Editorial Board
Meet the editorial leadership and advisory experts guiding the journal's scientific quality and international direction.
Editorial Leadership
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Founder Khurshid J. Islamov, MD, DSc Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Oncology and Radiology (RSSPMCOR) Tashkent, UzbekistanKhurshid J. Islamov is a surgical oncologist, colorectal oncologist and healthcare administrator. Since 2025 he has been Deputy Director of the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Oncology and Radiology (RSSPMCOR, Tashkent), where he is scientific head of the Oncocoloproctology Department; he chairs the Association of Oncologists of Uzbekistan. He previously served as Chief Oncologist of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, head of the Oncocoloproctology Department and deputy head of the national oncology centre. His professional interests include colorectal oncology, laparoscopic and open surgery for tumours of the colon and rectum, minimally invasive surgical technologies and multimodal treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. He is the author of 24 scientific works and methodological guidelines and a technical expert of national clinical protocols. Member of the Editorial Board of Central Asian Cancer Sciences.
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Editor-in-Chief Prof. Mirjalol D. Djuraev, MD, DSc Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Oncology and Radiology (RSSPMCOR) Tashkent, UzbekistanProfessor Mirjalol D. Djuraev, MD, DSc, is an abdominal oncological surgeon and a physician of the highest qualification category. He heads the Abdominal Oncology Department of the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Oncology and Radiology (RSSPMCOR, Tashkent), whose work centres on the diagnosis and surgical treatment of tumours of the stomach and other abdominal organs, including extended and combined gastrectomy. He is a member of the Ministry of Health interdisciplinary working group on national clinical protocols in oncology and a co-author of the national clinical protocol on gastric cancer. Editor-in-Chief of Central Asian Cancer Sciences.
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Deputy Editor Prof. Askar A. Adilkhodjaev, MD, DSc Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Oncology and Radiology (RSSPMCOR) Tashkent, UzbekistanAskar A. Adilkhodjaev, MD, DSc, is an abdominal and hepatopancreatobiliary oncological surgeon and a physician of the highest category. He graduated from the First Tashkent State Medical Institute in 2005 and completed a master's degree in surgery (2005-2008). In 2010 he defended his PhD thesis on endovascular interventions for locally advanced tumours of the pancreatic head, and in 2016 his doctoral thesis on surgical tactics in periampullary tumours. He was an assistant at the Department of Faculty and Hospital Surgery (2010-2014) and aide to the Rector of the Tashkent Medical Academy (2014-2016). Since September 2018 he has been Scientific Secretary of RSSPMCOR, where he is also scientific head of the Department of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery. He trained in Moscow (2007, 2012) and Seoul (2018). Deputy Editor of Central Asian Cancer Sciences.
Editorial Staff
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Journal Manager Muzaffar Malikov, MD, PhD
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Managing Editor 1 Diyora Kurambaeva, MD Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Oncology and Radiology (RSSPMCOR) Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Diyora Kurambaeva, MD, is a resident physician in Clinical Oncology at the Republican Specialized Scientific Practical Medical Center of Oncology and Radiology in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She graduated from Central Asian University with an MD degree in 2025. Her clinical and research interests focus on gastrointestinal and hepatopancreatobiliary oncology, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, surgical oncology, and evidence-based cancer care. Her research experience includes clinical research, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, case reports, and quality-improvement initiatives in pancreatic cancer surgery. Her current research focuses on lymph-node assessment, pathological staging, and optimization of surgical–pathological workflows in pancreatoduodenectomy.
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Managing Editor 2 Abbos Abdukodirov, MD Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Oncology and Radiology (RSSPMCOR) Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Abbos O. Abdukodirov, MD, is a physician at the Department of Abdominal Oncological Surgery of the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Oncology and Radiology (RSSPMCOR, Tashkent) and a PhD researcher. His dissertation research compares the outcomes of laparoscopic and open gastrectomy after perioperative chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced gastric cancer. He takes part in the development of the National Cancer Control Programme of Uzbekistan (NCCP 2026-2035). Managing Editor of Central Asian Cancer Sciences.
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Associate Editor - Medical Oncology Prof. Sergei Kamishov, MD, DSc Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Oncology and Radiology (RSSPMCOR) Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Sergey V. Kamishov, MD, DSc, is a medical oncologist and scientific head of the Chemotherapy Department of the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Oncology and Radiology (RSSPMCOR, Tashkent). He headed the department from its establishment in 2002 as the Department of Autohaemotransfusion and Immunotherapy. In 2018 he defended his doctoral thesis on extracorporeal immunopharmacotherapy in the complex treatment of cervical and ovarian cancer. He is a member of the Ministry of Health interdisciplinary working group and a co-author of national clinical protocols on gastric, ovarian, breast, rectal and other cancers. His research covers chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapy of solid tumours. Associate Editor (Medical Oncology) of Central Asian Cancer Sciences.
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Associate Editor - Surgical Oncology 1 Prof. Alisher Kahharov, MD, DSc Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Oncology and Radiology (RSSPMCOR) Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Professor Alisher J. Kahharov, MD, DSc, FEBS, is a breast surgical oncologist. He graduated from the Tashkent Medical Academy (2011; master's degree in general oncology, 2014), where he was an assistant at the Department of Oncology (2014-2020). He defended his PhD thesis on clinical-morphological and molecular-genetic aspects of breast cancer in 2019, received the DSc degree in 2023 and the title of professor in 2025. He was associate professor at the Tashkent State Dental Institute (2020-2024); since 2024 he has been professor of the Department of Oncology and Medical Radiology of Tashkent State Medical University, and since 2025 scientific head of the Breast Cancer Surgery Department of RSSPMCOR. Fellow of the European Board of Surgery in breast surgery, ambassador of the European School of Oncology, ESSO national representative, member of ESMO and ASCO. Author of 145 publications. Associate Editor (Surgical Oncology) of Central Asian Cancer Sciences.
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Associate Editor - Surgical Oncology 2 Saidrakhim Luqmonov, MD, PhD Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Oncology and Radiology (RSSPMCOR) Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Saidrakhim N. Lukmonov is a surgical oncologist at the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Oncology and Radiology (RSSPMCOR, Tashkent). He began his research at the Tashkent Medical Academy, where he worked on hepatopancreatobiliary oncological surgery (2017-2019), and continued it at the N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology in Moscow, studying surgical treatment and neoadjuvant chemotherapy in cancer of the upper rectum (publications of 2023-2024). Associate Editor (Surgical Oncology) of Central Asian Cancer Sciences.
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Associate Editor - Radiation Oncology Abror Abdujapparov, MD, PhD
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Copyeditor/Proofreader E.A. Ergasheva
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Biostatistician Alesya Evmenenko, PhD N.N. Alexandrov National Cancer Centre of Belarus (Minsk) Minsk, Belarus
Alesya A. Evmenenko, PhD (Biology), is a cancer registry and cancer control specialist at the N.N. Alexandrov National Cancer Centre of Belarus (Minsk). Her work is devoted to population-based analysis of cancer incidence, mortality and survival using the data of the Belarusian Cancer Registry; she is a co-author of the publication "Cancer in Belarus: figures and facts. Analysis of the Belarusian Cancer Registry data for 2010-2019" and of papers on the epidemiology of cervical, uterine, laryngeal, lung and prostate cancer. In 2022 she was invited to RSSPMCOR (Tashkent) as a specialist to help establish the national cancer registry of Uzbekistan. Biostatistician of Central Asian Cancer Sciences.
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Legal Advisor Ulugbek Kadirov
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Technical Administrator Saidali Saidazimkhudjaev
International Editorial Board
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International Editorial Board Member Prof. Timothy R. Rebbeck, PhD Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesProf. Timothy R. Rebbeck's research focuses on cancer prevention, cancer genetics, molecular epidemiology, and early detection. His work encompasses precision cancer prevention, cancer risk assessment, and health disparities. His expertise aligns with the mission of Central Asian Cancer Sciences (CACS) to advance translational oncology, strengthen cancer prevention research, and improve cancer outcomes across Central Asia and beyond.
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International Editorial Board Member Prof. Osman Kostek, MD Marmara University Istanbul, TurkeyAssoc. Prof. Dr. Osman Köstek is a medical oncologist and academic at Marmara University, Türkiye. His research focuses on treatment outcomes, prognostic factors, and therapeutic strategies in solid tumors, contributing to the clinical evidence base for individualized cancer management.
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International Editorial Board Member Prof. Tobias Keck Department of Surgery, Universität zu Lübeck / University Cancer Center Lübeck (UCCL) Lübeck, GermanyProf. Tobias Keck's research focuses on pancreatic cancer, hepatopancreatobiliary surgery, and the clinical evaluation of surgical techniques. His research expertise aligns with the mission of Central Asian Cancer Sciences (CACS) to promote high-quality clinical and translational research, foster surgical innovation, and improve cancer care across Central Asia and beyond.
Editorial Board Members
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Editorial Board Member Prof. Mirza-Ali A. Gafur-Akhunov, MD, DSc Tashkent Institute for Advanced Training of Doctors Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Professor Mirza-Ali A. Gafur-Akhunov, MD, DSc, is an oncologist specialising in tumours of bone and soft tissue. According to published sources, he heads the Department of Oncology of the Tashkent Institute for Advanced Training of Doctors and has served as chief physician of the Tashkent Oncological Dispensary. He is a board member of the East European Sarcoma Group (EESG) and a member of the editorial council of the journal "Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas, Tumors of the Skin". His publications address osteosarcoma, endoprosthetic reconstruction and limb-sparing surgery, tumours of the sacrum, and skin cancer of the head and neck. Member of the Editorial Board of Central Asian Cancer Sciences.
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Editorial Board Member Prof. Abrorbek A. Yusupbekov, MD, DSc Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Oncology and Radiology (RSSPMCOR) Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Professor Abrorbek A. Yusupbekov, MD, DSc, is a thoracoabdominal oncological surgeon. He graduated with honours from the First Tashkent State Medical Institute in 1995, defended his PhD thesis in surgery in 1999 and his doctoral thesis in oncology, devoted to non-organ retroperitoneal tumours, in 2008, and received the title of professor in 2019. He worked as senior researcher, department head and scientific secretary of the Republican Oncology Research Centre and as deputy chief physician of the Tashkent City Oncology Dispensary. Since 2014 he has been Deputy Director for Science of RSSPMCOR and, since 2016, scientific head of its Thoracic Oncosurgery Department; since 2025 he has headed the Department of Oncology, Oncohaematology and Radiation Oncology of Tashkent State Medical University. Author of more than 250 publications and six patents; member of the Association of Oncologists of Uzbekistan, ESMO and ASCO. Member of the Editorial Board of Central Asian Cancer Sciences.
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Editorial Board Member Prof. Gulnora A. Yusupalieva, MD, DSc Tashkent State Medical University (Pediatric Campus) Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Professor Gulnora A. Yusupalieva, MD, DSc, is a radiologist and head of the Department of Medical Radiology No. 2 of Tashkent State Medical University (Pediatric Campus; formerly the Tashkent Pediatric Medical Institute), where she has led the teaching of radiology since 2007. In 2018 she defended her doctoral thesis "Complex clinical and echographic diagnosis of chronic viral hepatitis in children" in the specialty of clinical radiology. She is a member of the University Council and of the editorial board of Eurasian Medical Research Periodical, and a physician of the highest category. Her research focuses on ultrasound diagnostics in paediatrics, imaging of chronic liver disease and paediatric tumours, and the use of artificial intelligence in radiology. Member of the Editorial Board of Central Asian Cancer Sciences.
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Editorial Board Member Bekzod B. Usmanov, MD, PhD Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Oncology and Radiology (RSSPMCOR) Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Bekzod B. Usmanov, MD, PhD, is a thoracic oncological surgeon and Deputy Director of the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Oncology and Radiology (RSSPMCOR, Tashkent), who continues his surgical practice alongside his administrative duties; he is also an associate professor of Tashkent Medical University. He specialises in tumours of the lung, oesophagus and mediastinum and in minimally invasive thoracoscopic surgery. He is the author and co-author of more than 100 scientific publications and a co-author of the national clinical protocols on mediastinal tumours and on mesothelioma. Member of the Editorial Board of Central Asian Cancer Sciences.
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Editorial Board Member Dilshod M. Egamberdiev, MD, PhD Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Oncology and Radiology (RSSPMCOR) Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Dilshod M. Egamberdiev, MD, PhD, is a surgical oncologist and a physician of the highest category with more than 20 years of professional experience. He is Deputy Director for Strategic Development and Public Health of RSSPMCOR (Tashkent) and scientific head of its Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Oncosurgery. He completed residency at the Republican Oncology Research Centre (2005) and postgraduate studies at the Department of Oncology of the Tashkent Medical Academy (2006-2008); his thesis addressed the results of extended combined gastrectomy in locally advanced gastric cancer. He trained at the US National Cancer Institute, Johns Hopkins Singapore, IARC and the National Cancer Center of Korea. He coordinates the working group developing the National Cancer Control Programme, is Secretary General of the Association of Oncologists of Uzbekistan and a WHO national expert on cancer prevention. Author of more than 100 scientific works. Member of the Editorial Board of Central Asian Cancer Sciences.
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Editorial Board Member Oybek A. Khalmurzaev, MD, PhD Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Oncology and Radiology (RSSPMCOR) Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Oybek A. Khalmurzaev, MD, PhD, is an oncourologist. He graduated from the Tashkent Medical Academy (2002), completed residency in urology there (2005) and postgraduate training in oncology at the N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology in Moscow (2012). He worked as a surgical oncologist at the Tashkent Regional Oncology Dispensary (2008-2010) and as a researcher at the N.N. Blokhin Center (from 2010), and in 2018 was a researcher at Saarland University Medical Center (Homburg, Germany). Since 2026 he has been working at RSSPMCOR in Tashkent. His publications in Cancer Urology, Virchows Archiv, Frontiers in Oncology and other journals address penile cancer, the immune microenvironment of renal cell carcinoma, and prostate, bladder and testicular tumours. Member of the Editorial Board of Central Asian Cancer Sciences.
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