Chapter 575: Difficulties of Advance and Retreat

Remember [New] in one second!     After dealing with Li Wenqian, the patient with "heart discomfort", Lu Chen continued to look for diagnostic clues for his other patients.

He also gradually liked this process, just like a detective solving a case, gathering all the details together, and finally unraveling the mystery and making a reasonable inference diagnosis.

In addition to clinical training, another major purpose of Lu Chen's trip to Kyoto this time was to cooperate with the third cardiology department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Kyoto University to conduct clinical research experiments.

"Lu Chen, Director Wan asked you to come to the third cardiology department tomorrow to discuss the experiment."

After get off work, Ke Yue suddenly sent Lu Chen a WeChat message.

"Okay, got it." Lu Chen replied immediately.

As a Kyoto research sub-center, the third cardiology department also undertakes many tasks.

Tomorrow is the weekend, and this time I should go to discuss specific matters with Director Wan.

...

The next day.

Lu Chen got up early. Several roommates in the dormitory went to the library to study, and he went to the third cardiology department.

The third area of ​​cardiology is two floors above the first area of ​​cardiology.

There are also many people waiting for the elevator on weekends, so Lu Chen climbed the stairs.

As soon as he entered the third area of ​​cardiology, he saw Ke Yue and Gu Xinyue chatting in front of the nurse station.

"Old Gu is usually so cold, but today he is a little unusual!" Lu Chen smiled to himself and then walked forward.

Because the two had their backs to Lu Chen, even if Lu Chen approached, they did not notice him.

Lu Chen moved closer and heard Gu Xinyue say.

"Ke Yue, what are the statistical methods involved in your overall experimental steps?"

Ke Yue paused and said, "It's mainly survival curve analysis and cox regression analysis. You need to ask Lu Chen for more details. I am also studying statistics now. This is too difficult."

"Oh, okay." Gu Xinyue nodded.

At this time, Ke Yue saw Lu Chen.

"Hey, Lu Chen, you're here."

Lu Chen smiled, "What are you two doing secretly?"

Gu Xinyue stood up straight when she heard Lu Chen's voice.

"Old Gu said he wanted to come and learn from us, so I brought him here." Ke Yue blushed. She was originally thin-skinned and couldn't stand being teased.

"Oh...really?" Lu Chen glanced at Gu Xinyue.

"Well, don't get me wrong." Gu Xinyue cleared her throat, "We are discussing the problem of the experiment."

Lu Chen looked at the two people's awkwardness and stopped teasing them, "Is Director Wan here?"

"Yes." Ke Yue nodded, "He comes to the department at seven o'clock every day."

"Director Wan is really early!" Lu Chen exclaimed.

None of these director-level figures really sleep in.

"Let's go to the office."

Led by Lu Chen, the three came to the director's office.

Bang bang...

Lu Chen knocked on the door gently.

"Go ahead!"

A deep voice came from the room, and Lu Chen pushed the door open.

In the director's office, Director Wan Jingshui was discussing something with Fang Ruzhang.

Seeing Lu Chen walk in, Wan Jingshui stood up quickly with a smile on his face.

"Student Lu Chen is here!"

Fang Ruzhang also stood up immediately, "Lu Chen, you are here!"

Lu Chen walked into the office with a smile, "Director Wan, Teacher Fang, long time no see!"

"Come on, Fang Ruzhang and I are discussing experimental issues, you are just in time." Wan Jingshui did not hesitate, and directly pulled Lu Chen to sit on the sofa, Ke Yue and Fang Ruzhang also sat on the side.

"You should know about AstraZeneca's recent events, right?" Wan Jingshui looked serious.

Lu Chen nodded slightly, "AstraZeneca announced an experimental plan similar to ours."

"Hey, they are the original research company of dapagliflozin after all." Wan Jingshui sighed, "Although we started the experiment early and have certain advantages, facing a giant multinational company like AstraZeneca, I think it is still a bit uncertain!"

When Wan Jingshui first heard about Lu Chen's clinical research project, he had particularly high expectations for it.

Once the research results are finally obtained, the clinical guidelines may be changed!

Lu Chen was silent after hearing this.

Wan Jingshui's words made sense. The winning rate of a scientific research competition with AstraZeneca would not be too high!

"Director Wan, do you think there is any way to break the deadlock now?" Lu Chen paused and looked up at Wan Jingshui and Fang Ruzhang.

In terms of clinical research, his experience is still shallow, far less than that of a director-level figure.

Wan Jingshui glanced at Fang Ruzhang on the side.

Fang Ruzhang understood and said slowly: "There are two choices. The first is to withdraw from the competition. We can only publish the experimental results in China and ensure that your National Natural Science Foundation project is completed. As for how much influence it can have in the world, it is up to fate."

To put it bluntly, the first choice is to lie down!

As long as you can publish a few SCI papers, you don't need to ask for too high quality, and you don't need to publish faster than the Oscars, as long as you can pass the National Natural Science Foundation project.

This is not quite the same as Lu Chen's initial idea.

"Teacher Fang, what about the second one?" Lu Chen stared at Fang Ruzhang.

"As for the second option..." Fang Ruzhang paused, a gleam of brilliance flashing in his eyes, "That is to expand the scale of the experiment and compete with AstraZeneca!"

Clinical research experiments are different from basic research experiments. The most important thing is the scale of the experiment!

The larger the sample size, the more convincing the experimental results are!

It is obvious which paper has higher quality, a sample of 100 people or a sample of 10,000 people.

"As far as I know, the number of people in AstraZeneca's first batch of experiments is about 1,000." Lu Chen said.

A sample size of 1,000 people requires the cost of the test subjects' examinations, drug usage fees, etc., which is not a small amount.

Lu Chen's current clinical trials, including the number of people in Jinghua and other places, have never exceeded 400 people in total!

The difference between 400 and 1,000 is not small!

What's more, this is still the first round of competition.

This competition is about manpower, material resources and financial resources!

It is far from enough to rely solely on the scientific research funds of the National Natural Science Foundation of China!

"Oh, so it's difficult!" Wan Jingshui shook his head slightly, "Your mentor, Professor Li Yao, has also contacted me. She can't make a decision for the time being, so let me discuss it with you."

Wan Jingshui attaches great importance to Lu Chen's scientific research project and believes that some results will be achieved, so he is willing to run around.

Lu Chen thought for a while and now he is in a dilemma.

If he gives up, he will lose such a good opportunity.

If he insists, the price he pays will be several times higher than now.

The most important thing is that he is just a student now. What methods can he use to continue to expand the scale of the experiment?