This is a summary of an article featuring Dr Daryl Tan in ChannelNewsAsia, Nov 2022
Dr Daryl teamed up with NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
There was little hope when a 24-year-old had to fight a rare, terminal cancer. A clinical study and digital medicine platform at National University of Singapore’s Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine helped fend off the disease for 16 months.
Stage 4 natural killer (NK) cell lymphoma, a “very rare” variant of lymphoma
Lymphoma is a cancer that starts in infection-fighting white blood cells called lymphocytes, which are part of the body’s immune system, according to the National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS).
Finding The Best Drug Combinations
From a set of 12 drugs chosen by the researchers, QPOP had generated over half a million drug combinations that were possible for Koh, the patient, then ranked the different drug cocktails and identified the most effective one for the treatment of his Lymphoma.
Meet Our Haematologist
Dr Daryl Tan Chen Lung
MBBS (Singapore), MRCP (UK), MMED (Int Med), FAMS (Haematology)
Dr Daryl Tan is a haematologist in Singapore with clinical interests in lymphoma, multiple myeloma, leukaemia, and other blood disorders. His care includes diagnosis, treatment planning, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy.