# E.O. Ospedali Galliera

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## TL;DR

Genoa hospital whose medical oncology division, under Andrea DeCensi, ran TAM-01, the trial that showed low-dose tamoxifen prevents breast cancer recurrence after non-invasive disease.

## Summary

The Ospedali Galliera is a public hospital in the centre of Genoa. Its Division of Medical Oncology, led by Andrea DeCensi, has specialised in breast cancer prevention and low-dose drug strategies, coordinating TAM-01, the Italian randomised trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology in 2019 in which tamoxifen at 5 mg a day reduced recurrence and new breast cancers after ductal carcinoma in situ and other non-invasive lesions.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-09-18
- Also known as: Galliera Hospital; Ospedale Galliera Genova
- City: Genoa, IT
- Type: hospital
- Website: https://www.galliera.it

## Sources

- Ospedali Galliera: https://www.galliera.it

## Connected records

- cancers: [HR-positive / HER2-negative breast cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/breast-hr-positive/)
- people: [Andrea DeCensi](https://onco.cc/people/andrea-decensi/)

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