Dr Nicolo Matteo Luca Battisti

Dr Nicolò Matteo Luca Battisti is a Consultant Medical Oncologist in the Breast Unit of The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK, where he is also Clinical Lead of the Senior Adult Oncology Programme. He is also Honorary Faculty in the Breast Cancer Research Division of The Institute of Cancer Research, London.   He obtained his medical degree at the University of Milan, Italy in 2009 and he completed his specialist training at the University of Milan and National Cancer Institute of Milan, Italy in 2015.   He obtained a research degree (MD[Res]) within the Breast Cancer Research Division of the Institute of Cancer Research of London, UK in 2022 with a thesis focusing on of the management of common malignancies in older adults. Dr Battisti completed the European Society for Medical Oncology Leaders Generation Programme in 2022 and obtained a certificate in Health Economics and Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2023.   Dr Battisti is on the UK General Medical Council Specialist Register (Medical Oncology) and is Member of the Royal College of Physicians of London since 2016.   He spent the last year of his specialist training working with Dr Martine Extermann and Dr Lodovico Balducci at the Senior Adult Oncology Program of the Moffitt Cancer Center of Tampa, Florida, USA. In 2016, Dr Battisti joined the Breast Unit of The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, where he currently works. In 2026, he joined the Breast Cancer Research Division of The Institute of Cancer Research, London as Honorary Faculty.   Dr Battisti is currently Past President of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG). He also serves as Treasurer of the European Cancer Organisation and Co-Chair of its Inequalities Focused Topic Network. Dr Battisti also serves as Member of the Executive Committee of the European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA).   He is a member of the Older Adult Council of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) and member of the Cancer and Aging Research Group (CARG) Advocacy Committee and Clinical Implementation Core. He is a member of the Clinical Steering Group of the National Audit of Breast Cancer in Older Patients (NABCOP) in the UK.   Dr Battisti was presented various awards for his work in the fields of breast oncology and geriatric oncology, including the Arti Hurria Award at the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium for his research on the use of chemotherapy in older patients with early breast cancer enrolled on the Bridging The Age Gap study, the 2021 Dario Cova Award from the Italian Group of Geriatric Oncology for his contribution to the field of geriatric oncology, three awards for the development of the Royal Marsden Senior Adult Oncology Programme: the 2024 HSJ Award “Improving Care for Older People Initiative of the Year”, the 2024 Royal Marsden Pioneering Change Award and the 2025 LangBuisson Rising Star Award.

Dr Battisti’s main clinical and research interests are breast oncology and geriatric oncology. His main areas of investigation are comorbidities, comprehensive geriatric assessment, quality of life and prediction of anticancer treatment toxicity in older patients with cancer. He also has an interest in inequalities in cancer care. He authored several publications and book chapters in the fields of breast oncology, geriatric oncology and cancer care disparities.