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American lung cancer patient Daniel: Come to Shanghai to seek new immunotherapy opportunities

Multi-line treatments in the past had limited effects. Daniel learned about new treatment options in China with the advice of American doctors. The hospitalization process also reflects the risk management required for complex patients.

Jiahui International Cancer Center · 2026-03-05

#United States#Advanced non-small cell lung cancer, combined with Parkinson's disease#Jiahui International Hospital, Shanghai
American lung cancer patient Daniel: Come to Shanghai to seek new immunotherapy opportunities
The patient took a group photo with the Jiahui medical team, and the privacy of the characters was blocked and the original report was processed. Image source: Jiahui International Cancer Center.
From
United States
Hospital for treatment
Jiahui International Hospital, Shanghai
Disease
Advanced non-small cell lung cancer, combined with Parkinson's disease
Treatment/medical stage
Immunotherapy and multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment

Existing treatment options are gradually decreasing

An American patient in his seventies, Daniel, suffers from advanced non-small cell lung cancer and Parkinson's disease. After receiving multiple lines of treatment in the United States, disease control was still unsatisfactory. An American doctor introduced the availability of ivonescimab in China, and the family further contacted Shanghai Jiahui to learn whether there were new treatment opportunities.

Evaluate not only the tumor, but also the overall condition

Daniel's children have a medical background and participated in the early communication. Because he faced both oncology and neurological diseases, the team needed to comprehensively consider previous medications, physical status, treatment tolerance, and hospital care, rather than deciding on the entire plan based on just one new drug.

New challenges arise during treatment

Reports record that patients develop immune-related adverse reactions during immunotherapy and require intensive care support. Jiahui organized collaboration among oncology, neurology and critical care medicine departments, and invited Professor Zhou Caicun to participate in the discussion; at the same time, Parkinson's disease medication was adjusted to deal with concurrent problems.

Continue treatment after stabilizing the condition

After the patient's condition stabilizes, he will be transferred back to the general ward and continue to receive treatment and observation. This case illustrates the search for new options when treatment options are limited, and the multidisciplinary team response to adverse effects. Public reports did not describe the results of this phase as a cancer cure.

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