Projects
Critical mutations and signals in breast cancer cells and their stromal environment. University of Antwerp
Development and validation of a screening tool for central sensitisation pain in cancer survivors KU Leuven
In addition to fatigue, pain is the most common frequent persistent symptom in cancer survivors. Pain following cancer leads to poor quality of life and impaired daily functioning. Identifying the origin or mechanism of the pain is a critical step in clinical decision-making. Awareness on the presence of so called central sensitisation pain in cancer survivors has increased past decades. In this case pain can be explained by enhanced ...
Beurs Joke Tommelein: Radiotherapy-induced damage to cancer-associated fibroblasts promotes colorectal cancer progression through IGF-1/AKT signaling Ghent University
Each year, cancer of the rectum (or rectum) fixed at about 1500 Flemings. A large number of these patients is treated with chemoradiotherapy (irradiation in combination with chemotherapy) before the tumor is surgically removed. This treatment increases the life expectancy through improved local control. Patients with a fibrotic reaction, however, have a poorer chance of survival than patients with a fibro-inflammatory response. Fibrosis is ...
Implementation of a care pathway for raising adequate, self-management of patients with cancer receiving oral anticancer drugs prescribed Ghent University
Based on the results of two research projects like Leuven and Ghent University commit, in cooperation with '' Come on cancer '' to carry out a project that aims a care pathway for patients with cancer receiving oral anticancer drugs prescribed to implement in five hospitals and a roadmap (including e-learning package) for the implementation of such a pathway, which widely used in hospitals throughout Flanders, compiling. The pathway aims to ...
Targeting the leukemic cancer stam cell in early T-cell precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ETP-ALL) Ghent University
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The perception of self, disease, social relationships and care of patients with testicular cancer Ghent University
With our study we want to investigate to what extent the patients in question dealing with the profound changes in the experiences of their bodies and their (sexual) identity and how their life and (partner) relationship (s) are affected.
Development of a pancreatic cancer drug-nanocarrier system selectively targeting tumour cells and tumour stroma to overcome treatment failure (PaCaNano). University of Antwerp
Cancer differences by migrant background: a population-based cohort study on determinants and backgrounds in Belgium in the 2000s Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Metabolism as the key towards patient tailored treatment for rectal cancer? KU Leuven
Around 20% of patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) show a pathological complete response (pCR) after radiochemotherapy. Recent studies suggest that these patients could be spared from surgery. To omit surgery in these patients, careful selection of good responders after RCT and thus better understanding of the mechanisms behind these responses are needed. Evenmore, for patients that do not show a good response, an ...