Cardiology and Oncology Integration Paves the Way for New Treatments in Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias – IEO
Corrado Carbucicchio and Barbara Jereczek-Fossa

Cardiology and Oncology Integration Paves the Way for New Treatments in Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias – IEO

European Institute of Oncology shared a post on LinkedIn:

“An important collaboration between Monzino Cardiology Center and European Institute of Oncology opens up new perspectives in the treatment of malignant ventricular arrhythmias.

The results of STRA-MI-VT, the first Italian study on the use of stereotactic radiotherapy in a single session, show a control of arrhythmias greater than 80%, with better results than traditional techniques.

A goal made possible by the joint work of Monzino cardiologists and IEO radio-oncologists, led respectively by Dr. Corrado Carbucicchio – Director of the Operational Unit for the treatment of Ventricular Arrhythmias Monzino, Creator and Principal Investigator of the Study – and by Prof. Barbara Jereczek-Fossa – Director of the IEO Radiotherapy Division, which confirms the value of the integration between cardiological and oncological skills.

The STRA-MI-VT study, one of the most representative in the world for the methodology used and for the severity and complexity of the patients treated, paves the way for a new treatment strategy: it is reasonable to think that even patients with less dramatic arrhythmic presentations can benefit from this innovative therapeutic option in the short term.”

Barbara Jereczek-Fossa, Full Professor of Radiation Oncology at Milan University, Chair of Radiation Oncology at the European Institute of Oncology, shared this post, adding:

“STAR (radioablation) was associated with a significant reduction in ICD therapies, with an average decrease of 81%.

STRA-MI-VT phase I/II trial reflects true teamwork. Thank you to all Colleagues involved and to the Patients who made it possible.”

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