# Giampaolo Tortora

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## TL;DR

Giampaolo Tortora is a medical oncologist who directs the Gemelli comprehensive cancer centre.

## Summary

Giampaolo Tortora is Director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli in Rome and Professor of Medical Oncology. His specialisms are medical oncology, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and targeted therapy, with a research background in EGFR signalling and pancreatic cancer. His papers include the Annals of Oncology paper introducing ESCAT, the ESMO Scale for Clinical Actionability of molecular Targets, which ranks genomic alterations as targets for precision medicine, a review of PTEN as predictor and target in colorectal cancer, and a paper on pneumonitis from immune checkpoint inhibitors during COVID-19. His publications are listed on PubMed.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-08
- Role: Director, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Gemelli; Professor of Medical Oncology
- Specialisms: Medical oncology; Pancreatic cancer; Targeted therapy

## Sources

- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Tortora%20G%5BAuthor%5D%20pancreatic

## Connected records

- cancers: [Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/pancreatic/)
- institutions: [Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli](https://onco.cc/institutions/gemelli/)

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