PERSONAL DETAILS Name: Cremolini, Chiara Place and Date of birth: La Spezia, Italy, 26 th February 1984 Nationality: Italian Home Address: Via dei Mille, 45 19121 La Spezia Italy Term Address: Via San Lorenzo, 45 56100 Pisa Italy Mobile: +39 349 78 66 756 E-Mail: chiaracremolini@virgilio.it EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION 10/2011-Present: Member of the National Working Group of Young Oncologists of the Italian Association of Medical Oncology. 07/2009-Present: Graduate Student attending Fellowship Training Program in Medical Oncology at University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana. Director: Prof. A. Falcone, Associate Professor in Medical Oncology. 02/2012: European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Translational Research Unit Visit at Institute Gustave Roussy. 12/2011: Visiting student at University of Southern California Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center at Dr.Heinz-Josef Lenz Lab. 01/2011: Second-level master in Clinical trials on drugs at University of Pisa, Department of Clinical Pharmacology. 02/2009-Present : Qualifying Examination to the profession of physician and subscription to the Register of Physicians and Dentists 09/2002-10/2009: Undergraduate Student attending second-level degree in Medical Sciences, Sant Anna School for advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy. Final grade 100/100 cum laude. Thesis: Retrospective study about the role of BRAF mutation and AR expression in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer patients with cetuximab and irinotecan. Supervisors: Prof. A. Falcone, Dr. F. Loupakis, Prof. F.A. Recchia. 09/2002-09/2008: Undergraduate Student attending Laurea Specialistica (MD) in Medicine and Surgery. University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy. Final grade: 110/110 cum laude. Thesis: Retrospective study about the role of KRAS mutations and PTEN immunohistochemical expression as predictors of benefit from cetuximab plus irinotecan in metastatic colorectal cancer. Supervisors: Prof. A. Falcone, Dr. F. Loupakis.
10-11/2006: Visiting Student at Cornell University (New York, NY) and Harvard University-Harvard Medical School (Boston, MA). 09/1997-07/2002: Student attending Liceo Classico L.Costa, La Spezia, Italy, awarding the high-school degree. Final grade: 100/100. Main subjects: Italian Literature, Latin, Greek, Philosofy. SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS 1. Loupakis F, Pollina L, Stasi I, Ruzzo A, Scartozzi M, Santini D, Masi G, Graziano F, Cremolini C, Rulli E, Canestrari E, Funel N, Schiavon G, Petrini I, Magnani M, Tonini G, Campani D, Floriani I, Cascinu S, Falcone A: PTEN expression and KRAS mutations on primaries and metastases in the prediction of benefit from cetuximab plus irinotecan for metastatic colorectal cancer patients Journal of Clinical Oncology 2009 Jun 1;27(16):2622-9. 2. Floriani I, Santini D, Torri V, Cremolini C, Falcone A, Loupakis F: Do we need biopsies of metastases for colorectal cancer patients? Br J Cancer. 2009 Jul 21;101(2):374-5. 3. Loupakis F, Ruzzo A, Cremolini C, Vincenzi B, Salvatore L, Santini D, Masi G, Stasi I, Canestrari E, Rulli E, Floriani I, Bencardino K, Galluccio N, Catalano V, Tonini G, Magnani M, Fontanini G, Basolo F, Falcone A, Graziano F: KRAS codon 61, 146 and BRAF mutations predict resistance to cetuximab plus irinotecan in KRAS codon 12 and 13 wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer Br J Cancer. 2009 Jul 14; 101(4):715-21 4. Loupakis F, Bocci G, Pasqualetti G, Fornaro L, Salvatore L, Cremolini C, Masi G, Danesi R, Del Tacca M, Falcone A.: Targeting vascular endothelial growth factor pathway in first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer: state-of-the-art and future perspectives in clinical and molecular selection of patients. Curr Cancer Drug Targets. 2010 Feb 1;10(1):37-45 5. Loupakis F, Cremolini C, Fontanini G, Stasi I, Salvatore L, Falcone A: Beyond KRAS: perspectives on new potential markers of intrinsic and acquired resistance to epidermidal growth factor receptor inhibitors in metastatic colorectal cancer Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology 2009;1: 167-181 6. Cremolini C, Loupakis F, Ruzzo A, Perrone G, Rulli E, Vincenzi B, Tonini G, Graziano F, Onetti Muda A, Falcone A: Predictors of benefit in colorectal cancer treated with cetuximab: are we getting «lost in translational»? J Clin Oncol 2010 Apr 10;28(11):e173-4. 7. Cremolini C, Ruzzo A, Graziano F, Falcone A, Loupakis F: Reply to Lopez-Crapez et al.: KRAS status analysis and anti-egfr therapies: is comprehensiveness a biologist's fancy or a clinical necessity? Br J Cancer. 2010 Mar 16;102(6): 1076-7 8. Graziano F, Canestrari E, Loupakis F, Ruzzo A, Galluccio N, Santini D, Rocchi M, Vincenzi B, Salvatore L, Cremolini C, Spoto C, Catalano V, D'Emidio S, Giordani P, Tonini G, Falcone A, Magnani M: Genetic modulation of the Let-7 microrna binding to KRAS 3'-untranslated region and survival of metastatic colorectal cancer patients treated with salvage cetuximabirinotecan Pharmacogenomics J. 2010 Oct;10(5):458-64. 9. Loupakis F, Bria E, Vaccaro V, Cuppone F, Milella M, Carlini P, Cremolini C, Salvatore L, Falcone A, Muti P, Sperduti I, Giannarelli D, Cognetti F. : Magnitude of benefit of the
addition of bevacizumab to first-line chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer: metaanalysis of randomized clinical trials. J Exp Clin Cancer Res. 2010 May 26;29(1):58. 10. Santini D, Spoto C, Loupakis F, Vincenzi B, Silvestris N, Cremolini C, Canestrari E, Graziano F, Galluccio N, Salvatore L, Caraglia M, Zito FA, Colucci G, Falcone A, Tonini G, Ruzzo A.: High concordance of BRAF status between primary colorectal tumours and related metastatic sites: implications for clinical practice. Ann Oncol. 2010 Jul;21(7):1565. 11. Fornaro L, Baldi GG, Masi G, Allegrini G, Loupakis F, Vasile E, Cupini S, Stasi I, Salvatore L, Cremolini C, Vincenzi B, Santini D, Tonini G, Graziano F, Ruzzo A, Canestrari E, Magnani M, Falcone A.: Cetuximab plus irinotecan after irinotecan failure in elderly metastatic colorectal cancer patients: Clinical outcome according to KRAS and BRAF mutational status. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2010 Jul 7. 12. Masi G, Loupakis F, Salvatore L, Fornaro L, Cremolini C, Cupini S, Ciarlo A, Del Monte F, Cortesi E, Amoroso D, Granetto C, Fontanini G, Sensi E, Lupi C, Andreuccetti M, Falcone A.: Bevacizumab with FOLFOXIRI (irinotecan, oxaliplatin, fluorouracil, and folinate) as first-line treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer: a phase 2 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2010 Sep;11(9):845-52. 13. Graziano F, Ruzzo A, Canestrari E, Catalano V, Santini D, Galluccio N, Loupakis F, Alessandroni P, Spada D, Ficarelli R, Bisonni R, D'Emidio S, Vincenzi B, Angeletti S, Salvatore L, Cremolini C, Tonini G, Falcone A, Magnani M.: Host genetic variants in the IGF binding protein-3 impact on survival of patients with advanced gastric cancer treated with palliative chemotherapy. Pharmacogenomics. 2010 Sep;11(9):1247-56. 14. Masi G, Vasile E, Loupakis F, Cupini S, Fornaro L, Baldi G, Salvatore L, Cremolini C, Stasi I, Brunetti I, Fabbri MA, Puglisi M, Trenta P, Granetto C, Chiara S, Fioretto L, Allegrini G, Crinò L, Andreuccetti M, Falcone A: Randomized trial of two induction chemotherapy regimens in metastatic colorectal cancer: an updated analysis. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2011 Jan 5;103(1):21-30. 15. Loupakis F, Cremolini C, Schirripa M, Masi G, Falcone A.: Cytotoxic triplets plus a biologic: state-of-the-art in maximizing the potential of up-front medical treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2011 Apr;11(4):519-31. 16. Loupakis F, Cremolini C, Fioravanti A, Orlandi P, Salvatore L, Masi G, Di Desidero T, Canu B, Schirripa M, Frumento P, Di Paolo A, Danesi R, Falcone A, Bocci G.: Pharmacodynamic and pharmacogenetic angiogenesis-related markers of first-line FOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab schedule in metastatic colorectal cancer. Br J Cancer. 2011 Apr 12;104(8):1262-9. 17. Loupakis F, Ruzzo A, Salvatore L, Cremolini C, Masi G, Frumento P, Schirripa M, Catalano V, Galluccio N, Canestrari E, Vincenzi B, Santini D, Bencardino K, Ricci V, Manzoni M, Danova M, Tonini G, Magnani M, Falcone A, Graziano F.: Retrospective exploratory analysis of VEGF polymorphisms in the prediction of benefit from first-line FOLFIRI plus bevacizumab in metastatic colorectal cancer. BMC Cancer. 2011 Jun 14;11:247. 18. Fornaro L, Vasile E, Masi G, Loupakis F, Baldi GG, Allegrini G, Salvatore L, Cremolini C, Cupini S, Cortesi E, Tuzi A, Granetto C, Brunetti IM, Ricci S, Falcone A.: Outcome of Second-Line Treatment After First-Line Chemotherapy With the GONO FOLFOXIRI Regimen. Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2011 Sep 6. 19. Crea F, Fornaro L, Paolicchi E, Masi G, Frumento P, Loupakis F, Salvatore L, Cremolini C, Schirripa M, Graziano F, Ronzoni M, Ricci V, Farrar WL, Falcone A, Danesi R.: An EZH2
polymorphism is associated with clinical outcome in metastatic colorectal cancer patients. Ann Oncol. 2011 Sep 16. 20. Loupakis F, Cremolini C, Salvatore L, Schirripa M, Lonardi S, Vaccaro V, Cuppone F, Giannarelli D, Zagonel V, Cognetti F, Tortora G, Falcone A, Bria E.: Clinical impact of antiepidermal growth factor receptor monoclonal antibodies in first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer: Meta-analytical estimation and implications for therapeutic strategies. Cancer. 2012 Mar 15;118(6):1523-32. 21. Fornaro L, Crea F, Masi G, Paolicchi E, Loupakis F, Graziano F, Salvatore L, Ronzoni M, Ricci V, Cremolini C, Schirripa M, Danesi R, Falcone A.: EZH2 polymorphism and benefit from bevacizumab in colorectal cancer: another piece to the puzzle. Ann Oncol. 2012 May;23(5):1370-1. 22. Cremolini C, Loupakis F, Antoniotti C, Salvatore L, Schirripa M, Fornaro L, Masi G, Falcone A.: Upfront Chemotherapy Regimens in Unresectable Disease: One, Two, or Three Cytotoxics? Curr Colorectal Cancer Rep. 2012 DOI 10.1007/s11888-012-0128-3 23. Roy UK, Henkhaus RS, Loupakis F, Cremolini C, Gerner EW, Ignatenko NA.: Caveolin-1 is a novel regulator of K-RAS-dependent migration in colon carcinogenesis. Int J Cancer. 2012 Dec 22. doi: 10.1002/ijc.28001 24. Cremolini C, Grothey A: Choosing the right biologic agent in the continuum-of-care era : a clinical perspective. Capitolo di libro in Colorectal Cancer E-Book Editor: Future Medicine. 25. Fornaro L, Lonardi S, Masi G, Loupakis F, Bergamo F, Salvatore L, Cremolini C, Schirripa M, Vivaldi C, Aprile G, Zaniboni A, Bracarda S, Fontanini G, Sensi E, Lupi C, Morvillo M, Zagonel V, Falcone A: FOLFOXIRI in combination with panitumumab as first-line treatment in quadruple wild-type (KRAS, NRAS, HRAS, BRAF) metastatic colorectal cancer patients: a phase II trial by the Gruppo Oncologico Nord Ovest (GONO). Ann Oncol. 2013 Aug;24(8):2062-7 26. Loupakis F, Schirripa M, Caparello C, Funel N, Pollina L, Vasile E, Cremolini C, Salvatore L, Morvillo M, Antoniotti C, Marmorino F, Masi G, Falcone A.: Histopathologic evaluation of liver metastases from colorectal cancer in patients treated with FOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab. Br J Cancer. 2013 Jun 25;108(12):2549-56. 27. Loupakis F, Cremolini C, Fioravanti A, Orlandi P, Salvatore L, Masi G, Schirripa M, Di Desidero T, Antoniotti C, Canu B, Faviana P, Sensi E, Lupi C, Fontanini G, Basolo F, Di Paolo A, Danesi R, Falcone A, Bocci G: EGFR ligands as pharmacodynamic biomarkers in metastatic colorectal cancer patients treated with cetuximab and irinotecan. Target Oncol. 2013 Jul 3. 28. Loupakis F, Cremolini C, Yang D, Salvatore L, Zhang W, Wakatsuki T, Bohanes P, Schirripa M, Benhaim L, Lonardi S, Antoniotti C, Aprile G, Graziano F, Ruzzo A, Lucchesi S, Ronzoni M, De Vita F, Tonini G, Falcone A, Lenz HJ: Prospective Validation of Candidate SNPs of VEGF/VEGFR Pathway in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients Treated with First-Line FOLFIRI Plus Bevacizumab. PLoS One. 2013 Jul 4;8(7):e66774. 29. Cremolini C, Schirripa M, Loupakis F, Falcone A: Oral multikinase inhibitor regorafenib for the treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Colorectal Cancer 2013;2(5):1-7
30. Cremolini C, Loupakis F, Falcone A: Conference Scene: Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology Colorect. Cancer (2013);2(5):1 4 MERIT AWARDS - 2013 Fellowship Grant to attend the European Cancer Congress 2013, Amsterdam (Netherlands), 27 September 1 October 2013-2013 ASCO Conquer Cancer Foundation Merit Award to attend the 2013 Gastrontestinal Cancer Symposium, San Francisco, CA, 24-26 January 2013-2012 ASCO Conquer Cancer Foundation Merit Award to attend the 2012 ASCO Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1-5 June 2012-2010 Travel Grant Award to the ESMO 2010 Congress, Milan (Italy), 8-12 October 2010-2010 ASCO Cancer Foundation Merit Award to attend the ASCO-NCI-EORTC Annual Meeting on Molecular Makers in Cancer, Hollywood (Miami), FL, 18-20 October 2010 LANGUAGES Italian: Mother Tongue Spanish: Intermediate German: Basic English: Advanced French: Basic COMPUTER SKILLS Operating Systems: Windows Office Applications: Microsoft Office package, Open Office Data Analysis: GraphPad, MedCalc, SPSS Pisa, 20/10/13