Head of the Medical Oncology Section of the Hospital Universitario La Paz in Madrid and Director of the Innovation Unit of the Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research - IdiPAZ. Associate Professor of Oncology at the Autonomous University of Medicine of Madrid and Co-Director of the Chair of Innovative Medicine.
The main areas of scientific and healthcare interest are focused on the molecular biology of lung cancer and other thoracic tumors, the study of predictive factors of response to cancer treatments using high-throughput techniques and the study of etiopathogenic factors of the disease and supportive care. In particular, he has participated in the clinical development of EGFR and ALK inhibitors, antiangiogenic drugs and immunotherapy in lung cancer. Dr. de Castro has published more than 200 articles in international journals and is a member of ASCO, IASLC and ESMO. He is currently secretary of the board of SEOM (Spanish Society of Medical Oncology).
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