Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery
University of Pisa

Unit of Medical Oncology 2
Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Pisana
Pisa, Italy

Chiara Cremolini is a Full Professor of Medical Oncology at the University of Pisa in Italy.
Following an MD Degree in 2008, a Master of Science in Clinical Trials, and a Specialty in Medical Oncology at the University of Pisa, she gained her PhD in Clinical Pathophysiology. She is mainly committed to the clinical management of patients affected by gastrointestinal malignancies and is involved in clinical and translational research projects in the field of colorectal oncology. She has a strong interest in no-profit academic research, and to this purpose she actively contributes to clinical trials by Gruppo Oncologico del Nord Ovest (GONO), an Italian Foundation involved in the design and conduction of clinical and translational studies in the field of several solid malignancies, serving as Scientific Secretary between 2015 and 2021, and as President since 2021. She has been also involved in the design and conduction of profit clinical trials serving as Steering Committee member for several studies. She participates to the activity of the ESMO Faculty Member for the Lower GI tumors and serves as Leading Author of metastatic colorectal cancer Clinical Practice Guidelines since 2025.

She has been particularly involved in trials investigating intensified chemotherapy regimens as upfront treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer patients. 
With regard to translational activities, she is mainly interested in the identification of molecular predictors of benefit from systemic treatments and to this purpose has tight collaborations with numerous international institutions. 

She is author of more than 300 papers in the field of gastrointestinal malignancies.