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 why some transplant patients respond better than others to a light-based blood treatment (ECP) for chronic organ rejection. Researchers will analyze blood samples from 30 kidney or lung transplant patients to look for patterns in gene activity. The g…

This study aims to understand how different types of dialysis filters affect the health of immune cells in people with kidney failure. Researchers will compare filters by measuring cell damage and specific waste products in the blood of patients on hemodialysis. The goal is to ga…

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 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…