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Resistance mechanisms to anti-HER2 therapies in HER2-positive breast cancer: Current knowledge, new research directions and therapeutic perspectives by Vernieri, Claudio, Milano, Monica, Brambilla, Marta, Mennitto, Alessia, Maggi, Claudia, Cona, Maria Silvia, Prisciandaro, Michele, Fabbroni, Chiara, Celio, Luigi, Mariani, Gabriella, Bianchi, Giulia Valeria, Capri, Giuseppe, de Braud, Filippo

“…[Display omitted] HER2-positive breast cancer (HER2 + BC) represents 15–20% of all BCs. In the last two decades, the introduction of monoclonal antibodies…”
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The emotional impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on cancer outpatients and their caregivers: results of a survey conducted in the midst of the Italian pandemic by Cona, Maria Silvia, Rulli, Eliana, Dalu, Davide, Galli, Francesca, Rota, Selene, Ferrario, Sabrina, Tosca, Nicoletta, Gambaro, Anna, Filipazzi, Virginio, Piva, Sheila, La Verde, Nicla

“…Introduction The study investigates the emotional discomfort of cancer patients and their caregivers, who need to access the oncology day hospital to receive…”
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Host-Related Factors in the Interplay among Inflammation, Immunity and Dormancy in Breast Cancer Recurrence and Prognosis: An Overview for Clinicians by Ruggieri, Lorenzo, Moretti, Anna, Berardi, Rossana, Cona, Maria Silvia, Dalu, Davide, Villa, Cecilia, Chizzoniti, Davide, Piva, Sheila, Gambaro, Anna, La Verde, Nicla

“…A significant proportion of patients treated for early breast cancer develop medium-term and late distant recurrence. The delayed manifestation of metastatic…”
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Rising incidence of late stage breast cancer after COVID-19 outbreak. Real-world data from the Italian COVID-DELAY study by Mentrasti, Giulia, Cantini, Luca, Vici, Patrizia, D'Ostilio, Nicola, La Verde, Nicla, Chiari, Rita, Paolucci, Vittorio, Crocetti, Sonia, De Filippis, Chiara, Pecci, Federica, Di Lisa, Francesca Sofia, Traisci, Donatella, Cona, Maria Silvia, Nicolardi, Linda, Pizzuti, Laura, Gildetti, Simona, Oldani, Simone, Della Mora, Arianna, Bruno Rocchi, Marco Luigi, Berardi, Rossana

“…Breast cancer (BC) patients’ (pts) management was affected by a global reorganization after Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Our multicenter study aimed to…”
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Single nucleotide polymorphisms to predict taxanes toxicities and effectiveness in cancer patients by Demurtas, Sara, La Verde, Nicla, Rota, Selene, Casazza, Giovanni, Montrasio, Cristina, Cheli, Stefania, Cona, Maria Silvia, Dalu, Davide, Fasola, Cinzia, Ferrario, Sabrina, Filipazzi, Virginio, Gambaro, Anna, Tosca, Nicoletta, Clementi, Emilio

“…Taxanes are used in the treatment of several solid tumours. Adverse events (AEs) might be influenced by single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes…”
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Ralstonia insidiosa Bacteremia in Patients with Solid Cancer Treated by Means of a Central Venous Catheter by Ruggieri, Lorenzo, Ridolfo, Anna Lisa, Rimoldi, Sara Giordana, Cona, Maria Silvia, Dalu, Davide, Olivieri, Pietro, Rizzardini, Giuliano, Antinori, Spinello, Gambaro, Anna, Ferrario, Sabrina, Fasola, Cinzia, Antista, Maria, Rea, Carmen Giusy, La Verde, Nicla

“…Ralstonia spp. are low-virulent environmental Gram-negative bacteria that can cause serious nosocomial infections in immunocompromised patients. We report the…”
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Hospital-Based Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination for Cancer Patients on Active Treatment and Their Family Members during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy: A Single-Center Experience by Dalu, Davide, Ridolfo, Anna Lisa, Ruggieri, Lorenzo, Cona, Maria Silvia, Riva, Agostino, De Francesco, Davide, Tricella, Chiara, Fasola, Cinzia, Ferrario, Sabrina, Gambaro, Anna, Lombardi Stocchetti, Benedetta, Smiroldo, Valeria, Rebecchi, Gaia, Piva, Sheila, Carrozzo, Giorgia, Antinori, Spinello, La Verde, Nicla

“…In patients with cancer, tumor- and treatment-induced immunosuppression are responsible for a four-fold increase in morbidity and mortality caused by influenza…”
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Clinical efficacy of the first two doses of anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 mRNA vaccines in solid cancer patients by Cona, Maria Silvia, Riva, Agostino, Dalu, Davide, Gabrieli, Arianna, Fasola, Cinzia, Lipari, Giuseppe, Pozza, Giacomo, Rulli, Eliana, Galli, Francesca, Ruggieri, Lorenzo, Masedu, Elsa, Parma, Gaia, Chizzoniti, Davide, Gambaro, Anna, Ferrario, Sabrina, Antista, Maria, De Monte, Matteo, Tarkowski, Maciej S., La Verde, Nicla

“…Introduction Cancer patients are frail individuals, thus the prevention of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection is essential. To date, vaccination is the most effective tool…”
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An overview of immune checkpoint inhibitors in breast cancer by Miglietta, Federica, Cona, Maria Silvia, Dieci, Maria Vittoria, Guarneri, Valentina, La Verde, Nicla

“…Although breast cancer is not traditionally considered an immunogenic type of tumor, the combination of immunotherapy and chemotherapy has recently emerged as…”
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The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios predict efficacy of platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with metastatic triple negative breast cancer by Vernieri, Claudio, Mennitto, Alessia, Prisciandaro, Michele, Huber, Veronica, Milano, Monica, Rinaldi, Lucia, Cona, Maria Silvia, Maggi, Claudia, Ferrari, Benvenuto, Manoukian, Siranoush, Mariani, Gabriella, Bianchi, Giulia, Capri, Giuseppe, Rivoltini, Licia, de Braud, Filippo

“…Platinum salts are active against metastatic triple negative breast cancer (mTNBC), and biomarkers to predict their effectiveness are urgently needed. In…”
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Alarming Drop in Early Stage Colorectal Cancer Diagnoses After COVID-19 Outbreak: A Real-World Analysis from the Italian COVID-DELAY Study by Mentrasti, Giulia, Cantini, Luca, Zichi, Clizia, D’Ostilio, Nicola, Gelsomino, Fabio, Martinelli, Erika, Chiari, Rita, La Verde, Nicla, Bisonni, Renato, Cognigni, Valeria, Pinterpe, Giada, Pecci, Federica, Migliore, Antonella, Aimar, Giacomo, De Vita, Francesca, Traisci, Donatella, Spallanzani, Andrea, Martini, Giulia, Nicolardi, Linda, Cona, Maria Silvia, Baleani, Maria Giuditta, Rocchi, Marco Luigi Bruno, Berardi, Rossana

“…Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has triggered the disruption of health care on a global scale. With Italy tangled up in the pandemic…”
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Fight against cancer in Italy: What patients, caregivers and healthy citizens think about care delivery from National Health System by Cona, Maria Silvia, Mancuso, Anna Maria, Russo, Antonio, Rota, Selene, Piva, Sheila, La Verde, Nicla

“…Objective This survey aimed to analyse healthy citizens (HC), cancer patients and their caregivers (CP&CG) perception about cancer care among six different…”
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Antibody response to three‐dose anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 mRNA‐vaccination in treated solid cancer patients by Dalu, Davide, Tarkowski, Maciej, Ruggieri, Lorenzo, Cona, Maria Silvia, Gabrieli, Arianna, De Francesco, Davide, Fasola, Cinzia, Ferrario, Sabrina, Gambaro, Anna, Masedu, Elsa, Parma, Gaia, Rulli, Eliana, De Stradis, Claudia, Mavilio, Domenico, Calcaterra, Francesca, Manoni, Federica, Riva, Agostino, La Verde, Nicla

“…Solid cancer patients are at higher risk of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and severe complications. Moreover, vaccine‐induced antibody response is impaired in patients…”
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A proposal of a “ready to use” COVID-19 control strategy in an Oncology ward: Utopia or reality? by Dalu, Davide, Rota, Selene, Cona, Maria Silvia, Brambilla, Anna Maria, Ferrario, Sabrina, Gambaro, Anna, Meroni, Luca, Merli, Stefania, Farina, Gabriella, La Verde, Nicla

“…[Display omitted] •During COVID-19 pandemic cancer patients are a vulnerable category.•Few data about control infection strategy to ensure a COVID-19 free…”
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Immunogenicity of two doses of BNT162b2 and mRNA‐1273 vaccines for solid cancer patients on treatment with or without a previous SARS‐CoV‐2 infection by La Verde, Nicla, Riva, Agostino, Cona, Maria Silvia, Gabrieli, Arianna, Cattaneo, Monica, Fasola, Cinzia, Lipari, Giuseppe, De Stradis, Claudia, Favorito, Valentina, Lombardi Stocchetti, Benedetta, Chizzoniti, Davide, Covizzi, Alice, Rulli, Eliana, Galli, Francesca, Ruggieri, Lorenzo, Gambaro, Anna, Ferrario, Sabrina, Dalu, Davide, Tarkowski, Maciej S.

“…Previous studies on the immunogenicity of SARS‐CoV‐2 mRNA vaccines showed a reduced seroconversion in cancer patients. The aim of our study is to evaluate the…”
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Abstract PO-087: COVID-19 pandemic in Italy: Social distress and gender imbalance among health care professionals by Berardi, Rossana, Torniai, Mariangela, Cona, Maria Silvia, Cecere, Fabiana, Chiari, Rita, Guarneri, Valentina, La Verde, Nicla, Locati, Laura, Lorusso, Domenica, Martinelli, Erika, Garassino, Marina

“…Abstract Introduction: During the last months coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread abruptly to nearly every country, taking on pandemic proportions…”
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COVID-19 and cancer: How outpatients (pts) and their caregivers (CGs) face to the pandemic—A survey from the midst of the Italian outbreak by Cona, Maria Silvia, Dalu, Davide, Rulli, Eliana, Galli, Francesca, Rota, Selene, Ferrario, Sabrina, Tosca, Nicoletta, Gambaro, Anna, Filipazzi, Virginio, Fasola, Cinzia, Oldani, Simone, Chizzoniti, Davide, Tricella, Chiara, Lombardi Stocchetti, Benedetta, La Verde, Nicla Maria

“…Abstract only e24119 Background: COVID-19 pandemic led to a reorganization of Health Care System for cancer pts, also because of the application of containment…”
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Patients Selection for Immunotherapy in Solid Tumors: Overcome the Naïve Vision of a Single Biomarker by Scotti, Vieri, Cona, Maria Silvia, Rolfo, Christian, Malapelle, Umberto, Group, Immune-Oncology YOUNG, Vasile, Enrico, Buti, Sebastiano, Mirabile, Aurora, Bertolini, Federica, Aiello, Marco Maria, Grazia, Giulia, Giannatempo, Patrizia, Signorelli, Diego, Pisapia, Pasquale

“…Immunotherapy, and in particular immune-checkpoints blockade therapy (ICB), represents a new pillar in cancer therapy. Antibodies targeting Cytotoxic…”
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Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin as first line treatment in aids-related Kaposi's sarcoma: a real-life study by Dalu, Davide, Fasola, Cinzia, Ammoni, Luca, De Francesco, Davide, Cona, Maria Silvia, Rota, Selene, Ferrario, Sabrina, Gambaro, Anna, Tosca, Nicoletta, Piva, Sheila, La Verde, Nicla

“…Despite the introduction of effective combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) AIDS-related Kaposi Sarcoma (AIDS-KS) remains the most common malignancy in HIV…”
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Single-Agent Gemcitabine vs. Carboplatin-Gemcitabine in Advanced Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Comparison of Efficacy and Safety Profiles by Vernieri, Claudio, Prisciandaro, Michele, Milano, Monica, Cona, Maria Silvia, Maggi, Claudia, Brambilla, Marta, Mennitto, Alessia, Fabbroni, Chiara, Farè, Elena, Cresta, Sara, Celio, Luigi, Mariani, Gabriella, Bianchi, Giulia, Capri, Giuseppe, de Braud, Filippo

“…Single-agent gemcitabine is a moderately effective compound in metastatic breast cancer (mBC) treatment. Carboplatin is frequently used in addition to…”
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