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Overview

Renato Franco is affiliated with the University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine. The main area of research includes Medicine, with a particular focus on subfields such as Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, Surgery, and Dermatology.

Their recent research output features several notable papers, including:

  • Glycated ACE2 receptor in diabetes: open door for SARS-COV-2 entry in cardiomyocyte, 2021, Cardiovascular Diabetology
  • Primary Cutaneous B-Cell Lymphomas: An Update, 2020, Frontiers in Oncology
  • NTRK Fusions, from the Diagnostic Algorithm to Innovative Treatment in the Era of Precision Medicine, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • AXL is a predictor of poor survival and of resistance to anti-EGFR therapy in RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer, 2020, European Journal of Cancer
  • Microsatellite Instability: From the Implementation of the Detection to a Prognostic and Predictive Role in Cancers, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Their research topics span various domains including:

  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
  • Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis

Renato Franco has frequently collaborated with a number of coauthors, such as:

  • Andrea Ronchi
  • Marco Montella
  • Federica Zito Marino
  • Immacolata Cozzolino
  • Giuseppe Argenziano

Their work has been published predominantly in these venues:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Cancers
  • Frontiers in Oncology
  • Pathology - Research and Practice
  • Diagnostics

In addition to journal articles, Renato Franco has authored a book published by Universidad de Guadalajara eBooks titled Jalisco a medio camino. Balance parcial 2018-2022. Volumen II. Instituciones y actores políticos estatales (2022).

Best Publications

  • BRAF/NRAS Mutation Frequencies Among Primary Tumors and Metastases in Patients With Melanoma

    Maria Colombino;Mariaelena Capone;Amelia Lissia;Antonio Cossu

  • Expression of CXCR4 Predicts Poor Prognosis in Patients with Malignant Melanoma

    Stefania Scala;Alessandro Ottaiano;Paolo Antonio Ascierto;Manuela Cavalli

  • The role of CD133 in the identification and characterisation of tumour-initiating cells in non-small-cell lung cancer

    Virginia Tirino;Rosa Camerlingo;Renato Franco;Donatella Malanga

  • Overexpression of both CXC chemokine receptor 4 and vascular endothelial growth factor proteins predicts early distant relapse in stage II-III colorectal cancer patients.

    Alessandro Ottaiano;Renato Franco;Annarita Aiello Talamanca;Giuseppina Liguori

  • EBV-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the elderly is an aggressive post-germinal center B-cell neoplasm characterized by prominent nuclear factor-kB activation.

    Santiago Montes-Moreno;Lina Odqvist;Julio A Diaz-Perez;Ana Batlle Lopez

  • Mast cells induce epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and stem cell features in human thyroid cancer cells through an IL-8–Akt–Slug pathway

    C Visciano;F Liotti;N Prevete;G Cali

  • Activating E17K mutation in the gene encoding the protein kinase AKT1 in a subset of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung.

    Donatella Malanga;Marianna Scrima;Carmela De Marco;Fernanda Fabiani

  • Epithelial to mesenchymal transition by TGFβ-1 induction increases stemness characteristics in primary non small cell lung cancer cell line.

    Giuseppe Pirozzi;Virginia Tirino;Rosa Camerlingo;Renato Franco

  • Human Melanoma Metastases Express Functional CXCR4

    Stefania Scala;Paola Giuliano;Paolo A. Ascierto;Caterina Ieranò

  • Oncogenic Role of the E3 Ubiquitin Ligase NEDD4-1, a PTEN Negative Regulator, in Non-Small-Cell Lung Carcinomas

    Nicola Amodio;Marianna Scrima;Lucia Palaia;Ali Naeem Salman

  • Oral and Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: prognostic and predictive parameters in the etiopathogenetic route

    Iacopo Panarese;Gabriella Aquino;Andrea Ronchi;Francesco Longo

  • Signaling Networks Associated with AKT Activation in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC): New Insights on the Role of Phosphatydil-Inositol-3 kinase

    Marianna Scrima;Carmela De Marco;Fernanda Fabiani;Renato Franco

  • BAG3 Protein Is Overexpressed in Human Glioblastoma and Is a Potential Target for Therapy

    Michelina Festa;Luis Del Valle;Kamel Khalili;Renato Franco

  • Molecular heterogeneity in lung cancer: from mechanisms of origin to clinical implications.

    Federica Zito Marino;Roberto Bianco;Marina Accardo;Andrea Ronchi

  • In vivo activity of MiR-34a mimics delivered by stable nucleic acid lipid particles (SNALPs) against multiple myeloma

    Maria Teresa Di Martino;Virginia Campani;Gabriella Misso;Maria Eugenia Gallo Cantafio

  • Extrapleural solitary fibrous tumor: A distinct entity from pleural solitary fibrous tumor. An update on clinical, molecular and diagnostic features.

    Andrea Ronchi;Immacolata Cozzolino;Federica Zito Marino;Marina Accardo

  • WNT pathway in oral cancer: epigenetic inactivation of WNT-inhibitors.

    G. Pannone;P. Bufo;A. Santoro;R. Franco

  • Adipose microenvironment promotes triple negative breast cancer cell invasiveness and dissemination by producing CCL5

    Vittoria D. D'Esposito;Domenico Liguoro;Maria Rosaria Ambrosio;Francesca Collina

  • Activation of TYRO3/AXL tyrosine kinase receptors in thyroid cancer.

    Elvira Avilla;Valentina Guarino;Carla Visciano;Federica Liotti

  • Diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia syndrome.

    Giulio Rossi;Alberto Cavazza;Paolo Spagnolo;Paolo Spagnolo;Nicola Sverzellati

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerardo Botti
Gerardo Botti Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Michele Caraglia
Michele Caraglia University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Giuseppe Argenziano
Giuseppe Argenziano University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Fortunato Ciardiello
Fortunato Ciardiello University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Nicola Normanno
Nicola Normanno Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale"
Paolo A. Ascierto
Paolo A. Ascierto National Institutes of Health
Claudio Arra
Claudio Arra Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale"
Sandro Pignata
Sandro Pignata National Cancer Institute
Alfredo Budillon
Alfredo Budillon Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale"
Alfredo Fusco
Alfredo Fusco University of Naples Federico II

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