Singapore, Nov. 6 -- NEXT Oncology, an Avacare business, has expanded its services to Asia through a strategic partnership with Kansai Medical University in Osaka, Japan. Under the guidance of Dr Toshio Shimizu as the Director of the Phase I programme, Kansai Medical University will now offer patients in Japan the opportunity to participate in Phase I clinical trials as part of the global NEXT Oncology network.

Prof. Shimizu previously engaged in numerous oncology Phase I trials at the National Cancer Center Hospital (Tsukiji-Tokyo, Japan) during 2016-2022 as a Head of Physicians. In November of 2024, Prof. Shimizu launched a global oncology-focused first-in-human (FIH) Phase I trial platform at Kansai Medical University Hospital, where ...