Atakan Topcu
- Specialization: Clinical oncologist
- 13 years of experience
- Speaks:English, Turkish
- Online consultations: available
- Workplace: Turkey, Istanbul, Medipol Acibadem District Hospital
- Editorial board member of BMC Cancer with over 50 peer-reviewed publications.
Assoc. Prof. Atakan Topçu, M.D., is a medical oncologist at Medipol University and Medipol Acıbadem Regional Hospital. He treats solid tumors, including lung, breast, colorectal, gastric, and neuroendocrine cancers. His work also covers targeted therapies, immunotherapy, geriatric oncology, and cancer-related malnutrition, cachexia, and sarcopenia.
He has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed papers. Recent work includes a 2024 Frontiers in Medicine study on geriatric syndromes and a 2023 Future Oncology paper on sarcopenia and anxiety in lung cancer. He has also published on the CONUT score in breast cancer and on malnutrition in HER2-negative metastatic gastric cancer.
Dr. Topçu serves on the Editorial Board of BMC Cancer. He is a member of the Turkish Society of Medical Oncology, ESMO, and the Turkish Geriatrics Society. Education and training: M.D., Uludağ University; residency in Internal Medicine, Marmara University; fellowship in Medical Oncology, Bezmialem Vakıf University.
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Doctor's services
- Chemotherapy
- Mastectomy
- TrueBeam
- Immunotherapy
- Immunotherapy for prostate cancer
- Immunotherapy for breast cancer
- Immunotherapy for lung cancer
- Immunotherapy for kidney cancer
- Chemotherapy for liver cancer
- Chemotherapy for lung cancer
- Chemotherapy for stomach cancer
- Chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer
- Chemotherapy for breast cancer
- Chemotherapy for colon cancer
- Chemotherapy for testicular cancer
- Chemotherapy for esophageal carcinoma
- Chemotherapy for Brain Tumor
- Lymphoma chemotherapy
- Chemotherapy for Sarcomas
- Chemotherapy for kidney cancer
- Chemotherapy for uterine cancer
- Chemotherapy for ovarian cancer
- Chemotherapy for gallbladder cancer
- Chemotherapy for uterine cancer
- Chemotherapy for prostate cancer
- Chemotherapy for larynx cancer
- Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)
- PET/CT
- Colonoscopy
- Angiography
- Biopsy
- CT (computer tomography)
- Whole-body MRI
- MRI of one area
- Gastroscopy with biopsy
- Mammography
- Tumor Marker Blood Test
- CT of thoracic, abdominal and pelvic organs
- PET-CT with Gallium 68(PSMA)
- CT scan of the whole body
- MRI of the abdominal cavity
- Brain biopsy
- Cancer screening
- Brain MRI
- Kidney biopsy
- Breast biopsy
- Lung biopsy
- Liver biopsy
- Pancreas biopsy
- PET-CT with Gallium 68 (DOTA)
- Thyroid function tests (including T3, T4, TSH)
- Thyroid biopsy
- PET-CT with Gallium 68 (DOTATATE)
- Oncological Check-up for Man
- Online Consultation with Oncologist
- Comprehensive diagnosis of Сolorectal Pathology
- Testicular Biopsy
- Ovarian Biopsy
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Qualifications
Assoc. Prof. Atakan TOPÇU,M.D.
Medical Oncology
Areas of Expertise
- Solid tumors (lung, breast, colorectal, gastric, neuroendocrine, etc.)
- Cancer-related malnutrition, cachexia, and sarcopenia
- Geriatric oncology
- Targeted therapies and immunotherapy
Academic Contributions
- Published over 50 scientific articles in national and international peer-reviewed journals
- Selected publications:
- Prevalence and Co-incidence of Geriatric Syndromes in Oncology Clinics – Frontiers in Medicine (2024)
- Sarcopenia and Anxiety in Lung Cancer Patients – Future Oncology (2023)
- The Relationship Between CONUT Score and Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer
- Malnutrition and Prognosis in HER2-Negative Metastatic Gastric Cancer
Memberships
- Turkish Society of Medical Oncology
- European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
- Turkish Geriatrics Society
Education
- Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) Uludağ University, Faculty of Medicine (2007 – 2013)
- Clinical Observership University of Leicester, United Kingdom (2011)
- Internal Medicine Residency Marmara University (Jul 2014 – Mar 2019)
- Medical Oncology Fellowship Bezmialem Vakıf University (Nov 2019 – Dec 2022)
Career
- Associate Professor of Medical Oncology Medipol University, Medipol Acıbadem Regional Hospital Mar 2025 – Present
- Editorial Board Member BMC Cancer (BMC Journal) Nov 2023 – Present
- Associate Professor of Medical Oncology Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital Sep 2023 – Mar 2025
- Medical Oncologist Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital Jan 2023 – Aug 2023
- Internal Medicine Specialist Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar City Hospital Apr 2019 – Oct 2019
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