PhD Graduate in TRANSATIONAL MEDICINE AND ONCOLOGY XXXVI GLORIA GALLI (supervisor: Prof. Bruno Annibale, co-supervisor: Prof.ssa Edith Lahner) ANDREA GIANNINI (supervisor: Prof.ssa Donatella Caserta) ALESSANDRA PECORARO (supervisor: Prof. Paolo Mercantini, co-supervisor: Prof.ssa Genoveffa Balducci) XXXV XXXIV XXXIII XXXII