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Karin Haustermans

Karin Haustermans

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Medicine

D-Index
89
Citations
36474
World Ranking
12512
National Ranking
146

Overview

Karin Haustermans is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has a research focus primarily in the field of medicine, with significant contributions to pulmonary and respiratory medicine, surgery, radiation, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and oncology. Their work covers a range of topics related to cancer management, especially in advanced radiotherapy techniques and cancer diagnosis and treatment.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
  • Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
  • Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes

Haustermans has authored numerous papers, some of the recent notable publications are:

  • "Gastric cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up", 2022, Annals of Oncology
  • "Focal Boost to the Intraprostatic Tumor in External Beam Radiotherapy for Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer: Results From the FLAME Randomized Phase III Trial", 2021, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • "Pancreatic cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up", 2023, Annals of Oncology
  • "International consensus recommendations on key outcome measures for organ preservation after (chemo)radiotherapy in patients with rectal cancer", 2021, Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
  • "Primary endpoint analysis of the multicentre phase II hypo-FLAME trial for intermediate and high risk prostate cancer", 2020, Radiotherapy and Oncology

Frequent co-authors that have collaborated extensively with Haustermans include:

  • Sofie Isebaert
  • Uulke A. van der Heide
  • Cédric Draulans
  • Gilles Defraene
  • Floris J. Pos

The majority of their publications appear in the following venues, indicating an emphasis on oncology and radiotherapy research:

  • Radiotherapy and Oncology (71 publications)
  • Annals of Oncology (10 publications)
  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics (7 publications)
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology (5 publications)
  • Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology (5 publications)

Haustermans' research encompasses multidisciplinary approaches within cancer treatment, particularly focusing on radiation therapy applications and outcomes, with a strong clinical orientation towards improving diagnosis, treatment guidelines, and therapeutic strategies.

Best Publications

  • ESMO consensus guidelines for the management of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer

    E. Van Cutsem;A. Cervantes;R. Adam;A. Sobrero

  • Long-term outcome in patients with a pathological complete response after chemoradiation for rectal cancer: a pooled analysis of individual patient data

    Monique Maas;Patty J. Nelemans;Vincenzo Valentini;Prajnan Das

  • ESMO Consensus Guidelines for management of patients with colon and rectal cancer. A personalized approach to clinical decision making

    H J Schmoll;E Van Cutsem;A Stein;V Valentini

  • Postoperative radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy: a randomised controlled trial (EORTC trial 22911)

    Michel Bolla;Hendrik Van Poppel;Laurence Collette;Paul van Cangh

  • Cancer of the pancreas: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

    M. Ducreux;M. Ducreux;A. Sa. Cuhna;C. Caramella;A. Hollebecque

  • Oesophageal cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

    F. Lordick;C. Mariette;K. Haustermans;Radka Obermannová

  • Postoperative radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy for high-risk prostate cancer: long-term results of a randomised controlled trial (EORTC trial 22911)

    Michel Bolla;Hein van Poppel;Bertrand Tombal;Kris Vekemans

  • Utility of Positron Emission Tomography for the Staging of Patients With Potentially Operable Esophageal Carcinoma

    P Flamen;A Lerut;E Van Cutsem;W De Wever

  • EURECCA colorectal: Multidisciplinary management: European consensus conference colon & rectum

    Cornelis J.H. Van De Velde;Petra G. Boelens;Josep M. Borras;Jan Willem Coebergh

  • Diffusion-Weighted MRI for Selection of Complete Responders After Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: A Multicenter Study

    Doenja M. J. Lambregts;Vincent Vandecaveye;Brunella Barbaro;Frans C. H. Bakers

  • Positron emission tomography for assessment of the response to induction radiochemotherapy in locally advanced oesophageal cancer

    P. Flamen;E. Van Cutsem;A. Lerut;J.-P. Cambier

  • Multidisciplinary Rectal Cancer Management : 2nd European Rectal Cancer Consensus Conference (EURECA-CC2)

    Vincenzo Valentini;Cynthia Aristei;Bengt Glimelius;Bruce D. Minsky

  • Focal Boost to the Intraprostatic Tumor in External Beam Radiotherapy for Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer: Results From the FLAME Randomized Phase III Trial

    Linda G W Kerkmeijer;Linda G W Kerkmeijer;Veerle H Groen;Floris J Pos;Karin Haustermans

  • Adjuvant gemcitabine alone versus gemcitabine-based chemoradiotherapy after curative resection for pancreatic cancer: a randomized EORTC-40013-22012/FFCD-9203/GERCOR phase II study.

    Jean-Luc Van Laethem;Pascal Hammel;Françoise Mornex;David Azria

  • Definition and delineation of the clinical target volume for rectal cancer

    Sarah Roels;Wim Duthoy;Karin Haustermans;Freddy Penninckx

  • PET-based treatment planning in radiotherapy: a new standard?

    Vincent Grégoire;Karin Haustermans;Xavier Geets;Sarah Roels

  • Mapping of Pelvic Lymph Node Metastases in Prostate Cancer

    Steven Joniau;Laura Van den Bergh;Evelyne Lerut;Christophe M. Deroose

  • Respiration-induced movement of the upper abdominal organs: a pitfall for the three-dimensional conformal radiation treatment of pancreatic cancer

    Barbara Bussels;Laurence Goethals;Michel Feron;Didier Bielen

  • TOPGEAR: A Randomized, Phase III Trial of Perioperative ECF Chemotherapy with or Without Preoperative Chemoradiation for Resectable Gastric Cancer: Interim Results from an International, Intergroup Trial of the AGITG, TROG, EORTC and CCTG

    Trevor Leong;B. Mark Smithers;Karin M G Haustermans;Michael Michael

  • HYPOXIA IN HEAD AND NECK CANCER: HOW MUCH, HOW IMPORTANT?

    Hilde Janssen;Karin Haustermans;A J Balm;A C Begg

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven Joniau
Steven Joniau KU Leuven
Frederik Maes
Frederik Maes KU Leuven
Alberto Briganti
Alberto Briganti Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Francesco Montorsi
Francesco Montorsi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Felix M. Mottaghy
Felix M. Mottaghy RWTH Aachen University
Shahrokh F. Shariat
Shahrokh F. Shariat Medical University of Vienna
Giorgio Gandaglia
Giorgio Gandaglia Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

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