Professor Faysal Dane
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Professor Faysal Dane is a medical oncologist from Istanbul who works at Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital and at the same time teaches at the Marmara University Medical Faculty.
His main clinical focus is gastrointestinal cancer and, first and foremost, metastatic colorectal cancer. He is the first or lead author of the Turkish part of the international PRECONNECT and REGARD clinical trials, which evaluated the effectiveness of modern drugs in patients for whom standard lines of therapy no longer work.
In his scientific activity he also takes part in research on breast cancer oncology, brain re-irradiation in cases of multiple metastases, and mucinous histology in colorectal cancer.
He received the title of Associate Professor in 2010. He received the title of Professor at Marmara University in 2016.
From 2020 onward, clinical practice at Acıbadem Sağlık Grubu was added to his academic work. For the patient, this means an academically strong specialist specifically in the field of gastrointestinal oncology.
Achievements and awards
About Doctor Faysal Dane
Medical oncology and systemic treatment of oncological diseases.
Main areas of specialization:
- treatment of breast cancer;
- treatment of colorectal cancer;
- treatment of lung cancer;
- treatment of stomach and intestinal cancer;
- treatment of pancreatic tumors;
- treatment of liver and biliary tract cancer;
- treatment of urological oncological diseases;
- treatment of gynecological oncological diseases;
- chemotherapy of solid tumors;
- targeted therapy;
- immunotherapy;
- personalized cancer treatment;
- supportive therapy for oncology patients;
- multidisciplinary planning of cancer treatment.
- 1997 — Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Doctor of Medicine degree
- 1997–2002 — residency in internal medicine, Marmara University
- 2001–2002 — senior assistant at the Department of Internal Medicine, Marmara University
- 2002–2005 — fellowship in medical oncology, Marmara University
- 2005 — instructor at the Department of Medical Oncology, Marmara University
- 2010 — received the title of Associate Professor in Medical Oncology, Marmara University
- 2016 — received the title of Professor of Medical Oncology, Marmara University
- 1997 — present — Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University: rose from assistant to Professor of Medical Oncology
- 2020 — present — Acıbadem clinic group, Acıbadem Altunizade hospital, Department of Medical Oncology
The professor is the author and co-author of scientific publications on the treatment of colorectal cancer, breast cancer, and brain metastases.
Selected scientific works:
- The PRECONNECT Turkey study on the safety and efficacy of trifluridine/tipiracil in metastatic colorectal cancer — Future Oncology, 2022
- The REGARD study on the use of regorafenib in patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer — BMJ Open, 2020
- Study of weight gain after adjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer patients — Medical Oncology, 2011
- Study of repeat whole-brain irradiation for multiple metastases — Radiation Oncology, 2013
- Study of the prognostic value of mucinous tumor histology in metastatic colorectal cancer — Oncology Letters, 2023
- European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
- Turkish Society of Medical Oncology
Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital is one of the largest clinics of the Acıbadem Healthcare Group, located on the Asian side of Istanbul. It is a multidisciplinary center with its own oncology line, including medical oncology, radiation oncology, surgical oncology, and a bone marrow transplantation department. For patients with gastrointestinal cancer, breast cancer, and metastatic diseases, modern methods are available: chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, radiation therapy (TrueBeam, MR Linac, Gamma Knife within the Acıbadem network), and multidisciplinary oncology councils. The clinic is accredited by Joint Commission International (JCI). It has its own diagnostic facilities (MRI, CT, PET/CT), its own laboratory, and departments of interventional radiology and pathology. The clinic is part of the academic structure of Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University. For international patients, Acıbadem operates the Health Point Center with interpreters and visit coordination.
