The Manila Times

Global Medical, European center team up for cancer treatment

- BY REICELENE JOY IGNACIO

GLOBAL Medical Technologi­es Manila has formed a partnershi­p with the Europe-based Research Genetic Cancer Center (RGCC) to provide personaliz­ed cancer treatment in the Philippine­s.

“Our partnershi­p with RGCC is now in place,” Mitch Genato, group chief executive officer of Global Medical Technologi­es, said in a press

RGCC Medical Director and CEO Ioannis Papasotiri­ou said - lating tumor cells (CTCs).

“Cancer disease should be con according to Papasotiri­ou.

He noted that medical doctors that a treatment for one patient is the same treatment for another.

“Something is wrong with our algorithm... All humans are not identical,” Papasotiri­ou said.

- based on assumption­s,” he added.

- count, a screening test that gives informatio­n on the presence and concentrat­ion of circulatin­g tumor cells. It also has the Oncotrace that shows the presence of CTCs, their

RGCC also uses Oncotrail that control on old cancers.

“We do not care if we need to deal with a single individual with - pasotiriou said.

he added.

The RGCC Group was estab and distributo­rs to provide worldwide service. It selects collaborat­ors that are well-establishe­d.

According to its website, RGCC is “is a pioneering, innovative or medical genetics and, in particular, and chemo-resistance testing and in Research and Developmen­t within the pharmaceut­ical indus

Its headquarte­rs is in Switzerlan­d, and RGCC’s brand-new, state-of-the art laboratori­es are in Northern Greece that are equipped with the - vanced and innovative equipment.

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