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Gertjan J. L. Kaspers

Gertjan J. L. Kaspers

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Overview

Gertjan J. L. Kaspers is affiliated with Amsterdam UMC in the Netherlands. Their research spans a broad range within medicine, particularly focusing on pediatrics, hematology, and oncology. They have contributed extensively to the understanding of childhood cancers, especially acute myeloid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Their work has been published most frequently in the journals Blood, Cancers, and Pediatric Blood & Cancer, with several contributions to Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy and Human Reproduction. The fields of study that dominate their research include Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Hematology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Oncology, and Molecular Biology.

Key research topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Research
  • Neutropenia and Cancer Infections
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Cancer Risks and Factors

Frequent collaborators in their research efforts are Saskia Mostert, Festus Njuguna, Wim J. E. Tissing, Henrik Hasle, and Bianca F. Goemans, reflecting a collaborative approach across pediatric oncology and related disciplines.

Some notable recent publications by Gertjan J. L. Kaspers include:

  • "The role of alternative splicing in cancer: From oncogenesis to drug resistance" (2020, Drug Resistance Updates)
  • "Overview of Current Drug Delivery Methods Across the Blood-Brain Barrier for the Treatment of Primary Brain Tumors" (2020, CNS Drugs)
  • "How I treat pediatric acute myeloid leukemia" (2021, Blood)
  • "Survival Following Relapse in Children with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Report from AML-BFM and COG" (2021, Cancers)
  • "Combined Therapy of AXL and HDAC Inhibition Reverses Mesenchymal Transition in Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma" (2020, Clinical Cancer Research)

Best Publications

  • Cell Sensitivity Assays: The MTT Assay

    Johan van Meerloo;Gertjan J. L. Kaspers;Jacqueline Cloos

  • Diagnosis and management of acute myeloid leukemia in children and adolescents: recommendations from an international expert panel.

    Ursula Creutzig;Marry M. van den Heuvel-Eibrink;Brenda Gibson;Michael N. Dworzak

  • Computer assisted orthopaedic surgery with image based individual templates.

    Radermacher K;Portheine F;Anton M;Zimolong A

  • Molecular basis of bortezomib resistance: proteasome subunit beta5 (PSMB5) gene mutation and overexpression of PSMB5 protein

    Ruud Oerlemans;Niels E. Franke;Yehuda G. Assaraf;Jacqueline Cloos

  • Novel prognostic subgroups in childhood 11q23/MLL-rearranged acute myeloid leukemia: results of an international retrospective study.

    Brian V. Balgobind;Susana C. Raimondi;Susana C. Raimondi;Jochen Harbott;Martin Zimmermann

  • Clinical implications of FLT3 mutations in pediatric AML

    Soheil Meshinchi;Todd A. Alonzo;Derek L. Stirewalt;Michel Zwaan

  • Clinical, Radiologic, Pathologic, and Molecular Characteristics of Long-Term Survivors of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG): A Collaborative Report From the International and European Society for Pediatric Oncology DIPG Registries.

    Lindsey M. Hoffman;Sophie E.M.Veldhuijzen Van Zanten;Niclas Colditz;Joshua Baugh

  • Successful Therapy Reduction and Intensification for Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Based on Minimal Residual Disease Monitoring: Study ALL10 From the Dutch Childhood Oncology Group.

    Rob Pieters;Hester A. de Groot-Kruseman;Vincent van der Velden;Marta Fiocco

  • Long-Term Outcome in Children With Relapsed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia After Time-Point and Site-of-Relapse Stratification and Intensified Short-Course Multidrug Chemotherapy: Results of Trial ALL-REZ BFM 90

    Gesche Tallen;Richard Ratei;Georg Mann;Gertjan Kaspers

  • Physical exercise training interventions for children and young adults during and after treatment for childhood cancer.

    Katja I Braam;Patrick van der Torre;Tim Takken;Margreet A Veening

  • Collaborative Efforts Driving Progress in Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia

    C. Michel Zwaan;Edward A. Kolb;Dirk Reinhardt;Jonas Abrahamsson

  • NUP98/NSD1 characterizes a novel poor prognostic group in acute myeloid leukemia with a distinct HOX gene expression pattern.

    Iris H.I.M. Hollink;Marry M. van den Heuvel-Eibrink;Susan T.C.J.M. Arentsen-Peters;Marta Pratcorona

  • In Vitro Cellular Drug Resistance and Prognosis in Newly Diagnosed Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

    G.J.L. Kaspers;A.J.P. Veerman;R. Pieters;C.H. Van Zantwijk

  • In Silico Analysis of Kinase Expression Identifies WEE1 as a Gatekeeper against Mitotic Catastrophe in Glioblastoma

    Shahryar E. Mir;Philip C. De Witt Hamer;Przemek M. Krawczyk;Leonora Balaj

  • Expression of deoxycytidine kinase in leukaemic cells compared with solid tumour cell lines, liver metastases and normal liver.

    C.L. Van der Wilt;J.R. Kroep;W.J. Loves;Marianne Rots

  • Mutations in KIT and RAS are frequent events in pediatric core-binding factor acute myeloid leukemia

    B F Goemans;Ch M Zwaan;Ch M Zwaan;M Miller;M Zimmermann

  • In vitro cellular drug resistance in children with relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia

    Edwin Klumper;Rob Pieters;Anjo J.P. Veerman;Dieuwke R. Huismans

  • FLT3 internal tandem duplication in 234 children with acute myeloid leukemia: prognostic significance and relation to cellular drug resistance.

    Christian M Zwaan;Soheil Meshinchi;Jerald P Radich;Anjo J P Veerman

  • Diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas: A systematic update on clinical trials and biology

    M.H.A. Jansen;D.G. van Vuurden;W.P. Vandertop;G.J.L. Kaspers

  • Improved Outcome in Pediatric Relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Results of a Randomized Trial on Liposomal Daunorubicin by the International BFM Study Group

    Gertjan J. L. Kaspers;Martin Zimmermann;Dirk Reinhardt;Brenda E. S. Gibson

Frequent Co-Authors

Dirk Reinhardt
Dirk Reinhardt University of Duisburg-Essen
Rob Pieters
Rob Pieters Princess Máxima Center
Gerrit Jansen
Gerrit Jansen Amsterdam UMC
Marry M. van den Heuvel-Eibrink
Marry M. van den Heuvel-Eibrink University Medical Center Utrecht
Martin Zimmermann
Martin Zimmermann Hannover Medical School
Henrik Hasle
Henrik Hasle Aarhus University Hospital
Yehuda G. Assaraf
Yehuda G. Assaraf Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Godefridus J. Peters
Godefridus J. Peters Gdańsk Medical University
André Baruchel
André Baruchel Hôpital Robert-Debré
Michael Dworzak
Michael Dworzak Medical University of Vienna

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