- From
- South Africa
- Hospital for treatment
- Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
- Disease
- High-risk multiple myeloma
- Treatment/medical stage
- CAR-T pre-treatment evaluation and protocol preparation
Continue to look for opportunities after seeking medical treatment in many countries
Oscar Chalupsky is the South African canoeing world champion and also served as the captain of the South African Olympic team. In 2019, he was diagnosed with high-risk multiple myeloma. Since then, he has received multiple lines of treatment including autologous stem cell transplantation, targeted drugs, and clinical trials in South Africa, Portugal, and Germany, but the disease continued to progress.
Contact Ruijin through search and email
At the suggestion of a friend, he used tools such as ChatGPT and DeepSeek to learn about hematology department resources, and then sent an email to the External Cooperation Department and International Medical Department of Ruijin Hospital in November 2025. The hospital organized remote discussions with experts from the Department of Hematology and Critical Care Medicine, and believed that the possibility of new cellular immunotherapy could be further evaluated.
Examination and evaluation after coming to China
On December 9, Oscar arrived in Shanghai and was admitted to Ruijin Hospital. Reports recorded that he completed PET-MR, bone marrow biopsy and T-cell function tests within three days. The focus at this stage is to clarify the physical condition, disease burden and subsequent treatment conditions, rather than directly performing CAR-T infusion upon arrival.
Which stage has the report recorded
As of the publication of this report, the Ruijin team is in communication with his South African attending doctor to prepare for subsequent treatment. He himself also publicly shared his experience of being evaluated and preparing for CAR-T in China. This report has not yet given a conclusion on the efficacy after reinfusion, so the actual medical treatment and evaluation process will be retained here.
Report source
Wenhui Po/Shangguan News · 2025-12-15 · View the original report ↗
Oscar Chalupsky’s medical record in China released by himself ↗
- 来自
- 南非
- 就诊医院
- 上海交通大学医学院附属瑞金医院
- 疾病
- 高危多发性骨髓瘤
- 治疗／就医阶段
- CAR-T 治疗前评估与方案准备
多国求医后继续寻找机会
Oscar Chalupsky 是南非皮划艇世界冠军，也曾担任南非奥运代表队队长。2019 年，他被确诊为高危多发性骨髓瘤。此后在南非、葡萄牙和德国等地接受自体干细胞移植、靶向药物及临床试验等多线治疗，但疾病持续进展。
通过检索与邮件联系瑞金
在朋友建议下，他利用 ChatGPT、DeepSeek 等工具了解血液科资源，随后于 2025 年 11 月向瑞金医院对外合作部和国际医疗部发送邮件。院方组织血液科、重症医学科等专家远程讨论，认为可以进一步评估新型细胞免疫治疗的可能性。
来华后的检查与评估
12 月 9 日，奥斯卡抵达上海并入住瑞金医院。报道记载，他在三天内完成 PET-MR、骨髓活检和 T 细胞功能检测等检查。这一阶段的重点是明确身体状况、疾病负荷及后续治疗条件，而非抵达后直接进行 CAR-T 回输。
报道记录到哪个阶段
截至这篇报道发布，瑞金团队正在与他的南非主治医生保持沟通，为后续治疗做准备。他本人也公开分享了在中国接受评估、准备 CAR-T 的经历。该篇报道尚未给出回输后的疗效结论，因此这里保留其真实的求医与评估过程。