Hospital Ruber Internacional is updating its medical oncology service to offer advanced personalized treatments and comprehensive care.

Rubera International Hospital, marked as leader in oncology in Spain and reference center in Europecarried out a major overhaul of its medical oncology service. This transformation, implemented over the past year, has brought together a team of experts with academic and research credentials across multiple oncology disciplines. The main goal of the reconstruction is provide patients with high quality diagnostic and therapeutic strategiesranging from the most common cancers such as lung, breast and prostate cancer, to less common tumors such as sarcomas.

The service is guided by the principles healthcare excellence, innovation and focusing on clinical studiesthereby ensuring that patients receive the best options available. Dr. José Ángel García Sáenz, head of the Breast Tumor Unit, emphasizes the importance of comprehensive and compassionate treatment. “Our focus is on providing personalized therapy and supportive care. This includes the use of hypothermic caps to prevent alopecia and cold gloves to help reduce hand neurotoxicity,” he explains.

Innovations include initiatives to encourage exercise during treatment, as well as access to nutrition advice and 24-hour on-call cancer support. “He patient well-being This is our priority. We have a hospitalist team that ensures the transversality of our entire healthcare structure,” adds Dr. García Saenz.

After reconstruction, a medical oncology service opened. essayclinical in the field of adjuvant breast cancer and strengthened its research department with highly qualified specialists. “We are betting on Precision medicineliquid biopsy and the search for selective biomarkers for each pathology to provide exceptional care,” emphasizes Dr. García Sáenz.

Dr. César Gómez Raposo, Head of the Department of Gynecological Tumors, emphasizes the value Tumor committeeswhich bring together specialists from different disciplines, such as radiologists, pathologists, plastic surgeons and oncologists, to provide an interdisciplinary approach to treatment. “These committees set the standard for quality cancer care, allowing for a comprehensive assessment of the patient’s condition at all stages of their treatment,” he says.

Other key areas of the service include the Digestive Tumor Unit, led by physicians Cristina Gravalos and Ismael Ghanem, and the Thoracic/Lung Tumor Unit, headed by Dr. Antonio Calles. The latter consolidated innovative approach in patient management, highlighting that his department is at the forefront of targeted therapy and immunotherapy. “We have treated very complex cases, offering access to advanced diagnostic and treatment technologies, and we have begun our first phase III clinical trial in lung cancer,” says Dr. Calles.

In addition, the Medical Oncology Service has a genitourinary tumor unit, managed by a team of specialists led by doctors Enrique Gonzalez-Biljalabeytia, Teresa Alonso, Guillermo de Velasco and Jorge Esteban. For its part, the Department of Tumors of the Nervous System and the Department of Sarcomas are led by Dr. Maria Angeles Vaz, who emphasizes the importance of an interdisciplinary approach in the evaluation of sarcomas and brain tumors. “We introduced TTFields as an innovative treatment for glioblastoma, a non-invasive therapy that has demonstrated efficacy using alternating electric fields,” he explains.

Dr. Maria Cruz Martin Soberon, who is also a member of the Head and Neck Tumor Unit, highlights the collaborative work of the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Tumor Committee, which includes specialists from various fields who determine the best therapeutic strategy for each patient.

Clinical trials

The Medical Oncology Service also has a hematology oncology department, headed by Dr. Pilar Lamas. This department treats hematological pathologies, both benign and malignant, and new clinical studies are currently starting. “Our approach is holistic because we treat people, not diseases,” emphasizes Dr. Lamas, emphasizing the need for a human and holistic component in cancer care.

Assistance coordination The goal of the service is to provide patients not only with quality treatment, but also with hospitality and peace of mind during treatment. “We are concerned that patients feel comfortable and in a friendly environment and receive the best medical care,” says Dr. Dionisio Cesar Mendiola, director of this practice.

The Rubera International Hospital also has a neuroendocrine tumor unit and an oncology hospitalization unit, headed by Dr. Maria Celia Miralles. These departments, along with other support services such as oncology nutrition and dermatology care, allow for comprehensive and multidisciplinary care.

All specialists, including oncologists, nurses and medical staff, work together to ensure the best care and attention to each patient, promoting the philosophy of humanizing medicine. “Beyond clinical care, our goal is to offer support that helps patients overcome the disease“Always maintaining human contact when solving your problems,” concludes Dr. José Ángel García Sáenz.

Ruber Internacional Hospital continues to move forward with cutting-edge treatments and comprehensive care that prioritizes the patient’s well-being at every stage of cancer treatment.