Novel Therapies and Diagnostic Methods (Istituto Nazionale Tumori Regina Elena & Istituto Dermatologico San Gallicano)
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Screening: Lazio Lung Screening[edit | edit source]
Primary purpose: To offer a free screening and early diagnosis for lung cancer to heavy smokers or former smokers aged 55 to 75, aiming to increase the chances of detecting lung cancer in its early stages and improving treatment outcomes.
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Diagnostics[edit | edit source]
| Radiology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availability | Uses per year |
| Machine | CT scanners | yes | |
| Machine | MRI (specify the strength and field of the techniques) | 3 | high field strength MRI 3T |
| Machine | Mammography (please specify analogic mammography or digital) | yes | |
| Machine | Digitalised imaging (PACS) | yes | |
| Machine | Digitalised imaging (RIS) | yes | |
| Machine | Ultrasound | yes | |
| Machine | High-intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) | yes | |
| Machine | Gamma Camera | 2 | |
| Technique | MRI-guided biopsy | yes | |
| Technique | Ultrasound-Guided Transcutaneous Tru-Cut Biopsy (USGTCB) | yes | |
| Technique | Stereostatic biopsy | yes | |
| Technique | Ultrasound guided biopsy | yes | |
| Technique | Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) | yes | |
| Technique | Intraductal ultrasound diagnosis of biliary tract strictures (IDUS) | yes | |
| Technique | EBUS-TBNA | yes | |
| Technique | CT guided biopsis | yes | |
| Technique | E/S Fine-needle biopsy | yes | |
| Technique | Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VABB) | yes | |
| Technique | Angiography | yes | |
| Nuclear Medicine | |||
| Type | Name | Availability | Uses per year |
| Machine | Pet Scan | 2 | |
| Machine | PET CT | yes | |
| Facility | Radionuclide treatment facilities | yes | |
| Machine | SPECT | 2 | |
| Machine | SPECT CT | 1 | |
| Technique | Sentinel node scintigraphy | yes | |
| Technique | Bone scintigraphy | yes | |
| Pathology | |||
| Type | Name | Availability | Uses per year |
| Facility | Cytology laboratory | yes | |
| Facility | Histopathology laboratory | yes | |
| Technique | FISH (Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization) | yes | |
| Technique | PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) | yes | |
| Technique | Cytometry | yes | |
| Technique | Liquid biopsy | yes | |
| Technique | Immunofluorescence techniques | yes | |
| Technique | Histochemistry | yes | |
| Technique | Techniques for molecular pathology | yes | |
| Technique | Cytogenetics | yes | |
| Pathology: Molecular Tests | |||
| Type | Name | Availability | Uses per year |
| Technique | PGR | yes | |
| Technique | KI-67 | yes | |
| Technique | PDL1 | yes | |
| Technique | PI3KCA | yes | |
| Technique | ER | yes | |
| Technique | KRAS | yes | |
| Technique | BRAF | yes | |
| Technique | NTRK | yes | |
| Technique | RET | yes | |
| Technique | MET | yes | |
| Technique | EGFR | yes | |
| Technique | ALK | yes | |
| Technique | ROS | yes | |
| Technique | HER2 status | yes | |
| Technique | COMPREHENSIVE MOLECULAR PANELS | yes | |
| Others | |||
| Type | Name | Availability | Uses per year |
| Technique | Bronchoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Colonoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Colposcopy | yes | |
| Technique | Vulvoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Hysteroscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Video dermatoscopy | yes |
Treatment[edit | edit source]
| Surgical Oncology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availability | Uses per year |
| Specialist | Breast surgery | 2 | |
| Specialist | Urological surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Thoracic surgery | 7 | |
| Specialist | Digestive surgery | 7 | |
| Specialist | Neurosurgery | 6 | |
| Specialist | Gynaecological surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Head and neck surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Soft tissue surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Orthopaedic surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Oncoplastic surgery | 9 | |
| Specialist | ENT surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Sarcoma surgery | yes | |
| Technique | video-assisted thoracoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Isolated Limb Hyperthermic Perfusion | yes | |
| Technique | Robotic surgery | yes | |
| Radiotherapy | |||
| Type | Name | Availability | Uses per year |
| Machine | Linear accelerators | 3 | |
| Machine | Linear accelerators with IMRT/VMAT | yes | |
| Machine | Linear accelerators with IGRT | yes | |
| Machine | Linear accelerators with SBRT/SRS | yes | |
| Facility | Proton/carbon facilities | yes | |
| Machine | Dedicated SRS units | yes | |
| Machine | Brachytherapy unit | yes | |
| Machine | Intrabeam | yes | |
| Technique | Intraperitoneal chemo-hyperthermia ( HIPEC) | yes | |
| Technique | Stereotactic radiotherapy | yes | |
| Technique | Locoregional chemotherapy | yes | |
| Technique | Chemoembolization | yes | |
| Technique | Thermal ablation (with radiofrequency or microwave) | yes | |
| Technique | Intraoperative Radiotherapy (IORT) | yes | |
| Technique | 3D conformal radiotherapy | yes | |
| Technique | Radiosurgery | yes | |
| Technique | Proton therapy | yes | |
| Technique | Respiratory motion management | yes | |
| Technique | Adaptive radiotherapy | yes | |
| Technique | Conventional simulation | yes | |
| Technique | Virtual simulation for treatment planning | 1 | |
| Technique | CT planning | yes | |
| Technique | IMRT radiotherapy planning system | yes | |
| Technique | Magnetic resonance for radiotherapy treatment planning | yes | |
| Technique | PET CT treatment planning | yes | |
| Machine | Gamma Knife | yes | |
| Machine | CyberKnife | yes | |
| Machine | TomoTherapy Machines | yes | |
| Hemato-Oncology / Bone Marrow Transplants | |||
| Type | Name | Availability | Uses per year |
| Facility | Transfusion Unit | yes | |
| Facility | Bone marrow / stem cell bank | yes | |
| Facility | Cellular therapy unit with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) | yes | |
| Facility | Number of sterile rooms | yes | |
| Machine | Cytopheresis machine | yes | |
| Technique | Allogenic stem cell transplants | yes | 53 (2016) |
| Technique | Autologous bone marrow transplants | yes | |
| Technique | Autologous stem cell transplants | yes | 147 (2016) |
| Specialists | |||
| Type | Name | Availability | Uses per year |
| Specialist | Physician with a specialisation in palliative care | yes | |
| Specialist | Medical oncologist | 22 | |
| Specialist | Physician specialised in pain treatment | 6 | |
| Specialist | Neurologist | 5 | |
| Specialist | Lung physician | 3 | |
| Specialist | Radiotherapist | yes | |
| Specialist | Psychologist or Psychotherapist | 11 | |
| Specialist | Psychiatrist | yes | |
| Specialist | Pharmacist | 5 | |
| Specialist | Social worker | yes | |
| Specialist | Spiritual care | yes | |
| Specialist | Physiotherapist | 6 | |
| Specialist | Dietitian | yes | |
| Others | |||
| Type | Name | Availability | Uses per year |
| Machine | Endoprosthesis | yes | |
| Technique | Interventional Endoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Embolization with microparticles | yes | |
| Technique | Nephrostomy | yes | |
| Technique | Biliary drainage | yes | |
| Technique | Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy with Pressurized Air Flow (PIPAC) | yes | |
| Facility | Clinical Trial Center | yes | |
| Facility | Phase 1 Clinical Trial Unit | yes | |
| Technique | Peritoneal drainage | yes | |
| Technique | D-J stent | yes | |
| Technique | Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy with Pressurized Air Flow (PIPAC) | yes |
Prevention[edit | edit source]
| Screening and Others | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Lung cancer screening program | yes | |
| Facility | Breast cancer screening program | yes | |
| Facility | Cervical cancer screening program | yes | |
| Facility | Colorectal cancer screening program | yes | |
| Facility | Smoking detoxification center | yes |
Quality of Life[edit | edit source]
| Quality of Life | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Supportive care unit | yes | |
| Facility | Phone/mail contact service | yes | |
| Facility | Survivorship program | yes |
Palliative Care[edit | edit source]
| Palliative Care | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Hospice unit (in the hospital structure or affiliated) | yes | |
| Facility | Home palliative care availability | yes |
