A. Sainato

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
29 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

A. Sainato is a scholar working on Oncology, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Sainato has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Oncology, 12 papers in Surgery and 10 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in A. Sainato's work include Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (13 papers), Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas (11 papers) and Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (7 papers). A. Sainato is often cited by papers focused on Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (13 papers), Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas (11 papers) and Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (7 papers). A. Sainato collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and France. A. Sainato's co-authors include L. Cionini, Laurence Collette, Vincenzo Valentini, Gerrit‐Jan Liefers, Nicholas Counsell, Jean-François Bosset, Esther Bastiaannet, Rob Glynne‐Jones, C.B.M. van den Broek and Hein Putter and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, The Lancet Oncology and International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics.

In The Last Decade

A. Sainato

26 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Adjuvant chemotherapy after preoperative (chemo)radiother... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2015 2011 100 200 300
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  1. Adjuvant chemotherapy after preoperative (chemo)radiotherapy and surgery for patients with rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data
    2015 395 citations A.J. Breugom, Marloes Swets et al. The Lancet Oncology profile →
  2. Nomograms for Predicting Local Recurrence, Distant Metastases, and Overall Survival for Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer on the Basis of European Randomized Clinical Trials
    2011 386 citations Vincenzo Valentini, Ruud G.P.M. van Stiphout et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. Sainato Italy 11 960 721 345 200 91 29 1.3k
Bev McClure Australia 11 891 0.9× 745 1.0× 289 0.8× 128 0.6× 87 1.0× 27 1.3k
E. Tanis Netherlands 9 895 0.9× 424 0.6× 278 0.8× 163 0.8× 40 0.4× 12 1.2k
John Pløen Denmark 15 1.0k 1.1× 728 1.0× 282 0.8× 230 1.1× 146 1.6× 34 1.2k
Laura M. Fernández Brazil 22 967 1.0× 766 1.1× 285 0.8× 192 1.0× 28 0.3× 62 1.2k
Inne Borel-Rinkes Netherlands 8 480 0.5× 312 0.4× 302 0.9× 115 0.6× 89 1.0× 11 843
Adrian Valeanu Israel 4 902 0.9× 474 0.7× 293 0.8× 122 0.6× 29 0.3× 5 1.2k
Miranda Kusters Netherlands 23 1.9k 2.0× 1.7k 2.3× 475 1.4× 245 1.2× 84 0.9× 66 2.1k
Mark Harrison United Kingdom 21 974 1.0× 884 1.2× 562 1.6× 94 0.5× 46 0.5× 68 1.5k
Darius Mirza United Kingdom 5 2.0k 2.1× 977 1.4× 655 1.9× 177 0.9× 49 0.5× 8 2.5k
Carla Hajj United States 18 551 0.6× 294 0.4× 295 0.9× 151 0.8× 156 1.7× 85 916

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. Sainato

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All Works

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Borelli, Beatrice, Marco Maria Germani, Bruno Manfredi, et al.. (2023). Total neoadjuvant treatment and organ preservation strategies in the management of localized rectal cancer: A narrative review and evidence-based algorithm. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology. 186. 103985–103985. 7 indexed citations
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Linsalata, S., A. Sainato, Fabiola Paiar, et al.. (2022). Radiomics of Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: Effect of Preprocessing on Features Estimation from Computed Tomography Imaging. BioMed Research International. 2022(1). 2003286–2003286. 14 indexed citations
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Pasqualetti, Francesco, A. Sainato, Riccardo Morganti, et al.. (2021). Adjuvant Radiotherapy in Patients With Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Is It Still Appealing in Clinical Trials? A Meta-analysis and Review of the Literature. Anticancer Research. 41(10). 4697–4704. 5 indexed citations
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Pasqualetti, Francesco, A. Sainato, Alessandra Gonnelli, et al.. (2018). Image-guided Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy in Metastatic Prostate Cancer. Anticancer Research. 38(5). 3119–3122. 10 indexed citations
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Pasqualetti, Francesco, Caterina Vivaldi, M. Zani, et al.. (2017). Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy in Patients with Lung Oligometastases from Colorectal Cancer. Anticancer Research. 37(1). 315–320. 22 indexed citations
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Menconi, Francesca, Marenza Leo, Elena Sabini, et al.. (2016). Natural history of graves’ orbitopathy after treatment. Endocrine. 57(2). 226–233. 14 indexed citations
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Pasqualetti, Francesco, A. Sainato, Luca Galli, et al.. (2016). [18F]Choline PET/CT and stereotactic body radiotherapy on treatment decision making of oligometastatic prostate cancer patients: preliminary results. Radiation Oncology. 11(1). 9–9. 69 indexed citations
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Pasqualetti, Francesco, A. Sainato, Federica Matteucci, et al.. (2016). PO-0756: Choline PET/CT and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy in oligometastatic prostate cancer patients. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 119. S353–S354. 1 indexed citations
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Masi, Gianluca, Sara Lonardi, A. Sainato, et al.. (2016). Results of the phase II TRUST trial of induction treatment with FOLFOXIRI + bevacizumab (BV) followed by chemo-radiotherapy (CRT) plus BV and surgery in locally advanced rectal carcinoma (LARC).. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 34(15_suppl). 3615–3615. 1 indexed citations
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Valentini, Vincenzo, Ruud G.P.M. van Stiphout, Guido Lammering, et al.. (2015). Selection of appropriate end-points (pCR vs 2yDFS) for tailoring treatments with prediction models in locally advanced rectal cancer. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 114(3). 302–309. 44 indexed citations
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Breugom, A.J., Marloes Swets, Jean-François Bosset, et al.. (2015). Adjuvant chemotherapy after preoperative (chemo)radiotherapy and surgery for patients with rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data. The Lancet Oncology. 16(2). 200–207. 395 indexed citations breakdown →
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Macchia, Gabriella, A. Sainato, Renato Talamini, et al.. (2015). Patterns of radiotherapy practice for pancreatic cancer: Results of the Gastrointestinal Radiation Oncology Study Group multi-institutional survey. Oncology Reports. 34(1). 382–390. 2 indexed citations
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Gonnelli, Alessandra, et al.. (2015). Use of Proktis-M suppositories in patients undergoing neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy for adenocarcinoma of the rectum.. PubMed. 61(4). 293–7. 2 indexed citations
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Delishaj, D., Francesco Pasqualetti, Concetta Laliscia, et al.. (2015). 2042 Preoperative short course radiotherapy in elderly patients (^75 years) affected by locally advanced rectal cancer. European Journal of Cancer. 51. S342–S342.
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Sainato, A., Vincenzo Valentini, Antonino De Paoli, et al.. (2014). No benefit of adjuvant Fluorouracil Leucovorin chemotherapy after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced cancer of the rectum (LARC): Long term results of a randomized trial (I-CNR-RT). Radiotherapy and Oncology. 113(2). 223–229. 201 indexed citations
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Caravatta, L., Gabriella Macchia, Gian Carlo Mattiucci, et al.. (2014). Inter-observer variability of clinical target volume delineation in radiotherapy treatment of pancreatic cancer: a multi-institutional contouring experience. Radiation Oncology. 9(1). 198–198. 47 indexed citations
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Vasile, Enrico, Nelide De Lio, Carla Cappelli, et al.. (2012). Neoadjuvant Modified Folfoxiri in Locally advanced Pancreatic Cancer. Annals of Oncology. 23. ix241–ix241. 3 indexed citations
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Valentini, Vincenzo, Ruud G.P.M. van Stiphout, Guido Lammering, et al.. (2011). Nomograms for Predicting Local Recurrence, Distant Metastases, and Overall Survival for Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer on the Basis of European Randomized Clinical Trials. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 29(23). 3163–3172. 386 indexed citations breakdown →

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