Himanshu Varshney, Palliative Medicine Resident at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, shared on LinkedIn:
“Some moments are worth sharing, even if a little late.
Looking back at American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Breakthrough 2026 in Singapore, I feel incredibly grateful for an experience that brought together research, learning, collaboration, and the opportunity to share our work on an international platform.
I was deeply honoured to receive the Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation Merit Award for our abstract:
Title: Early best supportive care and quality of life trajectories in breast cancer: A multivariate analysis of treatment response patterns.
Authors: Himanshu Varshney, Prateek Maurya, Nishkarsh Gupta, Atul Batra, Ajay Gogia, Brajesh Kumar Ratre, Sachidanand Jee Bharati, Vinod Kumar, Rakesh Garg, Rajiv Kumar Malhotra, Seema Mishra, Sushma Bhatnagar.
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Presenting this work as an oral presentation at ASCO Breakthrough was itself a memorable milestone. But beyond the presentation and the recognition, what I value most is the opportunity to engage with colleagues and researchers from across the world and to be part of conversations shaping the future of cancer care.
This recognition is a reflection not just of an individual effort, but of the support, mentorship, collaboration, and hard work of everyone who contributed to this journey.
I am sincerely grateful to my mentors, colleagues, collaborators, and the entire team at AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi) involved in the work.
A heartfelt thank you to American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, for recognising our work and for providing such an inspiring platform for meaningful cancer research.
Grateful for the recognition.
Humbled by the opportunity.
Inspired to keep doing better.”
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