Dr. Jamal A. Khan and Dr Sharmin Yaqin

Dr. Jamal A. Khan and Dr Sharmin Yaqin are leading cancer Immunotherapists in India, who introduced the concept of customised treatment in cancer, cell-based treatments, and cancer Immunotherapy. Together they pioneered work in cancer immunotherapy when the word Immunotherapy was unheard of, even among doctor communities. For a good 10 years they struggled with explaining this treatment to patients as well as medical professionals. The treatment common and popular in the West and developed world, was relatively unheard of in India, until 2014 when ASCO and AACR popularised the therapy holding a worldwide conference in 2014 in the US. Suddenly the word “Immunotherapy” caught everyone’s attention and became the hot topic in cancer treatment process. Dr. Jamal A. Khan Dr Jamal A. Khan, MBBS, MD (Medical Microbiology), was a professor in Indian university, teaching Immunology when he developed interest in the power of immune system, and ways to harness it. He started his pre-clinical work in 1997, and began his study using animal models. In 2004, he moved to Delhi, set up his lab and began clinical work, with required permissions. For 15 years he has been doing exclusive dendritic cell-based cancer immunotherapy, in thousands of patients from India and outside. Currently, he lives in Delhi, Mumbai and Dubai. He manages all his offices & patients from here. Dr. Sharmin Yaqin Dr. Sharmin Yaqin, MBBS, MD (Clinical Biochemistry), was pursuing her post- graduate when she developed interest in protein extraction, and their role in cancer behaviour. She pursued her interest in tumour immunology and collaborated with Dr. Khan to bring the treatment from bench- to bedside. She has been instrumental in setting up offices in- and out of India. She has also been the key factor in maximising outreach and creating awareness among patients. Dr. Sharmin, trained additionally in Preventive Oncology, likes to give talks and seminars on cancer prevention.