Anna Gigli

Senior researcher at the Italian National Research Council (CNR) in Rome, where I have been working since 1987, affiliated at the Institute on Population and Social Policy (IRPPS) since 2001 and previously at the Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo “M. Picone”.
Graduated in Mathematics at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Master of Science and PhD in Statistics at the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine of the London University.

Main interests are statistical methods applied to healthcare.

Current research activities

Methods for the estimation of the economic burden of cancer.
Methods and statistical models for cancer prevalence estimation.
Methods for the estimation of childhood cancer prevalence.

Main publications

• • Anna Gigli, Silvia Francisci, Stefano Guzzinati, Aaron Hall, Mark Hachey, Steve Scoppa, Angela Mariotto (2020). Cancer prevalence by phase of care: an indicator for assessing health service needs, Tumori Journal

• • Francisci, Guzzinati, Capodaglio, Pierannunzio, Mallone, Tavilla, Lopez, Busco, Mazzucco, Angiolini, Zorzi, Serraino, Barchielli, Fusco, Stracci, Bianconi, Rugge, Iacovacci, Russo, Cusimano & Gigli (2020). Patterns of care and cost profiles of women with breast cancer in Italy: EPICOST study based on real world data. The European Journal of Health Economics

• • Dal Maso, Panato, Guzzinati, Serraino, Francisci, Botta, Capocaccia, Tavilla, Gigli, Crocetti, Rugge, Tagliabue, Filiberti, Carrozzi, Michiara, Ferretti, Cesaraccio, Tumino, Falcini, Stracci, Torrisi, Mazzoleni, Fusco, Rosso, Tisano, Buzzoni, Sini, AIRTUM Working group (2019). Prognosis of long-term cancer survivors: A population- based estimation. Cancer Medicine

• • Francisci, Guzzinati, Dal Maso, Sacerdote, Buzzoni, Gigli (2017). Living after cancer diagnosis during childhood: A population-based estimation in Italy. International Journal of Cancer

• • Dal Maso, Guzzinati, Buzzoni, Capocaccia, Serraino, Caldarella, Dei Tos, Falcini, Autelitano, Masanotti, Ferretti, Tisano, Tirelli, Crocetti, De Angelis, Virdone, Zucchetto, Gigli, Francisci, Baili, Gatta, Castaing, Zanetti, Bidoli, Vercelli, Michiara, Federico, Senatore, Pannozzo, Vicentini, Bulatko, Pirin, Gentilini, Fusco, Giacomin, Fanetti, Cusimano (2014). Long-term survival, prevalence, and cure of cancer: A population-based estimation for 818,902 Italian patients and 26 cancer types. Annals of oncology

• • Yabroff, Francisci, Gigli, Lipscomb, Mariotto, Mezzetti editors. (2013) Comparing Cancer Care and Economic Outcomes Across Health Systems: Challenges and Opportunities. Journal of the National Cancer Institute Monography

• • Gigli, Warren, Yabroff, Francisci, Stedman, Guzzinati, Giusti, Miccinesi, Crocetti, Angiolini, Mariotto (2013). Initial Treatment for Newly Diagnosed Elderly Colorectal Cancer Patients: Patterns of Care in Italy and the United States. Journal of the National Cancer Institute Monography

• • Yabroff, Francisci, Mariotto, Mezzetti, Gigli, Lipscomb (2013). Advancing Comparative Studies of Patterns of Care and Economic Outcomes in Cancer: Challenges and Opportunities. Journal of the National Cancer Institute Monography

• • Lipscomb, Yabroff, Hornbrook, Gigli, Francisci, Krahn, Gatta, Trama, Ritzwoller, Durand-Zaleski, Salloum, Chawla, Angiolini, Crocetti, Giusti, Guzzinati, Mezzetti, Miccinesi, Mariotto (2013). Comparing Cancer Care, Outcomes, and Costs within and across Health Systems: Charting the Course. Journal of the National Cancer Institute Monography

• • Francisci, Guzzinati, Mezzetti, Crocetti, Giusti, Miccinesi, Paci, Angiolini, Gigli (2013). Cost profiles of colorectal cancer patients in Italy based on individual patterns of care. BMC Cancer

• • Simonetti, Gigli, Capocaccia, Mariotto (2008). Estimating complete prevalence of cancers diagnosed in childhood. Statistics in Medicine

• • Gigli, Mariotto, Clegg, Tavilla, Corazziari, Hachey, Scoppa, Capocaccia (2006). Estimating the variance of cancer prevalence from population-based registries. Statistical Methods for Medical Research