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Nov 17, 2024, 23:49

Cristian Massacesi: The critical role personalised treatment plays in improving cancer outcomes

Cristian Massacesi shared on LinkedIn:

“A poignant story as we mark Lung Cancer Awareness Month. When Elden Yee, a 35-year-old husband and father from Singapore, was diagnosed with advanced stage lung cancer, he showed courage and resilience with no bounds. Through biomarker testing and personalised medicine, Elden not only took the diagnosis and cancer treatment in stride, he was able to fulfill a lifelong dream by climbing Mount Kinabalu.

Elden’s story highlights the critical role personalised treatment plays in improving outcomes. It is vital that cancer patients have access to screening and biomarker testing to ensure they receive the right and best possible treatment, just like Elden.

We thank Elden for allowing us to tell his story as part of the Rewriting Cancer docuseries, presented by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and produced for AstraZeneca by BBC StoryWorks.

Learn more about Elden’s story.”

Dr. Cristian Massacesi, is a medical oncologist with over 20 years of experience in drug development. Currently he serves as the Chief Medical Officer at AstraZeneca. At AstraZeneca, he holds the position of Oncology Chief Development Officer, leading the company’s late-stage Oncology portfolio comprising 13 innovative medicines and immunotherapies. In this role, he directs approximately 150 clinical studies across various indications, concentrating on AstraZeneca’s core disease areas such as breast, lung, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and gynecological cancers.