T. G. Sagar, M.D., D.M.
Chairman and Professor
Cancer Institute
Deaprtment of Medical Oncology
Adyar
Chennai - 600 036
Tamil Nadu
E-mail: caninst@md2.vsnl.net.in
URL: http://www.webhealthcentre.com/Healthcorners/cancer.aspx
Positions Held:
Position
Affiliation
Time Period
Chairman and Professor
Cancer Institute, Chennai, India
Present
Area of Specialization:
Medical Oncology
Research Summary:
Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation
Paediatric Malignancies
Lympho proliferative disorders and Haemato Oncology
Publications:
1.
Cyriac, S., Praveenkumar, D., Majhi, U. and Sagar, T. G. Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma of the neck with an aggressive and fatal course. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics. 2010. 6, 114-116. [PubMed]
2.
Dubashi, B., Vidhubala, E., Cyriac, S. and Sagar, T. G. Quality of life among younger women with breast cancer: study from a tertiary cancer institute in south India. Indian Journal of Cancer. 2010. 47, 142-147. [PubMed]
3.
Biswajit, D., Patil, C. N. and Sagar, T. G. Clinical presentation and outcome of pediatric ovarian germ cell tumor: a study of 40 patients. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/oncology. 2010. 32, e54-6. [PubMed]
4.
Cyriac, S., Srinivas, L., Kathiresan, N., Sundersingh, S., Mahajan, V. and Sagar, T. G. Ganglioneuroma of the retroperitoneum presenting as a pediatric renal mass. Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology. 2009. 30, 105-107. [PubMed]
5.
Rathnam, K. K., Sagar, T. G. and Cyriac, S. Acute uveitis following zoledronic acid infusion. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology. 2009. 2, 102-103. [PubMed]
6.
Suneetha, K. J., Nancy, K. N., Rajalekshmy, K. R., Sagar, T. G. and Rajkumar, T. Role of GSTM1 (Present/Null) and GSTP1 (Ile105Val) polymorphisms in susceptibility to acute lymphoblastic leukemia among the South Indian population. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention : APJCP. 2008. 9, 733-736. [PubMed]
7.
George, M. K., Venkitaraman, R., Chandra, A. and Sagar, T. G. Late solitary skeletal metastasis to the patella from retinoblastoma. Journal of the Indian Medical Association. 2008. 106, 313-314. [PubMed]
8.
George, M. K., Ramachandran, V., Ramanan, S. G. and Sagar, T. G. Primary esophageal T-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Indian Journal of Gastroenterology. 2005. 24, 119-120. [PubMed]
9.
Sagar, T. G. , Chandra, A. and Raman, S. G. Childhood Hodgkin disease treated with COPP/ABV hybrid chemotherapy: a progress report. Medical and Pediatric Oncology. 2003. 40, 66-69. [PubMed]
10.
Talwar, V., Sreedharan, P. S., Warrier, N. K., Ramanan, S. G. and Sagar, T. G. Intracardiac metastases from a testicular germ cell tumor. The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 2002. 50, 855. [PubMed]
11.
Ramanujam, A. S., Chandra, A., Raman, S. G., Sagar, T. G. and Mallikarjuna, V. S. Persistent Mullerian Duct Syndrome (PMDS) with testicular seminoma. Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology. 2001. 44, 441-443. [PubMed]
12.
Sagar, T. G. , Chandra, A., Raman, S. G. and Swaminathan, R. Paucity of hematological neoplasia after treatment of Hodgkin disease: observation after long-term follow-up at Cancer Institute, Chennai, south India. Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. 2002. 19, 197-203. [PubMed]
13.
Chandra, A., Sagar, T. G. , Raman, S. G. and Rajalekshmy, K. R. Bone marrow involvement in a primary mediastinal extragonadal non-seminomatous germ cell tumour. The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases & Allied Sciences. 2002. 44, 53-55. [PubMed]
14.
Talwar, V., Sreedharan, P. S., Warrier, N. K., Ramanan, S. G. and Sagar, T. G. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia presenting as breast mass. The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 2000. 48, 1212-1213. [PubMed]
15.
Sagar, T. G. , Ramanan, S. G. and Devarajan, S. Impact of high-dose cytosine arabinoside in poor-prognosis acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Cancer Institute experience, Chennai, India. Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. 1998. 15, 317-323. [PubMed]
16.
Shanta, V., Maitreyan, V., Sagar, T. G. , Gajalakshmi, C. K. and Rajalekshmy, K. R. Prognostic variables and survival in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemias: cancer institute experience. Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. 1996. 13, 205-216. [PubMed]
17.
Madiajagane, R., Maitreyan, V., Sagar, T. G. and Shanta, V. Antibiotics in febrile neutropenia: a randomized prospective comparison of two combinations. The National Medical Journal of India. 1993. 6, 67-70. [PubMed]
18.
Rajkumar, T., Maitreyan, V., Sagar, T. G. , Raj, E., Chandrasekhar, A., Mayilvahanan, N., Vasanthan, A., Sukumaran, M. S. and Shanta, V. Induction chemotherapy in non-metastatic high grade osteo sarcomas--results of pilot study at Cancer Institute (WIA), Madras. Indian Journal of Cancer. 1992. 29, 139-142. [PubMed]
19.
Rajkumar, T., Sagar, T. G. , Maitreyan, V., Vasanthan, A., Devika, A., Sastry, D. V. and Shanta, V. Germ-cell tumours of the ovary--treatment and results at Cancer Institute, Madras. Indian Journal of Cancer. 1992. 29, 18-23. [PubMed]
20.
Kumar, L., Sagar, T. G. , Maitreyan, V., Majhi, U. and Shanta, V. Chronic granulocytic leukaemia. A study of 160 cases. The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 1990. 38, 899-902. [PubMed]
21.
Kumar, L., Sagar, T. G. , Majhi, U. and Shanta, V. Priapism in leukaemia--report of three cases. The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 1990. 38, 229-230. [PubMed]
22.
Sagar, T. G. , Maitreyan, V., Majhi, U. and Shanta, V. Breast involvement in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 1989. 37, 718-719. [PubMed]
23.
Sagar, T. G. , Maitreyan, V., Majhi, U. and Shanta, V. Ovarian granulocytic sarcoma in chronic granulocytic leukaemia with myeloblastic crisis. The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 1989. 37, 542-543. [PubMed]
24.
Kumar, L., Rajkumar, T., Raghunath, R. a. o., Usha, D., Sagar, T. G. and Shanta, V. Intrathecal methotrexate toxicity. The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 1989. 37, 351. [PubMed]
25.
Maitreyan, V., Sagar, T. G. , Jayakumar, K. T. and Shanta, V. Central nervous system involvement in Hodgkin's disease. The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 1987. 35, 863-865. [PubMed]
26.
Maitreyan, V., Sagar, T. G. , Majhi, U., Sukumaran, M. S. and Shanta, V. Histiocytosis X. The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 1987. 35, 789-790. [PubMed]
27.
Gomathinayagam, D., Krishnan, K. B., Maitreyan, V., Sagar, T. G. and Madhavan, M. Neutrophil function tests in disseminated malignancies. Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology. 1987. 30, 397-400. [PubMed]
28.
Krishnarathnam, K., Bapsy, P. P., Muthukumaraswamy, P. K., Vijayasarathy, V., Vedamurthy, V., Majhi, U., Sagar, T. G. , Maithreyan, V. and Shanta, V. Evolution of preleukaemia (myelodysplastic syndrome) into acute non-lymphocytic leukaemia. The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 1987. 35, 513-514. [PubMed]
29.
Maitreyan, V., Sagar, T. G. , Vijayasarathi, K., Jeyakumar, K. T., Sivakumar, M. and Shantha, V. Lithium and leukaemia--causal or coincidental? The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 1986. 34, 219-220. [PubMed]
30.
Shanta, V., Sastri, D. V., Sagar, T. G. , Sasikala, K. and Krishnamurthi, S. A review of Hodgkin's disease at the Cancer Institute, Madras. Clinical Oncology. 1982. 8, 5-15. [PubMed]
Education
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M.B.B.S. in General Medicine
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M.D. in General Medicine,
Stanley Medical College, Chennai, India
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D.M. in Oncology, ,
Cancer Institute (WIA), University of Madras, India
Member
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Association of Physicians of India
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Indian Society of Oncology
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Indian Society of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
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Vice President of the Association of Indian Medical and Paediatric Oncology
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Editor for The Indian journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
Type of Neoplasms
Musculoskeletal system
Bone