Massimo Di Nicola

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Affiliation: Istituto Nazionale Tumori
Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi Vaccination with autologous tumor-loaded dendritic cells induces clinical and immunologic responses in indolent B-cell lymphoma patients with relapsed and measurable disease: a pilot study
    Massimo Di Nicola
    C Gandini Medical Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Fondazione Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, Milan, Italy
    Blood 113:18-27. 2009
  2. ncbi Boosting T cell-mediated immunity to tyrosinase by vaccinia virus-transduced, CD34(+)-derived dendritic cell vaccination: a phase I trial in metastatic melanoma
    Massimo Di Nicola
    Cristina Gandini Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
    Clin Cancer Res 10:5381-90. 2004
  3. ncbi Skewed T-cell differentiation in patients with indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma reversed by ex vivo T-cell culture with gammac cytokines
    Andrea Anichini
    Human Tumor Immunobiology Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
    Blood 107:602-9. 2006
  4. ncbi High-dose yttrium-90-ibritumomab tiuxetan with tandem stem-cell reinfusion: an outpatient preparative regimen for autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation
    Liliana Devizzi
    Cristina Gandini Medical Oncology and Department of Nuclear Medicine, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
    J Clin Oncol 26:5175-82. 2008
  5. ncbi IFN-gamma enhances the antimyeloma activity of the fully human anti-human leukocyte antigen-DR monoclonal antibody 1D09C3
    Carmelo Carlo Stella
    Cristina Gandini Medical Oncology Unit, Medical Oncology, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
    Cancer Res 67:3269-75. 2007
  6. ncbi Long-term results of high-dose chemotherapy with autologous bone marrow or peripheral stem cell transplant as first salvage treatment for relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma: a single institution experience
    Simonetta Viviani
    Division of Medical Oncology 3, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
    Leuk Lymphoma 51:1251-9. 2010
  7. ncbi Tumor-reactive CD8+ early effector T cells identified at tumor site in primary and metastatic melanoma
    Andrea Anichini
    Human Tumors Immunobiology Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
    Cancer Res 70:8378-87. 2010
  8. ncbi The effect of artificial antigen-presenting cells with preclustered anti-CD28/-CD3/-LFA-1 monoclonal antibodies on the induction of ex vivo expansion of functional human antitumor T cells
    Roberta Zappasodi
    C Gandini Medical Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
    Haematologica 93:1523-34. 2008
  9. ncbi Dendritic cell viability is decreased after phagocytosis of apoptotic tumor cells induced by staurosporine or vaccinia virus infection
    Massimo Di Nicola
    C Gandini Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Department of Medical Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Via Venezian 1, 20133 Milan, Italy
    Haematologica 88:1396-404. 2003
  10. ncbi Use of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) plus recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) for the mobilization and collection of CD34+ cells in poor mobilizers
    Carmelo Carlo-Stella
    Cristina Gandini Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, and Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
    Blood 103:3287-95. 2004

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  1. ncbi Vaccination with autologous tumor-loaded dendritic cells induces clinical and immunologic responses in indolent B-cell lymphoma patients with relapsed and measurable disease: a pilot study
    Massimo Di Nicola
    C Gandini Medical Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Fondazione Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, Milan, Italy
    Blood 113:18-27. 2009
    ..This study is registered with the Istituto Superiore di Sanità: http://www.iss.it with protocol number 7578-PRE 21-801...
  2. ncbi Boosting T cell-mediated immunity to tyrosinase by vaccinia virus-transduced, CD34(+)-derived dendritic cell vaccination: a phase I trial in metastatic melanoma
    Massimo Di Nicola
    Cristina Gandini Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
    Clin Cancer Res 10:5381-90. 2004
    ....
  3. ncbi Skewed T-cell differentiation in patients with indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma reversed by ex vivo T-cell culture with gammac cytokines
    Andrea Anichini
    Human Tumor Immunobiology Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
    Blood 107:602-9. 2006
    ....
  4. ncbi High-dose yttrium-90-ibritumomab tiuxetan with tandem stem-cell reinfusion: an outpatient preparative regimen for autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation
    Liliana Devizzi
    Cristina Gandini Medical Oncology and Department of Nuclear Medicine, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
    J Clin Oncol 26:5175-82. 2008
    ..To develop high-dose myeloablative therapy for CD20(+) non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) as a safe and widely applicable regimen...
  5. ncbi IFN-gamma enhances the antimyeloma activity of the fully human anti-human leukocyte antigen-DR monoclonal antibody 1D09C3
    Carmelo Carlo Stella
    Cristina Gandini Medical Oncology Unit, Medical Oncology, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
    Cancer Res 67:3269-75. 2007
    ..Our data show that (a) one fourth of MM patients express HLA-DR on CD138(+) cells and (b) IFN-gamma-induced up-regulation of HLA-DR results in a potent enhancement of the in vivo antimyeloma activity of 1D09C3...
  6. ncbi Long-term results of high-dose chemotherapy with autologous bone marrow or peripheral stem cell transplant as first salvage treatment for relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma: a single institution experience
    Simonetta Viviani
    Division of Medical Oncology 3, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
    Leuk Lymphoma 51:1251-9. 2010
    ..Therefore, this therapeutic strategy may represent an active salvage approach even in the unfavorable group of patients with induction failure...
  7. ncbi Tumor-reactive CD8+ early effector T cells identified at tumor site in primary and metastatic melanoma
    Andrea Anichini
    Human Tumors Immunobiology Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
    Cancer Res 70:8378-87. 2010
    ..These results suggest development of early phases of antitumor immunity even in advanced melanoma. Moreover, the CD8(+) FOXP3(+) "early effector" subset may be an invaluable tool for monitoring immunity at tumor site...
  8. ncbi The effect of artificial antigen-presenting cells with preclustered anti-CD28/-CD3/-LFA-1 monoclonal antibodies on the induction of ex vivo expansion of functional human antitumor T cells
    Roberta Zappasodi
    C Gandini Medical Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
    Haematologica 93:1523-34. 2008
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  9. ncbi Dendritic cell viability is decreased after phagocytosis of apoptotic tumor cells induced by staurosporine or vaccinia virus infection
    Massimo Di Nicola
    C Gandini Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Department of Medical Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Via Venezian 1, 20133 Milan, Italy
    Haematologica 88:1396-404. 2003
    ..However, the clinical use of killed tumor cells as a source of antigens will require an optimal methodology to induce effective tumor cell apoptosis...
  10. ncbi Use of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) plus recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) for the mobilization and collection of CD34+ cells in poor mobilizers
    Carmelo Carlo-Stella
    Cristina Gandini Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, and Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
    Blood 103:3287-95. 2004
    ..In conclusion, our data demonstrate that in poor mobilizers addition of rhGH to rhG-CSF allows the patients to efficiently mobilize and collect CD34(+) cells with maintained functional properties...
  11. ncbi High response rate and manageable toxicity with an intensive, short-term chemotherapy programme for Burkitt's lymphoma in adults
    Massimo Di Nicola
    Cristina Gandini Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
    Br J Haematol 126:815-20. 2004
    ..Confirmation of these excellent efficacy and feasibility results by larger, multicentre and prospective studies is warranted...
  12. ncbi Improved clinical outcome in indolent B-cell lymphoma patients vaccinated with autologous tumor cells experiencing immunogenic death
    Roberta Zappasodi
    C Gandini Medical Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology, Fondazione Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Italy
    Cancer Res 70:9062-72. 2010
    ..Therapeutic improvements may thus be accomplished by circumventing the tumor-impaired ability to undergo immunogenic death and prime the antitumor immune response...
  13. ncbi The anti-human leukocyte antigen-DR monoclonal antibody 1D09C3 activates the mitochondrial cell death pathway and exerts a potent antitumor activity in lymphoma-bearing nonobese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficient mice
    Carmelo Carlo-Stella
    Cristina Gandini Medical Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Via Venezian 1, 20133 Milan, Italy
    Cancer Res 66:1799-808. 2006
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  14. ncbi Clinical protocol. Immunization of patients with malignant melanoma with autologous CD34(+) cell-derived dendritic cells transduced ex vivo with a recombinant replication-deficient vaccinia vector encoding the human tyrosinase gene: a phase I trial
    Massimo Di Nicola
    Cristina Gandini Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Milan I-20133, Italy
    Hum Gene Ther 14:1347-60. 2003
  15. ncbi Serological identification of HSP105 as a novel non-Hodgkin lymphoma therapeutic target
    Roberta Zappasodi
    C Gandini Medical Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
    Blood 118:4421-30. 2011
    ..Our study adds HSP105 to the list of nononcogenes that can be exploited as antilymphoma targets...
  16. ncbi In vivo T-cell immune response against anaplastic lymphoma kinase in patients with anaplastic large cell lymphomas
    Lorena Passoni
    Oncogenic Fusion Protein Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Via Venezian 1, 20133 Milan, Italy
    Haematologica 91:48-55. 2006
    ..One of the promising ALK-targeted therapeutic options is cancer vaccination. In this study, we investigate whether ALK is a tumor-associated antigen suitable for immune interventions...
  17. ncbi Long-term remission in mantle cell lymphoma following high-dose sequential chemotherapy and in vivo rituximab-purged stem cell autografting (R-HDS regimen)
    Alessandro M Gianni
    Division of Medical Oncology C Donazione Cristina Gandini, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
    Blood 102:749-55. 2003
    ..The R-HDS regimen can be safely applied in a multicenter hematology setting and leads to long-term EFS and OS in the majority of patients with an otherwise incurable disease...
  18. ncbi Topical prophylaxis of conjunctivitis induced by high-dose cytosine arabinoside
    Paola Matteucci
    Cristina Gandini Medical Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Via Venezian, 1 20133 Milano, Italy
    Haematologica 91:255-7. 2006
    ..The incidence and severity of HD Ara-C-induced conjunctivitis are significantly reduced by combined dexamethasone/ diclofenac prophylaxis...
  19. ncbi Mutation-independent anaplastic lymphoma kinase overexpression in poor prognosis neuroblastoma patients
    Lorena Passoni
    Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
    Cancer Res 69:7338-46. 2009
    ..Alternative mechanisms other than direct mutations and/or gene amplification regulate the ALK level of expression in NBL cells. Wild-type ALK is a potential therapeutic target for advanced/metastatic NBLs...
  20. ncbi Human bone marrow stromal cells suppress T-lymphocyte proliferation induced by cellular or nonspecific mitogenic stimuli
    Massimo Di Nicola
    Cristina Gandini Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, Italy
    Blood 99:3838-43. 2002
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  21. ncbi Dendritic cells
    Massimo Di Nicola
    C Gandini Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy
    Suppl Tumori 1:S29-31. 2002
  22. ncbi Identical rearrangement of immunoglobulin heavy chain gene in neoplastic Langerhans cells and B-lymphocytes: evidence for a common precursor
    Michele Magni
    Division of Medical Oncology C, Cristina Gandini Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
    Leuk Res 26:1131-3. 2002
  23. ncbi Myeloablative doses of yttrium-90-ibritumomab tiuxetan and the risk of secondary myelodysplasia/acute myelogenous leukemia
    Anna Guidetti
    Medical Oncology 3, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy
    Cancer 117:5074-84. 2011
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