Atakan Topcu

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