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Developments in research to improve the treatment of patients with cancer.
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A Learning Healthcare System for Better Cancer Research and Care
Vast amounts of data are generated during cancer diagnosis and treatment every single day. Tissue samples are analyzed, data about …
Requesting data from Hartwig Medical Foundation is now easier
As of September 1, 2026, the procedure for requesting data from the Hartwig Medical Database has been simplified. With this …
Metastatic bladder cancer: new insights into tumour spread and chemotherapy resistance
Hartwig data supports new Nature study on lethal metastatic bladder cancer. Researchers used the Hartwig Medical Database to independently validate …
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Expansion of the Hartwig Client Portal: registration becomes easier, safer, and smarter
The expansion of the Hartwig Client Portal marks another important step in further digitizing the collaboration between Hartwig Medical Foundation …
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DataNexus connects clinical and genomic data
DataNexus is a project initiated by the Netherlands Cancer Institute–Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (NKIAvL) to improve data availability by integrating clinical …
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How do you analyze 8,000 Tumor/Normal genomes in under two months?
It has been a long time coming: Hartwig Medical Foundation has transitioned to the GRCh38 (hg38) reference genome! For years, …
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The complete DNA test is an additional tool to help us discover the origin of the cancer in patients with CUP, often enabling us to identify this primary tumor. In addition, the test often reveals new options for targeted treatment.