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MD. Medical Oncology Resident, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano

Milano, Lombardia
Joined August 2017
Very proud to have been part of this terrific work, just published in @CD_AACR. Short term calorie restriction is safe, feasible and biologically active in #cancer patients. @AACR @IstTumori bit.ly/3npJM57 bit.ly/3DqBxvt
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Masks work. Climate change is real. Vaccines are effective. Trust scientists.
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Just Out📣 @TheLancetOncol 📰 BROCADE3️⃣sees addition of veliparib to a highly active platinum doublet results in improvement in PFS in germline🧬 #BRCA mutation associated advanced #BreastCancer #BCSM Indicating utility of platinum➕PARP inhibitors‼️ thelancet.com/journals/lanon…
Fasting-mimicking diet + CT in breast cancer treatment. Happy to share our comment @NatureComms nature.com/articles/s41467-0… @emmazattarin
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Africa has been declared free of polio today. This historic milestone fills me with hope and optimism. We can achieve so much when we work together as a global community.
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Q2: What has been the impact of HeLa cells in your life or work? #MedTwitter #HELA100 @NIH @NIHDirector #HeLaCells #HenriettaLacks
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In a phase I study of tucatinib + trastuzumab in pts with progressive HER2+ #breastcancer brain metastasis, intracranial responses were observed 12% & 6% treated twice and once daily, respectively, with overall CBRs of 35% and 53% & mPFS of 3.4 and 4.1 mo: annalsofoncology.org/article…
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NEW—Mortality from #COVID19 in cancer patients appears to be principally driven by age, gender & comorbidities, with no evidence that cytotoxic chemotherapy or other anticancer treatment increase risk of mortality: UK Coronavirus Cancer Monitoring Project hubs.ly/H0qXWyT0
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