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Overview

Roberto Orecchia is affiliated with the European Institute of Oncology in Italy, contributing extensively to the field of medicine with a focus on oncology and radiotherapy. Their research encompasses numerous aspects of cancer treatment, particularly in radiotherapy and breast cancer management.

The scientist has published work in a variety of high-impact venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Radiotherapy and Oncology
  • Cancers
  • Physica Medica
  • Tumori Journal
  • Frontiers in Oncology

Orecchia's research covers several primary fields within medicine, including:

  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Cancer Research
  • Radiation
  • Oncology

Their work frequently addresses the following main topics:

  • Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
  • Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
  • Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
  • Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research

Notable recent publications include:

  • Management of cardiac disease in cancer patients throughout oncological treatment: ESMO consensus recommendations, 2020, Annals of Oncology
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy vs No Axillary Surgery in Patients With Small Breast Cancer and Negative Results on Ultrasonography of Axillary Lymph Nodes, 2023, JAMA Oncology
  • Meta-analysis of chemotherapy in head and neck cancer (MACH-NC): An update on 107 randomized trials and 19,805 patients, on behalf of MACH-NC Group, 2021, Radiotherapy and Oncology
  • Intraoperative irradiation for early breast cancer (ELIOT): long-term recurrence and survival outcomes from a single-centre, randomised, phase 3 equivalence trial, 2021, The Lancet Oncology
  • Machine Learning-Based Models for Prediction of Toxicity Outcomes in Radiotherapy, 2020, Frontiers in Oncology

Frequently collaborating researchers include:

  • Barbara Alicja Jereczek-Fossa
  • Giulia Marvaso
  • Federica Cattani
  • Mattia Zaffaroni
  • Stefania Volpe

Best Publications

  • De-escalating and escalating treatments for early-stage breast cancer: the St. Gallen International Expert Consensus Conference on the Primary Therapy of Early Breast Cancer 2017

    G. Curigliano;H. J. Burstein;E. P. Winer;M. Gnant

  • Magnetic resonance imaging of the breast: recommendations from the EUSOMA working group.

    Francesco Sardanelli;Carla Boetes;Bettina Borisch;Thomas Decker

  • Cancer, pregnancy and fertility: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

    F. A. Peccatori;H. A. Azim;R. Orecchia;Harald Hoekstra

  • Intraoperative radiotherapy versus external radiotherapy for early breast cancer (ELIOT): a randomised controlled equivalence trial

    Umberto Veronesi;Roberto Orecchia;Roberto Orecchia;Patrick Maisonneuve;Giuseppe Viale;Giuseppe Viale

  • Management of cardiac disease in cancer patients throughout oncological treatment: ESMO consensus recommendations

    Giuseppe Curigliano;Daniel J. Lenihan;Michael G. Fradley;Sarju Ganatra

  • Carbon ion radiotherapy in Japan: an assessment of 20 years of clinical experience.

    Tadashi Kamada;Hirohiko Tsujii;Eleanor A Blakely;Jürgen Debus

  • Very young women (<35 years) with operable breast cancer: features of disease at presentation

    M. Colleoni;N. Rotmensz;C. Robertson;L. Orlando

  • Axillary dissection versus no axillary dissection in patients with breast cancer and sentinel-node micrometastases (IBCSG 23-01): 10-year follow-up of a randomised, controlled phase 3 trial.

    Viviana Galimberti;Bernard F Cole;Giuseppe Viale;Giuseppe Viale;Paolo Veronesi;Paolo Veronesi

  • Charged-particle therapy in cancer: clinical uses and future perspectives

    Marco Durante;Roberto Orecchia;Jay S. Loeffler

  • A preliminary report of intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) in limited-stage breast cancers that are conservatively treated.

    U Veronesi;R Orecchia;A Luini;G Gatti

  • Radiotherapy-Induced Mandibular Bone Complications

    Barbara A. Jereczek-Fossa;Barbara A. Jereczek-Fossa;Roberto Orecchia;Roberto Orecchia

  • Radiotherapy-induced thyroid disorders.

    Barbara A Jereczek-Fossa;Daniela Alterio;Jacek Jassem;Bianca Gibelli

  • Radiotherapy-related fatigue.

    Barbara Alicja Jereczek-Fossa;Barbara Alicja Jereczek-Fossa;Hugo Raul Marsiglia;Roberto Orecchia;Roberto Orecchia

  • Intraoperative radiotherapy during breast conserving surgery: a study on 1,822 cases treated with electrons

    Umberto Veronesi;Roberto Orecchia;Roberto Orecchia;Alberto Luini;Alberto Luini;Viviana Galimberti

  • Progression-free Survival Following Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer Treatment-naive Recurrence: A Multi-institutional Analysis

    Piet Ost;Barbara Alicja Jereczek-Fossa;Nicholas Van As;Thomas Zilli

  • Breast carcinoma in elderly women: Features of disease presentation, choice of local and systemic treatments compared with younger postmenopausal patients

    Roberto Gennari;Giuseppe Curigliano;Nicole Rotmensz;Chris Robertson

  • Nipple sparing mastectomy with nipple areola intraoperative radiotherapy: one thousand and one cases of a five years experience at the European institute of oncology of Milan (EIO)

    J. Y. Petit;U. Veronesi;R. Orecchia;P. Rey

  • Robotic image-guided stereotactic radiotherapy, for isolated recurrent primary, lymph node or metastatic prostate cancer.

    Barbara Alicja Jereczek-Fossa;Barbara Alicja Jereczek-Fossa;Giancarlo Beltramo;Laura Fariselli;Cristiana Fodor

  • Radiotherapy-induced ear toxicity.

    Barbara A Jereczek-Fossa;Andrzej Zarowski;Franco Milani;Roberto Orecchia;Roberto Orecchia

  • Correction to: De-escalating and escalating treatments for early-stage breast cancer: the St. Gallen International Expert Consensus Conference on the Primary Therapy of Early Breast Cancer 2017 (Annals of Oncology (2017) 28(8) (1700–1712), (S0923753419321817), (10.1093/annonc/mdx308))

    G. Curigliano;H. J. Burstein;E. P. Winer;M. Gnant

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Veronesi
Paolo Veronesi European Institute of Oncology
Umberto Veronesi
Umberto Veronesi European Institute of Oncology
Viviana Galimberti
Viviana Galimberti European Institute of Oncology
Giuseppe Viale
Giuseppe Viale University of Milan
Nicole Rotmensz
Nicole Rotmensz European Institute of Oncology
Giuseppe Curigliano
Giuseppe Curigliano University of Milan
Patrick Maisonneuve
Patrick Maisonneuve European Institute of Oncology
Alberto Luini
Alberto Luini National Research Council (CNR)
Giancarlo Pruneri
Giancarlo Pruneri University of Milan
Vincenzo Bagnardi
Vincenzo Bagnardi University of Milano-Bicocca

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