Our professionals
Dr. Ignacio Ortego
Medical Oncology Specialist.
Primary focus on Phase I clinical trials.
Professional career
Medical Degree (MD) from the University of Navarra, 2015.
Specialized in Medical Oncology (2021).
Medical Oncology Specialist at Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal (CIOCC) – HM Nou Delfos (Barcelona).
Medical Lead, Phase I Clinical Trials Unit, MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid. Genitourinary and Neuroendocrine Tumors Unit.
Medical Oncology Specialist, Thoracic Tumors and Central Nervous System Tumors Unit, Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal (CIOCC) – HM Sanchinarro.
Clinical Research Fellow at South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics (START) Madrid, CIOCC.
RESEARCH AREAS
- Principal investigator in the Phase I clinical trial GCT1042-01 (First-in-human, open-label, dose-escalation trial with extension cohorts to evaluate the safety of GEN1042 in subjects with malignant solid tumors).
- Co–principal investigator/lead sub-investigator in 18 Phase I clinical trials.
- Sub-investigator in more than 100 Phase I clinical trials.
AREAS OF INTEREST
- Specialized in the clinical development of new oncology treatments (first-in-human, first-in-class), including immunotherapy, cell therapy, antibody-drug conjugates, and targeted therapies.
Activity
In teaching
- Teaching collaborator, Faculty of Medicine, University of Navarra.
- Instructor in the Master’s Program in Oncohematology Nursing, University of Navarra.
- Teaching collaborator, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria.
- Teaching collaborator, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad San Pablo CEU.
In research
- Author of more than 10 scientific publications in national and international journals.
- Co-author of 3 book chapters related to his specialty.
- Has delivered numerous oral and written presentations at national and international conferences.