Gastrointestinal tract carcinoma in pediatric and adolescent age: The Italian TREP project experience.
Alice IndiniGianni BisognoGiovanni CecchettoMarco VitellaroStefano SignoroniMaura MassiminoGiovanna RiccipetitoniMarco ZeccaDall' Igna PatriziaMaria Debora De PasqualeAlessandro InserraStefano ChiaravalliEleonora BassoCalogero VirgoneSilvia SorbaraMaria Di BartolomeoPaolo D'AngeloAndrea C FerrariPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2017)
This prospective report on pediatric GI tract carcinomas confirms the rarity and biological aggressiveness of these diseases in pediatric and adolescent age. Further prospective studies are needed to explore the distinct biology of tumor in this age group in order to find new therapeutic targeted agents.