Dr AV Cancer Institute of Personalized Cancer Therapy & Research opens at Gurugram
The event was attended by various cancer experts
A dedicated state-of-art precision oncology treatment centre was launched under the name of Dr AV Cancer Institute of Personalized Cancer Therapy and Research in Gurugram. The centre was inaugurated by the guest of honour Kaushal Kishore, Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs of India.
The founder and Director of the Dr AV Cancer Institute, Dr Amit Verma, said, “All patients should undergo genomic testing using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) at the time of cancer diagnosis to find various treatment options. I believe in empowering patients to make the right treatment selection for themselves even when they have failed multiple lines of treatments.” He envisions opening multiple centres across the country to make precision oncology treatment accessible and affordable. He has been in the practice of precision oncology for more than a decade and believes in spreading awareness and promoting education about the same.”
The event was attended by various cancer experts of all specialities including medical, surgical, radiation, and pathology from various premier institutes of the country. It was also attended by the pharma and diagnostic industry personnel who are in this sphere of genomic testing, targeted therapies, immunotherapies, and precision oncology.
