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Andrés Cervantes, MD, PhD

Biomedical Research institute INCLIVA, University of Valencia, Hospital Clínico de Valencia
Valencia, Spain

Prof. Andrés Cervantes is the Scientific Director of INCLIVA Biomedical Research Institute, where he also coordinates the Cancer Research Area. He leads the Medical Oncology Department at the University Hospital of Valencia and is Professor of Medicine at the University of Valencia.
His research is focused on gastrointestinal tumors and developing innovative cancer treatments. His latest studies address the role of liquid biopsy as a tool for precision medicine in Oncology. He conceives research as a service to society, in that by improving our understanding of and looking for potential solutions to health issues we can guarantee a better future.
He is currently participating in research projects funded by the national Carlos III Health Institute, the Ministry of Health and the European Union, as well as by other public and private entities.
He is particularly involved in training new oncologists and young clinical researchers to facilitate the connection between science and knowledge in health care. He has supervised more than 15 doctoral PhD theses and is an author of more than 550 scientific publications in international indexed journals. He has been included in the Clarivate Analytics list of most cited researchers of the year 2021.
He is the leading author of the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Advanced Colorectal Cancer (2023) of the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) and co-author of the Esophageal Cancer Guidelines. He is also editor-in-chief of Cancer Treatment Reviews and an associate editor of Annals of Oncology and ESMO OPEN.

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