Surgeon profile: Professor Vijay Sangar

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Contact details

Name: Professor Vijay Sangar

Job title: Consultant Urological Surgeon & Prof Of Urology
Location: Manchester University NHS Trust & The Christie NHS Trust
 

Specialities and research

Speciality

  • Urology

Sub Speciality 

  • Oncology & Andrology

Research interests

  • Bladder Cancer
  • Penile Cancer

Type of research

  • Clinical (see above) and laboratory based research in bladder and penile cancer. The latter includes assessing tumour microenvironment in penile cancer and identifying new targets for treatment. Us of circulating tumour cell to identify risk in cancer penile cancer patients.
  • Systematic reviews in benign andrology including Peyronie’s disease.
  • Use of AI in diagnostics for penile conditions. 
  • Assessing new biomarkers in bladder cancer detection.
  • National level audit to identify areas for improvement in commissioning and service configuration.

Clinical trial experience

Chief Investigator

  • TRAIN
    RCT OF BCG AND RADIOTHERAPY IN NON MUSCLE INVASIVE BLADDER CANCER (HIGH RISK)
  • BRUCY
    USE OF CYTOLOGY IN DAIGNOSING PENILE LESIONS
  • PROMISA
    USE OF Mirna IN DIAGNOSIS OF SMALL TESTICULAR MASSES

Co Investigator

  • TRAIN-GEN

USE OF URINARY BIOMARKERS IN FOLLOWUP OF POST RADIOTHERAPY AND POST BCG TREATED BLADDER CANCER

Principal Investigator

  • STAMPEDE (CLOSED – MFT)
    TRETAMENT OF METASTATIC PROSTATE CANCER

  • BOXIT
    USE OF CELECOXIB IN BLADDER CANCER (CLOSED)

  • HYMN
    RCT OD HYPERTHERMIC MMC IN NON INVASIVE BLADDER CANCER

 

Postgraduate Supervision

Professor Sangar is available for postgraduate supervision

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