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Epidemiology of malignant brain tumors in Genova, Italy. 1993–2017 by Frosina, Guido, Casella, Claudia, Puppo, Antonella, Marani, Enza, Campanella, Dalila, Boni, Luca, Fontana, Vincenzo

“…We present an updated analysis on the incidence of primary brain tumors in the Metropolitan Area of Genova, the capital of the northwestern Italian region…”
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Association between PD-1 single nucleotide gene variants and the risk of metastatic melanoma by Boutros, Andrea, Carosio, Roberta, Campanella, Dalila, Banelli, Barbara, Morabito, Anna, Pistillo, Maria Pia, Croce, Elena, Queirolo, Paola, Tanda, Enrica Teresa, Raposio, Edoardo, Fontana, Vincenzo, Spagnolo, Francesco

“…Previous studies showed an association between single nucleotide gene variants (SNVs) of PD-1 and cancer susceptibility. We analyzed PD1.5 C > T and PD1.7 T >…”
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Association Between Response to Nivolumab Treatment and Peripheral Blood Lymphocyte Subsets in Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer by Ottonello, Selene, Genova, Carlo, Cossu, Irene, Fontana, Vincenzo, Rijavec, Erika, Rossi, Giovanni, Biello, Federica, Dal Bello, Maria Giovanna, Tagliamento, Marco, Alama, Angela, Coco, Simona, Boccardo, Simona, Vanni, Irene, Ferlazzo, Guido, Moretta, Lorenzo, Grossi, Francesco, Mingari, Maria Cristina, Carrega, Paolo, Pietra, Gabriella

“…Immune checkpoint blockade represents a major breakthrough in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) therapy. However, success is limited to a subset of…”
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A Descriptive Study of Repeated Hospitalizations and Survival of Patients with Metastatic Melanoma in the Northern Italian Region during 2004-2019 by Mannucci, Matilde, Fontana, Vincenzo, Campanella, Dalila, Filiberti, Rosa Angela, Pronzato, Paolo, Rosa, Alessandra

“…Survival rates for metastatic melanoma (MM) patients have improved in recent years, leading to major expenses and health resource use. We conducted a…”
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Response to ipilimumab therapy in metastatic melanoma patients: potential relevance of CTLA-4+ tumor infiltrating lymphocytes and their in situ localization by Mastracci, Luca, Fontana, Vincenzo, Queirolo, Paola, Carosio, Roberta, Grillo, Federica, Morabito, Anna, Banelli, Barbara, Tanda, Enrica, Boutros, Andrea, Dozin, Beatrice, Gualco, Marina, Salvi, Sandra, Romani, Massimo, Spagnolo, Francesco, Poggi, Alessandro, Pistillo, Maria Pia

“…Immune checkpoint inhibitors, including ipilimumab (IPI), achieve a clinical benefit in a small proportion of melanoma patients highlighting the need to…”
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Descriptive Epidemiology of Hospitalization of Patients with a Rare Tumor in an Italian Region by Rosa, Alessandra, Fontana, Vincenzo, Filiberti, Rosa Angela, Pronzato, Paolo, Mannucci, Matilde

“…Rare tumors (RT) collectively account for one quarter of all malignancies in Italy. The low frequency and the large heterogeneity in natural history and…”
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Circulating Cell-Free DNA and Circulating Tumor Cells as Prognostic and Predictive Biomarkers in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Treated with First-Line Chemotherapy by Coco, Simona, Alama, Angela, Vanni, Irene, Fontana, Vincenzo, Genova, Carlo, Dal Bello, Maria Giovanna, Truini, Anna, Rijavec, Erika, Biello, Federica, Sini, Claudio, Burrafato, Giovanni, Maggioni, Claudia, Barletta, Giulia, Grossi, Francesco

“…Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) and circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are promising prognostic and predictive biomarkers in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In this…”
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Cancer mortality in an international cohort of reinforced plastics workers exposed to styrene: a reanalysis by Loomis, Dana, Guha, Neela, Kogevinas, Manolis, Fontana, Vincenzo, Gennaro, Valerio, Kolstad, Henrik A, McElvenny, Damien Martin, Sallmén, Markku, Saracci, Rodolfo

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the carcinogenicity of styrene by reanalysing data from a previous international cohort study of workers in the reinforced plastics…”
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Dietary Habits and Risk of Esophagitis and Barrett’s Esophagus: A Multicenter Italian Case–Control Study by Filiberti, Rosa Angela, Fontana, Vincenzo, De Ceglie, Antonella, Blanchi, Sabrina, Lacchin, Teresa, De Matthaeis, Marina, Ignomirelli, Orazio, Cappiello, Roberta, Rosa, Alessandra, D’Onofrio, Vittorio, Iaquinto, Gaetano, Conio, Massimo

“…Background Barrett’s esophagus (BE) and esophagitis share potentially modifiable risk factors such as obesity, smoking, and alcohol. The role of diet on BE and…”
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Characterization of soluble PD-L1 in pleural effusions of mesothelioma patients: potential implications in the immune response and prognosis by Carosio, Roberta, Fontana, Vincenzo, Mastracci, Luca, Ferro, Paola, Grillo, Federica, Banelli, Barbara, Canessa, Pier Aldo, Dessanti, Paolo, Vigani, Antonella, Morabito, Anna, Pfeffer, Ulrich, Poggi, Alessandro, Roncella, Silvio, Pistillo, Maria Pia

“…Purpose Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) protein plays a central role in the antitumor immune response, and appears to be a predictor of prognosis and…”
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The First Published History of Universal Architectural Models. Jean-Nicholas-Louis Durand’s Recueil et parallèle des édifices de tout genre, anciens et modernes (Paris 1800), and the Extended Italian Edition of Giuseppe Antonelli (Venice 1833) by Vincenzo Fontana

“…“Recueil et parallèle des édifices de tout genre, anciens et modernes”, published in Paris in 1799-1800 by Jean- Nicholas-Louis Durand, at the height of the…”
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Age above 70 years and Charlson Comorbidity Index higher than 3 are associated with reduced survival probabilities after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer. Data from a contemporary series of 334 consecutive patients by Maffezzini, Massimo, Fontana, Vincenzo, Pacchetti, Andrea, Dotta, Federico, Cerasuolo, Mattia, Chiappori, Davide, Guano, Giovanni, Mantica, Guglielmo, Terrone, Carlo

“…To assess the joint effect of age and comorbidities on clinical outcomes of radical cystectomy (RC). 334 consecutive patients undergoing open RC for bladder…”
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Antibody Response to COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines in Oncologic and Hematologic Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy by Mencoboni, Manlio, Fontana, Vincenzo, Damiani, Azzurra, Spitaleri, Antonino, Raso, Alessandro, Bottaro, Luigi Carlo, Rossi, Giovanni, Canobbio, Luciano, La Camera, Antonella, Filiberti, Rosa Angela, Taveggia, Paola, Cavo, Alessia

“…Information on immune responses in cancer patients following mRNA COVID-19 vaccines is still insufficient, but generally, patients had impaired serological…”
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Improving well-being and enhancing awareness in patients undergoing hemodialysis through the person-centered IARA model: an exploratory study by Di Marco, Sara, Padovan, Anna M, Conti, Novella, Aimasso, Francesca, Viazzi, Francesca, Fontana, Vincenzo, Campanella, Dalila, Kuvačić, Goran, De Giorgio, Andrea

“…Chronic kidney disease (CKD) globally represents a significant health challenge, particularly among patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis. A careful…”
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Prognostic Role of Soluble and Extracellular Vesicle-Associated PD-L1, B7-H3 and B7-H4 in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors by Genova, Carlo, Tasso, Roberta, Rosa, Alessandra, Rossi, Giovanni, Reverberi, Daniele, Fontana, Vincenzo, Marconi, Silvia, Croce, Michela, Dal Bello, Maria Giovanna, Dellepiane, Chiara, Tagliamento, Marco, Ciferri, Maria Chiara, Zullo, Lodovica, Fedeli, Alessandro, Alama, Angela, Cortese, Katia, Gentili, Chiara, Cella, Eugenia, Anselmi, Giorgia, Mora, Marco, Barletta, Giulia, Rijavec, Erika, Grossi, Francesco, Pronzato, Paolo, Coco, Simona

“…The treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has changed dramatically with the advent of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). Despite encouraging…”
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Association of CTLA-4 Gene Variants with Response to Therapy and Long-term Survival in Metastatic Melanoma Patients Treated with Ipilimumab: An Italian Melanoma Intergroup Study by Queirolo, Paola, Dozin, Beatrice, Morabito, Anna, Banelli, Barbara, Piccioli, Patrizia, Fava, Cristiana, Leo, Claudio, Carosio, Roberta, Laurent, Stefania, Fontana, Vincenzo, Ferrucci, Pier Francesco, Martinoli, Chiara, Cocorocchio, Emilia, Battaglia, Angelo, Ascierto, Paolo A, Capone, Mariaelena, Simeone, Ester, De Galitiis, Federica, Pagani, Elena, Antonini Cappellini, Gian Carlo, Marchetti, Paolo, Guida, Michele, Tommasi, Stefania, Mandalà, Mario, Merelli, Barbara, Quaglino, Pietro, Fava, Paolo, Guidoboni, Massimo, Romani, Massimo, Spagnolo, Francesco, Pistillo, Maria Pia

“…Ipilimumab (IPI) blocks CTLA-4 immune checkpoint resulting in T cell activation and enhanced antitumor immunity. IPI improves overall survival (OS) in 22% of…”
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Pilot Study to Evaluate Serum Soluble Mesothelin-Related Peptide (SMRP) as Marker for Clinical Monitoring of Pleural Mesothelioma (PM): Correlation with Modified RECIST Score by Grosso, Federica, Mannucci, Matilde, Ugo, Francesca, Ferro, Paola, Cassinari, Maurizio, Vigani, Antonella, De Angelis, Antonina Maria, Delfanti, Sara, Lia, Michela, Guaschino, Roberto, Barbero, Stefano, Roncella, Silvio, Giannoni, Ugo, Bertolotti, Marinella, Pistillo, Maria Pia, Fontana, Vincenzo

“…A soluble mesothelin-related peptide (SMRP) is the only FDA-approved biomarker for diagnosis of pleural mesothelioma (PM) and the most used for monitoring…”
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Monitoring Low Benzene Exposure: Comparative Evaluation of Urinary Biomarkers, Influence of Cigarette Smoking, and Genetic Polymorphisms by FUSTINONI, Silvia, CONSONNI, Dario, FARMER, Peter B, LEVY, Leonard S, PALA, Mauro, VALERIO, Federico, FONTANA, Vincenzo, DESIDERI, Arianna, MERLO, Domenico F, CAMPO, Laura, BURATTI, Marina, COLOMBI, Antonio, PESATORI, Angela C, BONZINI, Matteo, BERTAZZI, Pier A, FOA, Vito, GARTE, Seymour

“…Benzene is a human carcinogen and an ubiquitous environmental pollutant. Identification of specific and sensitive biological markers is critical for the…”
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Corrigendum: Association of CTLA-4 Gene Variants with Response to Therapy and Long-term Survival in Metastatic Melanoma Patients Treated with Ipilimumab: An Italian Melanoma Intergroup Study by Queirolo, Paola, Dozin, Beatrice, Morabito, Anna, Banelli, Barbara, Piccioli, Patrizia, Fava, Cristiana, Leo, Claudio, Carosio, Roberta, Laurent, Stefania, Fontana, Vincenzo, Ferrucci, Pier Francesco, Martinoli, Chiara, Cocorocchio, Emilia, Battaglia, Angelo, Ascierto, Paolo A, Capone, Mariaelena, Simeone, Ester, De Galitiis, Federica, Pagani, Elena, Antonini Cappellini, Gian Carlo, Marchetti, Paolo, Guida, Michele, Tommasi, Stefania, Mandalà, Mario, Merelli, Barbara, Quaglino, Pietro, Fava, Paolo, Guidoboni, Massimo, Romani, Massimo, Spagnolo, Francesco, Pistillo, Maria Pia

“…[This corrects the article on p. 386 in vol. 8, PMID: 28446908.]…”
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Seasonal Changes in Mortality Rates from Main Causes of Death in Japan (1970-1999) by Nakaji, Shigeyuki, Parodi, Stefano, Fontana, Vincenzo, Umeda, Takashi, Suzuki, Katsuhiko, Sakamoto, Juichi, Fukuda, Shinsaku, Wada, Seiko, Sugawara, Kazuo

“…Background: It is well recognized that the season of the year exerts an influence on some diseases and causes of death such as coronary heart diseases, stroke,…”
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