Medical Frontier: Breakthroughs from Chinese Hospitals – Page 3

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Breakthroughs, new diagnostics and complex procedures reported by Chinese hospitals.

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Oncology2026-02-13

Zhejiang University Women's Hospital Team Solves Worldwide Challenge in Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment

Wang Hui's team established HPV integration theory, a full-chain screening and prevention technology system, and the world's first HPV integration detection kit. The achievements won first prize in the Zhejiang Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award and reached internationally leading levels.

Women's Hospital School of Medicine Zhejiang University

Oncology2025-12-31

World's First! Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center Self-Develops and Files Pancreatic Cancer 6-Gene Mutation Detection Kit

The kit developed by Yu Xianjun's team passed filing with the Shanghai Medical Products Administration. As the world's first medical institution-developed IVD specifically for pancreatic cancer, it offers a Chinese solution for precision diagnosis and treatment of the 'king of cancers,' improving mutation detection rates.

Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center

Oncology2025-11-04

190th Anniversary: China's First Western Hospital Inherits Legacy and Starts New Chapter

Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital celebrated its 190th anniversary, highlighting 17 national clinical key specialties and pioneering achievements including the world's first total laparoscopic liver transplantation, nanosecond pulse ablation, tumor ecology theory, and a National Natural Science Foundation basic science center.

Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

Oncology2025-10-22

World's First Digital Intelligent One-Stop 5D Respiratory Interventional Operating Room Put into Use

The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University has put into use the world's first digital intelligent one-stop 5D respiratory interventional operating room. It integrates multi-pathway intervention and multidisciplinary collaboration, greatly enhancing diagnostic and treatment capabilities for complex airway diseases, early lung cancer, pulmonary nodules and other critical illnesses.

The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

Oncology2025-10-05

AI+AR Navigation! Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital Technology Further Expands Precision Treatment Boundaries

Professor Chen Liang's thoracic surgery team successfully performed the nation's first AI+AR navigation lung nodule puncture localization combined with 3D-CTBA fluorescence thoracoscopic pulmonary subsegmentectomy. This further advances precise lung cancer diagnosis and treatment technologies.

Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital

Oncology2025-09-09

Xinqiao Hospital Leads Establishment of First In-Hospital Integrated Cell Therapy Platform

Western China's first in-hospital integrated cell therapy translational platform is now operational at Xinqiao Hospital, shortening CAR-T preparation to 24 hours. It introduces innovative donor CAR-T and universal CAR-T therapies with ICU support to provide rapid, precise treatment for relapsed/refractory hematologic tumors.

Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University

Oncology2025-09-05

World's First Allogeneic Artificial Regenerated Platelet Clinical Study Succeeds in Shanghai

Shanghai Children's Medical Center completed the world's first iPLT clinical infusion study, transfusing patients with acute leukemia, aplastic anemia, and post-operative complex congenital heart disease, preliminarily confirming safety and good tolerability.

Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

Oncology2025-08-20

World's First 'Neck Replacement' Surgery Completed in Shanghai 8 Years Ago: Patient Remains Healthy

In 2017, Xiao Jianru's team performed the world's first giant cervical chondrosarcoma resection plus 3D-printed total cervical artificial vertebral body replacement. Eight years later, the patient is tumor-free and living a healthy life.

Shanghai Changzheng Hospital

Oncology2025-08-15

West China Hospital of Stomatology Performs World's First Single-Port Robot-Assisted Oral Cancer Neck Lymph Node Dissection and Integrated Reconstruction

The head and neck tumor surgery team used the domestic Shurui single-port snake-arm robot to complete the world's first oral cancer neck lymph node dissection via a single postauricular hairline incision. They pioneered robotic neck dissection combined with immediate transoral vascularized flap reconstruction, achieving unity of extreme minimally invasive surgery, function, and aesthetics.

West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University

Oncology2025-07-17

Mainland China's First MONARCH Robot Officially Settles at Shanghai General Hospital, Bringing Incision-Free Precise Lung Cancer Treatment

The MONARCH natural-orifice robotic system is now in service, enabling precise transbronchial access to distal lung lesions without any skin incisions. This facilitates early lung cancer screening and integrated diagnosis and treatment of multiple nodules.

Shanghai General Hospital

Oncology2025-04-02

World's First! Suzhou Doctors Complete Intercontinental Remote Surgery in Europe Using Domestic Robot

The thoracic surgery team used a domestic single-port robot and 5G technology to successfully perform a remote right upper lobectomy on a Romanian lung cancer patient across 8,000 kilometers, setting a global record for the first intercontinental single-port robotic thoracic surgery.

The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University