug developed from this result was put into phase I clinical trials at the Third People's Hospital.

"Is this scientific research result, or this new drug, so important to you?"

"Even willing to switch jobs from Huaxi?"

After a moment of silence, Xu Lan couldn't help but ask.

"Important, very important."

Chen Yifei put down his chopsticks and answered without hesitation.

"You know, after returning from studying abroad, I have always hoped to make greater progress in the study of liver disease."

"Huaxi Hospital does have a lot of patients, but recently I have felt that our department has gradually fallen behind in the latest clinical research in the liver field."

“Or rather, we can’t say we are lagging behind, but we are not at the forefront…

For example, the drug 'Acofenprofovir' is said to have been tried by Sanren Hospital in patients with liver cirrhosis, but we don't have any relevant clinical trials here, which is the gap."

"And the 'hepatocyte activator' recently announced by Qingshan Pharmaceutical is even more incomparable to 'Afovir'. I think this drug can even subvert the entire field of liver disease!"

"If I continue to stay here, I will be away from the world's most cutting-edge liver clinical research."

"You know, I can't accept this kind of thing..."

Xu Lan sighed slightly. As a doctor, she could understand Chen Yifei's thoughts.

But... it would be such a pity to leave West China.

After a moment, she whispered:

"Are you sure that Qingshan Pharmaceutical's drug is really so effective? What if their research and development fails..."

Chen Yifei picked up the chopsticks again:

"I have studied Qingshan Pharmaceutical carefully. In the past few years, all the drugs they have released to the public have achieved great success!"

"and……"

Chen Yifei suddenly said seriously:
"Moreover, it is no exaggeration to say that their boss Zhang Yang is not only a role model of the times, but also my idol. I believe in him."

"Idol?"

"Ah."

……

Chen Yifei's decision was submitted to the department director the next day and then appeared in the dean's office.

Dean Gan Weiguo frowned as he looked at the resignation letter in his hand.

Although the Department of Infectious Diseases is not a star department of West China Hospital, Chen Yifei, a doctor of liver disease medicine who returned from abroad, still attaches great importance to it.

But no one expected that this doctor, who had always been trained as a young backbone, would resolutely choose to change jobs, and the one he switched to was Chengdu Third People's Hospital.

Of course he guessed the reason.

In the past two years, Chengdu Third People's Hospital has been very popular. From "ITG human myelopoietin" to "Abrofovir" for curing hepatitis B, the two most groundbreaking clinical projects in the country in recent years were all carried out in Chengdu Third People's Hospital!

Such a situation will undoubtedly attract many outstanding clinicians to join. After all, the closer they are to the top clinical frontiers, the more likely they are to write high-quality top papers and the more likely they are to participate in the top clinical treatment programs!
Of course, he also knew that it wasn't that the Third People's Hospital was so awesome, but...

There is a Qingshan Pharmaceutical behind it!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help rubbing his temples.
Chen Yifei's job change had little impact on Hua Xi, but this kind of thing made him feel a little pressured.

"It seems that I have to spend a lot of money to improve my relationship with Qingshan Pharmaceutical..."

……

There are many doctors who have the same ideas and aspirations as Chen Yifei. When Qingshan Pharmaceutical announced that the first phase of the clinical trial of "liver cell regeneration activator" would be held in Chengdu Third People's Hospital, many doctors took the initiative to learn about the department's treatment, recruitment situation, etc.

Of course, the most excited people are the patients with liver cirrhosis who saw the news. As soon as possible, patients with liver cirrhosis from all over the country flocked to the liver disease department of the Third People's Hospital, and everyone hoped to use the innovative drug of Qingshan Pharmaceutical as soon as possible.

but.

Just when liver disease patients in the country were rejoicing, the news quietly spread abroad.

To be precise, it was because of the strong social impact of the historic cure of hepatitis B virus by "Afovir" that all pharmaceutical companies in the world knew about Tsingshan Pharmaceutical in a short period of time.

Therefore,
When Tsingshan Pharmaceutical announced the news of "hepatocyte activator", many well-known pharmaceutical companies around the world took notice of the news.

Reactions from major pharmaceutical companies varied, with Novartis having the most intense reaction.

Novartis, one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, is best known for its drug Gleevec, which is used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia.

On the third day after Tsingshan Pharmaceutical officially announced the "hepatocyte activator", a heated discussion broke out in a small conference room in Novartis' headquarters building.

David Friedman is the Executive Vice President of Novartis, responsible for sales and marketing operations in the United States.

The other people seated in the conference room were:

Mr. Green, President, Mr. Klein, Vice President, and Mr. Coles, of the Institute of Pharmaceutical Research.

Watching everyone arrive, Friedman touched his unique hooked nose, with a hint of excitement in his eyes.

"Mr. President, and Klein, I'm very sorry to disturb your vacation."

"But I can be sure that after you listen to my ideas in detail, you will think that it is all worth it."

President Green nodded slightly. He was on vacation in the UK, but he didn't expect Friedman to call and ask him to stop his vacation and come back quickly.

He had become accustomed to Friedman's almost paranoid personality, which might be in his Jewish genes.

“Friedman, it’s okay, you can start.

"it is good."

Friedman stopped talking and pressed a button, and a clear screenshot appeared on the screen in the conference room.

He introduced:

"Everyone, this is the announcement released by the Chinese pharmaceutical company Qingshan Pharmaceutical on its official website. They have clearly announced that they have discovered an activator that can effectively promote liver cell regeneration."

"As for the details of Qingshan Pharmaceutical, we carefully studied it when they developed 'Acofenprofovir' last time, so I will not go into details here."

Everyone nodded slightly.

Everyone is familiar with Tsingshan Pharmaceutical, which is a newly emerging Chinese pharmaceutical company with good drug research and development capabilities.

Seeing that no one spoke, Friedman pressed the button again, and another picture appeared on the screen.

“That’s another piece of news.”

"Last night, the 'animal clinical trial' data they submitted could already be found on the website of the China Food and Drug Administration. That is to say, they have indeed begun to promote the Phase I clinical trial of this 'liver cell regeneration activator'!"

"so!"

"I hope the company will talk to Tsingshan Pharmaceutical immediately. We need to conduct FDA clinical trials of this drug in the United States at the same time."

After the words fell, the three executives present were stunned.

Then, President Green shook his head slightly, obviously dissatisfied.

Klein, another vice president standing by, could no longer hold back and said:

"Friedman, isn't this the important thing you talked about on the phone?"

"You've already said that their drug hasn't even started Phase I clinical trials in China. Are you asking the company to talk to them now? You're even planning to bring it to the United States to start FDA clinical trials?"

"Are you crazy? You know, we introduce any overseas drugs only after we see that their clinical trials in other markets have good results, at least they have reached the second phase of clinical trials..."

"Moreover, I don't think they will achieve anything with this drug. After all, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, and even Pfizer have invested a lot of money in cirrhosis activators, but there is no effect at all."

Friedman's expression did not change at all in the face of Klein's denial, and there was even a glimmer of excitement in his eyes.

“Mr. President, Klein, don’t worry.”

"Let's close our eyes and think about how big the liver disease market is in the United States!"

Friedman said, without waiting for the three to react, he raised his voice and said in a sensational tone:
"Sir!"

"We have 2.7 million adults in the United States, and recent statistics show that 40% of adults are obese and 18% are severely obese!"

"That means more than 5000 million people in our country suffer from severe fatty liver disease!"

"In addition to this, we have a large group of alcoholics who consume large amounts of alcohol every day.

All in all, there are nearly 7000 million people who have a strong need for liver disease treatment! "

"Wow, these are glowing vaults!"

Friedman was even more enthusiastic:

"Of course the best thing for these people to do is to give up alcohol and sugar and go on a diet to lose weight! However, in the United States, no one can resist Coke, chicken legs, hamburgers, and all kinds of milkshakes!"

"So, gentlemen, think about it, if this drug is successful, even if it has only a little effect, then we can write in the hospital treatment guidelines:

You don't have to quit sugar or lose weight, you just need to keep taking this 'liver cell regeneration activator' to enjoy a healthy liver. Can you guess how popular this drug will be?!"

(End of this chapter)