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Ricard Mesia, MD, PhD
Ricard Mesia, MD, PhD
    • Head of Medical Oncology Department
    • Catalan Institut of Oncology
    • Badalona, Spain
    Ricard Mesía, MD, PhD is the leader of the research program in cancer of the head and neck at Catalan Institut of Oncology. It is medical oncologist and member of the Head and Neck Functional Unit in this hospital. Actually is also the head of Medical Oncology Deparment at Catalan Institut of Oncology in Badalona (Barcelona). He is the actual president of the Spanish group treatment of head and neck tumors (TTCC group) which is responsible for the development of clinical trials on head and neck cancer. Dr Mesia is an European expert in a recognized area of head and neck cancer. His special area of work has been in the combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy and the incorporation of new drugs in head and neck tumors, contributing to the establishment of standard therapy in head and neck cancer locally advanced and recurrent / metastatic. It is responsible for editing the clinical practice guidelines of the head and neck cancer of the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology. He has actively participated in the development of taxanes in this tumor as well as in various investigations in target agents via epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), mainly with Cetuximab. Actually, it is participating in more than 10 trials in immunotherapy as principal investigator. Dr. Mesia actively involved in the teaching of these tumors and has published >90 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 8 book chapters.

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