INTEGRATED SOCIETY OF ONCOLOGISTS FROM PAKISTAN
Connecting Expertise.
Advancing Cancer Care
in Pakistan.
Bringing together Pakistani oncologists worldwide and clinicians at home to strengthen cancer care through collaboration, education, research, and shared expertise.
Collaboration
Connecting the diaspora with clinicians and institutions in Pakistan.
Education
Mentorship, academic exchange and virtual learning.
Research
Multicentre work relevant to Pakistan's cancer burden.
Equitable care
Evidence-based care adapted to local realities.
FEATURED · LEARN, CONNECT, COLLABORATE
ISOP Connect
A platform for learning, collaboration, and shared expertise across the Pakistani oncology community.
20th St. Gallen International Breast Cancer Conference
Key consensus sessions and primary therapy discussions on early breast cancer.
ASCO Annual Meeting 2027
Premier global oncology gathering highlighting research advancements and clinical practice.
Best of ASCO Pakistan 2027
Comprehensive review and local contextualization of high-impact research presented at ASCO.
All times shown in Pakistan Standard Time (PKT). Cards update from the ISOP Connect events sheet.
VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME · GIVE BACK TO PAKISTAN
Your Expertise.
Pakistan’s Cancer
Patients. One Hour Can
Change a Life.
Wherever you trained, wherever you practise, you can give back. Share your time, your skills and your knowledge with oncology teams across Pakistan.
Mentor
Guide and support oncology professionals.
Teach
Share specialist knowledge and professional skills.
Build
Contribute to IT infrastructure and digital capabilities.
Research
Support collaborative research and academic exchange.
ABOUT ISOP
A Global Community, Working Together for Pakistan
ISOP mobilises the expertise of the global Pakistani oncology diaspora in partnership with clinicians and institutions in Pakistan to support better, more equitable cancer care.
Mission
To mobilise and coordinate the global Pakistani oncology diaspora to collaboratively improve cancer care in Pakistan, in partnership with clinicians and institutions within the country.
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Vision
To see Pakistan equipped with equitable, accessible, and high-quality cancer care, delivered through collaborative, evidence-based, and globally informed oncology practice.
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“Collaboration rather than relocation. Partnership rather than prescription. Service rather than symbolism.”
LEADERSHIP BOARD
Leadership drawn from Pakistan and the diaspora
Professor Asad Jameel Raja
Dr Asim Jamal Shaikh
Dr Izhar ul Haq Hashmi
Senior VICE PRESIDENTMr Saeed Ahmed Shaikh
VP FINANCE and OperationsDr Faisal Azam
Secretary GeneralDr Adnan Jabbar
VICE PRESIDENT PakistanDr Irbaz Riaz
VP North America and EuropeDr Ikram Burney
VP Middle East and Fareast AsiaDr Saif-Ur-Rab
VP Young OncologistsDr Maria Qubtia
joint Secretary
ISOP BULLETIN · MEMBERS' NEWSLETTER
Latest from the Bulletin
The ISOP Bulletin — October 2026
Welcome to the first ISOP Bulletin. Abroad, RAS has been drugged in pancreatic cancer and the ESR1 era has arrived in breast cancer. At home, newly priced immunotherapy waits for a notification, counterfeit vials keep turning up, and patients go without morphine. Both sides plainly, with links to every source.
- RAS-targeted therapy reaches pancreatic cancer
- Oral SERDs and ESR1: two approvals in a fortnight
- Balochistan's unusual cancer map
- Priced but not available: pembrolizumab in Pakistan
- From LUMHS, Best of ASCO Lahore, WCLC Seoul and an ESMO preview
EVENTS CALENDAR
Upcoming Oncology Meetings
Key national symposiums in Pakistan and major international congresses. All dates and venue details updated regularly.
ESMO Congress 2026
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↗25th Shaukat Khanum Cancer Symposium
ESMO Asia Congress 2026
San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2026
MEMBERSHIP
Join the society connecting Pakistan's oncologists worldwide.
Membership applications are reviewed by ISOP office bearers.