Giuseppe Catanuto

Main research fields:

• Breast surgical oncology
• Oncoplastic and reconstructive surgery
• Analysis of decision-making process, shared decision-making, decision aids,
• Computational modelling of the immune system
• Natural language processing,
• Machine learning for prediction of breast related quality of life
• 3d modelling of breast shape, breast shape analysis with statistical methodologies (PCA
• Recommendations for surgical practice with GRADE methodology

1. Outcomes of Different Quality of Life Assessment Modalities After Breast Cancer Therapy: A Network Meta-analysis. Kastora SL, Holmquist A, Valachis A, Rocco N, Meattini I, Somaiah N, Peled A, Chatterjee A, Catanuto G, Tasoulis MK, Nava MB, Poortmans P, Pusic A, Masannat Y, Karakatsanis A.J AMA Netw Open. 2023 Jun 1;6(6):e2316878. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.16878. PMID: 37279001
2. Text mining and word embedding for classification of decision making variables in breast cancer surgery. Catanuto G, Rocco N, Maglia A, Barry P, Karakatsanis A, Sgroi G, Russo G, Pappalardo F, Nava MB; ETHOS Collaborative Group.Eur J Surg Oncol. 2022 Jul;48(7):1503-1509. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2022.03.002. Epub 2022 Apr 1. PMID: 35410759
3. Should oncoplastic breast conserving surgery be used for the treatment of early stage breast cancer? Using the GRADE approach for development of clinical recommendations.
   Rocco N, Catanuto G, Cinquini M, Audretsch W, Benson J, Criscitiello C, Di Micco R, Kovacs T, Kuerer H, Lozza L, Montagna G, Moschetti I, Nafissi N, O’Connell RL, Oliveri S, Pau L, Scaperrotta G, Thoma A, Winters Z, Nava MB.Breast. 2021 Jun;57:25-35. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2021.02.013. Epub 2021 Feb 26.PMID: 33711697
4. Phase III development of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire module for women undergoing breast reconstruction.Winters ZE, Balta V, Thomson HJ, Brandberg Y, Oberguggenberger A, Sinove Y, Unukovych D, Nava M, Sandelin K, Johansson H; European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Group; Dobbeleir J, Blondeel P, Bruno N, Catanuto G, Llewellyn-Bennett R.Br J Surg. 2014 Mar;101(4):371-82. doi: 10.1002/bjs.9397. Epub 2014 Jan 29. PMID: 24474151
5. Outcome of different timings of radiotherapy in implant-based breast reconstructions.
   Nava MB, Pennati AE, Lozza L, Spano A, Zambetti M, Catanuto G.Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Aug;128(2):353-359. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31821e6c10.PMID: 21788827