IMI - Epidemiology, genetics and pathogenesis

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  05 | Revisiting cancer risk associated with the MITF p.e318k variant beyond melanoma Debora Tonello¹, Beatrice Zennaro¹, Stefania Pellegrini¹, Monica Quaggio², Luisa Piccin³, Alessio Fabozzi⁴, Luigi Dall’Olmo^2|5, Saveria Tropea⁵, Maria Chiara Scaini¹, Chiara Menin¹ | ¹Immunology and Molecular Oncology Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, Padova; ²Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, Section of Immunology and Oncology, AIDS Reference Center, University of Padova, Padova; ³Medical Oncology 2, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, Padova; ⁴Oncology Unit 3, Veneto Institute of Oncology - IOV-IRCCS, Padua; ⁵Soft-Tissue, Peritoneum, and Melanoma Surgical Oncology Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, Padua, Italy.

  Italian Melanoma Intergroup

  https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2025.10747

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  04 | Association of a novel TERT polymorphism with poorer survival in male patients with melanoma Fortunato Cassalia¹, Maria Santa Rocca², Andrea Di Nisio³, Paolo del Fiore*⁴, Clara Benna^5|7, Ilaria Cosci⁶, Simone Mocellin^4|5, Alberto Ferlin*^2|6 | ¹Department of Dermatology, University of Padua, Padua; ²Unit of Andrology and Reproductive Medicine, University Hospital of Padua, Padua; ³Department of Wellbeing, Nutrition and Sport, Pegaso Telematic University, Naples; ⁴Soft-Tissue, Peritoneum and Melanoma Surgical Oncology Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, Padua; ⁵Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua; ⁶Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua; ⁷Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Cardio-Thoraco-Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.

  Italian Melanoma Intergroup

  https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2025.10746

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  03 | Pancreatic cancer burden in Italian CDKN2a-positive families followed for up to 25 years Eleonora Allavena^1|2, Bruna Dalmasso², Andrea Gambino², Francesca Barbero², Irene Vanni², Cansu Gorgun¹, Francesco Spagnolo^2|4, Enrica Tanda³, Andrea Boutros³, William Bruno^1|2, Lorenza Pastorino^1|2, Paola Ghiorzo^1|2 | ¹Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties - DiMI, University of Genoa; ²Cancer Genetics Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa; ³Medical Oncology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa; ⁴Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Integrated Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.

  Italian Melanoma Intergroup

  https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2025.10745

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  02 | Melanoma training in primary care: comparing traditional teaching with telemedicine-enhanced education. A review Giorgia Ravaglia¹, Edoardo Mora², Debora Cantagalli³, Serena Magi⁴, Laura Mazzoni⁴, Matelda Medri⁴, Cesare Massone⁵, Davide Melandri⁶, Federica Zamagni⁷, Ines Zanna⁸, Gianluca Pistore⁹, Saverio Caini⁸, Salvatore Amato¹⁰, Vincenzo De Giorgi¹¹, Pietro Quaglino¹², Maria Antonietta Pizzichetta^13|14, Giovanni Luigi Tripepi¹⁵, Sofia Spagnolini¹, Ignazio Stanganelli^1|4 | ¹Dermatology Resident Training Program, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma; ²Dermatology Unit, Ospedale S. Anna, Como; ³Primary Care Resident Training program, Ausl Bologna, Bologna; ⁴Skin Cancer Unit, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori "Dino Amadori" – IRST Meldola, Forlì-Cesena; ⁵Dermatology Unit, Ospedali Galliera, Genova; ⁶Dermatology Unit, AUSL Romagna and University of Bologna, Cesena. ⁷Registro Tumori della Regione Emilia Romagna, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori "Dino Amadori" - IRST Meldola, Forlì-Cesena; ⁸Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Institute for Cancer Research, Prevention and Clinical Network, ISPRO, Florence; ⁹Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Istituto Dermopatico dell’Immacolata - IRCCS, Rome; ¹⁰Associazione Dermatologi Ospedalieri Italiani, ADOI, Sicilia and Teledermatology working group, Palermo; ¹¹Dermatology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence; ¹²Dermatologic Clinic, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Torino; ¹³Department of Dermatology, University of Trieste, Trieste; ¹⁴Department of Medical Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano, CRO, IRCCS, Aviano; ¹⁵CNR-IFC, Clinical Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Reggio Calabria, Italy.

  Italian Melanoma Intergroup

  https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2025.10744

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  01 | End-of-life care in advanced melanoma and other skin cancers: a retrospective cohort from an Italian comprehensive cancer center Michela De Mattia¹, Enrica Teresa Tanda³, Andrea Boutros², Virginia Delucchi⁵, Eva Blondeaux⁵, Agostina Lagodin D’Amato¹, Irene Giannubilo¹, Lucia Del Mastro^1|2, Paolo Pronzato³, Francesco Spagnolo^3|4, Claudia Bighin³ | ¹Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Università degli Studi di Genova; ²U.O. Clinica di Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova; ³U.O. Oncologia Medica 2, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova; ⁴Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche e Diagnostiche Integrate, Università di Genova, Genova; ⁵U.O. Epidemiologia Clinica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.

  Italian Melanoma Intergroup

  https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2025.10743

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