# Goh Boon Cher

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## TL;DR

Senior medical oncologist and translational researcher who leads research at NCIS, with a long record in experimental therapeutics and head and neck cancer.

## Summary

Goh Boon Cher is Deputy Director (Research) at the National University Cancer Institute, Singapore, and a professor at the National University of Singapore. His work centres on early-phase clinical trials, pharmacology of anticancer drugs and head and neck/nasopharyngeal cancers, and he has led many investigator-initiated trials in Asia.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Tags: leadership; clinician-scientist; head and neck cancer; drug development
- Role: Deputy Director (Research)
- Specialisms: Medical oncology; Early-phase drug development; Head and neck cancer; Nasopharyngeal cancer

## Sources

- Institution profile: https://www.ncis.com.sg/about-ncis/at-the-helm
- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Goh+BC%5BAuthor%5D

## Connected records

- cancers: [Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/head-and-neck/), [Nasopharyngeal carcinoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/nasopharyngeal/)
- institutions: [National University Hospital / National University Cancer Institute, Singapore](https://onco.cc/institutions/nuh-ncis/)
- journals: [Cancer medicine](https://onco.cc/journals/cancer-medicine/)

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