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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek hospital brings comprehensive DNA test closer for all cancer patients
This year, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek hospital joined forces with Hartwig Medical Foundation to deploy the most comprehensive DNA test available …
Take a virtual tour of our laboratory: from the biopsy to the patient report
What happens to your tumor tissue and blood during a comprehensive DNA test? What exactly does all the complex equipment …
Accreditation renewed
In October 2020, we received formal notification of the renewal of our accreditation of ISO17025: 2005 into the 2017 version. We …
Patients can benefit from whole genome sequencing for immunotherapy
Immunotherapy is an effective treatment for many people with cancer. The number of abnormalities in the DNA of the tumor in …
Whole Genome Sequencing feasible in clinical practice
Interim WIDE analysis gives researchers more confidence in a positive outcome. On 21 September 2020, Dr. Kim Monkhorst, who is a …
SAGE: New algorithm for analysis of tumor DNA reveals mutations previously not found
At Hartwig we “analyse sequenced tumor DNA”. This is something we try to continuously improve. These analyses are shared with …
Whole genome sequencing to improve individual cancer treatment in Finland
Since August 2019, Docrates, a private cancer center in Finland, uses the whole genome sequencing test from Hartwig Medical Foundation to …
Hartwig Medical Foundation adapts working method and continues work
In this uncertain time when we are trying to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus, we have adapted our working …
Nature publication: High resolution DNA-image of metastatic tumor provides new treatment insights
For the first time, Dutch researchers have created a detailed overview of the landscape of DNA-deviations in thousands of metastatic …
New cancer treatment options created by full DNA-analysis
Nature publication reports study by Netherlands Center for Personalized Cancer Treatment showing benefits for targeted treatments outside registered indications 2 …
GenomeWeb: ‘Dutch Team Looks to Drug Repurposing to Improve Patient Outcomes, Lower Costs’
The project is an attempt to address the rising healthcare costs associated with new cancer drugs and to identify biomarkers …
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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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Listening, connecting, and building bridges to make more impact for patients with cancer
This is how Robert Jan Lamers describes his role as managing director of Hartwig Medical Foundation. For four months now, …
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Medicines Policy must be based on real world data
The recent decision by the National Health Care Institute to re-evaluate expensive cancer medicines in real-world practice is a logical …
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Cancer, a rare disease?
It may come as a surprise to many on this International Rare Disease Day (February 28), that a significant number …
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The big advantage of having Hartwig Medical Foundation data available in the cloud
I don’t remember exactly when I first heard about Hartwig Medical Foundation and the whole genome sequencing data it has …
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From biopsy to patient report
The comprehensive DNA test can provide patients with cancer with more opportunities for treatment. Using the technique of Whole Genome …
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What does Hartwig Medical Foundation do?
Hartwig Medical Foundation is a unique initiative that makes possible progress in the research of treatment of cancer in the …
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In our profession, we need to know everything about the patient, but we also want to know as much as possible about the patient’s tumor.