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What can we learn from rural Tanzanian food?

23 December 2021

What we eat affects our bodies. A diet high in plant based products and low in fat offers health benefits and prevents lifestyle diseases, such as cardiovascular disease. This is what Quirijn de Mast shows based on his research in Africa.

Pathology reporting of gastric endoscopic resections: Recommendations from the International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting

17 November 2021

Iris Nagtegaal, theme Tumours of the digestive tract, and colleagues published her research project in Gastroenterology about pathological reporting of gastric endoscopic resections.

Chella van der Post and Francesco Ciompi received a grant from Hanarth Foundation

11 November 2021

Unmasking the invisible cancer: digital detection of diffuse-type gastric carcinomas.

RIMLS awards call for nominations

19 October 2021

RIMLS awards several prizes to stimulate and honor our (young) researchers. Upcoming awards are Supervisor of the Year, Best Master Thesis, Best Publication, Best Image and more. Send your nominations now before 24 November 2021.

Young people with colorectal cancer deserve their own treatment

27 July 2021

Richarda de Voer and Marjolijn Ligtenberg's study on clinical, pathological, genetic and molecular characteristics of colorectal tumors in adolescents and adults 25 years of age or younger is published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

The international dataset for colorectal local excisions is published

16 June 2021

Iris Nagtegaal and colleagues presented their first paper on the colorectal cancer dataset and published this in the journal Gastroenterology.

Annual Paper Awards of Research Theme Tumors of the Digestive Tract

4 May 2021

The annual Paper Awards session of the Research Theme Tumors of the Digestive Tract took place at the 22nd of April. The selected candidates prepared wonderful informative movies, that were judged by the public of the RRR and by our patient representatives.

Royal decorations for Nicoline Hoogerbrugge, Jolanda de Vries, Koos van der Velden and Jan Buitelaar

28 April 2021

Nicoline Hoogerbrugge, Jolanda de Vries, Koos van der Velden and Jan Buitelaar are appointed by His Majesty as Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion, a highly prestigious decoration on 26 April 2021.

Freezer Challenge by Teun Bousema

13 April 2021

13 research groups, 1280 boxes discarded, 26% less energy consumption, and two winners. Watch our short video with the results of the Radboud Freezer Challenge. It is safe, and you can do it anytime. Warm up your freezers to cool down the planet!

Horizon 2020 ERICA project approved by the EU

4 February 2021

In total there are 24 thematic ERNs. The Radboudumc participates in 14 networks. We are proud to say that two of these networks are coordinated from Radboudumc: ERN GENTURIS by Nicoline Hoogerbrugge and ERN eUROGEN by Wout Feitz.

RIMLS online award ceremony proudly presenting the winners

13 January 2021

In this special webinar of the RIMLS New Year Celebration, scientific director René Bindels reviewed 2020 and looked forward to 2021. But more importantly a number of researchers received prizes in the traditional RIMLS awards ceremony. 

Multifocal colorectal cancer Do intraluminal metastases occur?

22 December 2020

Femke Doubrava-Simmer published in Gastroenterology that in 33% of the patients with multi-focal colorectal cancer (CRC), the CRCs are clonally related, which is much more than recognized in daily practice.

Granted research projects 2020 by Hanarth Fonds

8 December 2020

The Hanarth Fonds finances research projects of Iris Nagtegaal and Johannes Textor that use artificial intelligence or machine learning to improve the diagnosis, treatment and outcome of patients with cancer.

Dutch Cancer Society grant for organ preservation study

1 October 2020

Hans de Wilt received a Dutch Cancer Society Grant of 625K euros for the STARTREC trial. The STARTREC trail is an international trial for patients with early cancer in the distal rectum

The Metastatic Microbiome rewarded with a Dutch Cancer Society Grant

24 September 2020

Annemarie Boleij, Iris Nagtegaal & Daniele Tauriello received the Dutch Cancer Society (KWF) Grant to explore the role of bacteria on colorectal cancer metastasis.

Research on improved irradiation of liver tumors from within NWO grant for public-private partnership

25 August 2020

A research consortium of Radboud university medical center, the University of Twente, University Medical Center Groningen and five companies will be using a grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) to optimize the treatment of liver tumors with radioembolization

Universal Tumor DNA BRCA1/2 Testing of Ovarian Cancer Prescreening PARPi Treatment and Genetic Predisposition

20 August 2020

Nicoline Hoogerbrugge, Iris Nagtegaal and Marjolijn Lightenberg published that Universal Tumor BRCA1/2 testing in all newly diagnosed ovarian cancer patients is feasible and effective.

Increased role of patients after bowel cancer treatment

30 July 2020

Approximately 14,000 patients get colorectal cancer every year. Almost all patients are operated on and monitored afterwards (follow-up). In 2019 Radboudumc started a new approach to follow-up research after the treatment of stage II/III colorectal cancer.

Fewer cancer diagnoses during the COVID-19 epidemic in the Netherlands

7 May 2020

In a commentary in Lancet Oncology Iris Nagtegaal, theme Tumors of the digestive tract, published, together with Thijs Merkx, as head of the IKNL, the latest data that illustrate the impact of the pandemic on the detection of new cancer patients.

Electronic nose smells precursor of oesophageal cancer

5 March 2020

A portable electronic nose can effectively detect precursors of oesophageal cancer, reported by RIHS researchers Yonne Peters and Peter Siersema in the medical science journal GUT. This was demonstrated in an initial study involving more than four hundred patients.

Guiding the surgeon real-time tumor visualization during surgery

26 February 2020

Incomplete excision of tumor tissue negatively affects the prognosis of the patient. RIHS researcher Mark Rijpkema and colleagues are working on the development of new dual-labeled tracers and currently are implementing this into the clinic.

RIMLS PhD retreat registration is open

23 January 2020

Yearly, RIMLS PhD candidates gather for the two-day PhD Retreat. Apart from the science, this event is highly valued for the opportunity to meet and get to know fellow PhD candidates during the social activities. Early bird registration and abstract submission deadline: 4 March 2020.

Laparoscopy reduces the number of adhesions but it is still too high

14 January 2020

Adhesions after abdominal surgery cause too many re-admissions. Although keyhole surgery reduces the number of adhesions and the complications associated with them, the total disease burden remains high, as reported in The Lancet by RIHS researcher Richard ten Broek and colleagues.

Conversation analysis of video consultations vs face-to-face consultations

19 December 2019

A video consultation is often about the benefits of a digital connection. But what does it mean for the conversation itself? Surgeon Martijn Stommel and his sister Wyke Stommel conducted research into specific parts of the conversations.

Awarded KWF grants for Radboudumc researchers

18 December 2019

KWF is investing 2.7 million euros in five different studies at Radboudumc. The awards are part of the new round of funding by DCS, in which over 34 million euros will be granted to Dutch cancer research. We congratulate our researchers with this funding and wish them success with their great work.

Vote for the Supervisor of the year

12 December 2019

Deadline for voting is closed. The three nominated finalists are: Joost Drenth, Marien de Jonge and Iris Nagtegaal.

Mohrmann Stipend for Bakker and Peters

12 December 2019

Tuesday 10 December, Esmée Bakker and Yonne Peters were awarded a Christine Mohrmann stipend. The grant – 5000 euros each – gives them an opportunity to spend time at another university, preferably one abroad.

Exploration meeting Academic Alliance on Oncology

2 December 2019

Within the Academic Alliance, the Maastricht UMC+ and Radboudumc are already working together in several areas. And this is happening in more and more fields. On 27 November researchers from both umc's met during the fourth Exploration meeting, this time with the theme: Oncology.

RIMLS awards call for nominations

26 November 2019

RIMLS awards several prizes to stimulate and honor our (young) researchers. Please find here an overview of the upcoming awards. Deadline 12 December 2019.

Awardees RIHS Junior Researcher round 2020

23 October 2019

Recently, RIHS held an internal call for Radboudumc junior researcher (PhD) positions. This year 6 positions have been awarded.

KWF Roadshow 11 November 2019

10 October 2019

In which way(s) can KWF provide optimal support to oncological research and care? How can we maximize impact on our investments? These questions are pivotal in Ambition 2030: the vision that KWF developed in close cooperation with stakeholders in the oncological field.

RIMLS 25 years jubilee festival The Future is Yesterday

3 October 2019

Together with more than 250 colleagues and alumni we celebrated 25 years of research into the molecular mechanisms of disease. During this exciting and informal event, we not only took a trip down memory lane, but also looked ahead to the next 25 years and beyond…...

Electronic nose detects bacterium that can cause stomach cancer

10 September 2019

OP Oost promotes innovative cooperation between companies and research institutions.

Bart Kiemeney finishes 1st in the Tour and raises thousands of euros

30 July 2019

With over €47,000 on the counter, Kiemeney can see the Tour de France as a great success.

Nicoline Hoogerbrugge and Michiel Vermeulen newly elected in Academia Europaea

26 July 2019

The Academia Europaea is a functioning European Academy of Humanities, Letters and Sciences, composed of individual members.

Awarded KWF grants for Radboudumc researchers

2 July 2019

The Dutch Cancer Society (KWF) has awarded 25.5 million euros to 50 new research projects in 16 different institutes. 8 grants are awarded to Radboudumc researchers. We congratulate our researchers with this funding and wish them success with their great work.

The gap in mortality between older and younger CRC patients has been bridged

25 June 2019

In European Journal of Cancer, Nelleke Brouwer, Thea Zonneveld-Heil and colleagues showed that differences in postoperative mortality between older and younger patients with stage I-III colorectal cancer decreased. 1-year postoperative RS was almost equal for older and younger patients in 2015-2016.

A warm welcome for Hypatia fellow Daniele Tauriello

18 June 2019

It is our pleasure to welcome a new research group leader and Hypatia fellow at RIMLS: Daniele Tauriello (dept Cell Biology).

Internal KWF review procedure 2020

13 June 2019

In agreement with the existing policy the research board and Radboud Center for Oncology have decided to continue with the mandatory internal review procedure for KWF grant applications.

Barrett oesophagus

6 June 2019

In Nature Reviews Disease Primers Yonne Peters and Ali Al-Kaabi provided a global overview of Barrett oesophagus and outlined key open research questions. This primer covered epidemiology, disease mechanism, diagnose, screening, prevention, management, and quality of life.

Three VIDI grants for RIMLS researchers

24 May 2019

Matthijs Jore, Daniele Tauriello and Johannes Textor are each to receive up to 800,000 euros to develop an innovative research theme and to build up their own research group. NWO is awarding the Vidi grant as part of the Innovational Research Incentives Scheme.

Secure trial usual care to a restrictive patient selection for gallbladder surgery

23 May 2019

In Lancet Kees van Laarhoven and colleagues showed that usual care for gallstone patients is suboptimal and that less than two third of patients are pain-free after surgery.

Universal tumor BRCA1/2 testing of ovarian cancer

13 May 2019

Marjolijn Ligtenberg, Janet Vos and Nicoline Hoogerbrugge, assessed the feasibility of a workflow for universal tumor DNA BRCA1/2 testing of all newly diagnosed OC patients as prescreen for PARPi treatment and cancer predisposition testing. They have published their findings in the JNCI.

Step-up approach vs open necrosectomy for necrotizing pancreatitis

18 April 2019

Another publication of the successful Dutch collaborative group on pancreatitis research with substantial contribution from Radboudumc researchers, Harry van Goor and Kees van Laarhoven.

Internal KWF review procedure 2019

4 April 2019

In agreement with the existing policy the research board and Radboudumc Center for Oncology have decided to continue with the mandatory internal review procedure for KWF grant applications.

Francesco Ciompi and Jeroen van der Laak have been awarded a KWF grant

28 March 2019

Francesco Ciompi and Jeroen van der Laak have been awarded a KWF grant of € 200K with € 150K for Radboudumc for the PROACTING project (PRedicting neOAdjuvant Chemotherapy Treatment response with deeplearnING).

Call for RIMLS Junior Researcher 2020

24 March 2019

In 2020 funding will be made available for 8 RIMLS Junior Researcher projects. The call for these PhD grants is now open.

Lieneke Steeghs about the PATH project: Predictive Analysis for Therapy

22 March 2019

Read here the article 'PATH makes predictive molecular diagnostics in cancer unambiguous', of Lieneke Steeghs, theme Tumors of the digestive tract, that was published on the website of ZonMw.

Valentine’s day spectacle at the Radboud Research Rounds

21 February 2019

This year’s Valentine’s day in the Radboudumc was focused on the RRR of the Tumors of the Digestive Tract. In the biannual Paper Award session the big prize went to Daniel Garza from the Center for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics, for his paper on “the environmental metabolome”.

Gene involved in colorectal cancer also causes breast cancer

14 February 2019

Judith Grolleman, Nicoline Hoogerbrugge and Richarda de Voer, theme Tumors of the digestive tract, published in Cancer Cell that mutations in the NTHL1 gene, previously associated with colorectal cancer, also cause breast cancer and other types of cancer.