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Journal of Cancer Clinical Trials

ISSN: 2577-0535

Open Access

Antonio Russo

Antonio Russo

Antonio Russo
Professor
University of Palermo Medical School, Italy

Biography

Antonio Russo is Full Professor of Medical Oncology at University of Palermo Medical School, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Stomatological Sciences (Italy). From 2004 to July 2011 he has been an Adjunct Associate Professor and since August 2011 Adjunct Full Professor at Temple University’s College of Science and Technology, Philadelphia (USA). Since February 2012 is Director of Medical Oncology Unit and Director of Regional Reference Center for Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Rare Tumors and Heredo-familial Solid Tumors in Adults , AOUP “P. Giaccone”, Palermo (Italy). Since April 2012 is Director of the Specialization School in Medical Oncology, University of Palermo, School of Medicine, Palermo, Italy. Since November 2013 Medical Oncology Unit directed by Prof. A Russo has been recognized as a 2013 ESMO Designated Centres of Integrated Oncology and Palliative Care. Since 2001 he has been a coordinator with Prof D. Kerr (University of Oxford, UK) and Prof B. Iacopetta (Western Australia University) of the “CRCP53 International Collaborative Study”. Since 2003 he has been an expert member of INSERM (Institut National de la Santè et de la Recherche Mèdical, France), since 2007 of Scientific Committee INCA (Institut National du Cancer, France) and of NWCRF (North West Cancer Research Fund, UK). He is member of Editorial board of Journal of Carcinogenesis & Mutagenesis (since 2011) and World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology and World Journal of Clinical Oncology (since 2012). Since 2013 is Associate Editor of Journal of Solid Tumors. Since 2008 he has been Guest Editor of Annals of Oncology (2006, 2007). The central theme of his studies is translational research, meaning the application of molecular genetics in cancer management. He is PI in several national and international clinical trials. He is the author of more than 300 peer-reviewed publications listed on Medline-PubMed.

Research Interest

Prognostic and predictive biomolecular markers.Molecular genetics of hereditary and familial tumors, especially those of the breast/ovarian and of the gastroenteric tract Detection of tumor cells in peripheral blood and lymph nodes of patients with solid tumors. Analysis of gene expression by microarray in solid tumors. Role of the MicroRNA and epigenetic profile in solid tumors.

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