Scientific Publications of the Youth Project

  1. Ferrari A, Bleyer A. Participation of adolescents with cancer in clinical trials. Cancer Treatement Review 33(7):603-608, 2007.
  2. Ferrari A, Montello M, Budd T, Bleyer A. The challenges of clinical trials for adolescents and young adults with cancer. Pediatr Blood Cancer 50(S5):1101-1104, 2008.
  3. Ferrari A, E.Dama, A.Pession, R.Rondelli, C.Pascucci, F.Locatelli, S.Ferrari, M.Mascarin, F.Merletti, G.Masera, M.Aricò, G.Pastore. Adolescents with cancer in Italy: entry into the national cooperative pediatric oncology group AIEOP trials. Eur J Cancer  45(3):328-34, 2009.
  4. Ferrari A, M.Aricò, G.Dini, R.Rondelli, F.Porta. Upper age limits for accessing pediatric oncology centers in Italy: a barrier preventing adolescents with cancer from entering national cooperative AIEOP trials. Pediatr Hematol Oncol, 29 (1):55-61, 2012.
  5. Thomas DM, Albritton KH, Ferrari A. Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology: An Emerging Field. J Clin Oncol 28(32):4781-2, 2010
  6. Ferrari A, D.Thomas, A.Franklin, B.Hayes-Lattin, M.Mascarin, W.van der Graaf, Albritton. Starting an AYA program: some success stories and some obstacles to overcome. J Clin Oncol 28(32):4850-7, 2010
  7. Clerici CA, Massimino, M.Casanova, G.Cefalo, M.Terenziani, R.Vazquez, C.Meazza, Ferrari A. Psychological referral and consultation for adolescents and young adults with cancer treated at a pediatric oncology unit. Pediatr Blood Cancer 51(1):105-9, 2008.
  8. Clerici CA, Ferrari A, M.Massimino, M.Terenziani, M.Casanova, R.Luksch, F.Spreafico, G.Cefalo, D.Polastri, F.Fossati-Bellani, C.Albasi, P.Gelli. Five questions for assessing psychological problems in pediatric patients cured of neoplastic disease. Pediatr Hematol Oncol, 21:481-487, 2004.
  9. Ferrari A, C.A.Clerici, M.Casanova, R.Luksch, M.Terenziani, F.Spreafico, D.Polastri, C.Meazza, L.Veneroni, S.Catania, E.Schiavello, V.Biassoni, M.Podda, M.Massimino. The Youth Project at the Istituto Nazionale Tumori in Milan. Tumori 98(4):399-407, 2012
  10. Ferrari A, Veneroni L, Clerici CA, Casanova M, Chiaravalli S, Magni C, Luksch R, Terenziani M, Spreafico F, Polastri D, Meazza C, Catania S, Schiavello E, Biassoni V, Podda M, Bergamaschi L, Puma N, Moscheo C, Gotti G, Massimino M. Clouds of Oxygen: adolescents with cancer tell their story in music. J Clin Oncol 33(2):218-221, 2015
  11. Veneroni L, Clerici CA, Proserpio T, Magni C, Sironi G, Chiaravalli S, Roncari L, Casanova M, Gandola L, Massimino M, Ferrari A. Creating beauty: the experience of a fashion collection prepared by adolescent patients at a pediatric oncology unit. Tumori Journal 101(6):626-30, 2015
  12. Ferrari A. The challenge of access to care for adolescents with cancer in Italy: national and local pediatric oncology programs. International Perspectives on AYAO, Part 2. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 2(3):112-117, 2013
  13. Ferrari A. Adolescents with cancer in Italy: from local projects to a national coordinated program. Tumori 99(4):186e-7e, 2013
  14. Ferrari A. Italian pediatric oncologists and adult medical oncologists join forces for adolescents with cancer. Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, 2014 Sep;31(6):574-5.
  15. Magni C, Veneroni L, Clerici CA, Proserpio T, Sironi G, Casanova M, Chiaravalli S, Massimino M, Ferrari A. New strategies to ensure good patient-physician communication when treating adolescents and young adults with cancer: the proposed model of the Milan Youth Project. Clinical Oncology in Adolescents and Young Adults 5: 63–73, 2015
  16. Proserpio T, Ferrari A, Veneroni L, Massimino M, Clerici CA. Spiritual aspects of care for adolescents with cancer. Tumori, 100: e130-e135, 2014
  17. Veneroni L, Mariani L, Vullo SL, Favini F, Catania S, de Pava MV, Massimino M, Ferrari A. Symptom interval in pediatric patients with solid tumors: Adolescents are at greater risk of late diagnosis. Pediatr Blood Cancer 60(4):605-10, 2013
  18. Magni C, Maggioni F, Ricci A, Barisone E, Jankovic M, Sarlo Postiglione E, Cargnel E, Barricelli B, Valtolina S, Veneroni L, Chiaravalli S, Lapidari P, Capelletti M, Clerici CA, Biondi A, Ferrari A. “There’s no reason why”: a campaign to raise cancer awareness among adolescents. Tumori Journal (3):270-5, 2016
  19. Magni C, Segrè C, Finzi C, Veneroni L, Clerici CA, Massimino M, Casanova M, Martinella V, Chiaravalli S, Ricci A, Biondi A, Ferrari A.Adolescents’ health awareness and understanding of cancer and tumor prevention. When and why an adolescent decides to consult a physician. Pediatr Blood Cancer 63(8):1357-61, 2016
  20. Ferrari A, Lo Vullo S, Giardiello D, Veneroni L, Magni C, Clerici CA, Chiaravalli S, Casanova M, Luksch R, Terenziani M, Spreafico F, Meazza C, Catania S, Schiavello E, Biassoni V, Podda M, Bergamaschi L, Puma N, Massimino M, Mariani L. The sooner the better? How symptom interval correlates with outcome in children and adolescents with solid tumors: regression tree analysis of the findings of a prospective study. Pediatr Blood Cancer 63(3):479-85, 2016
  21. Ferrari A, Rondelli R, Pession A, Mascarin M, Buzzoni C, Moso ML, Maule M, Barisone E, Bertolotti M, Clerici CA, Jankovic M, Fagioli F, Biondi A. Adolescents with cancer in Italy: improving access to national cooperative pediatric oncology group (AIEOP) centers. Pediatr Blood Cancer 63(6):1116-9, 2016
  22. Stark D, Bielack S, Brugieres L, Dirksen U, Duarte X, Dunn S, Erdelyi DJ, Grew T, Hjorth L, Jazbec J, Kabickova E, Konsoulova A, Kowalczyk JR, Lassaletta A, Laurence V, Lewis I, Monrabal A, Morgan S, Mountzios G, Olsen PR, Renard M, Saeter G, van der Graaf WT, Ferrari A.Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer in Europe: from national programs to an European integrated coordinated project. European Journal of Cancer Care. Eur J Cancer Care 25(3):419-27, 2016.
  23. Barr RD,Ferrari A, Ries L, Whelan J, Bleyer WA. A Narrative Review of Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults; Current Status and a View of the Future. JAMA Pediatr 170(5):495-501,2016
  24. Proserpio T, Veneroni L, Silva M, Lassaletta A, Lorenzo R, Magni C, Bertolotti M, Barisone E, Mascarin M, Jankovic M, D’Angelo P, Clerici CA, Garrido-Colino C, Gutierrez-Carrasco I, Echebarria A, Biondi A, Massimino M, Casale F, Tamburini A, Ferrari A. Spiritual support for adolescent cancer patients: a survey of pediatric oncology centers in Italy and Spain. Tumori Journal 3;102(4):376-80, 2016
  25. Magni C, Veneroni L, Silva M, Casanova M, Chiaravalli S, Massimino M, Clerici CA, Ferrari A. Model of care for adolescents and young adults with cancer: the Youth Project in Milan. Frontiers in Pediatrics 4:88, 2016
  26. Ferrari A, Silva M, Veneroni L, Magni C, Clerici CA, Meazza C, Terenziani M, Spreafico F, Chiaravalli S, Casanova M, Luksch R, Catania S, Schiavello E, Biassoni V, Podda M, Bergamaschi L, Puma N, Indini A, Proserpio T, Massimino M. Measuring the efficacy of a project for adolescents and young adults with cancer: a study from the Milan Youth Project. Pediatr Blood Cancer 63(12):2197-2204, 2016.
  27. Trama A, Botta L, Foschi R, Ferrari A, Stiller C, Desandes E, Maule MM, Merletti F, Gatta G, and the EUROCARE-5 Working Group. Survival of European adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer in 2000-2007: latest EUROCARE-5  results. Lancet Oncology.Lancet Oncol pii: S1470-2045(16)00162-5, 2016
  28. van der Graaf W, Orbach D, Judson J, Ferrari A. Challenges to improve existing survival gaps for soft tissue sarcomas of adolescents and young adults. Lancet Oncol 18:e166–75,2017. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30099-2.
  29. Ferrari A, Trama A, De Paoli A, Bergeron C, Merks JHM, Jenney M, Orbach D, Chisholm JC, Gallego S, Glosli H, De Salvo GL, Botta L, Gatta G, Bisogno G, and RareCareNet Working Group. Access to clinical trials for adolescents with soft tissue sarcomas: enrolment in European pediatric Soft tissue sarcoma Study Group (EpSSG) protocols. Pediatr Blood Cancer, 64(6), doi: 10.1002/pbc.26348
  30. Ferrari A, Gaggiotti P, Silva M, Veneroni L, Magni C, Signoroni S, Casanova M, Luksch R, Terenziani M, Spreafico F, Meazza C, Clerici CA, Massimino M. In search for happiness. J Clin Oncol 35(19):2209-2212, 2017. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2017.72.8733.
  31. Silva M, Chisari M, Signoroni S, Bassani A, Tagliabue L, Ricci A, Daversa M, Achini M, Spreafico F, Murelli M, Milano GM, Bisogno G, Coccoli L, Conte M, Garaventa A, Indolfi P, Perrotta S, Spinelli M, Mercolini F, Soloni P, Pierobon M, Di Cataldo A, Perillo T, Mascarin M, Coassin E, Veneroni L, Casanova M, Massimino M, Ferrari A. Winners’ Cup: a national football tournament brings together adolescent patients with cancer from all over Italy. Tumori 103(4):e25-e29, 2017. doi: 10.5301/tj.5000655.
  32. Ferrari A, Signoroni S, Silva M, Gaggiotti P, Veneroni L, Magni C, Casanova M, Chiaravalli S, Capelletti M, Lapidari P, Clerici CA, Massimino “Christmas Balls”: a Christmas carol by the adolescent cancer patients of the Milan Youth Project. Tumori 103(2):e9-e14, 2017 doi: 10.5301/tj.5000597.
  33. Ferrari A, Signoroni S, Silva M, Gaggiotti P, Veneroni L, Clerici CA, Massimino Viral! – the propagation of a Christmas Carol produced by adolescent cancer patients at the Istituto Nazionale Tumori in Milan, Italy. Pediatr Blood Cancer 64(9), 2017. doi: 10.1002/pbc.26516.
  34. Ferrari A, Marino S, Gaggiotti P, Garavaglia V, Silva M, Veneroni L, Massimino Shout in fury but smile at life: a portrait of an adolescent with cancer on the Youth Project in Milan. Pediatr Blood Cancer 64(11), 2017. doi: 10.1002/pbc.26611
  35. Ferrari A, Massimino M. Our young cancer patients talk, we learn. Oncotarget 8, (No. 53), pp: 90616-90617, 2017
  36. Bleyer A, Ferrari A, Whelan J, Barr RD. Global assessment of cancer incidence and survival in adolescents and young adults. Pediatr Blood Cancer 64(9), doi: 10.1002/pbc.26497.
  37. Ferrari A, Barr RD. International evolution in AYA oncology: current status and future expectations. Pediatr Blood Cancer 64(9), doi: 10.1002/pbc.26528
  38. Clerici CA, Quarello P, Bergadano A, Veneroni L, Bertolotti M, Guadagna P, Ricci A, Galdi A, Fagioli F, Ferrari A. Proper use of social media by health operators in the pediatric onco-hematological setting: consensus statement from the Italian Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Association (AIEOP). Pediatr Blood Cancer 65(5):e26958, 2018. doi: 10.1002/pbc.26958.
  39. Ferrari A, Bleyer A, Patel S, Chiaravalli S, Gasparini P, Casanova M. The challenge of the management of adolescents and young adults with soft tissue sarcomas. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2018 Jul;65(7):e27013. doi: 10.1002/pbc.27013.
  40. Indini, Brecht IB, Del Vecchio M, Sultan I, Ferrari A. Cutaneous melanoma in adolescents and young adults. Pediatr Blood Cancer Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018 Nov;65(11):e27292. doi: 10.1002/pbc.27292.
  41. Smith L, Pini S, Ferrari A, Yeomanson D, Hough R, Riis Olsen P, Gofti-Laroche L, Kertesz G, Fleming T, Elliott M, Feltbower R, Dan Stark. Pathways to diagnosis for Teenagers and Young Adults with cancer in European nations – a pilot study. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2018 Oct;7(5):604-611. doi: 10.1089/jayao.2018.0045.
  42. Ferrari A, Bleyer A, Patel S, Chiaravalli S, Gasparini P, Casanova M. The challenge of the management of adolescents and young adults with soft tissue sarcomas. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2018 Jul;65(7):e27013. doi: 10.1002/pbc.27013.
  43. Indini, Brecht IB, Del Vecchio M, Sultan I, Ferrari A. Cutaneous melanoma in adolescents and young adults. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2018 Nov;65(11):e27292. doi: 10.1002/pbc.27292.
  44. Veneroni L, Silva M, Signoroni S, Gaggiotti P, Clerici CA, Massimino M, Ferrari A. Cancer in adolescence – the girlfriend’s story. Tumori 2018 Oct;104(5):NP1-NP2. doi: 10.5301/tj.500068.
  45. Smith L, Pini S, Ferrari A, Yeomanson D, Hough R, Riis Olsen P, Gofti-Laroche L, Kertesz G, Fleming T, Elliott M, Feltbower R, Dan Stark. Pathways to diagnosis for Teenagers and Young Adults with cancer in European nations – a pilot study. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2018 Oct;7(5):604-611. doi: 10.1089/jayao.2018.0045.
  46. Ferrari A, Gasparini P, Gill J, Gorlick R. Challenges of clinical management of adolescent and young adults with bone and soft tissue sarcoma. Cancer J 2018;24:301–306
  47. Sironi G, Barr RD, Ferrari A. Models of care – there is more than one way to deliver. Cancer J 2018;24: 315–320
  48. Ferrari A, Massimino M. From a story of pain, a tale of love (for patients and science). Tumori 2018 104(6) NP1. DOI: 10.5301/tj.5000680
  49. Veneroni L, Ferrari A, Proserpio T, Pagani Bagliacca E, Podda M, Clerici CA, Massimino M. Dreams and illusions in adolescents with terminal cancer. Tumori 2018. Vol. 104(6) 413–414. DOI: 5301/tj.500069
  50. Signoroni S, Veneroni L, Gaggiotti P, Clerici CA, Casanova M, Proserpio T, Silva M, Massimino M, Ferrari A. Comments on: The social phenomenon of “Christmas Balls,” the song of the adolescent patients of the Youth Project. Tumori. 2019 Oct;105(5):441-442. doi: 10.1177/0300891618763210.
  51. Signoroni S, Veneroni L, Pagani Bagliacca E, Gaggiotti P, Silva M, Casanova M, Chiaravalli S, Clerici CA, Massimino M, Ferrari A. “Summer is you”: adolescents and young adults with cancer sing about their desire for summer. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2019 May;66(5):e27630. doi: 10.1002/pbc.27630.
  52. Mascarin M, Ferrari A. “The concept of friendship in adolescents with cancer: reflections and experiences”. Tumori 2019 Feb;105(1):5-11. doi: 10.1177/0300891618792464.
  53. Gaggiotti P, Veneroni L, Signoroni S, Silva M, Chisari M, Casanova M, Chiaravalli S, Sironi G, Clerici CA, Proserpio T, Massimino M, Ferrari A. “What shall I do when I grow up?”: Adolescents with cancer on the Youth Project in Milan play with their imagination and photography. Tumori. 2019 Jun;105(3):193-198. doi: 10.1177/0300891618792466.
  54. Osborn M, Johnson R, Thompson K, Anazodo A, Albritton K, Ferrari A, Stark D. Models of care for adolescent and young adult cancer programs. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 Dec;66(12):e27991. doi: 10.1002/pbc.27991. Epub 2019 Sep 16. Review.
  55. Ferrari A. La cura globale del paziente adolescente con tumore: una sfida per l’oncologia pediatrica. Prospettive in Pediatria. luglio-settembre 2019, Vol. 49, N. 195, pp. 183-188
  56. Ferrari A, Veneroni L, Signoroni S, Silva M, Gaggiotti P, Casanova M, Chiaravalli S, Clerici CA, Proserpio T, Massimino M. Loop: there’s no going back: A Graphic Novel by Adolescent Cancer Patients on the Youth Project in Milan. Journal of Medical Humanities. 2019 Dec; 40(4), 505-511. doi: 10.1007/s10912-019-09561-1.
  57. Veneroni L, Gaggiotti P, Ciceri D, Rosati E, Massimino M. Ferrari A. From the Seventh Floor to Seventh Heaven. Tumori 2019, 105(6) 529–530
  58. Ferrari A, Veneroni L, Romani A, Pagani Bagliacca E, Gaggiotti P, Silva M, Signoroni S, Massimino M. Diary of a journey to a faraway galaxy. Tumori Tumori. 2019, Vol. 105(6) NP32–NP34
  59. Proserpio T, Pagani Bagliacca E, Sironi G, Clerici CA, Veneroni L, Massimino M, Ferrari A. Spirituality and sustaining hope in adolescents with cancer: the patients’ view. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2020 Feb;9(1):36-40. doi: 10.1089/jayao.2019.0058
  60. Pagani Bagliacca E, Silva M, Veneroni L, Casanova M, Gasparini P, Signoroni S, Massimino M, Ferrari A.YOUTH: the sweatshirt collection created by adolescent cancer patients on the Youth Project in Milan. Lancet Oncol. 2020 Mar;21(3):341-342. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30063-2.
  61. Veneroni L, Bagliacca EP, Sironi G, Silva M, Casanova M, Bergamaschi L, Terenziani M, Trombatore J, Clerici CA, Prunas A, Silvaggi M, Massimino M, Ferrari Investigating sexuality in adolescents with cancer: patients talk of their experiences. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2020 Apr;37(3):223-234. doi: 10.1080/08880018.2020.1712502
  62. Ferrari A, Bernasconi A, Sironi G, Bergamaschi L, Botta L, Chiaravalli S, Casanova M, Bisogno G, Milano GM, Mascarin M, Tornesello A, Quarello P, Massimino M, Gatta G, Trama Where are adolescents with soft tissue sarcomas treated? An Italian national study on referral based on the hospital discharge records. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2020 Apr; 9 (2): 190-195. doi: 10.1089/jayao.2019.0117.
  63. Ferrari A, Quarello P, Mascarin M, Milano GM, Tornesello A, Bertolotti M, Spinelli M, Ballotta P, Read Borghi M, Maule M, Mosso ML, Merletti F, Zecca M, Pession A. Evolving services for adolescents with cancer in Italy: access to pediatric oncology centers and dedicated projects.J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2020 Apr; 9 (2): 196-201. doi: 10.1089/jayao.2019.0134.
  64. CasanovaM, Pagani Bagliacca E, Silva M, Patriarca C, Veneroni L, Clerici CA, Spreafico F, Luksch R, Terenziani M, Meazza C, Podda M, Biassoni V, Schiavello E, Chiaravalli S, Puma N, Bergamaschi L, Gattuso G, Sironi G, Massimino M, Ferrari A. How young patients with cancer perceive the Covid-19 (coronavirus) epidemic in Milan, Italy: is there room for other fears? Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 Jul;67(7):e28318. doi: 10.1002/pbc.28318.
  65. Pagani Bagliacca E, Sironi G, Veneroni L Gaggiotti P, Silva M, Signoroni S,Casanova M, Cattaneo F, Chiaravalli S, Puma N, Gattuso G, Bergamaschi L, Schiavello E, Clerici CA, Massimino M, Ferrari  TUMORIAL: video tutorials produced by young patients on the Youth Project to voice their experiences. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2020 Jun;9(3):436-440. doi: 10.1089/jayao.2020.0008.
  66. FerrariA, Silva M, Pagani Bagliacca E, Veneroni L, Signoroni S,  Massimino M. A new video Tumorial by young cancer patients dedicated to COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2020 Jun;9(3):453-454. doi: 10.1089/jayao.2020.0068.
  67. Podda M, Pagani Bagliacca E, Sironi G, Veneroni L, Silva M, Angi M, Massimino M, Ferrari A, Clerici CA. Cannabinoids use in adolescents and young adults with cancer: a single-center survey. 2020 Aug;106(4):281-285. doi: 10.1177/0300891620912022.
  68. Clerici CA, Pagani Bagliacca E, Veneroni L, Podda M, Silva M, Gasparini P, Luksch R, Terenziani M, CasanovaM, Spreafico F, Meazza C, Biassoni V, Schiavello E, Chiaravalli S, Proserpio T, Massimino M, Ferrari A. Adolescents with terminal cancer: making good use of illusions. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2020 Jul 21. doi: 10.1089/jayao.2020.0069. Online ahead of print.
  69. Ferrari A, Pagani Bagliacca E, Veneroni L, Silva M, Gasparini P, Signoroni S, Luksch R, Terenziani M, CasanovaM, Spreafico F, Meazza C, Podda M, Biassoni V, Schiavello E, Chiaravalli S, Clerici CA, Massimino M. Experiencing social isolation (even in the era of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown): teachings through arts from adolescents with cancer. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2020 Aug 7. doi: 10.1089/jayao.2020.0075. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32809889