BIACH&RI, RGCIRC to jointly strengthen cancer treatment

Metro India News | Hyderabad

Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital & Research Institute (BIACH&RI), Hyderabad, and Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre (RGCIRC), New Delhi, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bring together their clinical expertise, academic resources and research capabilities. A delegation from RGCIRC visited BIACH&RI on Tuesday. It included Dr. Vineet Talwar, Medical Director, and Dr. Mudit Agarwal, Director-Academics and Chief of Head and Neck (Unit II). The delegation held discussions with Dr. T. Subramanyeswar Rao, Medical Director, BIACH&RI, Dr. K. Kalpana Raghunath, Associate Director, and the institute's Medical Heads of Departments and senior consultants.

Dr. Subramanyeswar Rao said the institutions would explore virtual multidisciplinary tumor board meetings, Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs, academic lectures, journal clubs, visiting professorships and faculty exchanges.  Dr. Vineet Talwar said plans include multicenter clinical studies, artificial intelligence applications in oncology, shared clinical registries, joint scientific publications and presentations, and the preparation of consensus guidelines and evidence-based clinical pathways.