ICMR-funded GITAM project aims at blood test for early detection of triple-negative breast cancer

Professor Rama Rao Malla of GITAM is leading an ICMR-funded project to develop a blood test for the early detection of triple-negative breast cancer. The research aims to improve diagnostic outcomes for this aggressive form of the disease.
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ICMR-funded GITAM project aims at blood test for early detection of triple-negative breast cancer left Rama Rao Malla, professor in the Department of Life Sciences, GITAM School of Science, in the cancer research laboratory he set up at the university in Visakhapatnam. He leads an ICMR-funded project to develop a blood test for early detection of triple-negative breast cancer. Paul Nicodemus Paul Nicodemus https://th-i.thgim.com/public/news/national/andhra-pradesh/fmcvud/article71615741.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/WhatsApp%20Image%202026-10-23%20at%202.46.14%20PM.jpeg The ICMR-funded project will compare blood samples from early-stage patients with those from healthy women VISAKHAPATNAM Rama Rao Malla, the son of a farmer from Anakapalli, went on to earn a B.Ed., an M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Andhra University. During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Prof.
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