South Asian Journal of Cancer

Issue 02 · April 2025

Consensus
Consensus Recommendation Guidelines Section
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Ramaswamy, Anant; Srinivas, Sujay; Lavingia, Viraj; Boppana, Mounika; Vora, Chakor; Singh, Randeep; Krishna, M. Vamshi; Vora, Amish; Mullapally, Sujith Kumar; Bhargava, Prabhat; Maka, Vinayak; Goyal, Gautam; Agarwala, Vivek; Karpe, Ashay; Mirani, Jimmy; Shankar, S Krupa; Mandal, Tanmoy Kumar; Mishra, Sourav Kumar; Syed, Nisar Ahmad; Sharma, Atul; Das, Shasanka Sekhar; Panda, Soumya Surath; Mondal, Pradip Kumar; Kumar, Amit; Patil, Shekar; Pinninti, Rakesh; John, Ajoy Oommen; Bohra, Murtaza; Rajendranath, Rejiv; Das, Sudeep; Goyal, Sumit; P., Rakesh M.; Rathnam, Krishnakumar; Patel, Amol; Dhabhar, Boman; Thanky, Aditi; Doshi, Vipul; Kapoor, Akhil; Shetty, Nishitha; Paul, Davinder; George, Jacob; Baheti, Akshay D.; Krishnatry, Rahul; Ostwal, Vikas:
Consensus Statements for Clinical Practice in Advanced/Metastatic Colorectal Cancers in India Using a Modified Delphi Method
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Parikh, Purvish M.; Banerjee, Joyita; Rajendranath, Rejiv; Prem, Naganath Narasimhan; Soni, Nidhi; Tilak, T.V.S.V.G.K.; (on behalf of the Asian Geriatric Oncology Society):
Setting Up Geriatric Oncology Clinical Services: Asian Geriatric Oncology Society Guidelines 2025 (Part 1)
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Review Article
Consensus Recommendation Guidelines Section
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Ramaswamy, Anant; Shukla, Akash; Engineer, Reena; Sundaram, Sridhar; Srinivas, Sujay; Kulkarni, Suyash; Patkar, Shraddha; Baijal, Sanjay; Kale, Aditya; Kapoor, Akhil; Mukund, Amar; Choudhari, Amit; Rauthan, Amit; Mathew, Ashwathy Susan; Panchal, Rushi; Bhattacharya, Kausik; Patil, Prachi; Shetty, Nitin; Gala, Kunal; Kumar, Lijesh; Thiruchunapalli, Deepashree; Kalra, Naveen; Sahoo, Tarini Prasad; Krishna, M Vamshi; Lavingia, Viraj; Mohanka, Ravi; Talwar, Vineet; Ostwal, Vikas; Bhargava, Prabhat; Poddar, Jyoti; Singal, Amit; Goel, Mahesh:
Evaluation and Management of Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Multidisciplinary Indian Consensus Statements from a Delphi Panel
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AsiaPacific Geriatrric Oncology Society Section
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Sansar, Bipinesh; Gupta, Anuj; Chitre, Ankita; Mishra, Bal Krishna; Lakshmanamurthy, Praveen; Gupta, Pooja; Sahoo, Ajit; Kaur, Navneet; Dey, Somnath; Vinayak, Kunal Ranjan; Kapoor, Akhil:
At Crossroads: The Challenges for Geriatric Oncology in India
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AsiaPacific Geriatrric Oncology Society Section
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Demir, Harun; Babalıoğlu, İbrahim; Akkar, İlyas; Kızılarslanoğlu, Muhammet Cemal:
Evaluation of Radiotherapy Practice in Patients Aged over 80: A Retrospective Study
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Goyal, Saloni; Verma, Parul; Garg, Nishav; Narang, Vikram; Jain, Kunal; Kaur, Harpreet; Garg, Bhavna:
Cancer Prevalence in Elderly Patients: Tertiary Care Hospital Experience from Punjab
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Quality of Life Section
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Shrivastava, Shiv Prasad; Elhence, Aditya; Jinwala, Prutha; Bansal, Shashank; Chitalkar, Prakash; Bhatnagar, Shweta; Patidar, Rajesh; Asati, Vikas; Reddy, Pradeep Kumar:
Assessment of Psychological Distress Among Indian Adolescents and Young Adults with Solid Cancer Using the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Distress Thermometer
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Kang, Harmeet Kaur; Choudhary, Mamta:
Stoma Self-care: Knowledge and Practices among Ostomates with Intestinal Stoma
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Waghmare, Chaitali M.; Pawar, Hemant J.; Bhalwar, Rajvir:
Quality of Life before and after Radiotherapy in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer Patients Measured Using an Updated Head-Neck Specific EORTC QLQ-H&N43 at a Rural Tertiary Cancer Care Center
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Manjali, Jifmi Jose; Bano, Nazia; Shaikh, Farnaz; Shastri, Supriya; Murthy, Vedang; Laskar, Sarbani Ghosh; Sarin, Rajiv; Agarwal, J.P.; Gupta, Tejpal:
Pilot Testing and Vernacular Translation of EORTC Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (PATSAT-C33 and OUT-PATSAT7) at a Tertiary Care Cancer Center in India
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Mirjalili, Maede; Salehinajafabadi, Yaser; Shahraki, Hadi Raeisi; Masumi, Rohollah:
The Effect of Topical Heparin Gel on Reducing Hand–Foot Syndrome Symptoms in Cancer Patients Treated with Capecitabine
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Reddy, Pradeep K.; Rajkumar, Billakanti; Shrivastava, S.P.; Soumya, Paspula; Divya, Brungi; Anvesh, R.; Bhavani, Bayya Neha; Gouthami, Gouthami; K., Niharika; Bhatnagar, Shweta:
Prevalence of Cancer-Related Fatigue: A Prospective Observational Study
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Sinha, Shwetabh; Pandey, Saket; Salins, Shirley L.; Salins, Naveen; Deodhar, Jayita; Gupta, Tejpal; Laskar, Sarbani G.; Budrukkar, Ashwini; Swain, Monali; Kumar, Anuj; Murthy, Vedang; Nair, Sudhir; Nair, Deepa; Joshi, Poonam; Chaturvedi, Pankaj; Menon, Nandini; Patil, Vijay; Joshi, Amit; Noronha, Vanita; Prabhash, Kumar; Agarwal, Jai Prakash:
Psycho-oncology/Supportive Care in Head–Neck Cancers Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Quality of Life Section
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Vallathol, Dilip Harindran; Warrier, Arun R.:
Challenges in Targeting the “Crosstalks” in Cancer Cachexia
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Letter to the Editor
Quality of Life Section
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Nayak, Shalini Ganesh:
Integrating Mixed Method Research in Palliative Care of Cancer Patients: Enhancing Holistic Understanding and Patient-Centered Care
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In Response
Quality of Life Section
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Simhadri, Soumya; Dayyala, Sowmya; Musinipally, Anjani Devi; Guram, Lavanya; Madavi, Mamatha; Kancha, Ramakrishna; Puligundla, Krishna Chaitanya:
Generic Netupitant Plus Palonosetron and Dexamethasone for Prophylaxis of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting (CINV) in Cancer Patients Receiving Highly or Moderately Emetogenic Chemotherapy: A Retrospective Study
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Review Article
Gastro Intestinal Section
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AlChalabi, Rawaa; AL-Salmani, Mustafa S.; Shaban, Semaa A.; Suleiman, Ahmed AbdulJabbar:
Role of Dysregulated Immune Biomarkers in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Metastasis: A Systematic Meta-Analysis Review
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Gastro Intestinal Section
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Kapoor, Vinay K.; Sharma, Ajay; Malhotra, Hemant; Sethi, Neha; Bansal, Nikhil; Sharma, Raj G.; Nepalia, Subhash; Saraswat, Vivek A.:
Early Diagnosis of Gall Bladder Cancer: An Appeal
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Gastro Intestinal Section
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Vangala, Navatha; Uppin, Shantveer G.; Gangula, Supriya; Uppin, Megha S.; Paul, Tara Roshni; Gundeti, Sadashivudu:
Histology-Proven Gastrointestinal Metastasis from Nongastrointestinal Malignancies: Experience of This Rare Occurrence in a Single Center
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Joga, Srujana; Goyal, Sumit; Mehta, Anurag; Sharma, Manish; Koyyala, Venkata Pradeep Babu; Goyal, Pankaj; Aggarwal, Chaturbhuj; Swamy, M. Shiv Shankara; Patel, Amrith B; Nathany, Shrinidhi; Suryavanshi, Moushumi; Sharma, Anurag; Saraswat, Satya Narayan; Soni, Satyajeet; Jain, Arpit; Redhu, Pallavi; Talwar, Vineet; Doval, D C:
A Study of Molecular Subtypes (Profile) of Colorectal Cancer and Their Correlation with Clinical and Pathological Profile in a Tertiary Care Center in India
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Joarder, Ritam; Patel, Dhwani; Tiwari, Atul; Choudhary, Jatin; Vana, Pranaya; Shenoy, Vallish; Mer, Neha; Ramaswamy, Anant; Bhargava, Prabhat; Ostwal, Vikas:
TAS-102 Plus Bevacizumab as an Effective and Well Tolerated Regimen in Chemotherapy-Refractory Advanced Colorectal Cancers – A Single Institution Retrospective Analysis
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Schoenmaker, Eveline M.; van Zon, Jasper F. J. A.; Heijmans, Margot H. M.; Bloemen, Johanne G.; Lettinga, Tanja; de Waard, Jan-Willem D.; Roumen, Rudi M. H.:
Perioperative Outcomes of Postmenopausal Women with Colorectal Cancer Undergoing Prophylactic Salpingo-oophorectomy
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Yallala, Mounika; Krishnatry, Rahul; Shah, Anjali; Bhargava, Prabhat Ghanshyam; Ramaswamy, Anant; Baheti, Akshay; Saklani, Avanish; Engineer, Reena; Ankathi, Suman K.; Kazi, Mufaddal; Desouza, Ashwin; Ostwal, Vikas:
Real-World Data on the Practice of Chemoradiation with Select Cohort Consolidation Chemotherapy in High-Risk Locally Advanced Rectal Cancers (SOLAR study)
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Chaudhuri, Tamojit; Bankira, Jaishree; Upadhyay, Amitabh Kumar; Panda, Rahul; Pandey, Vanita; Mitra, Sujata; Mukherjee, Sopia:
Efficacy and Safety of First-Line Palliative Chemotherapy with Fluorouracil Plus Leucovorin, Oxaliplatin, and Docetaxel (FLOT) in HER2-Negative Metastatic Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma: A Single-Institutional Real-World Experience from Eastern India
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Patel, Amrith B.; Goel, Varun; Joga, Srujana; Koyyala, V.P.B.; Goyal, Sumit; Doval, Dinesh C.; Batra, Ullas; Talwar, Vineet:
Efficacy and Safety of mFOLFOX-6 in Advanced Gastric Cancer: A Prospective Observational Study
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Damle, Aditi; Paulose, Roopa Rachel; Saikumar, Divya; Ail, Divya; Kartha, Niveditha; Bhaskaran, Renjitha; Jose, Wesley; Jha, Vidhya:
Expression of Her2-Neu in Primary Gastric and Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma: An Experience from a Tertiary Center in South India
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Syed, Noorzia; Ramaswamy, Anant; Dhanawat, Aditya; Joarder, Ritam; Choudhary, Jatin; Patel, Dhwani; Bhargava, Prabhat; Bal, Munita; Yadav, Subhash; Bhandare, Manish; Chaudhari, Vikram; Shrikhande, Shailesh V.; Goel, Mahesh; Patkar, Shraddha; deSouza, Ashwin; Saklani, Avanish; Kazi, Mufaddal; Puranik, Ameya; Ostwal, Vikas:
High-Grade Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Carcinomas: Multidisciplinary Approach Can Improve Survival Outcomes
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Surendran, Suraj; Midha, Geet; Mathew, Manu; Isiah, Rajesh; Paul, Negine; Yacob, Myla; Sasidharan, Balu Krishna; Pavamani, Simon; Chandran, Sudhakar; Abraham, Vijay; John, Subhashini; Mani, Thenmozhi; Samarasam, Inian:
Feasibility, Safety, and Factors Predicting Completion of CROSS Protocol–Based Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Esophageal Squamous Carcinoma: Experience from an Indian Tertiary Care Cancer Center
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Head Neck Cancer Section
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Kamboj, Mala; Sharma, Gitika; Narwal, Anjali; Gill, Paramjeet S.; Devi, Anju; Yadav, Jagveer:
Estimation of Serum Leptin, Adiponectin, and Malondialdehyde Levels in Tobacco-Induced Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: ELISA-Based Study
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Dinker, Diksha; Pai, Ananth; Rajan, Keshava; Kumar, Naveena A.N.:
Successful Treatment of Recurrent Unresectable Oral Cancer with Sequential Targeted Therapy, Surgery, and Metronomic Chemotherapy
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Varghese, Bipin T.; Thomas, Shaji; Arora, Sourabh; George, Preethi; EM, Iype; PG, Balagopal; R., Aniraj; P., Vijayakumar; Simon, Deepthi; Rao, Amrita:
Reconstructive Head and Neck Microsurgery in a High-Volume Cancer Center—Long-Term Impact of an Early Experience
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Nair, Sudhir; Singhavi, Hitesh R.; Joshi, Kamal Deep; Shetty, Rathan; Joshi, Poonam; Lashkar, Sarbani Ghosh; Chaturvedi, Pankaj:
Oncological Safety and Feasibility of Posterior Marginal Mandibulectomy vis-à-vis Anterior Marginal Mandibulectomy in Oral Cancers
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Shishak, Sorun; Kataria, Tejinder; Bisht, Shyam Singh; Banerjee, Susovan; Gupta, Deepak; Kaliyaperumal, Venkatesan; Narang, Kushal; Mayank, Mayur; Selvaraj, Rajesh; Abraham, Susan K.; Goyal, Shikha:
Long-Term Outcomes of Thymoma Treated at a Single Institute
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Khunteta, Nitin; Viswanath, Mohinder; Mishra, Akash; Samane, Deepak Subhash; Vanparia, Swapnil; Madhavan, Abhilash; Yadav, Dinesh; Sharma, Sanjay; Mohan, Anand; Gupta, Rahul; Parikh, Purvish M.; Sharma, Raj Govind:
Novel Nomogram for Prediction of Lymph Node Metastases from Buccal Mucosa Squamous Carcinoma Using Histological Parameters
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Nemade, Hemant; Thaduri, Abhinav; Gondi, Jonathan T.; Chava, Sravan Kumar; Kumar, Anil; Raj, Pratheek; Neelap, Uma; S., L.M. Chandra Sekara Rao:
A Real-World Analysis of Oncological Outcomes in Patients with Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Requiring Marginal Mandibulectomy for Achieving Clear Surgical Margins
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Sarawagi, Rashmi; Padmanabhan, Aravind; Prajapati, Raju; Gupta, Manish; Das, Saikat; Kharade, Vipin; Tiwari, Arnav; Reddy, B. Srinivas; Shrivastava, Neelesh; Pasricha, Rajesh:
Comparative Analysis of Postoperative Radiotherapy Dose Escalation in Oral Cavity Cancer Patients with Positive Margins: A Propensity Score-Matched Study
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Laskar, Sarbani Ghosh; Manjali, Jifmi Jose; Budrukkar, Ashwini; Swain, Monali; Dutta, Debanjali; Kumar, Amrendra; Sood, Sahil; Sinha, Shwetabh; Kumar, Anuj; Mohanty, Samarpita; Gupta, Tejpal; Murthy, Vedang; Chaturvedi, Pankaj; Chaukar, Devendra Arvind; Pai, Prathamesh; Pantavaidya, Gouri; Deshmukh, Anuja; Nair, Deepa; Thiagarajan, Shivakumar; Vaish, Richa; Prabhash, Kumar; Joshi, Amit; Noronha, Vanita; Menon, Nandini; Agarwal, Jai Prakash:
Patterns of Failure in Head and Neck Carcinoma of Unknown Primary: Insights from a Tobacco-Associated Cancer Cohort
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Jethva, Disha D.; Kapadia, Trushika R.; Gajjar, Kinjal K.; Mandalia, Toral H.; Vora, Hemangini H.; Trivedi, Priti; Patel, Jayendrakumar B.:
Correlation of HPV-16, HPV-18 Genotypes with p16 Expression in Head and Neck Cancer: A Study from Western India
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Jain, Amar; Ghosh, Sandeep; Bhojwani, Deepak; Sharma, Abhishek:
The Islanded Nasolabial Flap: A Versatile and Reliable Flap for Reconstruction in Cancers of the Oral Cavity
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Fatima, Kaneez; Andleeb, Asifa; Nasreen, Shahida; Sofi, Mushtaq Ahmad; Wani, Ulfat Ara; Rasool, Malik Tariq; Najmi, Arshad Manzoor; Qamar, Shaqul; Ahmad, Nazir; Ryhan, Rubiya:
Induction versus Adjuvant Chemotherapy Combined with Concurrent Chemoradiation: What Is Beneficial in Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma—A 5-Year Comparative Study at a Tertiary Care Center in North India
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Original Research Article
Head Neck Cancer Section
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Ratnagiri, Ranganath; Jena, Shubhranshu; Ranganath, Prajnya; Uppin, Megha S.; Shantappa, Rajashekar:
Copy Number Alteration of Cyclin D1 (CCND 1) Gene as a Prognostic Factor in Oral Squamous Cancers and its Correlation with Immunohistochemistry (IHC)
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Review Article
Head Neck Cancer Section
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Kurniawan, Andree; Cahyanur, Rahmat; Giselvania, Angela; Tancherla, Angeline; Wijovi, Felix; Halim, Devina Adella; Sari, Chandra; Amelia, Devi Astri Rivera; Djatnika, Deden; Nasution, Muhammad Arman; Siregar, Nia Novianti; Dewi, Ni Putu Merlynda Pusvita; Noor, Muhammad Nanda; Purlikasari, Nugraheny Prasasti; Sinurat, Julfreser; Sugianto, Galuh Chandra Kirana; Sitompul, Yohana; Kurniawan, Robby; Wisman, Beta Agustia; Syarifuddin, Faisal; Ardian, Ardi:
Low-Compared with High-Dose Regimen of Induction Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
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