Best Oncologist in Kochi, Kerala | Rajagiri Oncology Centre

EXPERIENCE

2007 – 2008: Registrar at Adyar Cancer Institute
2011 – 2016: Consultant Medical Oncologist at Caritas Hospital, Kottayam

EXPERTISE

Treatment of all adult solid tumors – Breast/Lung/Ovary/Colon/Stomach/Pancreas etc
Treatment of all adult haematological malignancies – Multiple Myeloma/Lymphomas/Leukemias
Treatment of all pediatric malignancies – Neuroblastoma/Wilm’s tumor/Burkitt’s Lymphoma etc
Chemotherapy – Conventional and Targeted therapy
Immunotherapy
Stem cell transplant

AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Gold Medalist for DM (Medical Oncology) from The TamilNadu MGR Medical University
5th rank – Annual ESMO examination conducted by European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) at Munich, Germany (2018)
Awarded the most promising young medical oncologist – Prof CK Handoo award by Indian Cancer Society (2013)
Travel grant – ESMO preceptorship course on colorectal cancer – March 2015
Travel grant – ESMO preceptorship course on gastric cancer – November 2015
Travel grant – ESMO preceptorship course on lung cancer – December 2016
Travel grant – ESMO preceptorship course on prostate cancer – November 2017
Travel grant – ESMO preceptorship course on Immunotherapy – November 2018
Best paper award – Asian Clinical Oncology Society meeting held at Seoul, South Korea, June 2012
Best paper award – Indian Cancer Congress, Bhuvaneswar, February 2011

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Ten year experience with EMACO chemotherapy for high risk GTN. Oral presentation in XV world congress on gestational trophoblastic diseases held at Kochi, November 2009
Time to first intravesical treatment predicts relapse risk in superficial bladder cancer: Experience from Cancer Institute, Adyar. Presented in Indian National Congress 2011, Bhubaneswar
Efficacy of Q3weekly schedules in the management of Rhabdomyosarcoma : Experience from Cancer Institute, Adyar. Poster presentation in Indian National Congress 2011, Bhubaneswar.
Metastatic GIST – The possibility of a different genotype in Indian population – Presented at the 12th Biennial Asian Clinical Oncology Society meeting at Seoul, S. Korea, June 2012

PUBLICATIONS

Sanju Cyriac, Sydney D’souza, Shivanand Pai, Dhiraj Jain, Mukundan Swaminathan. Hypothyroidism – a video demonstration. CMAJ. 2007; 179(4):387
Sanju Cyriac, Rejiv R, V Sridevi, T G Sagar. Management of high risk gestational trophoblastic Neoplasia with Etoposide, Methotrexate, Actinomycin D, Cyclophophamide, Vincristine (EMACO) chemotherapy. Journal of Reproductive medicine. 2011; 56: 219-223.
Sanju Cyriac, Rejiv R, V Sridevi, T G Sagar. Etoposide, Cisplatin, Methotrexate, Actinomycin-D (EP-EMA) combination chemotherapy as first line treatment for the management of high risk Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2011 Oct;115(1):37-9
Mohammed Ismail. Sanju Cyriac. Can Short Legs Boost Diabetic Risk? Abstract Number: 2461-PO. 67th American Diabetes Association annual meeting
Prasanth G, Sanju Cyriac, Manjunath N, Krishnarathnam K, T G Sagar. Non-adherence to Imatinib adversely affects event free survival in Chronic phase-Chronic myeloid leukemia. American Journal Hematology. 2011; 86(6): 471-474.
Sanju Cyriac, Ramakrishnan Ayloor Seshadri, Arun Warrier, Tenali Gnana Sagar. Hepatoblastoma: Analysis of treatment outcome from a tertiary care center. J Indian Assoc Pediatric Surgeons. 2011; 16(1): 11-14.
D Biswajit, Sanju Cyriac, T G Sagar. Clinicopathological Analysis and Outcome of Primary Mediastinal Malignancies. Ann Thorac Med 2009; 4:140-2
D Biswajit, Sanju Cyriac, Vidhubala E, T G Sagar. Quality of life among younger women with breast Cancer-Study from a tertiary cancer Institute in South India. Indian Journal of Cancer. 2010; 47(2): 142-147
Sanju Cyriac, David Praveen Kumar, T G Sagar. Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma of the Neck With aggressive and fatal course. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics 2010; 6(1): 114-116
Sanju Cyriac, Rejiv Rajendranath, T G Sagar. Primary Renal Lymphoma mimicking Renal Cell Carcinoma. Indian J Urol. 2010 Jul; 26(3):441-3.
Sanju Cyriac, Vandana Mahajan, T G Sagar. Choriocarcinoma with arterial and venous thrombosis. Neurol India 2009; 57:505-7
Sanju Cyriac, N Kathiresan, Shirley Sundersingh, Vandana Mahajan, T G Sagar. Ganglioneuroma of the retroperitoneum mimicking a paediatric renal mass. Indian journal Medical and Paediatric oncology. 2009; 30(3): 105- 107
Sanju Cyriac, Lakshmi Srinivas, Vandana Mahajan, Shirley Sundersingh, T G Sagar. Primary Burkitt ’s lymphoma of the Ovary. African Journal Paediatric Surgery. 2010; 7(2): 120-121
Krishna Kumar Rathnam, Sanju Cyriac, T G Sagar. Zoledronic acid induced Uveitis- A case report. Oman J Ophthalmol 2009; 2:102-3
Warrier AR, Cyriac S, Rathnam K. Late recurrence in orbital rhabdomyosarcoma: complete remission after multimodality management. J Can Res Ther. 2010 Jul-Sep; 6(3):307-9.
Sanju Cyriac, T Sagar, Rejiv Rajendranath, Krishnakumar Rathnam. Hypereosinophilia in hodgkin lymphoma. Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion. 2008; 24(2): 67-68.
Sanju Cyriac, Rejiv Rajendranath, T Sagar. Early CNS toxicity after intrathecal methotrexate. Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion. 2008; 24(4): 186-187.
Sanju Cyriac, T G Sagar, Shashidhar V Karpurmath. L- Asparaginase induced fatal cortical venous thrombosis. Indian Journal Hematology and Blood Transfusion. 2010; 26(1): 8-11.
Prasad P G, Sanju Cyriac, T G Sagar. T Lymphoblastic Lymphoma relapsing in skin. A Rare Clinical Scenario. Indian Journal Hematology and Blood Transfusion 2010; 26(1): 19-20.
Manjunath Nandennavar, Sanju Cyriac, T G Sagar. Immune haemolytic anemia in a patient with Tubercular Lymphadenitis. J International Journal Global Infectious Diseases. 2011; 3(1): 89-91.
Arun Seshachalam, Sanju Cyriac, Neelesh Reddy, T G Sagar. Ataxia Telangesctasia – Family Management. Indian Journal of Human Genetics 2010; 16 (1): 39 -42
Krishnakumar Rathnam, Sanju Cyriac, Shirley Sundersingh, Shashidhar V K, T G Sagar. Composite Hodgkin Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia: A Rare Case. J Cancer Res Ther. 2011 Oct; 7(4):484-5.
K Udupa, Sanju Cyriac, Prasanth Ganesan, K Krishnarathnam, T G Sagar. Adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma – A report of 2 cases and review of literature. J Cancer Res Ther. 2011 Jul; 7(3):338-40.
Sanju Cyriac, Prasanth Ganesan, Arun Philip, T G Sagar. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia after treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia – A case report. Indian J Cancer. 2014 July-September; 51(3):398
C N Patil, Sanju Cyriac, Rejiv Rajendranath, T G Sagar. Malignant ectomesenchymoma of the nasal cavity. A case report. Indian journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology. Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol. 2011 Oct; 32(4):242-3.
Sanju Cyriac, Rejiv R, T G Sagar. Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST): analysis of outcome and correlation with c-kit status in indian population. Indian J Cancer. 2014 Jan-Mar; 51(1):35-9.