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Engineering & Maintenance
Medical Oncology Division
Division In-charge
Dr. Praveen Kumar Shenoy
Professor
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Medical oncology division deals with comprehensive evaluation and medical treatment of various types of solid in adults with chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted agents. Spectrum of cases seen in Medical Oncology division include Breast cancer, Gastrointestinal cancers, Lung cancer, Head and Neck cancers, Gynaecological cancers, Endocrine cancers, Thoracic cancers, Genitourinary cancers, Brain cancers and cancers of bone and soft tissues. The division is well versed in administration of intraperitoneal and intravesical chemotherapy. The division participates in site specific multidisciplinary tumor boards (MDT) held thrice a week with General surgical MDT on Monday, Wednesday & Friday. Breast and gyneacology MDT on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Head and Neck MDT on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. The division closely associates with surgical oncology department in planning complex procedures like cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in peritoneal surface malignancies.
Medical oncology functions from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm and on Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm. OPD census of the division in a year is around 20000. The division is involved in interdepartmental academics for training surgical, radiation and pathology residents in medical oncology.
The division has experience with running early phase clinical trials, Phase 3 randomised control trials, both industry sponsored and investigator initiated multicenter clinical trials. The division has collaborated with numerous prestigious institutions across India for various clinical trials and collaborative studies.
