Cucchiara, Martina
Palano, Maria Teresa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0867-9527
Rubuano, Cristian
De Antoni, Gianluca
Gallazzi, Matteo
Mercatelli, Daniele https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3228-0580
Tagliabue, Marta
Pessi, Adelaide
Catalano, Gianpiero https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1550-2682
Gemelli, Maria
Ricotta, Riccardo
Ferrucci, Pier Francesco
Nappo, Gennaro
Uccella, Silvia
Zerbi, Alessandro
Borsotti, Patrizia
Garattini, Giulia
Di Leva, Federica
Baranzini, Nicolò
Grimaldi, Annalisa
Mortara, Lorenzo
Acquati, Francesco
Muti, Paola Cornelia
Belotti, Dorina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3868-9144
Resovi, Andrea
Bassani, Barbara
Bruno, Antonino https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4790-0861
Article History
Received: 30 July 2025
Revised: 2 February 2026
Accepted: 6 March 2026
First Online: 31 March 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study involves human subjects. The study was approved by the institutional ethics committees of IRCCS MultiMedica (Milan, Italy) protocol number 529/2022 and by ethics committee IRCCS HUMANITAS (Milan, Italy) protocol number 4128/2024, according to Helsinki declaration of 1975 and as revised in 2013. All patients signed the informed consent. Procedures involving animals and their care were conducted in conformity with institutional guidelines that comply with national (Lgs 26/2014) and EU directives laws and policies (EEC Council Directive 2010/63, in line with guidelines for the welfare and use of animals in cancer research. Animal studies were approved by the Mario Negri Institute Animal Care and Use Committee and by the Italian Ministry of Health (DM 85/2013-B and Authorization no.125/2016 PR 519/2021-PR).