Fondazione Irccs Policlinico San Matteo Di Pavia

This study looks at patients with recurrent throat cancer who need a second surgery. Researchers want to see if one type of surgical flap leads to fewer complications than another. The goal is to help doctors choose the best reconstruction method for these complex cases.

This study is testing a new, faster method to identify the bacteria causing lower respiratory tract infections like pneumonia. Researchers will compare a new DNA sequencing technique to standard lab culture methods in 100 adult patients. The main goal is to see if the new test ca…

This study aims to understand how the variety of bacteria in a person's gut (the gut microbiome) might influence how well they respond to cancer immunotherapy and whether it affects side effects. Researchers will observe 70 adults with solid tumors who are starting immunotherapy.…

This study aims to understand the risk of a hidden hepatitis B virus reactivating in cancer patients receiving immunotherapy. Researchers will observe 60 patients who have cancer and evidence of a past hepatitis B infection but no active virus. The goal is to learn how often the …

This study aims to understand if certain blood clotting factors are common in people with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and whether these factors can help predict how well patients respond to a specific pain treatment called neridronic acid. The research will observe 120 …

This study aims to understand why some patients with a group of blood cancers called MPNs experience severe COVID-19. Researchers are checking the blood of 219 MPN patients for specific proteins called autoantibodies that might weaken the body's early virus defense. The goal is t…

This study aims to learn why some transplant patients respond to a light-based treatment for chronic organ rejection while others do not. Researchers will analyze blood samples from 30 adult kidney or lung transplant patients who are receiving this treatment. By comparing the gen…

This study aimed to understand why some Candida bloodstream infections are becoming resistant to common antifungal medications. Researchers planned to analyze infection patterns before and during the COVID-19 pandemic to see if hospital changes affected these dangerous infections…

This study aims to understand why some patients develop wound leaks after surgery to remove throat cancers. Researchers are looking back at 400 patients who had this surgery to identify factors, like poor nutrition and muscle loss, that increase the risk of complications. The goa…

This study aims to understand how different types of dialysis filters affect immune cells and inflammation in people with kidney failure. Researchers will compare filters that leak different amounts of protein during treatment. The goal is to gather knowledge about how dialysis m…