ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda

Hematologic malignancies

Clinical research includes Richter syndrome arising from chronic lymphocytic leukemia, with interest in treatment-sensitive disease biology and immune-based combinations.

  • B-cell lymphoma transformation
  • Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
  • Immunotherapy combinations

Work in this area reflects attention to aggressive lymphoid disease and tumor response in relapsed or transformed blood cancers.

Inflammatory and autoimmune cardiac disease

The sponsor funds studies in inflammatory cardiomyopathy, chronic myocarditis, and severe cardiac inflammation, with a strong focus on inflammatory mechanisms affecting ventricular function and rhythm.

  • Myocarditis
  • Inflammatory cardiomyopathy
  • Heart failure phenotypes

Research also addresses cardiac inflammation linked to pro-arrhythmic risk and supportive medical management.

Colorectal cancer

Studies cover colon cancer and locally advanced rectal cancer, including biologically defined pMMR/MSS colorectal cancer and rectal tumors managed with organ-preserving strategies.

  • Locally advanced rectal cancer
  • Colon cancer
  • Mismatch repair proficient disease

Clinical interest extends to neoadjuvant treatment, tumor response assessment, and disease control in advanced gastrointestinal malignancy.

Perioperative and immune-based oncology

Research activity includes immune checkpoint therapy in colorectal cancer, with exploration of neoadjuvant and pre-operative treatment approaches supported by biomarker evaluation.

  • Checkpoint inhibition
  • Pre-operative treatment
  • Biomarker-driven oncology

These studies reflect interest in integrating immuno-oncology with surgical decision-making and response prediction.

Supportive and anti-inflammatory therapy

The sponsor also investigates colchicine, corticosteroid therapy, and vitamin C in settings where inflammation, cardiac injury, or cancer-related immune modulation are central concerns.

  • Anti-inflammatory treatment
  • Supportive care
  • Immune modulation

These areas show continued involvement in therapeutic strategies for cardiovascular inflammation and solid tumor management.

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Matched clinical trials

  • Study on the Safety and Effectiveness of Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate and Sodium Chloride for Patients with Severe Cardiac Inflammation

    Recruiting

    1 1 1
    Austria Belgium Czechia Finland Italy Slovenia +2
  • Study on Oxaliplatin and Capecitabine for Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

    Not yet recruiting

    1 1 1 1
    Investigated drugs:
    Italy
  • Study on Colchicine for Treating Patients with Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy

    Not yet recruiting

    1 1 1
    Investigated diseases:
    Investigated drugs:
    Italy
  • Study on the Safety and Effectiveness of Venetoclax, Atezolizumab, and Obinutuzumab for Patients with Richter Syndrome from Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

    Not recruiting

    1 1 1
    Investigated diseases:
    Italy
  • Study on High-Dose Vitamin C with Ipilimumab and Nivolumab for Patients with Colorectal Cancer

    Not recruiting

    1 1 1
    Italy