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Matti Aapro is affiliated with the European CanCer Organisation in Belgium and focuses primarily on research in Medicine, with a significant contribution to the field of Oncology. Their work spans multiple subfields including Surgery, Economics and Econometrics, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Physiology. The overall scope reflects a multidisciplinary approach to cancer research and patient care.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Nausea and vomiting management
  • Anesthesia and pain management
  • Advances in oncology and radiotherapy
  • Breast cancer treatment studies
  • Economic and financial impacts of cancer
  • Pathogenesis and treatment of hiccups
  • Cancer treatment and pharmacology

Matti Aapro has published extensively in several journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • Supportive Care in Cancer
  • Annals of Oncology
  • The Breast
  • Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology
  • The Oncologist

Notable recent publications include:

  • "5th ESO-ESMO international consensus guidelines for advanced breast cancer (ABC 5)," 2020, Annals of Oncology
  • "Bone health in cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines," 2020, Annals of Oncology
  • "Digital health for optimal supportive care in oncology: benefits, limits, and future perspectives," 2020, Supportive Care in Cancer
  • "Updated recommendations regarding the management of older patients with breast cancer: a joint paper from the European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA) and the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG)," 2021, The Lancet Oncology
  • "4th ESO-ESMO international consensus guidelines for advanced breast cancer (ABC 4)," 2021, UNC Libraries

Collaboration appears as an important aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Alberto Costa
  • Fátima Cardoso
  • Alexandru Eniu
  • Nicholas Pavlidis
  • Fedro A. Peccatori

The research output demonstrates a consistent focus on cancer treatment, supportive care, and the economic dimensions of oncology. The combination of clinical guidelines, consensus papers, and investigations into digital health solutions highlights a broad interest in both patient management and systemic healthcare improvements within oncology.

Best Publications

  • 3rd ESO-ESMO International Consensus Guidelines for Advanced Breast Cancer (ABC 3)

    F. Cardoso;A. Costa;E. Senkus;M. Aapro

  • 2010 update of EORTC guidelines for the use of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor to reduce the incidence of chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropenia in adult patients with lymphoproliferative disorders and solid tumours

    M. S. Aapro;J. Bohlius;David Cameron;Lissandra Dal Lago

  • Use of comprehensive geriatric assessment in older cancer patients: recommendations from the task force on CGA of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG).

    Martine Extermann;Matti Aapro;Roberto Bernabei;Harvey Jay Cohen

  • Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Adds Information to Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status in Elderly Cancer Patients: An Italian Group for Geriatric Oncology Study

    Lazzaro Repetto;Lucia Fratino;Riccardo A. Audisio;Antonella Venturino

  • Guideline update for MASCC and ESMO in the prevention of chemotherapy- and radiotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: results of the Perugia consensus conference

    F. Roila;J. Herrstedt;M. Aapro;R. J. Gralla

  • Proposal for classifying the acute emetogenicity of cancer chemotherapy.

    Paul J. Hesketh;Mark G. Kris;Steven M. Grunberg;Thomas Beck

  • Delivering affordable cancer care in high-income countries

    Richard Sullivan;Jeffrey Peppercorn;Karol Sikora;John Zalcberg

  • ESO-ESMO 2nd international consensus guidelines for advanced breast cancer (ABC2)

    F. Cardoso;A. Costa;L. Norton;E. Senkus

  • Management of febrile neutropaenia: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines.

    Jean Klastersky;J. de Naurois;Kenneth Rolston;Bernardo Leon B. Rapoport

  • Prospective Randomized Trial of Docetaxel Versus Mitomycin Plus Vinblastine in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer Progressing Despite Previous Anthracycline-Containing Chemotherapy

    J.-M. Nabholtz;H. J. Senn;W. R. Bezwoda;D. Melnychuk

  • EORTC guidelines for the use of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor to reduce the incidence of chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropenia in adult patients with lymphomas and solid tumours

    Matti Aapro;David A Cameron;Ruth Pettengell;Julia Bohlius

  • Management of elderly patients with breast cancer: updated recommendations of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) and European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA)

    Laura Biganzoli;Hans Wildiers;Catherine Oakman;Lorenza Marotti

  • Integration of oncology and palliative care: a Lancet Oncology Commission

    Stein Kaasa;Jon Håvard Loge;Matti S. Aapro;Tit Albreht

  • Palonosetron improves prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting following moderately emetogenic chemotherapy: results of a double-blind randomized phase III trial comparing single doses of palonosetron with ondansetron

    R. Gralla;M. Lichinitser;S. Van der Vegt;H. Sleeboom

  • Bone health in cancer patients: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines

    R Coleman;Jean-Jacques Body;M Aapro;P Hadji

  • Guidance on the use of bisphosphonates in solid tumours: recommendations of an international expert panel

    M. Aapro;P. A. Abrahamsson;J. J. Body;R. E. Coleman

  • 2016 MASCC and ESMO guideline update for the prevention of chemotherapy- and radiotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting and of nausea and vomiting in advanced cancer patients

    F. Roila;A. Molassiotis;J. Herrstedt;M. Aapro

  • EORTC guidelines for the use of erythropoietic proteins in anaemic patients with cancer: 2006 update

    C. Bokemeyer;M.S. Aapro;A. Courdi;J. Foubert

  • A phase III, double-blind, randomized trial of palonosetron compared with ondansetron in preventing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting following highly emetogenic chemotherapy

    M S Aapro;S M Grunberg;G M Manikhas;G Olivares

  • 進行性乳癌のためのESO-ESMO国際コンセンサスガイドライン第四版(ABC 4)

    F Cardoso;E Senkus;A Costa;E Papadopoulos

Frequent Co-Authors

Heinz Ludwig
Heinz Ludwig University of Vienna
Hope S. Rugo
Hope S. Rugo University of California, San Francisco
Robert E. Coleman
Robert E. Coleman University of Sheffield
Lodovico Balducci
Lodovico Balducci University of South Florida
Carsten Bokemeyer
Carsten Bokemeyer Universität Hamburg
Alex Molassiotis
Alex Molassiotis Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Jean-Jacques Body
Jean-Jacques Body Université Libre de Bruxelles
Hans Wildiers
Hans Wildiers KU Leuven
Martine Piccart
Martine Piccart Université Libre de Bruxelles
Anders Österborg
Anders Österborg Karolinska Institute

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