Editor-in-Chief Emeritus

  • Padmaj S. Kulkarni, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Editor-in-Chief

  • Seema Gulia, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Joint Editors

  • Amol Akhade, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Nair Hospital, Mumbai, Bethany Hospital, Thane,
    Suyog Cancer Clinic, Thane, Maharashtra, India

  • Tarini Prasad Sahoo, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Silverline Hospital, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

Editorial Advisor

  • Sudeep Gupta, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Section Editors

  • Viraj Lavingia, DNB

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    HCG Cancer Center, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

  • Avinash Bonda, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    HCG Cancer Center, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

  • Avinash Bonda, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology,
    AIG Hospitals Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

  • Sujay Srinivas, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Bharath Hospital, Kottayam, Kerla, India

  • Reshma Puranik, MD, DM, DNB, MRCP,ECMO

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Ruby Hall Clinic, Jupiter hospital, Jehangir Hospital, DY Patil Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Sachin Khurana, MD, DM, Fellowship-Phase 1 trials

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

  • Maya Prasad, MD, Fellowship in Pediatric Oncology

    Department of Paediatric Oncology,
    Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Lingraj Nayak, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Nita Nair, DNB, MRCS, MCh

    Department of Surgical Oncology,
    Apollo Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Vamshi Krishna, MD

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Hematology AIG Hospital, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

  • Amol Akhade, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Nair Hospital, Mumbai, Bethany Hospital,Thane,
    Suyog Cancer Clinic, Thane, Maharashtra, India

Section Editors

  • Bharatsinha Bhosale, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Bombay Hospital Medical and Research Institute, Sunrise Oncology Day Care,
    Fortis Hospital, Jaslok Hospital, H N Reliance Hospital and Raheja Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Kaustav Talapatra, MD

    Department of Radiation Oncology,
    Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • TVSVGK Tilak, MD, DNB, DM, FRCP

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Deepti Mutreja, MD, DNB

    Department of Pathology,
    Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Pradeep Kulkarni, MD

    Consultant in Palliative Care,
    Private Practice, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Reetu Jain, MD

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Gaurav Prakash, MD, DM

    Department of Clinical Haematology and Medical Oncology,
    Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, Punjab, India

  • Deepak Dabkara, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    CHL Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

  • Venkatraman Radhakrishnan, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Bivas Biswas, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

  • Priyanka Srivastava, MD, DNB

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    M.S. Patel Cancer Center, Shree Krishna Hospital, Karamsad, Gujarat, India

  • Suresh Babu MC, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Joydeep Ghosh, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

  • Manikandan Dhanushkodi, MD, DM, DNB

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Thoothukudi Cancer Care, Thenmani Hospital, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Prasanth Ganesan, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India

  • Amol Patel, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    INHS Asvini, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Sujith Kumar Mullapally, MD, DNB, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Venkata Pradeep Babu Koyyala, MD, DrNB, ECMO, MNAMS

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Tezpur Cancer Centre, Assam Cancer Care Foundation, Assam, India

  • Sandip Ganguly, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

  • Sunil Kumar Polipalli, MSc, PhD

    Department of Cytogeneticist,
    Lok Nayak Hospital & Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India

  • Anupriya Kaur, MD, DM

    Department of Pediatrics (Genetics),
    Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, Punjab, India

  • Parathan Karunakaran, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Cancer Institute WIA, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • SmitaKayal, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry, India

  • Akash Kumar, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    NCI-All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Section Advisors

  • Hemant Malhotra, MD, FRCP, FACP,ECMO, MNAMS, FUICC, FICP, FIMSA

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Shri Ram Cancer Center, Mahatma Gandhi Hospital, Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences & Technology, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

  • Shripad D. Banavali, MD, BC, BE

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • K. GovindBabu, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    St. John’s Medical College Hospital and HCG Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Purvish M. Parikh, MD, DNB, FICP, PHD, ECMO, CPI

    Department of Clinical Hematology,
    Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

  • Manish Agarwal, MS, DNB

    Department of Surgical Oncology(Orthopaedics),
    Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Mahati Chittem, BA, MSc Health Psychology, PhD

    Department of Psychology,
    Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

  • Rajiv Sarin, MD, FRCR

    Department of Radiation Oncology and Cancer Genetics Unit,
    Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Kumar Prabhash, MD, DM, ECMO, PDCR

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Chirag Jyotiker Desai, MD, DM

    Hemato-Oncology Clinic,
    Vedanta Institute, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

  • Senthil J. Rajappa, MD, DNB, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

  • Rakesh Jalali, MD

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Nita Nair, DNB, MRCS, MCh

    Department of Surgical Oncology,
    Apollo Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Special Content Editors

  • Parikshit Prayag, MD, ABIM, ABMS

    Department of Transplant Infectious Diseases,
    Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Sujit Nilegaonkar, DRM, DNB, LLB

    Department of Nuclear Medicine,
    Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Sanjay Desai, MD, DNB, MNAMS,FVIR, FRCR

    Department of Radiation Oncology,
    Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Sampada Patwardhan, MD

    Department of Microbiology and Hospital Infection Control,
    Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Sunil Pasricha, MD, Fellowship(Oncopathology)

    Department of Pathology,
    Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, New Delhi, India

  • Ankush Jajodia, DMRD, DNB

    Department of Radiology,
    Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Center, New Delhi, India

Web Editor

  • Prashant Mehta, MD, DM

    Department of Haematology/Medical Oncology and BMT,
    Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Faridabad, Haryana, India

Associate Editors

  • Mahesh M. Mandolkar, MD, DNB

    Department of Pathology,
    Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Ravi Sekhar Patnaik, MD, DM, ECMO

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    The Brunei Cancer Centre, Brunei,
    PantaiJerudong Specialist Centre, Brunei
    UBD PAPRSB Institute of Health Sciences, Brunei

  • Ravi Jaiswal, MD, MRCP, ECMO, DNB

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    BALCO MEDICAL Centre, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

  • Hemant Dadhich, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Sudha Hospital & Medical Research Centre,
    Cancer Research Centre, Kota, Rajasthan, India

  • Urmi Sitanshu Sheth, DNB Medicine Fellowship of Royal College of Pathology- Clinical Haematology,

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Vineet Govinda Gupta, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Artemis Hospital, Gurugram, Haryana, India

Zonal Editors

  • Bhavesh B Parekh, MD, DM, MBA

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Shalby Multispeciality Hospital, Ahemdabad, Gujarat, India

  • Tarini Prasad Sahoo, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Silverline Hospital, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

  • Linu Abraham Jacob, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Randeep Singh, MD, DM, ECMO, FCCP

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Oncomed Clinic, New Delhi, India

  • Deepak Dabkara, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    CHL Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Student Editor

  • Sneha Bothra Jain, MD, MRCPI, DNB, ECMO

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Mittal Bhilai Hospital, Bhilai, Chattisgarh, India

Sub-Editors

  • Amrita Prayag, MS, Master of Science (Pharmacology)

    Department of Clinical Research Unit,
    Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Vinayak Deshpande, MScs

    Department of Statistics,
    Sankhya Analytical Research Pvt. Ltd., Medicounts Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Ganesh Divekar, MBBS, MBA

    Department of Clinical Operations and Medical Services,
    SIRO Clinpharm Pvt. Ltd., Thane, Maharashtra, India

Domain Experts

  • Karthik Bommannan, MD, DM

    Department of Oncopathology,
    Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Aditi Dastane, MD

    Department of Molecular Diagnostic Lab and Cancer Genetics Clinic,
    Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Ganesh Divekar, MBBS, MBA

    Department of Clinical Operations and Medical Services,
    SIRO Clinpharm Pvt. Ltd., Thane, Maharashtra, India

  • Mahati Chittem, BA, MSc Health Psychology, PhD

    Department of Psychology,
    Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

  • Anand Raja, MS, MCh

    Department of Surgical Oncology,
    Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Editorial Manager

  • Devika Joshi, MSc

    Pune, Maharashtra, India

Senior Editorial Assistant

  • Yogesh Kembhavi, MBA

    Department of Administration,
    Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai,Maharashtra, India

Editorial Assistant

  • Namarata Saluja, MSc

    Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Ryan Varghese, BPharm

    Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Madhura Kamat, MSc

    Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

National Advisory Board

  • Lalit Kumar, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

  • Rajendra Badwe, MS

    Department of Surgical Oncology,
    Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • B. K. Smruti, MD

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, Asian Cancer Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Narayanan kutty Warrier, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    MVR Cancer Centre and Research Institute, Kozhikode, Kerala, India

  • Lalit Mohan Sharma, MD

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Sriram Cancer Centre, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

  • Ajay Bapna, MD

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

  • Surendra Beniwal, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Acharya Tulsi Regional Cancer Treatment and Research Centre, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India

  • Rejiv Rajendranath, DM, DNB

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Integrated Cancer Care Group, Apollo Cancer Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Aju Mathew, MD, MPhil, FACP

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Trivandrum Institute of Palliative Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

  • Amit Agarwal, MD, DM, MRCP

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Dr B L Kapur Hospital, New Delhi, India

  • Arun Seshachalam, MD, DNB, DM

    Department of Medical and Pediatric Oncology,
    Dr GVN Cancer Institute, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Sourav Kumar Mishra, MD, DM, ECMO

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    APOLLO Cancer Centre, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

  • Vivek Agarwala, MD, DM, DNB, ECMO, MRCP

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Narayana Superspeciality Hospital and Cancer Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

  • Vinayak V. Maka, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Ramaiah Medical College and Hospitals, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Soumya Surath Panda, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    IMS & SUM Hospital (SOA University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

  • Krishna Mohan Mallavarapu, DNB, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

  • Rushabh Kothari, MD, DM, ECMO

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Oncowin Cancer Center Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

  • Anita Ramesh (Chandra), DCH, MD, DNB, DM, MSc Oncology, MBA

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Saveetha University, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Thandalam Saveetha Medical Centre, Apollo Speciality Hospital and Kauvery Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Chetan Deshmukh, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Deenananth Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Centre, Jehangir Hospital, Orchids Breast Health, Sassoon General Hospital and B J Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Kushal Gupta, MD, DM, ECMO

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, Punjab, India

  • Shweta Bansal, DNB, Fellowship PHO-BMT

    Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology,
    Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Raju Titus Chacko, MD

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Sandeep Batra, MD, DNB

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Max Hospital, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

  • Maheboob Basade, MD

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Bharath Rangarajan, MD, DM, ECMO, PDCR

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Prasad Narayanan, MD, DM, ECMO

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Cytecare Cancer Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Nikhil Ghadyal patil, MD, DNB, MNAMS, PDCR, DM, ECMO

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Yashoda Cancer Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

  • Chandrashekhar V. Pethe, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Hope Cancer Institute, Nasik, Maharashtra, India Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Loni, Maharashtra, India

  • M. Vamshi Krishna, MD, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Apollo Cancer Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

  • Prakash G. Chitalkar, MD, ECMO, PDCR

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

  • Amish D. Vora, MD, DNB, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    PSRI Hospital, New Delhi, India

International Advisory Board

  • Ghassan Abou-Alfa, MD, MBA

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, United States of America

  • Ajit Venniyoor, MD, DNB, DM

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    National Oncology Centre, Royal Hospital Center, Muscat, Oman

  • Paul Mitchell, MD, PhD, FRANZCO, FRACS, FROphth, FAFPHM

    Department of Clinical Ophthalmology & Eye Health,
    Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

  • Rakesh M. Jamkhandikar MD, FRCR, M Med

    Department of Radiology,
    Armed Forces Hospital, Muscat, Oman

  • Apar Kishor Ganti, MD, MS

    Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Oncology/Hematology,
    University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska

  • Amit Khot, MD, MRCP, FRCPath, FRACP

    Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplant,
    Peter Mac Callum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia

  • David James Kerr, CBE, MA, MD, DSc, FRCP, FRCGP, FMedSci

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Department of Cancer Medicine,
    University of Oxford, Oxford, Englandbr
    Department of Oncology, Sichuan,
    Xiamen and 2nd Military Universities,
    China Honorary Professor, Seoul National
    University, Seoul, South Korea Korea Nuffield
    Division of Clinical and Laboratory Sciences, Oxford, England

  • Soe Aung, MB, BS, DCH, FRACGP

    Independent Medical Practice
    Professional, Myanmar

  • Sanjeev Sewak, MBBS, FRACP

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    South Eastern Private Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

  • Ravindran Kanesvaran, MRCP, BSc, MD, FAMS

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    National Cancer Centre Singapore,
    Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore

  • Fatima Cardoso, MD, MS

    Director Breast Unit, Champalimaud
    Clinical Center Lisbon, Portugal

  • Christopher Steer, FRACP

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Albury Wodonga Private Hospital, New South Wales, Australia

  • Alex A. Adjei, MD, PhD

    Department of Medical Oncology and Pharmacology,
    Mayo Clinic, Rochester, United States

  • Alexandru Eniu, MD, PhD

    Department of Breast Tumors,
    Cancer Institute “Ion Chiricuta”, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

  • Premal H. Thaker, MD, MS

    Division of Gynecologic Oncology,
    Washington University School of Medicine Saint Louis, United States

  • Etienne Brain, MD, PhD

    Department of Medical Oncology,
    Institut Curie/Saint-Cloud, France