Topical Advisory Panel
- Molecular Cancer Biology Section
- Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Section
- Cancer Biomarkers Section
- Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Section
- Cancer Pathophysiology Section
- Tumor Microenvironment Section
- Cancer Causes, Screening and Diagnosis Section
- Cancer Therapy Section
- Clinical Research of Cancer Section
- Systematic Review or Meta-Analysis in Cancer Research Section
- Methods and Technologies Development Section
- Cancer Informatics and Big Data Section
- Pediatric Oncology Section
- Infectious Agents and Cancer Section
- Cancer Drug Development Section
- Cancer Metastasis Section
- Transplant Oncology Section
Members
1. Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-1712, USA
2. Gastroenterology Division and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Reggio Emilia, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Interests: gastrointestinal pathology; inflammatory bowel diseases; gastrointestinal cancer; chronic inflammation; autoimmunity; autoinflammation and innate immunity; microbiome
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2. Gastroenterology Division and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Reggio Emilia, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Interests: gastrointestinal pathology; inflammatory bowel diseases; gastrointestinal cancer; chronic inflammation; autoimmunity; autoinflammation and innate immunity; microbiome
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1st Department of Urology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-55134 Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: prostate cancer; bladder cancer; benign prostatic obstruction
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Interests: prostate cancer; bladder cancer; benign prostatic obstruction
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1. INSERM Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique (iPLESP), Sorbonne Université, F-75013 Paris, France
2. Department of Medical Oncology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, F-75013 Paris, France
Interests: haematology and oncology; breast cancer; GI malignancies; HIV malignancies
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2. Department of Medical Oncology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, F-75013 Paris, France
Interests: haematology and oncology; breast cancer; GI malignancies; HIV malignancies
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Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, 8200 Aarhus, Denmark
Interests: biomarker; colorectal cancer
Interests: biomarker; colorectal cancer
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Friedrich-Alexander University, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
2. Institute of Medical Radiology, University Clinic St. Pölten, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria
Interests: metabolic imaging; brain tumors; Warburg effect; reverse Warburg effect; tumor microinvironment; metabolic coupling; energy metabolism; magentic resonance imaging; Förster resonance energy transfer imaging; artificial intelligence; deep learning
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2. Institute of Medical Radiology, University Clinic St. Pölten, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria
Interests: metabolic imaging; brain tumors; Warburg effect; reverse Warburg effect; tumor microinvironment; metabolic coupling; energy metabolism; magentic resonance imaging; Förster resonance energy transfer imaging; artificial intelligence; deep learning
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Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland
Interests: new drug development; phase I trials; solid tumors and lymphoma
Interests: new drug development; phase I trials; solid tumors and lymphoma
1. Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Therapeutics, University of Pavia Medical School, 27100 Pavia, Italy
2. Unit of Respiratory System Diseases, Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Department, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, 27100 Pavia, Italy
Interests: thoracic cancers; personalized medicine; oncogenomics; metastatic process
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2. Unit of Respiratory System Diseases, Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Department, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, 27100 Pavia, Italy
Interests: thoracic cancers; personalized medicine; oncogenomics; metastatic process
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Department of Experimental Medicine I, Nikolaus-Fiebiger Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany
Interests: gastrointestinal cancer; cancer progression; metastasis; epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT); tumor microenvironment; pancreas organogenesis and homeostasis
Interests: gastrointestinal cancer; cancer progression; metastasis; epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT); tumor microenvironment; pancreas organogenesis and homeostasis
Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-0609, USA
Interests: chronic liver diseases; viral hepatitis; Hepatopathology; infectious diseases; immunology; hepatocellular carcinoma; liver tumors; macrophages; pathology; spectral imaging microscopy
Interests: chronic liver diseases; viral hepatitis; Hepatopathology; infectious diseases; immunology; hepatocellular carcinoma; liver tumors; macrophages; pathology; spectral imaging microscopy
Department of Gynecology and Gynecological Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany
Interests: physical plasma medicine; translational molecular biology; wild life biology; veterinary research
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Interests: physical plasma medicine; translational molecular biology; wild life biology; veterinary research
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1. Departmental Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, UniCamillus-Saint Camillus International University of Health and Medical Sciences, Via di Sant'Alessandro 8, 00131 Rome, Italy
2. CNR Associate, Signal Transduction Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Genetics and Biophysics "A. Buzzati Traverso", National Research Council, CNR, Via Castellino, 111, Naples, Italy
Interests: angiogenesis; glioblastoma; cancer stem cells; cell migration; cell invasion; HDAC; vasculogenic mimicry; chondrosarcoma; monocytes; tumor-associated macrophages; cell migration inhibitors; tumor microenvironment; metastatic dissemination; breast cancer cell invasion; αv integrin; cancer-associated fibroblasts
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2. CNR Associate, Signal Transduction Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Genetics and Biophysics "A. Buzzati Traverso", National Research Council, CNR, Via Castellino, 111, Naples, Italy
Interests: angiogenesis; glioblastoma; cancer stem cells; cell migration; cell invasion; HDAC; vasculogenic mimicry; chondrosarcoma; monocytes; tumor-associated macrophages; cell migration inhibitors; tumor microenvironment; metastatic dissemination; breast cancer cell invasion; αv integrin; cancer-associated fibroblasts
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Department of Neurosurgery, Sana Hospital Duisburg, 47055 Duisburg, Germany
Interests: brain tumors; glioma; imaging; radiomics; neurosurgery
Interests: brain tumors; glioma; imaging; radiomics; neurosurgery
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama 589-8511, Japan
Interests: lung cancer; circulating tumor DNA; liquid biopsy; acquired resistance mechanism
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Interests: lung cancer; circulating tumor DNA; liquid biopsy; acquired resistance mechanism
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Department of Basic Pathology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
Interests: cell biology; molecular pathology
Interests: cell biology; molecular pathology
Department of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
Interests: checkpoint inhibition (with special interest in immune related adverse events (irAEs) and response prediction using machine learning) and melanoma
Interests: checkpoint inhibition (with special interest in immune related adverse events (irAEs) and response prediction using machine learning) and melanoma
College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
Interests: cancer Immunotherapy; tumor immune evasion; tumor microenvironment; dendritic cells; Wnt/Beta-catenin signaling; Treg; Th17; anti-tumor immunity; nanobodies; Interferons; antibody drug conjugates
Interests: cancer Immunotherapy; tumor immune evasion; tumor microenvironment; dendritic cells; Wnt/Beta-catenin signaling; Treg; Th17; anti-tumor immunity; nanobodies; Interferons; antibody drug conjugates
Dr. Salvatore Tafuto
Sarcomas and Rare Tumors Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS—Fondazione “G. Pascale”, 80131 Naples, Italy
Interests: clinical oncology; rare tumors; neuroendocrine tumors; medical oncology; cancer metastasis
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Interests: clinical oncology; rare tumors; neuroendocrine tumors; medical oncology; cancer metastasis
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Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, 3-1-1 Notame, Minami-ku, Fukuoka 811-1395, Japan
Interests: lung cancer; immunotherapy; immune checkpoint inhibitor; surgery; sarcopenia; nutrition
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Interests: lung cancer; immunotherapy; immune checkpoint inhibitor; surgery; sarcopenia; nutrition
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Division of Risk Assessment, Center for Biological Safety and Research, National Institute of Health Sciences, Kawasaki 210-9501, Japan
Interests: molecular network in diseases; signaling pathway in cancer; molecular mechanism in cancer therapy; therapeutic response in cancer
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Interests: molecular network in diseases; signaling pathway in cancer; molecular mechanism in cancer therapy; therapeutic response in cancer
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Department of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology, Leroy T. Canoles Jr. Cancer Research Center, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
Interests: tumor-driving RAS/SIAH/EGFR/HER2 signaling pathway; K-RAS-driven malignant; SIAH E3 ligase biology; SIAH-interacting proteins and complexes in human cancer; anti-SIAH-based anti-K-RAS/EGFR/HER2 therapy for preclinical and clinical testing; new tumor vulnerabilities (including SIAH) in high-risk, high-grade, relapsed, and multidrug-resistant malignant tumors; validating and verifying tumor-specific, therapy-responsive, and prognostic biomarkers (including SIAH) for FDA approval and clinical application; stratifying patients, identifying chemo-resistant tumor clones, forecasting early tumor relapse, and predicting patient survival in the clinic; developing prognostic and predictive biomarkers to stratify cancer patients in order to optimize the efficacy of current immuno-oncology therapies used in the clinic
Interests: tumor-driving RAS/SIAH/EGFR/HER2 signaling pathway; K-RAS-driven malignant; SIAH E3 ligase biology; SIAH-interacting proteins and complexes in human cancer; anti-SIAH-based anti-K-RAS/EGFR/HER2 therapy for preclinical and clinical testing; new tumor vulnerabilities (including SIAH) in high-risk, high-grade, relapsed, and multidrug-resistant malignant tumors; validating and verifying tumor-specific, therapy-responsive, and prognostic biomarkers (including SIAH) for FDA approval and clinical application; stratifying patients, identifying chemo-resistant tumor clones, forecasting early tumor relapse, and predicting patient survival in the clinic; developing prognostic and predictive biomarkers to stratify cancer patients in order to optimize the efficacy of current immuno-oncology therapies used in the clinic
Division of Radiation Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030-4000, USA
Interests: radiation therapy; gastrointestinal cancer; pancreatic cancer; anal cancer; microbiome; stem cell biology
Interests: radiation therapy; gastrointestinal cancer; pancreatic cancer; anal cancer; microbiome; stem cell biology
Department of Cell Biology, Radboud University Medical Centre, 6525 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Interests: colorectal cancer; metastasis; translational research; tumour microenvironment; TGF-beta; immunotherapy; organoids; mouse models
Interests: colorectal cancer; metastasis; translational research; tumour microenvironment; TGF-beta; immunotherapy; organoids; mouse models
Institute of Neurophysiopathology, Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, INP, 13005 Marseille, France
Interests: glioblastomas; cancer stem cells; tumor microenvironment; preclinical models; inhibitor of apoptosis; cell death; immune cells
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Interests: glioblastomas; cancer stem cells; tumor microenvironment; preclinical models; inhibitor of apoptosis; cell death; immune cells
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Department of Digestive and Emergency Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria, Terni, Italy
Interests: pancreatic cancer; liver cancer; biliary cancer; colorectal cancer; bowel cancer; gastric cancer; robotic surgery; laparoscopic surgery; lymphadenectomy; gastrointestinal stromal tumour; peritoneal carcinomatosis
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Interests: pancreatic cancer; liver cancer; biliary cancer; colorectal cancer; bowel cancer; gastric cancer; robotic surgery; laparoscopic surgery; lymphadenectomy; gastrointestinal stromal tumour; peritoneal carcinomatosis
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Department of Dermatology, Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
Interests: immunotherapy; lung cancer
Interests: immunotherapy; lung cancer
Department of Precision Medicine, School for Oncology & Developmental Biology (GROW), Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Interests: tumor microenvironment; gene therapy; metabolism; hypoxia; prokaryotic vectors; translational studies
Interests: tumor microenvironment; gene therapy; metabolism; hypoxia; prokaryotic vectors; translational studies
Dr. Prabhu Thirusangu
Department of Experimental Pathology and Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA
Interests: tumor angiogenesis; autophagy; apoptosis; DNA damage and repair; ovarian cancer; PARP inhibitor; microvasculature
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Interests: tumor angiogenesis; autophagy; apoptosis; DNA damage and repair; ovarian cancer; PARP inhibitor; microvasculature
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Department of radiation therapy, Center Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
Interests: radiotherapy; lung cancer; Head and neck cancer; bone metastasis; oligometastasis; SBRT; artificial intelligence; PET CT
Interests: radiotherapy; lung cancer; Head and neck cancer; bone metastasis; oligometastasis; SBRT; artificial intelligence; PET CT
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
Interests: head and neck cancer surgery; airway surgery; microbiome in Otolaryngology; HPV in head and neck
Interests: head and neck cancer surgery; airway surgery; microbiome in Otolaryngology; HPV in head and neck
Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS), Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Biodemography, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5000 Odense, Denmark
Interests: molecular and genetic epidemiology; cancer epidemiology; cancer risk prediction; cancer prevention
Interests: molecular and genetic epidemiology; cancer epidemiology; cancer risk prediction; cancer prevention
