{"id":7613,"date":"2022-12-05T17:00:17","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T01:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rakuten-med.com\/us\/?post_type=stories&#038;p=7613"},"modified":"2022-12-05T17:00:17","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T01:00:17","slug":"rakuten-medical-aims-to-transform-head-and-neck-cancer-treatments-in-india","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/rakuten-med.com\/us\/news\/stories\/2022\/12\/05\/7613\/","title":{"rendered":"Rakuten Medical aims to transform head and neck cancer treatments in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With the establishment of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rakuten-med.com\/us\/news\/press-releases\/2022\/09\/28\/7597\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rakuten Medical Private Limited (Rakuten Medical India)<\/span><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">in April this year<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Co-CEO of Rakuten Medical<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mickey Mikitani<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">visited India in late September to gain a deeper understanding of the current state of cancer treatments in the country. He met medical professionals from leading medical institutions<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">such as Tata Memorial Centre as well as<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">India government officials including the Deputy Chief Minister of the state of Maharashtra and the Secretary of India&#8217;s Department of Biotechnology in order to exchange views on the current status, challenges and future development of cancer treatments<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After finishing 17 meetings in two days, he shared his eagerness to accelerate development in India<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIn India, we realized that there is a lot of demand for<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">new treatment options including<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alluminox treatment, developed by Rakuten Medical. We wish to contribute to saving many patients<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">One of the leading head and neck surgeons<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr. Sudhir Nair from<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">the Tata Memorial Centre<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">came to Japan and commented<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: \u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A lot of patients have advanced head and neck cancers. They may not be amenable for treatment by traditional treatment modalities like surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">We would like to explore the<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">possibility of Alluminox treatment and see how it will benefit the patients in India.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Below, you can see a video of Mickey\u2019s visit to India and an interview with Dr. Sudhir Nair<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Rakuten Medical aims to transform head and neck cancer treatments in India\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6RfmIzHQviY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">India has a significant number of cancer patients, with head and neck cancer accounting for about 30% of all cancer cases in the country<\/span><sup><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1<\/span><\/sup><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. In addition, India accounts for approximately 26% of all head and neck cancer cases globally<\/span><sup><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2<\/span><\/sup><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Many patients suffer from advanced forms of the cancer, corresponding with high mortality rates. With those reasons, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rakuten-med.com\/us\/news\/press-releases\/2021\/10\/21\/7539\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rakuten Medical has been developing its business in India since 2021<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, with the aim of transforming head and neck cancer treatments in the country.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;469777462&quot;:[4019],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rakuten Medical is accelerating the development<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">of Alluminox treatment with the goal of<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">making it accessible<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">to cancer patients in India as soon as possible.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">References:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><sup><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1<\/span><\/sup> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kulkarni MR. Head and Neck Cancer Burden in India. Int J Head and Neck Surg 2013;4(1):29-35<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><sup><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2<\/span><\/sup><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> J Ferlay,\u202fM Ervik,\u202fF Lam, et al, eds.\u202fGlobal Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. International Agency for Research on Cancer;\u202f2020. 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