19 Aug 2021 10:00

Neglected parasitic disease leishmaniasis addressed at NKI

Leishmaniasis is a terrible disease. It causes huge ulcers, or your organs swell up until you die. Single-celled Leishmania p…

9 Aug 2021 17:10

Actionable metastatic cancer genome is remarkably stable over time, despite treatment with drugs

A one-time analysis of the entire tumor DNA is almost always sufficient to find all DNA errors that may be relevant for treat…

21 Jul 2021 17:00

Liver cancer is one of the most common cancer types worldwide and is especially common in China. A collaborative effort betwe…

20 Jul 2021 09:00

A new stool test can further improve colorectal cancer screening A new way to detect colorectal cancer can test not just for …

Precision medicine 15 Jul 2021 10:30

The Netherlands Cancer Institute, University of Amsterdam (UvA), and Elekta will collaborate on the development of new AI str…

14 Jul 2021 09:04

Medical oncologist Marleen Kok is to receive an NWO Vidi grant for her research into triple-negative breast cancer. A small g…

8 Jul 2021 17:00

Miniature tumors in the lab are able to predict whether the corresponding real-life patients will benefit from immunotherapy.…

6 Jul 2021 17:05

Body cells give each other all kinds of signals to properly coordinate decisions in tissues, such as growth. New research by …

28 Jun 2021 15:37

June 30, 13.45 Leiden University "The best part of the four studies I did for my PhD was my search for a model that indicates…

22 Jun 2021 17:24

Medical Oncologist and Professor Winette van der Graaf will be the new EORTC President-Elect. This is the first time that som…