Qualifications

MBBS from Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada
MD, Internal Medicine from AIIMS, New Delhi
DM, Medical Oncology from AIIMS, New Delhi

Experience

Senior Resident, Medical Oncology at AIIMS, New Delhi
Junior Resident, Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi

Field of Expertise

Lung Cancer
Breast cancer
Cancer Genetics, Genomics and Genetic Counseling
Hereditary cancer syndromes
Gynecological cancers
Gastrointestinal cancers
Genito-urinary cancers
Leukemias, Lymphomas, Myeloma
Bone marrow transplant
Chemotherapy
Targeted therapy
Immunotherapy
Bone marrow transplant
Precision medicine

Research & Publications

Clinical Research

Principal Investigator – “Invasive fungal infections in critically ill patients”
Principal Investigator – “Study of Familial Aggregation in non – small cell lung cancer”

Publications

Durga CS, Gupta N, Soneja M, Bhatt M, Xess I, Jorwal P, Singh G, Ray A, Nischal N, Ranjan P, Biswas A, Wig N. Invasive fungal infections in critically ill patients: A prospective study from a tertiary care hospital in India. Drug Discov Ther. 2018;12(6):363-367. doi: 10.5582/ddt.2018.01068. PMID: 30674771.
Mittal A, Malik PS, Kumar S, Saikia J, Chitikela S, Khurana S, Bharti S, Jain D, Pathy S, Thulkar S, Kumar R, Madan K, Mohan A. Dose-dense Paclitaxel and Carboplatin as Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Stage IIB/IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer – A Phase II trial. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol). 2021 Dec;33(12):e553-e560. doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2021.07.008. Epub 2021 Jul 31. PMID: 34340919.
Pathak N, Chitikela S, Malik PS. Recent advances in lung cancer genomics: Application in targeted therapy. Adv Genet. 2021;108:201-275. doi: 10.1016/bs.adgen.2021.08.004. Epub 2021 Sep 21. PMID: 34844713.
Chitikela S, Ray A, Sinha S. Paradoxical bronchoconstriction due to salbutamol MDI. Alergologia Polska – Polish Journal of Allergology. 2018;5(1):62-66. doi:10.5114/pja.2018.74454.
Sharma S, Dasgupta S, Suman SK, Kumar U, Chitikela S. Disseminated tuberculosis with Evans syndrome: an uncommon presentation. Tropical Doctor. 2017;47(2):179-181. doi:10.1177/0049475516688162
Naveen T, Biswas A, Wig N, Soneja M, Jorwal P, Durga CS, Singla P, Chaudhary C, Baitha U. Role of LDL apheresis in a case of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. Drug Discov Ther. 2019;13(1):59-61. doi: 10.5582/ddt.2019.01001. PMID: 30880324
Chitikela S, Kumar L, Sahoo RK. Adjuvant Nivolumab in Muscle-Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma. N Engl J Med. 2021 Sep 2;385(10):956. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2110897. PMID: 34469654.
Chitikela, Sindhura & Pathak, Neha & Malik, Prabhat. (2021). Under the Magnifying Glass: Searching for The Evidence of Pemetrexed in Non Squamous Non Small Cell Lung Cancer. Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology. Doi: 42. 10.1055/s-0041-1735516
Chitikela S, Kumar L, Sahoo RK. Azacitidine and Venetoclax in AML. N Engl J Med. 2020 Nov 19;383(21):2087. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2029153. PMID: 33207103
Chitikela, Sindhu & Pushpam, Deepam. (2020). Commentary on Clinical Predictors and Prognostic Model for Pediatric Lymphoblastic Lymphoma Treated with Uniform BFM90 Protocol: A Single-Center Experience of 65 Patients from Asia. Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology. Doi: 41. 67. 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_12_20
Chitikela S, Bhagel V, Barwad A, Ahmed S, Rastogi S. Diagnosis of pleomorphic myxoid liposarcoma: Does it provoke germline testing for Li-Fraumeni syndrome? Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Dec;69(12):e29766. doi: 10.1002/pbc.29766. Epub 2022 Jun 2. PMID: 35652567.
→ Abstract and Posters
Abstract: EP03.01-006: Familial aggregation in Non-small cell Lung cancer
Publication: Journal of Thoracic Oncology, Sep 2022
Poster Presentation: Familial aggregation in non-small cell lung cancer
Location: WCLC, Sep 2022
Poster Presentation: Outcome of Advanced Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma on targeted and immunotherapy
Location: Indian Musculoskeletal Oncology Society Annual Conference, Mar 2021

Certifications & Memberships

Awards and Achievements
Certificates:

European Certificate for Medical Oncology, ESMO, 2022
Part 1 & 2 cleared of MRCP
Genetic and Genomic Counseling and Informed Consent, ASCO, 2020

Doctors | Star Hospitals

Dr. Sindhura Durga Chitikela

Qualifications

Experience

Field of Expertise

Research & Publications

Certifications & Memberships