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Clinical Cancer Genomics 2025: a cheerful boost for this rapidly emerging field
The Clinical Cancer Genomics Conference 2025 took place on 20–21 March 2025 in Amsterdam. The event website ccg2025.eu has been retired, but …
The Importance of Analyzing the DNA of Rare Tumors
One in four patients has a cancer type that is considered rare, meaning it occurs in fewer than six out …
Healthcare providers share insights about GENAYA for young adult cancer patients
In a series of short videos, our specialists share their insights on the GENAYA project. They explain what GENAYA is, …
Collaboration as the foundation for faster, better, and more affordable diagnostics
For Kees van den Berg, the CEO of GenomeScan, the collaboration between his organization and the Hartwig Medical Foundation is …
Clinical Cancer Genomics conference, March 20-21 2025, Amsterdam
We are pleased to announce that registration for this novel exciting meeting focused on cancer whole genome and transcriptome sequencing …
Whole Genome Sequencing on Cerebrospinal Fluid: No Biopsy, Yet a Report
Whole genome sequencing is typically only performed on tissue biopsies. In collaboration with Hartwig Medical Foundation, a clinical molecular biologist …
Screening for T cells that already fight the tumor: Hartwig’s pipeline in practice
By Laura Nederveen In the search for more effective cancer treatments, Alena Gros and her team at Vall d’Hebron Institute …
In search of the optimal treatment strategy for glioblastoma
Patients with recurrent glioblastoma have an unfavorable outlook and few treatment options. The recently launched GLOW study should change this …
GLOW: working toward more treatment options for glioblastoma
The outlook for patients with glioblastoma has been unfavorable for years, and treatment options remain limited. That is a reason …
Collaboration for future-proof diagnostics and to accelerate research
Complete analysis of the DNA of children with cancer offers many possibilities. It maps out all possible targeted treatment options …
22 impactful scientific publications in 2022
In 2022, research groups from all over the world published 22 scientific papers in which data from the Hartwig Medical …
Whole genome sequencing is reliable, has added value, and can be embedded perfectly into everyday pathology diagnostics
Source: website Netherlands Cancer Institute With the rapidly expanding tableau of (increasingly tumor-agnostic) targeted therapies, genome-driven cancer care has become …
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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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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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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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The number of WGS samples Hartwig Medical Foundation has is quite unique in the research field and is rapidly growing. It amounted to 3.500 samples when we started and it’s already over 5.000 now.