Paolo Castellucci
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About
Paolo Castellucci is a pioneering urologic surgeon and researcher whose work sits at the intersection of molecular imaging and precision surgical oncology. His primary research focuses on the clinical application of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) in prostate cancer, particularly in refining patient selection for PSMA-PET imaging and translating these findings into intraoperative guidance. Castellucci’s major contributions include demonstrating how immunohistochemical analysis of PSMA expression in high-risk prostate cancer biopsies can predict PSMA-PET avidity, a finding with direct implications for staging and treatment planning. His most cited work (2024, 6 citations) established a critical link between tissue biology and imaging outcomes, helping to define which patients benefit most from PSMA-targeted diagnostics. More recently, he has pioneered the use of augmented reality to fuse PSMA-PET data with 3D anatomical models during robotic pelvic lymph node dissection, a novel technique that enables real-time, targeted removal of suspicious nodes. This work (2025, 2 citations) represents a significant step toward personalized, image-guided surgery. Castellucci’s research is highly translational, bridging radiology, pathology, and operative technique to improve outcomes for men with high-risk prostate cancer.
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