Carmelo Rizzari - EMA
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Carmelo Rizzari - EMA
Curriculum vitae PERSONAL INFORMATION Carmelo Rizzari WORK EXPERIENCE June 1999–Present Head of the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit University of Milano Bicocca, Hospital S. Gerardo of Monza (Italy) Pediatric Hematology Oncology June 2002–June 2009 Staff Associate Member - High Specialization University of Milano Bicocca, Hospital S. Gerardo of Monza (Italy) Pediatric Hematology Oncology October 1990–June 2002 Staff Assistant Member University of Milano Bicocca, Hospital S. Gerardo of Monza (Italy) Pediatric Hematology-Oncology March 1989–October 1990 Pediatrician Cinisello Balsamo, Milano (Italy) Pediatrics July 1988–September 1988 Medical Service in the public area of care continuity Italian Health Service (Italy) Pediatrics January 1988–May 1988 Medical activity of substitution for General Practitioners or Pediatricians Italian Health Service (Italy) Internal and Emergency Medicine May 1986–September 1988 Permanent Member of the 23rd Commission (ASL Catania) for the evaluation of Civil Invalidity ASL Catania (Italy) Legal medicine and Forensic Sciensces April 1984–October 1985 Medical Officer Italian Military Navy (Italy) Military and Emergency Medicine EDUCATION AND TRAINING November 1977–July 1983 Degree in Medicine and Surgery (Mentor: Prof. G. Russo, Catania) 110/110 cum laude Univerisyt of Catania, School of Medicine and Surgery (Italy) Medicine and Surgery July 1983–November 1983 21/5/16 National abilitation to professional medical activities © European Union, 2002-2015 | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page1 / 12 Curriculum vitae Carmelo Rizzari University of Catania, School of Medicine (Italy) Medicine and Surgery July 1984–August 1984 Stage in pediatric hematology-oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric hematology- Oncology Unit (Mentors: Prof. Martii Siimes, Prof. Mikko Perkkio) University of Helsinki University of Helsinki (Finland) Pediatric Hematology-Oncology February 1985–December 1985 Employment as staff assistant member while resident in Pediatrics at the Department of Pediatrics University of Catania (Italy) Pediatric Hematology-Oncology January 1987–September 1988 Stage in pediatric hematology-oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Milano, Hospital S. Gerardo of Monza (Mentor: Prof. Giuseppe Masera) . University of Milano Bicocca, Hospital S. Gerardo of Monza (Italy) Pediatric Hematology-Oncology November 1984–July 1988 Specialization in Pediatrics (Mentor: Prof. G. Schilirò) 50/50 cum laude (Italy) Pediatric Hematology-Oncology April 1997–October 1997 Visiting Scientist, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, St. Jude Childrens’ Research Hospital (Mentors: Dr. Mary V. Relling, Dr. William E. Evans), Memphis, TN, USA University of Tennessee, Memphis (United States) Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Clinical Pharmacology ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Expertise Involved since the late 80ies in the field of pediatric leukemias with special expertise developed in the field of cancer chemotherapy. Currently he is the full Responsible of the Pediatric HematologyOncology Unit in Monza, which is the largest and first recruiting center for hematological malignancies in Italy. His main professional and scientific achievements are listed below: Participation in the development and drafting of the chemotherapy protocols adopted in Italy since the late 80ies by the AIEOP for the first-line (AIEOP LLA 91, 95, 2000) and second line (REC 98, REC 98, INTREALL) treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Participation in the development and drafting of the chemotherapy protocols adopted in Italy since the late 90ies by the AIEOP for the first-line (AML AIEOP 2002/01-02) and second line (IBFMSG Relapsed AML 2002 study) treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Member of the Trial Steering Committee of the currently ongoing international AIEOP-BFM ALL 2009 Study and coordinator for the pharmacological studies conducted in this trial for E.Coli PEG-ASP and Erwinia C. ASP. Major efforts have been aimed at a better management and understanding on this drug. Member of the AIEOP Trial Steering Committee for the AIEOP ALL and AML front-line and relapsed trials. He is also a member of the AIEOP committee for Myelodisplastic Syndromes. 21/5/16 © European Union, 2002-2015 | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page2 / 12 Curriculum vitae Carmelo Rizzari Co-cordinator since 2007 of the national protocol AIEOP ALL REC 2003 for relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Co-Principal Investigator for Italy in the European protocol IntReALL 2010 funded under the FP7 project for the European Community. In the frame of this trial he has been appointed coordinator of the european working group on studies for ASP. Principal investigator of the Italian international randomized studies AML 2001/01 (FLAG ± DaunoXome) of the International BFM Study Group. Member of the Trial Steering Committe for the upcoming european study for Relapsed AML I-BFMSG AML Relapsed 2014. Member of the European Working Group for the design and implementation of a common european protocol to be started in 2017-2018. Coordinator of the Working Group for surveillance studies of complications and toxic events in AIEOP protocols for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Italian Principal Investigator and member of the 'European Advisory Board of the international randomized EPO-INT-51 on the role of erythropoietin Alfa in the treatment of pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia or solid tumors. Local Principal Investigator of several Phase I-II studies on Clofarabine (Amgen), Dasatinib (Bristol Myers Squibb) Forodesine (Mundipharma), Midostaurine (Novartis), Nilotinib (Novartis), Blinatumomab (Amgen), Bortezomib (Academic Trial), NI-0501-04 (Novimmune), Volasertib (Boehringer Ingelheim), Azacytidine (Celgene). Currently he is the local PI of several additional studies with innovative drugs or strategies. "Expert Consultant" independent outside of the "Therapeutic Expert Group "for the part relating to leukemias and lymphomas" within the project called "TEDDY" (acronym for Task-force in Europe for Drug Development for the Young) Since June 2010 member on behalf of the Italian centers, of the International Quality and Accreditation Committee of the european ITCC (Innovative Therapies in Children with Cancer) consortium. Since May 2012 coordinator of the AIEOP working group for Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacovigilance. In 2013 enabled to hold the position of associate professor in the national academic selection for the General and Specialistic areas of Pediatrics (MED38). Author and coauthor of 80 publications (see attached list) in relevant, high IF scored, peer reviewed journals (Lancet, JCO, Blood, BJH, BJC, Cancer, Haematologica, Leukemia) and author of the follwinfg chapters in scientific books: “Asparaginase Treatment” on “Treatment of acute leukemias – new directions for clinical research”, edited by CH Pui, Humana Press, New Jersey, 2002. “Le leucemie acute in età pediatrica” in Fondamenti di Oncologia Clinica, Editors. F. Cavalli, F. Cognetti A. Costa, R. Orecchia, Elsevier Italia, 2005 Chairman and speaker at several international scientific conferences and meetings (AIEOP, ASH, SIOP, IBFMSG). Data Monitoring Committee Member or Chairman for phase I-II pediatric clinical trials regarding anticancer agents and supportive therapy drugs in the field of pediatric hematology and oncology. Lecturer for students of the Medical School and for post-graduates and residents of the School of Specialization in Paediatrics Tutor, supervisor and co-rapporteur of several theses of the Medical School and of the Residency School in Pediatrics of the University of Milano Bicocca. Peer-reviewer for several scientific journals in the field of Hematology-Oncology (Haematologica, Cancer, Pediatric Blood and Cancer, Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, International Journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Blood, Leukemia, Lancet Oncology, Lancet Haematology). Publications 1: Paganin M, Buldini B, Germano G, Seganfreddo E, Meglio AD, Magrin E, Grillo F, Pigazzi M, Rizzari C, Cazzaniga G, Khiabanian H, Palomero T, Rabadan R, Ferrando AA, Basso G. A Case of T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Relapsed As Myeloid Acute Leukemia. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2016 May 3. doi: 10.1002/pbc.26054. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27149388. 2: van der Sluis IM, Vrooman LM, Pieters R, Baruchel A, Escherich G, Goulden N, 21/5/16 © European Union, 2002-2015 | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page3 / 12 Curriculum vitae Carmelo Rizzari Mondelaers V, de Toledo JS, Rizzari C, Silverman LB, Whitlock JA. Consensus expert recommendations for identification and management of asparaginase hypersensitivity and silent inactivation. Haematologica. 2016 Mar;101(3):279-85. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2015.137380. PubMed PMID: 26928249; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4815719. 3: Conter V, Valsecchi MG, Buldini B, Parasole R, Locatelli F, Colombini A, Rizzari C, Putti MC, Barisone E, Nigro LL, Santoro N, Ziino O, Pession A, Testi AM, Micalizzi C, Casale F, Pierani P, Cesaro S, Cellini M, Silvestri D, Cazzaniga G, Biondi A, Basso G. Early T-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in children treated in AIEOP centres with AIEOP-BFM protocols: a retrospective analysis. Lancet Haematol. 2016 Feb;3(2):e80-6. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(15)00254-9. Epub 2016 Jan 26. PubMed PMID: 26853647. 4: Rizzari C. Still trying to pick the best asparaginase preparation. Lancet Oncol. 2015 Dec;16(16):1580-1. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(15)00451-9. Epub 2015 Nov 6. PubMed PMID: 26549585. 5: Zwaan CM, Kolb EA, Reinhardt D, Abrahamsson J, Adachi S, Aplenc R, De Bont ES, De Moerloose B, Dworzak M, Gibson BE, Hasle H, Leverger G, Locatelli F, Ragu C, Ribeiro RC, Rizzari C, Rubnitz JE, Smith OP, Sung L, Tomizawa D, van den Heuvel-Eibrink MM, Creutzig U, Kaspers GJ. Collaborative Efforts Driving Progress in Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia. J Clin Oncol. 2015 Sep 20;33(27):2949-62. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.62.8289. Epub 2015 Aug 24. Review. PubMed PMID: 26304895; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4567700. 6: Quarello P, Fagioli F, Basso G, Putti MC, Berger M, Luciani M, Rizzari C, Menna G, Masetti R, Locatelli F. Outcome of children with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) experiencing primary induction failure in the AIEOP AML 2002/01 clinical trial. Br J Haematol. 2015 Nov;171(4):566-73. doi: 10.1111/bjh.13611. Epub 2015 Jul 30. PubMed PMID: 26223157. 7: Togni M, Masetti R, Pigazzi M, Astolfi A, Zama D, Indio V, Serravalle S, Manara E, Bisio V, Rizzari C, Basso G, Pession A, Locatelli F. Identification of the NUP98-PHF23 fusion gene in pediatric cytogenetically normal acute myeloid leukemia by whole-transcriptome sequencing. J Hematol Oncol. 2015 Jun 12;8:69. doi: 10.1186/s13045-015-0167-8. PubMed PMID: 26066811; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4467064. 8: Asselin B, Rizzari C. Asparaginase pharmacokinetics and implications of therapeutic drug monitoring. Leuk Lymphoma. 2015;56(8):2273-80. doi: 10.3109/10428194.2014.1003056. Epub 2015 Mar 11. Review. PubMed PMID: 25586605; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4732456. 9: Magnani C, Mattioli S, Miligi L, Ranucci A, Rondelli R, Salvan A, Bisanti L, Masera G, Rizzari C, Zambon P, Cannizzaro S, Gafà L, Luzzatto LL, Benvenuti A, Michelozzi P, Kirchmayer U, Cocco P, Biddau P, Galassi C, Celentano E, Guarino E, Assennato G, de Nichilo G, Merlo DF, Bocchini V, Pannelli F, Mosciatti P, Minelli L, Chiavarini M, Cuttini M, Casotto V, Torregrossa MV, Valenti RM, Forastiere F, Haupt R, Lagorio S, Risica S, Polichetti A. SETIL: Italian multicentric epidemiological case-control study on risk factors for childhood leukaemia, non hodgkin lymphoma and neuroblastoma: study population and prevalence of risk factors in Italy. Ital J Pediatr. 2014 Dec 24;40:103. doi: 10.1186/s13052-014-0103-5. PubMed PMID: 25539823; PubMed Central PMCID: 21/5/16 © European Union, 2002-2015 | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page4 / 12 Curriculum vitae Carmelo Rizzari PMC4310183. 10: Pigazzi M, Manara E, Buldini B, Beqiri V, Bisio V, Tregnago C, Rondelli R, Masetti R, Putti MC, Fagioli F, Rizzari C, Pession A, Locatelli F, Basso G. Minimal residual disease monitored after induction therapy by RQ-PCR can contribute to tailor treatment of patients with t(8;21) RUNX1-RUNX1T1 rearrangement. Haematologica. 2015 Mar;100(3):e99-101. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2014.114579. Epub 2014 Dec 5. PubMed PMID: 25480496; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4349288. 11: Guenat D, Quentin S, Rizzari C, Lundin C, Coliva T, Edery P, Fryssira H, Bermont L, Ferrand C, Soulier J, Borg C, Rohrlich PS. Constitutional and somatic deletions of the Williams-Beuren syndrome critical region in non-Hodgkin lymphoma. J Hematol Oncol. 2014 Nov 7;7:82. doi: 10.1186/s13045-014-0082-4. PubMed PMID: 25388916; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4228180. 12: Rizzari C, Putti MC, Colombini A, Casagranda S, Ferrari GM, Papayannidis C, Iacobucci I, Abbenante MC, Sartor C, Martinelli G. Rationale for a pediatric-inspired approach in the adolescent and young adult population with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, with a focus on asparaginase treatment. Hematol Rep. 2014 Sep 30;6(3):5554. doi: 10.4081/hr.2014.5554. eCollection 2014 Aug 26. Review. PubMed PMID: 25317319; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4194384. 13: Parodi S, Merlo DF, Ranucci A, Miligi L, Benvenuti A, Rondelli R, Magnani C, Haupt R; SETIL Working Group. Risk of neuroblastoma, maternal characteristics and perinatal exposures: the SETIL study. Cancer Epidemiol. 2014 Dec;38(6):686-94. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2014.09.007. Epub 2014 Oct 1. PubMed PMID: 25280392. 14: Bachas C, Schuurhuis GJ, Reinhardt D, Creutzig U, Kwidama ZJ, Zwaan CM, van den Heuvel-Eibrink MM, De Bont ES, Elitzur S, Rizzari C, de Haas V, Zimmermann M, Cloos J, Kaspers GJ. Clinical relevance of molecular aberrations in paediatric acute myeloid leukaemia at first relapse. Br J Haematol. 2014 Sep;166(6):902-10. doi: 10.1111/bjh.12989. Epub 2014 Jun 25. PubMed PMID: 24962064. 15: Creutzig U, Zimmermann M, Dworzak MN, Gibson B, Tamminga R, Abrahamsson J, Ha SY, Hasle H, Maschan A, Bertrand Y, Leverger G, von Neuhoff C, Razzouk B, Rizzari C, Smisek P, Smith OP, Stark B, Reinhardt D, Kaspers GL. The prognostic significance of early treatment response in pediatric relapsed acute myeloid leukemia: results of the international study Relapsed AML 2001/01. Haematologica. 2014 Sep;99(9):1472-8. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2014.104182. Epub 2014 Apr 24. PubMed PMID: 24763401; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4562536. 16: Rizzari C. Shedding light on the asparaginase galaxy. Blood. 2014 Mar 27;123(13):1976-8. doi: 10.1182/blood-2014-02-553040. PubMed PMID: 24677398. 17: Conter V, Valsecchi MG, Parasole R, Putti MC, Locatelli F, Barisone E, Lo Nigro L, Santoro N, Aricò M, Ziino O, Pession A, Testi AM, Micalizzi C, Casale F, Zecca M, Casazza G, Tamaro P, La Barba G, Notarangelo LD, Silvestri D, Colombini A, Rizzari C, Biondi A, Masera G, Basso G. Childhood high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia in first remission: results after chemotherapy or transplant from the AIEOP ALL 2000 study. Blood. 2014 Mar 6;123(10):1470-8. doi: 10.1182/blood-2013-10-532598. Epub 2014 Jan 10. PubMed PMID: 24415536. 18: Badaloni C, Ranucci A, Cesaroni G, Zanini G, Vienneau D, Al-Aidrous F, De Hoogh K, Magnani C, Forastiere F; SETIL Study Group. Air pollution and childhood leukaemia: a nationwide case-control study in Italy. Occup Environ Med. 2013 21/5/16 © European Union, 2002-2015 | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page5 / 12 Curriculum vitae Carmelo Rizzari Dec;70(12):876-83. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2013-101604. Epub 2013 Sep 18. PubMed PMID: 24142970. 19: Masetti R, Togni M, Astolfi A, Pigazzi M, Manara E, Indio V, Rizzari C, Rutella S, Basso G, Pession A, Locatelli F. DHH-RHEBL1 fusion transcript: a novel recurrent feature in the new landscape of pediatric CBFA2T3-GLIS2-positive acute myeloid leukemia. Oncotarget. 2013 Oct;4(10):1712-20. PubMed PMID: 24127550; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3858557. 20: Chiu M, Franchi-Gazzola R, Bussolati O, D'Amico G, Dell'Acqua F, Rizzari C. Asparagine levels in the bone marrow of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia during asparaginase therapy. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2013 Nov;60(11):1915. doi: 10.1002/pbc.24663. Epub 2013 Jul 30. PubMed PMID: 23900737. 21: Ruggiero A, Triarico S, Trombatore G, Battista A, Dell'acqua F, Rizzari C, Riccardi R. Incidence, clinical features and management of hypersensitivity reactions to chemotherapeutic drugs in children with cancer. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2013 Oct;69(10):1739-46. doi: 10.1007/s00228-013-1546-0. Epub 2013 Jun 14. Review. PubMed PMID: 23765411. 22: Zwaan CM, Rizzari C, Mechinaud F, Lancaster DL, Lehrnbecher T, van der Velden VH, Beverloo BB, den Boer ML, Pieters R, Reinhardt D, Dworzak M, Rosenberg J, Manos G, Agrawal S, Strauss L, Baruchel A, Kearns PR. Dasatinib in children and adolescents with relapsed or refractory leukemia: results of the CA180-018 phase I dose-escalation study of the Innovative Therapies for Children with Cancer Consortium. J Clin Oncol. 2013 Jul 1;31(19):2460-8. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2012.46.8280. Epub 2013 May 28. PubMed PMID: 23715577. 23: Pession A, Masetti R, Rizzari C, Putti MC, Casale F, Fagioli F, Luciani M, Lo Nigro L, Menna G, Micalizzi C, Santoro N, Testi AM, Zecca M, Biondi A, Pigazzi M, Rutella S, Rondelli R, Basso G, Locatelli F; AIEOP AML Study Group. Results of the AIEOP AML 2002/01 multicenter prospective trial for the treatment of children with acute myeloid leukemia. Blood. 2013 Jul 11;122(2):170-8. doi: 10.1182/blood-2013-03-491621. Epub 2013 May 14. PubMed PMID: 23673857. 24: Lo Nigro L, Mirabile E, Tumino M, Caserta C, Cazzaniga G, Rizzari C, Silvestri D, Buldini B, Barisone E, Casale F, Luciani M, Locatelli F, Messina C, Micalizzi C, Pession A, Parasole R, Santoro N, Masera G, Basso G, Aricò M, Valsecchi M, Biondi A, Conter V; AIEOP—Scientific Committee of ALL. Detection of PICALM-MLLT10 (CALM-AF10) and outcome in children with T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leukemia. 2013 Dec;27(12):2419-21. doi: 10.1038/leu.2013.149. Epub 2013 May 14. PubMed PMID: 23670296. 25: Santoro N, Colombini A, Silvestri D, Grassi M, Giordano P, Parasole R, Barisone E, Caruso R, Conter V, Valsecchi MG, Masera G, Rizzari C. Screening for coagulopathy and identification of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at a higher risk of symptomatic venous thrombosis: an AIEOP experience. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2013 Jul;35(5):348-55. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31828dc614. PubMed PMID: 23619106. 26: Cianci P, Tono V, Sala A, Locatelli L, Carta C, Rizzari C, Biondi A, Selicorni A. A boy with Burkitt lymphoma associated with Noonan syndrome due to a mutation in RAF1. Am J Med Genet A. 2013 Jun;161A(6):1401-4. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35875. Epub 2013 Apr 23. PubMed PMID: 23613113. 27: Rizzari C, Conter V, Starý J, Colombini A, Moericke A, Schrappe M. Optimizing 21/5/16 © European Union, 2002-2015 | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page6 / 12 Curriculum vitae Carmelo Rizzari asparaginase therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Curr Opin Oncol. 2013 Mar;25 Suppl 1:S1-9. doi: 10.1097/CCO.0b013e32835d7d85. Review. PubMed PMID: 23380829. 28: Kaspers GJ, Zimmermann M, Reinhardt D, Gibson BE, Tamminga RY, Aleinikova O, Armendariz H, Dworzak M, Ha SY, Hasle H, Hovi L, Maschan A, Bertrand Y, Leverger GG, Razzouk BI, Rizzari C, Smisek P, Smith O, Stark B, Creutzig U. Improved outcome in pediatric relapsed acute myeloid leukemia: results of a randomized trial on liposomal daunorubicin by the International BFM Study Group. J Clin Oncol. 2013 Feb 10;31(5):599-607. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2012.43.7384. Epub 2013 Jan 14. PubMed PMID: 23319696. 29: Romaniello R, Arrigoni F, Citterio A, Tonelli A, Sforzini C, Rizzari C, Pessina M, Triulzi F, Bassi MT, Borgatti R. Cerebroretinal microangiopathy with calcifications and cysts associated with CTC1 and NDP mutations. J Child Neurol. 2013 Dec;28(12):1702-8. doi: 10.1177/0883073812467849. Epub 2012 Dec 5. PubMed PMID: 23220793. 30: Rizzari C, Cazzaniga G, Coliva T, De Angelis C, Conter V. Predictive factors of relapse and survival in childhood acute myeloid leukemia: role of minimal residual disease. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2011 Sep;11(9):1391-401. doi: 10.1586/era.11.37. Review. PubMed PMID: 21929313. 31: Pigazzi M, Masetti R, Bresolin S, Beghin A, Di Meglio A, Gelain S, Trentin L, Baron E, Giordan M, Zangrando A, Buldini B, Leszl A, Putti MC, Rizzari C, Locatelli F, Pession A, Te Kronnie G, Basso G. MLL partner genes drive distinct gene expression profiles and genomic alterations in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia: an AIEOP study. Leukemia. 2011 Mar;25(3):560-3. doi: 10.1038/leu.2010.316. Epub 2011 Feb 18. PubMed PMID: 21331072. 32: Chiapparini L, Uziel G, Vallinoto C, Bruzzone MG, Rovelli A, Tricomi G, Bizzi A, Nardocci N, Rizzari C, Savoiardo M. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis with neurological presentation: MRI findings and a nearly miss diagnosis. Neurol Sci. 2011 Jun;32(3):473-7. doi: 10.1007/s10072-010-0467-2. Epub 2011 Jan 14. PubMed PMID: 21234777. 33: Pieters R, Hunger SP, Boos J, Rizzari C, Silverman L, Baruchel A, Goekbuget N, Schrappe M, Pui CH. L-asparaginase treatment in acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a focus on Erwinia asparaginase. Cancer. 2011 Jan 15;117(2):238-49. doi: 10.1002/cncr.25489. Epub 2010 Sep 7. Review. PubMed PMID: 20824725; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3000881. 34: Conter V, Aricò M, Basso G, Biondi A, Barisone E, Messina C, Parasole R, De Rossi G, Locatelli F, Pession A, Santoro N, Micalizzi C, Citterio M, Rizzari C, Silvestri D, Rondelli R, Lo Nigro L, Ziino O, Testi AM, Masera G, Valsecchi MG; Associazione Italiana di Ematologia ed Oncologia Pediatrica. Long-term results of the Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (AIEOP) Studies 82, 87, 88, 91 and 95 for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leukemia. 2010 Feb;24(2):255-64. doi: 10.1038/leu.2009.250. Epub 2009 Dec 17. PubMed PMID: 20016536. 35: Locatelli F, Testi AM, Bernardo ME, Rizzari C, Bertaina A, Merli P, Pession A, Giraldi E, Parasole R, Barberi W, Zecca M. Clofarabine, cyclophosphamide and etoposide as single-course re-induction therapy for children with refractory/multiple relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Br J Haematol. 2009 21/5/16 © European Union, 2002-2015 | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page7 / 12 Curriculum vitae Carmelo Rizzari Nov;147(3):371-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2009.07882.x. Epub 2009 Aug 29. PubMed PMID: 19747360. 36: Rizzari C, Biondi A. Tailoring treatment strategy for acute promyelocytic leukemia in low-income countries. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2009 Sep;53(3):303-5. doi: 10.1002/pbc.22087. PubMed PMID: 19544375. 37: Paganin M, Zecca M, Fabbri G, Polato K, Biondi A, Rizzari C, Locatelli F, Basso G. Minimal residual disease is an important predictive factor of outcome in children with relapsed 'high-risk' acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leukemia. 2008 Dec;22(12):2193-200. doi: 10.1038/leu.2008.227. Epub 2008 Aug 28. PubMed PMID: 18754029. 38: Marangon E, Citterio M, Sala F, Barisone E, Lippi AA, Rizzari C, Biondi A, D'Incalci M, Zucchetti M. Pharmacokinetic profile of imatinib mesylate and N-desmethyl-imatinib (CGP 74588) in children with newly diagnosed Ph+ acute leukemias. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2009 Feb;63(3):563-6. doi: 10.1007/s00280-008-0764-0. Epub 2008 Jun 3. PubMed PMID: 18521606. 39: Aricò M, Valsecchi MG, Rizzari C, Barisone E, Biondi A, Casale F, Locatelli F, Lo Nigro L, Luciani M, Messina C, Micalizzi C, Parasole R, Pession A, Santoro N, Testi AM, Silvestri D, Basso G, Masera G, Conter V. Long-term results of the AIEOP-ALL-95 Trial for Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: insight on the prognostic value of DNA index in the framework of Berlin-Frankfurt-Muenster based chemotherapy. J Clin Oncol. 2008 Jan 10;26(2):283-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2007.12.3927. PubMed PMID: 18182669. 40: Einaudi S, Bertorello N, Masera N, Farinasso L, Barisone E, Rizzari C, Corrias A, Villa A, Riva F, Saracco P, Pastore G. Adrenal axis function after high-dose steroid therapy for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2008 Mar;50(3):537-41. PubMed PMID: 17828747. 41: Pigullo S, Haupt R, Dufour C, Di Michele P, Valsecchi MG, Basso G, Rizzari C, Biondi A, Lanciotti M. Are genotypes of glutathione S-transferase superfamily a risk factor for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia? Results of an Italian case-control study. Leukemia. 2007 May;21(5):1122-4. Epub 2007 Feb 22. PubMed PMID: 17315021. 42: Kishi S, Cheng C, French D, Pei D, Das S, Cook EH, Hijiya N, Rizzari C, Rosner GL, Frudakis T, Pui CH, Evans WE, Relling MV. Ancestry and pharmacogenetics of antileukemic drug toxicity. Blood. 2007 May 15;109(10):4151-7. Epub 2007 Jan 30. PubMed PMID: 17264302; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1885506. 43: Biondi A, Rizzari C, Valsecchi MG, De Lorenzo P, Aricò M, Basso G, Locatelli F, Lo Nigro L, De Rossi G, Masera G. Role of treatment intensification in infants with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: results of two consecutive AIEOP studies. Haematologica. 2006 Apr;91(4):534-7. Epub 2006 Mar 15. PubMed PMID: 16537119. 44: Rizzari C, Citterio M, Zucchetti M, Conter V, Chiesa R, Colombini A, Malguzzi S, Silvestri D, D'Incalci M. A pharmacological study on pegylated asparaginase used in front-line treatment of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Haematologica. 2006 Jan;91(1):24-31. PubMed PMID: 16434367. 45: Pession A, Valsecchi MG, Masera G, Kamps WA, Magyarosy E, Rizzari C, van Wering ER, Lo Nigro L, van der Does A, Locatelli F, Basso G, Aricò M. Long-term results of a randomized trial on extended use of high dose L-asparaginase for 21/5/16 © European Union, 2002-2015 | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page8 / 12 Curriculum vitae Carmelo Rizzari standard risk childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. J Clin Oncol. 2005 Oct 1;23(28):7161-7. PubMed PMID: 16192600. 46: Aricò M, Conter V, Valsecchi MG, Rizzari C, Boccalatte MF, Barisone E, Messina C, De Rossi G, Lo Nigro L, Pession A, Locatelli F, Micalizzi C, Basso G. Treatment reduction in highly selected standard-risk childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The AIEOP ALL-9501 study. Haematologica. 2005 Sep;90(9):1186-91. PubMed PMID: 16154841. 47: Pession A, Rondelli R, Basso G, Rizzari C, Testi AM, Fagioli F, De Stefano P, Locatelli F; AML Strategy & Study Committee of the Associazione Italiana di Ematologia e Oncologia Pediatrica (AIEOP). Treatment and long-term results in children with acute myeloid leukaemia treated according to the AIEOP AML protocols. Leukemia. 2005 Dec;19(12):2043-53. PubMed PMID: 16107897. 48: Santoro N, Giordano P, Del Vecchio GC, Guido G, Rizzari C, Varotto S, Masera G, De Mattia D. Ischemic stroke in children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a retrospective study. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2005 Mar;27(3):153-7. PubMed PMID: 15750448. 49: Frascella E, Rondelli R, Pigazzi M, Zampieron C, Fagioli F, Favre C, Lippi AA, Locatelli F, Luciani M, Menna G, Micalizzi C, Rizzari C, Testi AM, Pession A, Basso G. Clinical features of childhood acute myeloid leukaemia with specific gene rearrangements. Leukemia. 2004 Aug;18(8):1427-9. PubMed PMID: 15201852. 50: Beretta C, Gaipa G, Rossi V, Bernasconi S, Spinelli O, Dell'Oro MG, Rizzari C, Rambaldi A, Biondi A, Cazzaniga G. Development of a quantitative-PCR method for specific FLT3/ITD monitoring in acute myeloid leukemia. Leukemia. 2004 Aug;18(8):1441-4. PubMed PMID: 15201851. 51: Rizzari C, Valsecchi MG, Aricò M, Miniero R, Messina C, De Rossi G, Testi AM, Mura R, Galimberti S, Biondi A, Locatelli F, Conter V. Outcome of very late relapse in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Haematologica. 2004 Apr;89(4):427-34. PubMed PMID: 15075076. 52: Giordano P, Santoro N, Del Vecchio GC, Rizzari C, Masera G, De Mattia D. T-immunophenotype is associated with an increased prevalence of thrombosis in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. A retrospective study. Haematologica. 2003 Sep;88(9):1079-80. PubMed PMID: 12969822. 53: Sala A, Lanciotti M, Valsecchi MG, di Michele P, Dufour C, Haupt R, Basso G, Rizzari C, Biondi A. Genotypes of the glutathione S-transferase superfamily do not correlate with outcome of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leukemia. 2003 May;17(5):981-3. PubMed PMID: 12750715. 54: Arrigoni P, Beretta C, Silvestri D, Rossi V, Rizzari C, Valsecchi MG, Cazzaniga G, Biondi A. FLT3 internal tandem duplication in childhood acute myeloid leukaemia: association with hyperleucocytosis in acute promyelocytic leukaemia. Br J Haematol. 2003 Jan;120(1):89-92. PubMed PMID: 12492581. 55: Aricò M, Valsecchi MG, Conter V, Rizzari C, Pession A, Messina C, Barisone E, Poggi V, De Rossi G, Locatelli F, Micalizzi MC, Basso G, Masera G. Improved outcome in high-risk childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia defined by prednisone-poor response treated with double Berlin-Frankfurt-Muenster protocol II. Blood. 2002 Jul 15;100(2):420-6. PubMed PMID: 12091331. 56: Rizzari C, Valsecchi MG, Aricò M, Conter V, Testi A, Barisone E, Casale F, Lo Nigro L, Rondelli R, Basso G, Santoro N, Masera G; Associazione Italiano 21/5/16 © European Union, 2002-2015 | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page9 / 12 Curriculum vitae Carmelo Rizzari Ematologia Oncologia Pediatrica. Effect of protracted high-dose L-asparaginase given as a second exposure in a Berlin-Frankfurt-Münster-based treatment: results of the randomized 9102 intermediate-risk childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia study--a report from the Associazione Italiana Ematologia Oncologia Pediatrica. J Clin Oncol. 2001 Mar 1;19(5):1297-303. PubMed PMID: 11230471. 57: Conter V, Aricò M, Valsecchi MG, Basso G, Biondi A, Madon E, Mandelli F, Paolucci G, Pession A, Rizzari C, Rondelli R, Zanesco L, Masera G. Long-term results of the Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (AIEOP) acute lymphoblastic leukemia studies, 1982-1995. Leukemia. 2000 Dec;14(12):2196-204. PubMed PMID: 11187911. 58: Rizzari C, Zucchetti M, Conter V, Diomede L, Bruno A, Gavazzi L, Paganini M, Sparano P, Lo Nigro L, Aricò M, Milani M, D'Incalci M. L-asparagine depletion and L-asparaginase activity in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia receiving i.m. or i.v. Erwinia C. or E. coli L-asparaginase as first exposure. Ann Oncol. 2000 Feb;11(2):189-93. PubMed PMID: 10761754. 59: Riva L, Conter V, Rizzari C, Jankovic M, Sala A, Milani M. Successful treatment of intrathecal methotrexate overdose with folinic acid rescue: a case report. Acta Paediatr. 1999 Jul;88(7):780-2. Review. PubMed PMID: 10447141. 60: Rizzari C, Malberti R, Dell'Orto M, Milani M, Jankovic M, Ferrari E, Conter V. Transient myeloproliferative disorder associated with trisomy 21: is a short course of chemotherapy indicated in patients with liver impairment and severe clinical problems? Med Pediatr Oncol. 1999 Jun;32(6):453-4. PubMed PMID: 10358708. 61: Conter V, Aricò M, Valsecchi MG, Rizzari C, Testi A, Miniero R, Di Tullio MT, Lo Nigro L, Pession A, Rondelli R, Messina C, Santoro N, Mori PG, De Rossi G, Tamaro P, Silvestri D, Biondi A, Basso G, Masera G. Intensive BFM chemotherapy for childhood ALL: interim analysis of the AIEOP-ALL 91 study. Associazione Italiana Ematologia Oncologia Pediatrica. Haematologica. 1998 Sep;83(9):791-9. PubMed PMID: 9825576. 62: Rizzari C, Conter V. Bone marrow biopsy as prognostic indicator in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia--another opinion. Med Pediatr Oncol. 1998 May;30(5):315-7. PubMed PMID: 9544233. 63: Rizzari C, Valsecchi MG, Conter V. MTHFR 677C-->T mutation and neural-tube defects. Lancet. 1997 Nov 15;350(9089):1479-80. PubMed PMID: 9371193. 64: Conter V, Schrappe M, Aricó M, Reiter A, Rizzari C, Dördelmann M, Valsecchi MG, Zimmermann M, Ludwig WD, Basso G, Masera G, Riehm H. Role of cranial radiotherapy for childhood T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia with high WBC count and good response to prednisone. Associazione Italiana Ematologia Oncologia Pediatrica and the Berlin-Frankfurt-Münster groups. J Clin Oncol. 1997 Aug;15(8):2786-91. PubMed PMID: 9256120. 65: Gentili D, Conter V, Rizzari C, Tschuemperlin B, Zucchetti M, Orlandoni D, D'Incalci M, Masera G. L-Asparagine depletion in plasma and cerebro-spinal fluid of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia during subsequent exposures to Erwinia L-asparaginase. Ann Oncol. 1996 Sep;7(7):725-30. PubMed PMID: 8905031. 66: Rizzari C, Conter V. Rothmund-Thomson syndrome, malignant diseases, and treatment opportunities. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 1996 Mar-Apr;13(2):195-6. PubMed PMID: 8721038. 21/5/16 © European Union, 2002-2015 | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page10 / 12 Curriculum vitae Carmelo Rizzari 67: Conter V, D'Angelo P, Rizzari C, Jankovic M, Dampier C, Masera G, Johnson FL. High-dose cytosine arabinoside and fractionated total body irradiation as a preparative regimen for the treatment of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and Down syndrome by allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant. 1996 Feb;17(2):287-9. PubMed PMID: 8640182. 68: Rizzari C, Bacchiocchi D, Rovelli A, Biondi A, Cantu'-Rajnoldi A, Uderzo C, Masera G. Myelodysplastic syndrome in a child with Rothmund-Thomson syndrome: a case report. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 1996 Feb;18(1):96-7. PubMed PMID: 8556381. 69: Conter V, Aricò M, Valsecchi MG, Rizzari C, Testi AM, Messina C, Mori PG, Miniero R, Colella R, Basso G, et al. Extended intrathecal methotrexate may replace cranial irradiation for prevention of CNS relapse in children with intermediate-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with Berlin-Frankfurt-Münster-based intensive chemotherapy. The Associazione Italiana di Ematologia ed Oncologia Pediatrica. J Clin Oncol. 1995 Oct;13(10):2497-502. PubMed PMID: 7595699. 70: Rizzari C, Conter V. "Childhood ALL and cystic fibrosis--treatment and outcome". Med Pediatr Oncol. 1995 Sep;25(3):223. PubMed PMID: 7623733. 71: Barzaghi A, Dell'Orto M, Rovelli A, Rizzari C, Colombini A, Uderzo C. Central venous catheter clots: incidence, clinical significance and catheter care in patients with hematologic malignancies. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 1995 May-Jun;12(3):243-50. PubMed PMID: 7640177. 72: Aricò M, Basso G, Mandelli F, Rizzari C, Colella R, Barisone E, Zanesco L, Rondelli R, Pession A, Masera G. Good steroid response in vivo predicts a favorable outcome in children with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The Associazione Italiana Ematologia Oncologia Pediatrica (AIEOP). Cancer. 1995 Apr 1;75(7):1684-93. PubMed PMID: 8826928. 73: Rizzari C, Conter V, D'Angelo P, Cantù-Rajnoldi A, Masera G. Efficacy of prolonged low-dose steroid treatment in a child with idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome: a case report. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 1995 Mar-Apr;12(2):209-12. PubMed PMID: 7626393. 74: D'Angelo P, Mura R, Rizzari C, Conter V, Bellini F, Valsecchi MG, Manganini C, Silvestri D, Masera G. Prognostic value of nephromegaly at diagnosis of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Acta Haematol. 1995;94(2):84-9. PubMed PMID: 7484018. 75: D'Angelo P, Conter V, Di Chiara G, Rizzari C, Memeo A, Barigozzi P. Severe osteoporosis and multiple vertebral collapses in a child during treatment for B-ALL. Acta Haematol. 1993;89(1):38-42. PubMed PMID: 8480485. 76: Rovelli A, Biondi A, Cantù Rajnoldi A, Conter V, Giudici G, Jankovic M, Locasciulli A, Rizzari C, Romitti L, Rossi MR, et al. Microgranular variant of acute promyelocytic leukemia in children. J Clin Oncol. 1992 Sep;10(9):1413-8. PubMed PMID: 1517784. 77: Rizzari C, Conter V, Jankovic M, D'Angelo P, Masera G, Costantini D, Bettinelli ME, Giunta AM. Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in a child with cystic fibrosis. Haematologica. 1992 Sep-Oct;77(5):427-9. Review. PubMed PMID: 1483594. 78: Mura R, D'Angelo P, Rizzari C, Biondi A, Giudici G, Crosti L, Castagni M, Cantu'-Rajnoldi A. Lineage switch in a childhood T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 1992 Jul-Sep;9(3):281-8. PubMed PMID: 1525008. 21/5/16 © European Union, 2002-2015 | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page11 / 12 Curriculum vitae Carmelo Rizzari 79: Rizzari C, Palamone G, Corbetta A, Uderzo C, Viganò EF, Codecasa G. Central venous catheter-related infections in pediatric hematology-oncology patients: role of home and hospital management. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 1992 Apr-Jun;9(2):115-23. PubMed PMID: 1524988. 80: Uderzo C, D'Angelo P, Rizzari C, Viganò EF, Rovelli A, Gornati G, Codecasa G, Locasciulli A, Masera G. Central venous catheter-related complications after bone marrow transplantation in children with hematological malignancies. Bone Marrow Transplant. 1992 Feb;9(2):113-7. PubMed PMID: 1571709. 81: Rizzari C, Conter V, Jankovic M, Uderzo C, Masera G, Cappellini A, Rajnoldi AC. Isolated muscular relapse in a child with B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia, off therapy. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 1991 Jul-Sep;8(3):263-7. PubMed PMID: 1742186. 82: Schiliro G, Rizzari C, Testa R, Lo Faro F, Comisi FF, Russo A. Association of Hb S [beta 6(A3)Glu----Val] and Hb I-interlaken [alpha 15(A13)Gly----Asp] in a Sicilian man; review of the occurrence of Hb I-interlaken in Sicily. Hemoglobin. 1989;13(4):403-10. Review. PubMed PMID: 2666359. 83: Rizzari C, Santamaria M, Galli MA, Jankovic M, Uderzo C. [Early daunorubicin cardiotoxicity and fatal outcome in a child with acute myeloblastic leukemia (M2)]. Pediatr Med Chir. 1987 Nov-Dec;9(6):749-50. Italian. PubMed PMID: 3481847. 84: Russo A, Di Bella D, Lo Bianco M, Rizzari C, Schilirò G. Convulsions and intracranial calcifications in a leukemic infant receiving only intrathecal methotrexate as central nervous system prophylaxis. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 1987;4(3):269-72. PubMed PMID: 3152931. 85: Russo A, Tomarchio S, Pero G, Consoli G, Marina R, Rizzari C, Schilirò G. Abnormal visual-evoked potentials in leukemic children after cranial radiation. 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