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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.

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

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

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

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.