Dr. Madhav Danthala

19/10/2025

మన తరం చేసిన చిన్న “ఫన్‌” అలవాట్లు —
రేపు మన ఆరోగ్యానికి పెద్ద ముప్పు కావచ్చు.
ఒక కాల్‌… ఒక షాక్‌… అప్పుడే మనం మారుతాం.

👉 ఈ వీడియో ప్రతి ’90s కిడ్‌ చూడాల్సిందే.

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📍 Consultation Timings
• Evening: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM at People’s Polyclinic, Manikonda
• Daytime: Available at Omega Hospitals, Gachibowli

15/10/2025

CAR-T therapy: turning refractory disease into remission.

When you examine the PET-CT images, the earlier scan shows all those dark, glowing spots — active lymphoma deposits. Most of the disease was outside the lymph nodes, affecting the kidneys and bones. Even an autologous transplant doesn’t often lead to long remissions in this setting. But just four weeks after CAR-T therapy, the follow-up scan shows no active disease at all. This patient had relapsed, refractory high-grade B-cell lymphoma after R-CHOP, R-ICE, radiotherapy, and Polatuzumab. With no other options remaining, we proceeded with CAR-T (Qartemi, Immuneel). Four weeks later, he’s in complete metabolic remission. This was our first CAR-T therapy at Omega Hospitals — and hopefully just the beginning. CAR-T doesn’t work for everyone, but when it does, it can completely change the story. It’s moments like these that remind us what science, persistence, and teamwork can accomplish.

07/09/2025

https://youtu.be/4e7WhZa4vKw?si=Xhr64TjsHmdtj76g

In this video, Dr. Madhav Danthala (Sr. Consultant Medical Oncologist, Hemato Oncologist & Bone Marrow Transplant Physician, Hyderabad) talks to Dr. Kaumudhi...

22/06/2025

Evening Consults Now Open 🌇
For those who find it hard to step out during office hours —
I now see patients at People’s Polyclinic, Manikonda from
5 pm to 8 pm, Monday to Saturday.

Thoughtful, unhurried cancer and blood care — now in the evenings too.

📞 To book an appointment: 93465 24080

21/06/2025

Yes. Not just in cancer or transplant patients. For everyone.
Even as an oncologist and transplant physician—where vaccines are routine for immunocompromised care—this chart still made me pause.
Because what’s often forgotten is this:
🧓 Zoster at 50+
💉 HPV up to 45
🫁 Pneumococcal in diabetics, kidney disease, even healthy seniors
…And Tdap, MMR, Hep B for wide-ranging adult indications.
These aren’t fringe recommendations. They’re approved, accessible, and underutilized.
Yet most adults—and let’s be honest, even many doctors—aren’t aware there’s a structured Adult Immunization Schedule.
The result? Preventable infections, hospitalizations, and long-term complications that silently eat away at the healthcare system.
This is prevention medicine.
Not just in cancer, not just in immunocompromised patients—but for every adult.

📌 If you’re above 50, ask your doctor.
📌 If you are a doctor, check the schedule.
📌 If you’re a policymaker, push for implementation.
Because a shot in the arm today could save a hospital bed tomorrow.

20/06/2025

Consultation Room 24 – 1st Floor OPD Wing, Omega Hospitals, Gachibowli
Timings: 10 AM to 4 PM, Monday to Saturday

Sharing this here so patients can easily find me and there’s no confusion during follow-up.

🗓️ Tuesdays and Fridays are reserved for consultations at Omega Hospitals, Banjara Hills—to continue serving patients under government health schemes and ensure care reaches those who need it most.
(Will share final details about the Banjara Hills location once it’s confirmed.)

This post isn’t for everyone—but if you’ve been trying to track me down after the move, now you know exactly where to come.

20/06/2025

Ever caught yourself in a heated argument with AI? 🤖💬
From carrying laptops to the washroom 🚽💻 to expecting human-like empathy 😅🤷‍♂️—our relationship with artificial intelligence has become fascinatingly complex.
As a doctor who’s wandered deep into this digital maze 🧠🧭, I’ve watched myself evolve from a rational user to an emotional participant 🫣🤖.
Drop your funniest, weirdest, or most frustrating AI moment below! 👇💭
Let’s see who’s really in control—us or the algorithm? 😆⚖️

#🤖 💉 🔌📱

15/06/2025

A New Beginning:

I’ve joined Omega Hospitals, Gachibowli, to lead their Bone Marrow Transplant Program.
It’s a chance to build something from the ground up — carefully, honestly, and well.

Alongside this, I’m returning to a part of my practice that matters deeply —
solid tumors: breast, lung, GI, and gynecologic cancers.

Consultations begin 16.06.2025
⏱️ 10 AM – 4 PM
📍 G, 1st & 2nd Floor, CHR Lane, Rd No. 1,
Above Omega Hospitals, Seven Hills Colony,
Gachibowli, Hyderabad – 500032

For those who prefer evenings, I also see patients at Peoples Polyclinic, Manikonda (5–8 PM).

Thank you to all who’ve been part of the journey so far.
This next chapter feels like the right one.

09/04/2025

Not your run-of-the-mill oncology conference.
Oncology Beyond the Obvious dares to do what most don’t —
Cut through the noise. Question the obvious. And spotlight what’s between the lines.

No endless slides. No echo chambers. Just sharp conversations, bold questions, and data that actually translates into practice.

Honoured to be invited as faculty to speak on the latest and greatest in Hodgkin lymphoma — where the treatment landscape isn’t just evolving, it’s being redefined.

Here’s to thinking deeper, not louder.

02/04/2025

Pushing pixels. Passing on perspective.
Grateful for the reach. Honoured by the audience.
Here’s to learning, teaching, and blurring the lines.

26/03/2025

📝 In the shadows of uncertainty, hope blooms like a stubborn flower. Every patient’s journey is a testament to the delicate dance between science and faith, where victories are measured not in Instagram-worthy transformations, but in heartbeats, breaths, and quiet comebacks. Sometimes, the bravest battles leave no visible scars. 💪❤️

21/02/2025

The Warburg Effect: How Cancer Cells Use Sugar
🔬 What It Is:
The Warburg Effect describes how cancer cells preferentially use glycolysis for energy, even in the presence of oxygen.
- Normal cells primarily use aerobic respiration (glycolysis → Krebs cycle → oxidative phosphorylation), which is highly efficient.
- Cancer cells, however, rely on glycolysis alone, producing lactate instead of fully breaking down glucose into energy.
- Why? Because glycolysis allows cancer cells to rapidly generate building blocks for cell growth (nucleotides, amino acids, lipids) rather than just ATP.
🧪 Key Insight: Cancer cells gobble up sugar (glucose) at high rates due to this inefficient but rapid process.

Gluconeogenesis: How the Body Makes Its Own Sugar
🔥 What It Is:
Gluconeogenesis is the body’s way of making glucose from non-carbohydrate sources (proteins & fats) when sugar intake is low.
- It primarily happens in the liver (and to a lesser extent, kidneys).
- The body does this to keep blood sugar stable, ensuring that organs like the brain, muscles, and red blood cells have a continuous glucose supply.
- Even if you stop eating sugar completely, your body will produce glucose anyway to sustain vital functions.

🚨 Why Cutting Sugar Won’t Starve Cancer
- People think that since cancer cells rely on glucose, removing sugar from the diet will “starve” them.
- BUT: Your body compensates through gluconeogenesis, ensuring that glucose is always available—even if you don’t consume any carbs.
- This means cancer cells still have access to glucose, even in a low-sugar diet.
- So while limiting processed sugar is beneficial for overall health, completely cutting sugar won’t deprive cancer cells of fuel because your body keeps making it.