Alessandro Testori

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1 Improved survival with vemurafenib in melanoma with BRAF V600E mutation. N Engl J Med 2011 45.46
2 Ipilimumab plus dacarbazine for previously untreated metastatic melanoma. N Engl J Med 2011 26.90
3 Adjuvant therapy with pegylated interferon alfa-2b versus observation alone in resected stage III melanoma: final results of EORTC 18991, a randomised phase III trial. Lancet 2008 3.62
4 Mitf regulation of Dia1 controls melanoma proliferation and invasiveness. Genes Dev 2006 2.87
5 Prognosis in patients with sentinel node-positive melanoma is accurately defined by the combined Rotterdam tumor load and Dewar topography criteria. J Clin Oncol 2011 2.62
6 Vaccination of metastatic melanoma patients with autologous tumor-derived heat shock protein gp96-peptide complexes: clinical and immunologic findings. J Clin Oncol 2002 2.57
7 Adjuvant therapy with pegylated interferon alfa-2b versus observation in resected stage III melanoma: a phase III randomized controlled trial of health-related quality of life and symptoms by the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Melanoma Group. J Clin Oncol 2009 2.50
8 Autologous non-myeloablative haemopoietic stem cell transplantation in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a phase I/II study. Lancet Neurol 2009 2.48
9 Long-term results of the randomized phase III trial EORTC 18991 of adjuvant therapy with pegylated interferon alfa-2b versus observation in resected stage III melanoma. J Clin Oncol 2012 2.42
10 Ipilimumab and fotemustine in patients with advanced melanoma (NIBIT-M1): an open-label, single-arm phase 2 trial. Lancet Oncol 2012 2.03
11 The role of BRAF V600 mutation in melanoma. J Transl Med 2012 2.00
12 Dendritic cell sarcoma: an analytic overview of the literature and presentation of original five cases. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2007 1.75
13 Autologous nonmyeloablative hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with severe anti-TNF refractory Crohn disease: long-term follow-up. Blood 2010 1.74
14 EANM-EORTC general recommendations for sentinel node diagnostics in melanoma. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2009 1.68
15 Selection of immunostimulant AS15 for active immunization with MAGE-A3 protein: results of a randomized phase II study of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Melanoma Group in Metastatic Melanoma. J Clin Oncol 2013 1.67
16 Post-surgery adjuvant therapy with intermediate doses of interferon alfa 2b versus observation in patients with stage IIb/III melanoma (EORTC 18952): randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2005 1.60
17 Clinical experience with ipilimumab 3 mg/kg: real-world efficacy and safety data from an expanded access programme cohort. J Transl Med 2014 1.59
18 The impact of lymphoscintigraphy technique on the outcome of sentinel node biopsy in 1,313 patients with cutaneous melanoma: an Italian Multicentric Study (SOLISM-IMI). J Nucl Med 2006 1.53
19 Clinical genetic testing for familial melanoma in Italy: a cooperative study. J Am Acad Dermatol 2009 1.45
20 Ulceration and stage are predictive of interferon efficacy in melanoma: results of the phase III adjuvant trials EORTC 18952 and EORTC 18991. Eur J Cancer 2011 1.28
21 Vitamin D and skin cancer: a meta-analysis. Eur J Cancer 2008 1.22
22 Heat shock proteins: biological functions and clinical application as personalized vaccines for human cancer. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2003 1.20
23 Ipilimumab in pretreated patients with metastatic uveal melanoma: safety and clinical efficacy. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2011 1.19
24 Sequential treatment with ipilimumab and BRAF inhibitors in patients with metastatic melanoma: data from the Italian cohort of the ipilimumab expanded access program. Cancer Invest 2014 1.06
25 Primary and recurrent retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcoma: prognostic factors affecting survival. J Surg Oncol 2006 1.03
26 Practical guidelines for the management of interferon-alpha-2b side effects in patients receiving adjuvant treatment for melanoma: expert opinion. Cancer 2008 1.03
27 Phase III trial comparing adjuvant treatment with pegylated interferon Alfa-2b versus observation: prognostic significance of autoantibodies--EORTC 18991. J Clin Oncol 2010 1.00
28 Long-term protective effect of mature DC-LAMP+ dendritic cell accumulation in sentinel lymph nodes containing micrometastatic melanoma. Clin Cancer Res 2007 0.99
29 Anti-CTLA-4 antibody adjuvant therapy in melanoma. Semin Oncol 2010 0.97
30 Desmoid tumors of the anterior abdominal wall: results from a monocentric surgical experience and review of the literature. Ann Surg Oncol 2009 0.96
31 Genome-wide activity of unliganded estrogen receptor-α in breast cancer cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2014 0.95
32 Large randomized study of thymosin alpha 1, interferon alfa, or both in combination with dacarbazine in patients with metastatic melanoma. J Clin Oncol 2010 0.93
33 Recurrence and prognostic factors in patients with aggressive fibromatosis. The role of radical surgery and its limitations. World J Surg Oncol 2012 0.93
34 Final results of phase III SYMMETRY study: randomized, double-blind trial of elesclomol plus paclitaxel versus paclitaxel alone as treatment for chemotherapy-naive patients with advanced melanoma. J Clin Oncol 2013 0.92
35 Sentinel node biopsy in thin and thick melanoma. Ann Surg Oncol 2013 0.92
36 Serum concentrations of pegylated interferon alpha-2b in patients with resected stage III melanoma receiving adjuvant pegylated interferon alpha-2b in a randomized phase III trial (EORTC 18991). Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2009 0.92
37 Treatment of metastatic melanoma with electrochemotherapy. J Surg Oncol 2014 0.91
38 The cost of unresectable stage III or stage IV melanoma in Italy. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2012 0.91
39 Efficacy and safety of ipilimumab in elderly patients with pretreated advanced melanoma treated at Italian centres through the expanded access programme. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2014 0.89
40 Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for autoimmune diseases: what have we learned? J Autoimmun 2008 0.89
41 Heat shock proteins and their use as anticancer vaccines. Clin Cancer Res 2004 0.87
42 Pediatric melanoma: analysis of an international registry. Cancer 2013 0.86
43 Diagnostic and therapeutic imaging for cancer: therapeutic considerations and future directions. J Surg Oncol 2011 0.86
44 Anti-CTLA4 monoclonal antibody Ipilimumab in the treatment of metastatic melanoma: recent findings. Recent Pat Anticancer Drug Discov 2008 0.85
45 Heat-shock proteins-based immunotherapy for advanced melanoma in the era of target therapies and immunomodulating agents. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2014 0.85
46 Clinical experience with ipilimumab 10 mg/kg in patients with melanoma treated at Italian centres as part of a European expanded access programme. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2013 0.84
47 Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in Italian hospitals: adjuvant and metastatic therapy in melanoma. Dermatology 2013 0.83
48 EANM practice guidelines for lymphoscintigraphy and sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2015 0.83
49 Computer-aided diagnosis of melanocytic lesions. Anticancer Res 2005 0.83
50 Sarcoma spreads primarily through the vascular system: are there biomarkers associated with vascular spread? Clin Exp Metastasis 2012 0.82
51 Surgical management of suspicious melanocytic lesions in Italy. Dermatology 2013 0.82
52 Whole-body diffusion-weighted imaging: is it all we need for detecting metastases in melanoma patients? Eur Radiol 2013 0.82
53 Circulating melanoma cells and distant metastasis-free survival in stage III melanoma patients with or without adjuvant interferon treatment (EORTC 18991 side study). Eur J Cancer 2009 0.80
54 Future perspectives in melanoma research: meeting report from the "Melanoma Bridge", Napoli, December 5th-8th 2013. J Transl Med 2014 0.80
55 Modification of lymphoscintigraphic sentinel node identification before and after excisional biopsy of primary cutaneous melanoma. Melanoma Res 2008 0.79
56 Subcutaneous immunoglobulins: product characteristics and their role in primary immunodeficiency disease. Int Rev Immunol 2012 0.79
57 Clinical and dermoscopic criteria related to melanoma sentinel lymph node positivity. Anticancer Res 2007 0.79
58 HSPPC-96 vaccine in metastatic melanoma patients: from the state of the art to a possible future. Expert Rev Vaccines 2009 0.78
59 The immunological era in melanoma treatment: new challenges for heat shock protein-based vaccine in the advanced disease. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2011 0.78
60 Sunny holidays before and after melanoma diagnosis are respectively associated with lower Breslow thickness and lower relapse rates in Italy. PLoS One 2013 0.77
61 Oncophage: step to the future for vaccine therapy in melanoma. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2008 0.77
62 Pulsed dose-rate perioperative interstitial brachytherapy for soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities and skeletal muscles of the trunk. Ann Surg Oncol 2005 0.77
63 What is new in melanoma research? Vaccines, Basic and Translational Research in 2003: report of a workshop at the Third Research Meeting on Melanoma, Milan, Italy, May 2003. Melanoma Res 2004 0.77
64 Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for systemic sclerosis. Curr Stem Cell Res Ther 2011 0.77
65 Cutaneous melanoma: digital dermoscopy-essential tool for positive diagnosis. J Cell Mol Med 2006 0.76
66 Dacarbazine in combination with bevacizumab for the treatment of unresectable/metastatic melanoma: a phase II study. Melanoma Res 2015 0.76
67 Early diagnosis of malignant melanoma: Proposal of a working formulation for the management of cutaneous pigmented lesions from the Melanoma Cooperative Group. Int J Oncol 2003 0.76
68 Genomic rearrangements of the CDKN2A locus are infrequent in Italian malignant melanoma families without evidence of CDKN2A/CDK4 point mutations. Melanoma Res 2008 0.75
69 Combined approach for the biomechanical characterization of skin lesions. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2015 0.75
70 What is new in melanoma research: genetics and epidemiology of melanoma in 2003? Review of a workshop held in Milan in May 2003. Melanoma Res 2004 0.75
71 Update: current management issues in malignant melanoma. Melanoma Res 2005 0.75
72 Melanoma Task Force (META) Project in Italy: methodology. Dermatology 2013 0.75
73 Dermatoscopic and histopathological diagnosis of primary and metastatic melanoma: report of a workshop at the Third Research Meeting on Melanoma, Milan, Italy, May 2003. Melanoma Res 2004 0.75
74 Management of small and intermediate congenital nevi: a nationwide survey in Italy. Dermatology 2013 0.75
75 Pelvic sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma patients: is it worthwhile? Melanoma Res 2010 0.75
76 Melanoma - what is new in sentinel node biopsy and locoregional treatments in 2003? Report of a workshop at the Third Research Meeting on Melanoma, Milan, Italy, May 2003. Melanoma Res 2004 0.75
77 Impact of mole mapping in the Italian health system. Dermatology 2013 0.75
78 Diagnostic services for melanoma in Italy. Dermatology 2013 0.75
79 Ipilimumab targeting CD28-CTLA-4 axis: new hope in the treatment of melanoma. Curr Top Med Chem 2012 0.75
80 Analysis of surrogate gene expression markers in peripheral blood of melanoma patients to predict treatment outcome of adjuvant pegylated interferon alpha 2b (EORTC 18991 side study). Cancer Immunol Immunother 2013 0.75
81 [The method of the sentinel lymph node]. Chir Ital 2002 0.75
82 Unknown Primary Melanoma: Worldwide Survey on Clinical Management. Dermatology 2017 0.75