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Clinical Cancer Genomics conference, March 20-21 2025, Amsterdam
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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 …
In the media: Rarity – Personalised cancer treatment – fact not fiction
Imagine a world in which each person’s cancer is treated with a personalised, targeted medical treatment regimen. A world in …
Complete DNA analysis for young adults with cancer
KWF finances the expansion of the infrastructure for cancer research in young adults with almost 4.5 million euros. These are …
Single WGS analysis of metastases is sufficient in most cases
DNA analysis of the tumor is of crucial importance to determine treatment options for patients with metastasized lung cancer. But …
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 …
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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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If the practitioner doesn’t know where the primary tumor is located, they cannot offer a targeted treatment plan, and nor can they give the patient an estimate of their life expectancy.