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B. Savastano
Researcher at Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli
Publications - 13
Citations - 582
B. Savastano is an academic researcher from Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer & Gemcitabine. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 13 publications receiving 470 citations.
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Treatment of gastric cancer.
Michele Orditura,Gennaro Galizia,Vincenzo Sforza,Valentina Gambardella,Alessio Fabozzi,Maria Maddalena Laterza,F Andreozzi,Jole Ventriglia,B. Savastano,Andrea Mabilia,Eva Lieto,Fortunato Ciardiello,Ferdinando De Vita +12 more
TL;DR: Recent evidence supports the use of second-line chemotherapy after progression in patients with good performance status, and perioperative and adjuvant chemotherapy, as well as chemoradiation, can improve outcome of resectable gastric cancer with extended lymph node dissection.
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NAB-paclitaxel and gemcitabine in metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC): from clinical trials to clinical practice
Ferdinando De Vita,Jole Ventriglia,Antonio Febbraro,Maria Maddalena Laterza,Alessio Fabozzi,B. Savastano,Angelica Petrillo,A. Diana,Guido Giordano,Teresa Troiani,Giovanni Conzo,Gennaro Galizia,Fortunato Ciardiello,Michele Orditura +13 more
TL;DR: The results confirm that combination of gemcitabine plus Nab-P is effective both in terms of overall response rate, progression-free survival and overall survival, with a good safety profile.
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Clinical management of advanced gastric cancer: The role of new molecular drugs
Ferdinando De Vita,Natale Di Martino,Alessio Fabozzi,Maria Maddalena Laterza,Jole Ventriglia,B. Savastano,Angelica Petrillo,Valentina Gambardella,Vincenzo Sforza,Luigi Marano,Annamaria Auricchio,Gennaro Galizia,Fortunato Ciardiello,Michele Orditura +13 more
TL;DR: The actual "scenario" of targeted treatments is reviewed, also focusing on the new agents in development for gastric cancer and gastro-esophageal carcinoma, discussing their efficacy and potential applications in clinical practice.
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Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: Nosography, management and treatment
Michele Orditura,Angelica Petrillo,Jole Ventriglia,A. Diana,Maria Maddalena Laterza,Alessio Fabozzi,B. Savastano,Elisena Franzese,Giovanni Conzo,Luigi Santini,Fortunato Ciardiello,Ferdinando De Vita +11 more
TL;DR: A review of present state-of-the-art in the field of pNETs is presented and it is believed that a multidisciplinary team composed of surgeons, oncologists, endocrinologists, radiation oncologist, radiologists, pathologists and medicals nuclear is required.
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Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of Poor Prognosis in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Patients Treated with Nab-Paclitaxel plus Gemcitabine: A Propensity Score Analysis.
Jole Ventriglia,Angelica Petrillo,M. Huerta Alvaro,Maria Maddalena Laterza,B. Savastano,Valentina Gambardella,Giuseppe Tirino,Luca Pompella,A. Diana,Francesco Iovino,Teresa Troiani,E. Martinelli,F. Morgillo,Michele Orditura,Andrés Cervantes,Fortunato Ciardiello,F. De Vita +16 more
TL;DR: Baseline NLR is an independent predictor of survival of patients with mPC receiving palliative chemotherapy and could be useful to develop a simple clinical score to identify a subgroup of Patients with a low chance to benefit from chemotherapy.