Maria Antonietta Gambacorta

Italy

Biography

MD, PhD Professor of Oncological Radiotherapy UCSC - Director of Oncological Radiotherapy at FPG A. Gemelli- IRCCS. She deals with rectal and gynaecological tumours and ablative stereotactic treatments integrated with systemic therapies for advanced tumours. Director of the School of Specialization in Radiation Oncology; Coordinator of the Multidisciplinary Group for the Treatment of Rectal Cancer within the Comprehensive Cancer Centre; Member of the Editorial Committee of the AIOM Guidelines on Rectal Cancer; ESTRO member and lecturer in the ESTRO School and Scientific Advisory Group courses; Coordinator of national multicentre studies on the multimodality treatment of rectal cancer; Former member of the AIRO Board of Directors. Her research focuses on rectal cancer, using intensification protocols for complete tumour response and using minimally invasive surgery with rectal preservation. Development and application of models for the prediction of oncological outcomes, with a focus on the quantitative study of radiological images. 270 publications, H-Index