Stefano Natangelo MD

Publications
& writing

My work in oncology, AI evaluation and governance, alongside conference contributions, correspondence and writing on research culture.

Publication status and authorship roles are indicated throughout. Updated September 2026.

ORCID research record

Journal articles

Published articles, accepted manuscripts and work under review. Status is shown for each entry.

  • 2026Accepted for publication

    Natangelo S.

    Externalizing Epistemic Governance from Stateless Clinical LLMs: Why It Is Necessary and Why It Must Be Constrained

    Philosophy & Technology

    Single author

    A constrained architecture for oncology decision support that separates evidence authority from permission and reimbursement, keeping uncertainty and clinical overrides inspectable.

    Publication date pending.

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    Earlier public version: Toward an Audit-Ready, Constraint-Based Architecture for Oncology Clinical Decision Support with Large Language Models

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  • 2026Accepted for publication

    Natangelo S.

    More papers, fewer ideas: How evaluation asymmetries drive scientific convergence

    Journal of Scholarly Publishing

    Single author

    Publication date pending. Linked version: SocArXiv preprint.

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  • 2026Published

    Corso F, Peppoloni V, Mazzeo L, et al.

    Clinician expertise and prompt engineering enhance cancer information extraction in electronic health records by small language models

    Communications Medicine

    Co-author

    44 authors; Corso, Peppoloni and Mazzeo contributed equally.

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  • 2026Published

    Prelaj A, Miskovic V, Sacco M, et al.; I3LUNG Consortium.

    Clinical usability of an explainable AI decision support tool and evaluation of multimodal models in NSCLC

    Nature Medicine

    Consortium author

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  • 2026Published

    Cascella M, Granata V, Fusco R, Simonetti I, Porto A, Di Monaco P, Natangelo S, et al.

    Artificial intelligence-assisted Mendelian randomization: a methodological framework for causal inference with applications in oncology

    Infectious Agents and Cancer

    Co-author

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  • 2026Published

    Beninato T, Stasi G, Montelatici G, et al.

    Composite clinical scores in real-world extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer patients treated with chemo-immunotherapy

    Tumori Journal

    Co-author

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  • 2025Published

    Ciardiello D, Boscolo Bielo L, Pietrantonio F, et al.

    Comprehensive genomic profiling by liquid biopsy in refractory metastatic colorectal cancer patients candidate for anti-EGFR rechallenge therapy (CAVE-2 GOIM trial)

    ESMO Open

    Co-author

    Contribution: eCRF clinical data management.

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  • 2024Published

    Natangelo S, Trapani D, Koukoutzeli C, et al.

    Radiation therapy, tissue radiosensitization, and potential synergism in the era of novel antibody–drug conjugates

    Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology

    First author

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  • 2023Published

    Boscolo Bielo L, Natangelo S, Katrini J, Trapani D, Curigliano G.

    A comprehensive update of hormone-related pharmacokinetic variations associated with breast cancer drugs

    Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology

    Co-first author

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  • In progressUnder review

    Meazza Prina M, Mazzeo L, Occhipinti M, et al.

    Transformation of non-small cell lung cancer into small cell lung cancer: a systematic review with exploratory analysis

    Clinical Lung Cancer

    Co-author

Conferences & abstracts

Congress abstracts and presentations, with individual authorship roles.

  • 2026Accepted abstract

    AI-ON-LAB research group; Stefano Natangelo, first author.

    The Preservation Gap: The NAT-Clinical Framework for Governing Clinical Large Language Models Across Updates

    ESMO AI & Digital Oncology Congress, Berlin

    First and presenting author

    Abstract #460. ESMO Merit Award. Based on Continuity Is All You Need: Why Clinical AI Governance Requires Structural Persistence.

  • 2026Published abstract

    Montelatici G, Gronchi G, Brambilla M, et al.

    Role of the pan-immune-inflammatory value in stage III NSCLC treated with chemoradiotherapy with or without durvalumab (305P)

    ESMO Open

    Co-author

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  • 2026Published abstract

    Lorenzini D, Busico A, Barbetta F, et al.

    Molecular landscape of BRCA-mutated NSCLC (512P)

    ESMO Open

    Co-author

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  • 2025Published abstract

    Peppoloni V, Leone G, Mazzeo L, et al.

    LungTrial-LLMX: An explainable on-premises LLM system for clinical trial matching in lung cancer

    ESMO Real World Data and Digital Oncology

    Co-author

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  • 2025Published abstract

    Corso F, Mazzeo L, Peppoloni V, et al.

    Comprehensive benchmarking of large language models on oncological records reveals variations to prompt engineering and medical expertise

    Annals of Oncology · ESMO Congress

    Co-author

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  • 2025Published abstract

    Rota S, Serino R, Ambrosini P, et al.

    Assessing first-line immunotherapy duration in advanced NSCLC

    Journal of Thoracic Oncology · ELCC

    Co-author

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Preprints & working papers

Conceptual and methodological work. Preprints are identified separately from published journal articles.

  • 2026Preprint · under review

    Natangelo S.

    The bias is in the eye of the beholder: an epistemological reframing of LLM fairness research

    Zenodo

    Single author

    Distinguishes individual outputs, conditional behaviour and system-level claims, proposing robustness checks for evaluating claims about LLM bias.

    Under review at Discover Artificial Intelligence.

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  • 2026Preprint

    Natangelo S.

    The Unevaluable Device: Why Standard Evaluation Methods Are Structurally Inadequate for Clinical Large Language Models

    Zenodo

    Single author

    Examines how non-reproducibility, opacity, unrestricted behaviour and global plasticity challenge the assumptions of clinical AI evaluation.

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  • 2026Preprint

    Natangelo S.

    Nobody’s Fault: Where Liability Collapses in Clinical LLM Deployment

    SSRN

    Single author

    Examines how clinical LLM architecture complicates causal attribution and the allocation of responsibility across deployment chains.

    SSRN abstract 6819179.

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  • 2026Preprint

    Natangelo S.

    Continuity Is All You Need: Why Clinical AI Governance Requires Structural Persistence

    Zenodo

    Single author

    Proposes a preservation requirement and a risk–verifiability model for governing validated clinical AI properties across interactions and updates.

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  • 2025Preprint

    Natangelo S.

    Externalising Epistemic Governance for Stateless Large Language Models: The CUL/TCL Architecture

    Zenodo

    Single author

    A two-layer architecture that determines verification requirements and assigns evidence-based truth states before language generation.

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  • 2025Preprint · in revision

    Natangelo S.

    The Narrative Continuity Test: A Conceptual Framework for Evaluating Identity Persistence in AI Systems

    arXiv

    Single author

    A conceptual framework for assessing whether an AI system preserves memory, goals, self-correction, semantic stability and role continuity over time.

    In revision at AI & Ethics.

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  • 2025Preprint

    Natangelo S.

    Commentary on the ESMO Guidance for LLM Use in Oncology: Narrative and Process Divergences

    Zenodo

    Single author

    Originally submitted to Annals of Oncology.

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  • 2025Preprint

    Natangelo S.

    Artificial intelligence in oncologic pathology: lessons from radiomics and the challenges of responsibility and accountability

    Zenodo

    Single author

    Originally submitted to Annals of Oncology.

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Correspondence

Published comments and eLetters. Links labelled “Original article” lead to the work being discussed.

  • 2026Published Comment

    Natangelo S.

    When Commercial Influence Enters the Answer

    JAMA

    Single author

    In response to: Singh N, Mello MM. Advertising in AI-Powered Clinical Decision Support Tools. The link opens the original article; its DOI is not a DOI for this response.

    Original article
  • 2026Published eLetter

    Natangelo S.

    “What comes next” is the wrong question: we should ask first whether trials, oversight, and monitoring work for clinical LLMs

    Science

    Single author

    In response to: Hopkins AM, Cornelisse E. AI can reason like a physician—what comes next? The link opens the original article; its DOI is not a DOI for this response.

    Original article
  • 2026Published eLetter

    Natangelo S.

    When the Reference Cannot Hesitate: A Note on Metacognitive Feedback in AI-Augmented Training

    JAMA

    Single author

    In response to: Keren R, Desai BR, West DC. Promoting Clinical Expertise in the Age of AI: No Struggle, No Mastery. The link opens the original article; its DOI is not a DOI for this response.

    Original article
  • 2026Published eLetter

    Natangelo S.

    Beyond regulatory evasion: clinical LLMs are unevaluable by design

    JAMA

    Single author

    In response to: Aaron DG, Robertson C. The First AI Drug Prescriber. The link opens the original article; its DOI is not a DOI for this response.

    Original article
  • 2025Published eLetter

    Natangelo S.

    From cytotoxic intensification to “living” viral sentinels in metastatic PDAC

    BMJ Open

    Single author

    In response to: Portales F, Gourgou S, Fiess C, et al. GABRINOX-2 protocol: a French, prospective, multicentre, randomised phase II trial evaluating gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel followed by FOLFIRINOX versus FOLFIRINOX alone as first-line treatment for metastatic pancreatic cancer. The link opens the original article; its DOI is not a DOI for this response.

    Original article

Journal of Secondary Endpoints

Scientific satire, editorials and writing on research culture. These works belong to the journal’s satirical and critical publishing programme.

  • 2026Published

    The Editors of the Journal of Secondary Endpoints

    Accept in Current Form

    Journal of Secondary Endpoints

    Editorial signed as “Editors”

    2(1):25–26. Published in an independent journal of scientific satire and research culture.

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  • 2026Published

    Natangelo S.

    Cumulative Sanctity: A Multinational Multidenominational Protocol for Assessing Lifetime Liturgical Incense Exposure and Respiratory Carcinogenesis Across Religious Career Trajectories

    Journal of Secondary Endpoints

    Single author

    2(1):27–42. Published in an independent journal of scientific satire and research culture.

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  • 2026Published

    Natangelo S.

    Requiem in LaL Major: A Systematic Review of the Death of Large Language Models

    Journal of Secondary Endpoints

    Single author

    2(1):43–50. Published in an independent journal of scientific satire and research culture.

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  • 2026Published

    Natangelo S.

    Anti-Germination Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Solanum tuberosum: A Phase 0 Feasibility Study

    Journal of Secondary Endpoints

    Single author

    2(1):51–58. Published in an independent journal of scientific satire and research culture.

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  • 2026Published

    Natangelo S.

    Divide et Impera: When Will Peer Review Become Modular and Accountable?

    Journal of Secondary Endpoints

    Single author

    2(1):59–67. Published in an independent journal of scientific satire and research culture.

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  • 2025Published

    The Editors of the Journal of Secondary Endpoints

    Editorial: How We Addressed the Main Unmet Need in the Medical Literature

    Journal of Secondary Endpoints

    Editorial signed as “Editors”

    1(1):1–2. Published in an independent journal of scientific satire and research culture.

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  • 2025Published

    Natangelo S.

    Therapeutic turricephaly for glioblastoma: randomised sham-controlled trial (XXL-GBM)

    Journal of Secondary Endpoints

    Single author

    1(1):3–8. Published in an independent journal of scientific satire and research culture.

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  • 2025Published

    Natangelo S.

    A Phase I, Randomized, Double-Blind, Vehicle-Controlled Trial of Virulence-Attenuated Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P.a-Mel) for the Ecological Displacement of Axillary Microbiota: Data on Results, Impact, Safety, and Exploratory Outcomes (The DEODORISE Trial)

    Journal of Secondary Endpoints

    Single author

    1(1):9–14. Published in an independent journal of scientific satire and research culture.

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  • 2025Published

    Natangelo S.

    Exsudatio urinosa: the man who never passed urine

    Journal of Secondary Endpoints

    Single author

    1(1):15–20. Published in an independent journal of scientific satire and research culture.

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  • 2025Published

    Natangelo S.

    The Outcome-Equity Mandate: A Satirical Policy Paper on Publication Bias

    Journal of Secondary Endpoints

    Single author

    1(1):21–24. Published in an independent journal of scientific satire and research culture.

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