Organizing Committee Member
Andrea Nicolini
Clinical Researcher and Professor
University of Pisa
Italy
Biography
Andrea Nicolini is past aggregate Professor at the Department of Oncology, Pisa University. His research over the past 20 years was mainly devoted to the field of breast and colorectal cancer, particularly the use of serum tumor markers in the "early" detection and treatment of metastatic disease and the function of cell mediated immunity. The role of immunotherapy combined with conventional antiestrogen therapy to overcome the arising of resistance in endocrine dependent metastatic breast cancer was another main explored research field. Dr. Nicolini has published about 250 original papers/review articles (including book chapters), most of them in peer reviewed Journals with I.F. He takes part of the Editorial Board of a few high rank scientific Journals and regularly serves as reviewer for them and many others.
Research Area
Research include Immunology and immunotherapy of cancer, thyroid tumours, malignant solid tumours in particular breast cancer, tumour markers.