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Asst Prof

MBBS (Hons), MMed (Int. Med) (Singapore), MRCP (UK)

Consultant

National Cancer Centre Singapore

Specialty: Medical Oncology

Clinical Interest: Thoracic-Oncology, Head ＆ Neck, Lung, Thoracic, Thyroid, Nasopharynx, Chest (Thoracic-Oncology)

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Head and Neck Cancer, Larynx Cancer, Lung Cancer, Nasopharyngeal Cancer (Nose Cancer), Oral Cancer, Salivary Gland Cancer, Thyroid Cancer.

Clinical Appointments

Consultant Division of Medical Oncology National Cancer Centre Singapore

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor SingHealth Duke-NUS Oncology Academic Clinical Programme

Profile

Dr Stephanie Saw graduated top of her class in 2013 from NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine with multi-ple academic awards. After completing her Internal Medicine Junior Residency, she subsequently complet-ed her Senior Residency in Medical Oncology in 2019 and has been practicing in National Cancer Centre Sin-gapore ever since as a member of the Thoracic Oncology group. Her research interests are in precision on-cology, particularly EGFR-mutated lung cancer, for which she is currently pursuing a PhD. She hopes to inte-grate translational research into clinical practice through multidisciplinary collaboration in order to improve patient outcomes and deliver high quality care. She is a member of the LEAP committee and endeavours to improve patient education.

Education

• Completed Senior Residency in Medical Oncology in SHS in 2019
• Obtained MRCP (UK) and MMed (Internal Med) in 2016
• Completed Junior Residency in Internal Medicine at NUHS in 2016
• Graduated in 2013 with MBBS (Hons) from NUS YLLSoM

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

LCCS member
LEAP committee member
SSO member
ASCO member
ESMO member

Awards

2020: NMRC Research Training Fellowship
2018: Outstanding Resident Award
2014: In-Training-Examination Gold Medal
2012/2013
o Dean’s List
o Lee Kuan Yew Gold Medal
o Infectious Disease Prize
o Nestle Medal
2011/2012
o Dean’s List
2010/2011
o Dean’s List
o Medical Alumni Association Silver Medal
2009/2010
o Dean’s List
o Medical Class of 1975 Medal
2008/2009
o Dean’s List
o Thambipillai Medal

Research Interests

Publications

Saw SPL, Zhou S, Chen J, Lai G, Ang M-K, Chua K, et al. Association of Clinicopathologic and Molecular Tumor Features With Recurrence in Resected Early-Stage Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor–Positive Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. JAMA Network Open [Internet]. 2021 Nov 5;4(11):e2131892–e2131892. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.31892
Saw SPL, Ong B-H, Chua KLM, Takano A, Tan DSW. Revisiting neoadjuvant therapy in non-small-cell lung cancer. The Lancet Oncology [Internet]. 2021 Nov 1;22(11):e501–16. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00383-1
Saw SPL, Tan DSW. Co-targeting the VEGF axis and immune checkpoints in NSCLC: back to the future. Annals of Oncology [Internet]. 2021 Jul 10; Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annonc.2021.06.026
Saw S, Lim J, Lim SH, Wong M, Lim C, Yap YS. Patterns of relapse after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer: implications for surveillance in clinical practice. Breast Cancer Res Treat [Internet]. 2019;177(1):197–206. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-019-05290-0
Saw S, Lee HY, Ng QS. Pembrolizumab-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome in non-melanoma patients. Eur J Cancer [Internet]. 2017 Aug 1;81:237–9. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2017.03.026
Yang SP, Ying LS, Saw S, Tuttle RM, Venkataraman K, Su-Ynn C. Practical barriers to implementation of thyroid cancer guidelines in the Asia-Pacific Region. Endocr Pract [Internet]. 2015 Aug 6;21(11):1255–68. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4158/EP15850.OR

Research Trials

Tags: Medical Oncology, Thoracic-Oncology, Head ＆ Neck, Lung, Thoracic, Thyroid, Nasopharynx, Chest (Thoracic-Oncology), Head and Neck Cancer, Larynx Cancer, Lung Cancer, Nasopharyngeal Cancer (Nose Cancer), Oral Cancer, Salivary Gland Cancer, Thyroid Cancer