Lucia Del Mastro

Summary

Affiliation: National Cancer Research Institute
Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi Is it possible to use anthracyclines in patients older than 70 years? Contra
    Lucia Del Mastro
    Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa
    Tumori 88:S136-7. 2002
  2. ncbi Effect of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue triptorelin on the occurrence of chemotherapy-induced early menopause in premenopausal women with breast cancer: a randomized trial
    Lucia Del Mastro
    S S Sviluppo Terapie Innovative, Oncologia Medica A, Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, L go R Benzi 10, 16132 Genova, Italy
    JAMA 306:269-76. 2011
  3. ncbi Trastuzumab as first-line therapy in HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer patients
    Lucia Del Mastro
    Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martini IST, Largo Rosanna Benzi, 10, 16132, Genova, Italy
    Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 12:1391-405. 2012
  4. ncbi Reducing the risk of distant metastases in breast cancer patients: role of aromatase inhibitors
    Lucia Del Mastro
    Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Research Institute, L go R Benzi 10, 16132 Genoa, Italy
    Cancer Treat Rev 33:681-7. 2007
  5. ncbi Prevention of chemotherapy-induced menopause by temporary ovarian suppression with goserelin in young, early breast cancer patients
    L Del Mastro
    Oncologia Medica, Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy
    Ann Oncol 17:74-8. 2006
  6. ncbi Timing of adjuvant chemotherapy and tamoxifen in women with breast cancer: findings from two consecutive trials of Gruppo Oncologico Nord-Ovest-Mammella Intergruppo (GONO-MIG) Group
    L Del Mastro
    Oncologia Medica A, Istituto Nazionale per Ricerca sul Cancro, Largo Rosanna Benzi, Genova, Italy
    Ann Oncol 19:299-307. 2008
  7. ncbi HER2 expression and efficacy of dose-dense anthracycline-containing adjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer patients
    L Del Mastro
    Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Research Institute, Genoa, Italy
    Br J Cancer 93:7-14. 2005
  8. ncbi Luteinising hormone releasing hormone agonists (LH-RHa) in premenopausal early breast cancer patients: current role and future perspectives
    Lucia Del Mastro
    Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Research Institute, Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, Genoa, Italy
    Cancer Treat Rev 37:208-11. 2011
  9. ncbi Weekly paclitaxel as first-line chemotherapy in elderly advanced breast cancer patients: a phase II study of the Gruppo Italiano di Oncologia Geriatrica (GIOGer)
    L Del Mastro
    Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Research Institute, Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, 16132 Genoa, Italy
    Ann Oncol 16:253-8. 2005
  10. ncbi Medical approaches to preservation of fertility in female cancer patients
    Lucia Del Mastro
    SS Sviluppo Terapie Innovative, National Institute for Cancer Research, Genova, Italy
    Expert Opin Pharmacother 12:387-96. 2011

Detail Information

Publications27

  1. ncbi Is it possible to use anthracyclines in patients older than 70 years? Contra
    Lucia Del Mastro
    Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa
    Tumori 88:S136-7. 2002
  2. ncbi Effect of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue triptorelin on the occurrence of chemotherapy-induced early menopause in premenopausal women with breast cancer: a randomized trial
    Lucia Del Mastro
    S S Sviluppo Terapie Innovative, Oncologia Medica A, Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, L go R Benzi 10, 16132 Genova, Italy
    JAMA 306:269-76. 2011
    ..Premenopausal patients with breast cancer are at high risk of premature ovarian failure induced by systemic treatments, but no standard strategies for preventing this adverse effect are yet available...
  3. ncbi Trastuzumab as first-line therapy in HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer patients
    Lucia Del Mastro
    Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martini IST, Largo Rosanna Benzi, 10, 16132, Genova, Italy
    Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 12:1391-405. 2012
    ..This review is focused on the available results obtained with the use of trastuzumab in the subset of HER2-positive breast cancer patients with metastatic disease...
  4. ncbi Reducing the risk of distant metastases in breast cancer patients: role of aromatase inhibitors
    Lucia Del Mastro
    Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Research Institute, L go R Benzi 10, 16132 Genoa, Italy
    Cancer Treat Rev 33:681-7. 2007
    ..Here, we review recent updated results obtained with AIs as adjuvant therapy, in terms of reducing the risk of distant metastases...
  5. ncbi Prevention of chemotherapy-induced menopause by temporary ovarian suppression with goserelin in young, early breast cancer patients
    L Del Mastro
    Oncologia Medica, Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy
    Ann Oncol 17:74-8. 2006
    ..This phase II study aimed to assess the activity of such a method in young, breast cancer patients undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy...
  6. ncbi Timing of adjuvant chemotherapy and tamoxifen in women with breast cancer: findings from two consecutive trials of Gruppo Oncologico Nord-Ovest-Mammella Intergruppo (GONO-MIG) Group
    L Del Mastro
    Oncologia Medica A, Istituto Nazionale per Ricerca sul Cancro, Largo Rosanna Benzi, Genova, Italy
    Ann Oncol 19:299-307. 2008
    ..We analyzed the outcome of both pre- and postmenopausal women who entered two randomized trials (Gruppo Oncologico Nord-Ovest-Mammella Intergruppo studies) on adjuvant chemotherapy and received either concomitant or sequential TAM...
  7. ncbi HER2 expression and efficacy of dose-dense anthracycline-containing adjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer patients
    L Del Mastro
    Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Research Institute, Genoa, Italy
    Br J Cancer 93:7-14. 2005
    ..Our data suggest a potential role of HER-2 overexpression in predicting the efficacy of dose-dense epirubicin-containing chemotherapy and the need to confirm this hypothesis in future prospective studies...
  8. ncbi Luteinising hormone releasing hormone agonists (LH-RHa) in premenopausal early breast cancer patients: current role and future perspectives
    Lucia Del Mastro
    Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Research Institute, Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, Genoa, Italy
    Cancer Treat Rev 37:208-11. 2011
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  9. ncbi Weekly paclitaxel as first-line chemotherapy in elderly advanced breast cancer patients: a phase II study of the Gruppo Italiano di Oncologia Geriatrica (GIOGer)
    L Del Mastro
    Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Research Institute, Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, 16132 Genoa, Italy
    Ann Oncol 16:253-8. 2005
    ..First-line chemotherapy regimens suitable for elderly advanced breast cancer patients are still not defined...
  10. ncbi Medical approaches to preservation of fertility in female cancer patients
    Lucia Del Mastro
    SS Sviluppo Terapie Innovative, National Institute for Cancer Research, Genova, Italy
    Expert Opin Pharmacother 12:387-96. 2011
    ..Such a strategy may be offered to young cancer patients who are candidates for chemotherapy. The capability of such an approach in inducing long-term preservation of ovarian function including fertility is still unknown...
  11. ncbi Infertility and pregnancy after breast cancer: current knowledge and future perspectives
    Lucia Del Mastro
    Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Research Institute, Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, 16132 Genova, Italy
    Cancer Treat Rev 32:417-22. 2006
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  12. ncbi [The AIOM (Italian Association of Medical Oncology) practice guidelines for breast neoplasms]
    Lucia Del Mastro
    Oncologia Medica A, Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova
    Tumori 90:1-8. 2004
  13. ncbi Capecitabine in combination with docetaxel and epirubicin in patients with previously untreated, advanced breast carcinoma
    Marco Venturini
    Divisione di Oncologia Medica, Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy
    Cancer 97:1174-80. 2003
    ..The objective of this study was to evaluate the activity and safety of oral capecitabine in combination with docetaxel and epirubicin (TEX) as first-line treatment for patients with locally advanced/metastatic breast carcinoma...
  14. ncbi Objective response to chemotherapy as a potential surrogate end point of survival in metastatic breast cancer patients
    Paolo Bruzzi
    Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, National Institute for Cancer Research, Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, 16132 Genoa, Italy
    J Clin Oncol 23:5117-25. 2005
    ..To assess the validity of objective response to chemotherapy as a surrogate end point for survival in metastatic breast cancer...
  15. ncbi Sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer patients: the medical oncology perspective
    Tiziana Catzeddu
    Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Reasearch Institute, Genoa, Italy
    J Surg Oncol 85:129-32. 2004
    ..The new version of the staging system of breast cancer has recognised the need for a standard diagnostic approach and of a nomenclature system which also takes SLNB into account...
  16. ncbi Dose-dense adjuvant chemotherapy in early breast cancer patients: results from a randomized trial
    Marco Venturini
    Institution of Oncologia Medica, Sperimentazioni Cliniche Controllate Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova PB, Italy
    J Natl Cancer Inst 97:1724-33. 2005
    ....
  17. ncbi [Epoetin in cancer patients. Guidelines of the ASCO and the ASH for evidence-based clinical practice]
    Lucia Del Mastro
    Oncologia Medica A, Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca su Cancro, Genova
    Tumori 89:1-12. 2003
  18. ncbi Analysis and clinical relevance of human leukocyte antigen class I, heavy chain, and beta2-microglobulin downregulation in breast cancer
    Anna Morabito
    Breast Cancer Laboratory of Tumour Genetics Unit, National Cancer Research Institute, Genoa, Italy
    Hum Immunol 70:492-5. 2009
    ..This result may correlate with the role of beta2-m in regulating cancer cell growth...
  19. ncbi Weekly paclitaxel in elderly patients with advanced breast cancer: a dose-finding study
    Lazzaro Repetto
    , Rome, Italy
    Drugs R D 5:11-5. 2004
  20. ncbi ATAC trial update
    Lucia Del Mastro
    Lancet 365:1225; author reply 1225-6. 2005
  21. ncbi Letrozole compared with tamoxifen for elderly patients with endocrine-responsive early breast cancer: the BIG 1-98 trial
    Diana Crivellari
    IBCSG Coordinating Center, Effingerstrasse 40, CH 3008 Bern, Switzerland
    J Clin Oncol 26:1972-9. 2008
    ..To explore potential differences in efficacy, treatment completion, and adverse events (AEs) in elderly women receiving adjuvant tamoxifen or letrozole for five years in the Breast International Group (BIG) 1-98 trial...
  22. ncbi Maintenance hormone therapy with letrozole after first-line chemotherapy for advanced breast cancer
    Gianfilippo Bertelli
    South West Wales Cancer Institute, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea, UK
    Oncology 68:364-70. 2005
    ..We investigated the effects of the third-generation aromatase inhibitor letrozole as a maintenance therapy in postmenopausal patients who had responded or had stable disease with first-line chemotherapy...
  23. ncbi Role of colony stimulating factors (CSFs) in solid tumours: results of an expert panel
    Cesare Gridelli
    Division of Medical Oncology, S G Moscati Hospital, Contrada Amoretta, 83100 Avellino, Italy
    Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 63:53-64. 2007
    ..A special focus is dedicated to neutropenia and the use of CSFs in the treatment of the three "big killers" among the solid tumours: breast cancer, lung cancer and colorectal cancer...
  24. ncbi Five years of letrozole compared with tamoxifen as initial adjuvant therapy for postmenopausal women with endocrine-responsive early breast cancer: update of study BIG 1-98
    Alan S Coates
    International Breast Cancer Study Group IBCSG, IBCSG Coordinating Center, Bern, Switzerland
    J Clin Oncol 25:486-92. 2007
    ..Because this presentation may unduly reflect early events, the present analysis is limited to patients randomly assigned to the continuous therapy arms and includes protocol-defined updated results...
  25. ncbi Sequential treatment with exemestane and non-steroidal aromatase inhibitors in advanced breast cancer
    Gianfilippo Bertelli
    South West Wales Cancer Institute, Swansea, United Kingdom
    Oncology 69:471-7. 2005
    ..If exemestane is used as first anti-aromatase agent, however, it is unclear whether patients can still benefit from letrozole or anastrozole after progression...
  26. ncbi Re: Acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome following use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factors during breast cancer adjuvant chemotherapy
    Matteo Clavarezza
    J Natl Cancer Inst 99:1050-1; author reply 1051-2. 2007
  27. ncbi Fertility preservation strategies for breast cancer patients
    Lucia Del Mastro
    J Clin Oncol 24:4220-1; author reply 4221-2. 2006