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Omgo E. Nieweg is affiliated with the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a strong focus on oncology. Their research intersects several subfields including molecular biology, epidemiology, artificial intelligence, and immunology.

The scientist's work spans multiple key topics related to melanoma and cancer research:

  • Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
  • Melanoma and MAPK Pathways
  • Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • AI in cancer detection
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • CAR-T cell therapy research

Omgo E. Nieweg has published in several notable venues in the cancer research community, with frequent contributions to:

  • Annals of Surgical Oncology (12 publications)
  • Journal of Surgical Oncology (4 publications)
  • European Journal of Cancer (3 publications)
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology (2 publications)
  • British journal of surgery (2 publications)

Frequent collaborators include Andrew J. Spillane, John F. Thompson, Robyn P.M. Saw, Kerwin F. Shannon, and Serigne Lo, each with more than 25 joint works, indicating strong collaborative ties within surgical oncology and melanoma research teams.

Some recent significant papers authored or co-authored by Omgo E. Nieweg include:

  • Survival and biomarker analyses from the OpACIN-neo and OpACIN neoadjuvant immunotherapy trials in stage III melanoma, 2021, Nature Medicine
  • Comparative Genomics Provides Etiologic and Biological Insight into Melanoma Subtypes, 2022, Cancer Discovery
  • Pathological response and tumour bed histopathological features correlate with survival following neoadjuvant immunotherapy in stage III melanoma, 2021, Annals of Oncology
  • Representativeness of the Index Lymph Node for Total Nodal Basin in Pathologic Response Assessment After Neoadjuvant Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy in Patients With Stage III Melanoma, 2022, JAMA Surgery
  • Histological regression in melanoma: impact on sentinel lymph node status and survival, 2021, Modern Pathology

Their research contributions emphasize the immunological and molecular underpinnings of melanoma treatment responses, neoadjuvant immunotherapy outcomes, and histopathological correlates of survival. The integration of artificial intelligence approaches is also evident in their work aimed at improving cancer detection methodologies.

Best Publications

  • Sentinel-node biopsy or nodal observation in melanoma

    Donald L. Morton;John F. Thompson;Alistair J. Cochran;Nicola Mozzillo

  • Final Trial Report of Sentinel-Node Biopsy versus Nodal Observation in Melanoma

    D. L. Morton;J. F. Thompson;A. J. Cochran;N. Mozzillo

  • Completion Dissection or Observation for Sentinel-Node Metastasis in Melanoma

    Mark B. Faries;John F. Thompson;Alistair J. Cochran;Robert H. Andtbacka

  • Validation of the Accuracy of Intraoperative Lymphatic Mapping and Sentinel Lymphadenectomy for Early-Stage Melanoma: A Multicenter Trial

    Donald L. Morton;John F. Thompson;Richard Essner;Robert Elashoff

  • Sentinel node biopsy for early-stage melanoma - Accuracy and morbidity in MSLT-I, an international multicenter trial

    Donald L. Morton;Alistair J. Cochran;John F. Thompson;Robert Elashoff

  • Isolated limb perfusion with tumor necrosis factor and melphalan for limb salvage in 186 patients with locally advanced soft tissue extremity sarcomas. The cumulative multicenter European experience.

    Alexander A.M.M. Eggermont;Heimen Schraffordt Koops;Joseph J.M. Klausner;Bin B.B.R. Kroon

  • Identification of the optimal combination dosing schedule of neoadjuvant ipilimumab plus nivolumab in macroscopic stage III melanoma (OpACIN-neo): a multicentre, phase 2, randomised, controlled trial.

    Elisa A Rozeman;Alexander M Menzies;Alexander C J van Akkooi;Chandra Adhikari

  • PATIENTS WITH PENILE CARCINOMA BENEFIT FROM IMMEDIATE RESECTION OF CLINICALLY OCCULT LYMPH NODE METASTASES

    B.K. Kroon;S. Horenblas;A.P. Lont;P.J. Tanis

  • Lymphatic drainage patterns from the breast.

    Susanne H. Estourgie;Omgo E. Nieweg;Renato A. Valdés Olmos;Emiel J. Th. Rutgers

  • Anatomy and physiology of lymphatic drainage of the breast from the perspective of sentinel node biopsy.

    Pieter J Tanis;Omgo E Nieweg;Renato A Valdés Olmos;Bin B.R Kroon

  • Detection of unknown occult primary tumors using positron emission tomography

    Annemieke C. Kole;Omgo E. Nieweg M.D.;Omgo E. Nieweg M.D.;Jan Pruim M.D.;Harald J. Hoekstra M.D.

  • Reliability and safety of current dynamic sentinel node biopsy for penile carcinoma.

    Joost A.P. Leijte;Bin K. Kroon;Renato A. Valdés Olmos;Omgo E. Nieweg

  • Positron emission tomography with fluorine-18-deoxyglucose in the detection and staging of breast cancer.

    Omgo E. Nieweg M.D.;E. Edmund Kim;Wai-Hoi Wong;F B S William Broussard

  • The definition of a sentinel node.

    Omgo E. Nieweg;Pieter J. Tanis;Bin. B. R. Kroon

  • Comparing the Hybrid Fluorescent–Radioactive Tracer Indocyanine Green–99mTc-Nanocolloid with 99mTc-Nanocolloid for Sentinel Node Identification: A Validation Study Using Lymphoscintigraphy and SPECT/CT

    Oscar R. Brouwer;Tessa Buckle;Lenka Vermeeren;W. Martin C. Klop

  • DETECTION OF OCCULT METASTASIS IN SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF THE PENIS USING A DYNAMIC SENTINEL NODE PROCEDURE

    Simon Horenblas;Liesbeth Jansen;Willem Meinhardt;Cornelis A. Hoefnagel

  • Axillary recurrence after a tumour-negative sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature.

    I.M.C. van der Ploeg;O.E. Nieweg;M.C. van Rijk;R.A. Valdés Olmos

  • Positron emission tomography for staging of oesophageal and gastroesophageal malignancy

    AC Kole;JT Plukker;OE Nieweg;W Vaalburg

  • Survival and biomarker analyses from the OpACIN-neo and OpACIN neoadjuvant immunotherapy trials in stage III melanoma

    E. A. Rozeman;E. P. Hoefsmit;I. L. M. Reijers;R. P. M. Saw;R. P. M. Saw;R. P. M. Saw

  • Ultrasonography and Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology Can Spare Breast Cancer Patients Unnecessary Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

    Maartje C. van Rijk;Eline E. Deurloo;Omgo E. Nieweg;Kenneth G. A. Gilhuijs

Frequent Co-Authors

Pieter J. Tanis
Pieter J. Tanis University of Amsterdam
Emiel J. Th. Rutgers
Emiel J. Th. Rutgers Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
Simon Horenblas
Simon Horenblas Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
Johannes L. Peterse
Johannes L. Peterse Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
Alexander M.M. Eggermont
Alexander M.M. Eggermont Institut Gustave Roussy
John F. Thompson
John F. Thompson University of Sydney
Harald J. Hoekstra
Harald J. Hoekstra University Medical Center Groningen
Alistair J. Cochran
Alistair J. Cochran University of California, Los Angeles
Donald L. Morton
Donald L. Morton Saint John's Health Center

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