Pierfrancesco Bassi
Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
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About
Pierfrancesco Bassi is a leading urologic oncologist whose research centers on optimizing surgical outcomes for prostate cancer patients, with a particular focus on radical prostatectomy techniques and patient-reported quality of life. His major contributions include pioneering the use of propensity score-weighted analyses to compare surgical approaches, providing robust, real-world evidence on how different procedures impact patients' functional recovery and well-being. His landmark 2019 study, which analyzed data from the multicenter Pros-IT CNR project, demonstrated that surgical approach significantly influences patient-reported outcomes, accumulating 28 citations for its rigorous methodology and clinically actionable findings. Bassi also led a comparative analysis tracking how radical prostatectomy practices evolved over a decade in Italy, drawing on data from over 1,500 patients across two major national registries. His work is notable for championing patient-centered endpoints in surgical research, moving beyond traditional metrics to capture what matters most to men undergoing prostate cancer treatment. Through his leadership in large-scale, prospective observational studies, Bassi has helped establish evidence-based benchmarks for surgical quality and informed shared decision-making between clinicians and patients.
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