Oscar Chalupsky, 62, turns to Ruijin Hospital Shanghai after three countries call his myeloma hopeless
- When
- 2026-02
- City
- Shanghai
- Total cost reported
- Not reported
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- Patient from
- South Africa
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Timeline
2026-02
He used ChatGPT and DeepSeek to search for the world's best hematology department, then flew to Shanghai.
What went well
- Found Ruijin's hematology department using AI search tools; flew to Shanghai for PET-MR, marrow biopsy and T-cell tests; a CAR-T plan was developed
- 12-time world surfski champion; began treatment back in South Africa based on the Shanghai plan
What was hard
- Six years of high-risk myeloma; told the condition was difficult to treat or even hopeless in South Africa, Portugal and Germany
He used ChatGPT and DeepSeek to search for the world's best hematology department, then flew to Shanghai.
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