Andrea Necchi
Biography
Professor Andrea Necchi is a medical oncologist at the Medical Oncology Unit of the IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, directed by Professor Stefano Cascinu. He is also responsible for the medical treatment of genitourinary tumors (kidney, bladder, prostate, testicular tumors, and rare urological tumors).
He is an associate professor of Medical Oncology at the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan.
His educational background began with a degree in Medicine and Surgery with honors in 2004 from the University of Milan, followed by a specialization with honors in Medical Oncology in 2008 from the same university. During his specialization, he undertook specific training in the treatment of hematological malignancies and high-dose chemotherapy for solid tumors. Additionally, he began to focus on the multidisciplinary treatment of urological tumors.
Clinically and in research, Professor Necchi primarily focuses on the treatment of urological malignancies. Throughout his career, he has been one of the first in the world to develop the strategy of pre-operative immunotherapy for infiltrating bladder tumors and has gained significant clinical and research experience in testicular and penile malignancies.
Recently, under his coordination, his research group has initiated clinical studies targeting kidney and prostate tumors. The group is certified to conduct phase I studies aimed at treating patients with urological malignancies. Currently, there are approximately 30 clinical research protocols available to patients within the Unit. All clinical and translational research activities are carried out through a multidisciplinary approach, with close collaboration, particularly with the Urology Unit.
Throughout his career, he has received several awards, including:
- July 2011: 1st Gianni Bonadonna Prize for New Drug Development in Oncology from the Michelangelo Foundation.
- November 2010: Young Researchers Award from the IRCCS National Cancer Institute of Milan.
- May 2012, September 2012, February 2013, February 2015: 4 Merit Awards from the Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
- 2018, 2019: 2 Merit Awards from the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO).
He is a member of the Scientific Committee for the annual meetings of the following international associations:
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
- European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
- European Association of Urology (EAU)
- Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO)
- Société Internationale d’Urologie (SIU)
- European Multidisciplinary Urologic Meeting (EMUC)
He is also a member of the Global Steering Committee for phase 2 and 3 clinical studies in urological malignancies and a co-founder and vice-president of the Global Society of Rare Genitourinary Tumors, an international organization dedicated to research, education, and information on rare genitourinary malignancies. He is a board member of the European Association of Urology – Research Foundation (EAU-RF).
He co-founded an Italian association dedicated to bladder tumors, Palinuro (Patients Free from Urothelial Tumors), and collaborates with ANTURE (National Association of Kidney Tumors).
He is the author and co-author of 299 publications in scientific journals and book chapters, with an H index of 36.