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Peter B. Vermeulen

Peter B. Vermeulen

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Medicine

D-Index
81
Citations
24507
World Ranking
16626
National Ranking
208

Overview

Peter B. Vermeulen is affiliated with the University of Antwerp in Belgium and has a primary research focus in Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including Oncology, Cancer Research, Hepatology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their research covers topics such as:

  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer

Frequent publication venues for this scientist include:

  • European Journal of Surgical Oncology
  • British Journal of Cancer
  • Clinical & Experimental Metastasis
  • Cancer Research
  • European Journal of Cancer

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Claudin-2 promotes colorectal cancer liver metastasis and is a biomarker of the replacement type growth pattern" (2021, Communications Biology)
  • "Histopathological growth patterns of liver metastasis: updated consensus guidelines for pattern scoring, perspectives and recent mechanistic insights" (2022, British Journal of Cancer)
  • "Predicting 10-year survival after resection of colorectal liver metastases; an international study including biomarkers and perioperative treatment" (2022, European Journal of Cancer)
  • "Histopathological Growth Patterns and Survival After Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastasis: An External Validation Study" (2021, JNCI Cancer Spectrum)
  • "Molecular differences of angiogenic versus vessel co-opting colorectal cancer liver metastases at single-cell resolution" (2023, Molecular Cancer)

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Luc Dirix
  • Denis Larsimont
  • Cornelis Verhoef
  • Dirk J. Grünhagen
  • Steven Van Laere

Best Publications

  • Landscape of somatic mutations in 560 breast cancer whole-genome sequences

    Serena Nik-Zainal;Serena Nik-Zainal;Helen Davies;Johan Staaf;Manasa Ramakrishna

  • Quantification of angiogenesis in solid human tumours: an international consensus on the methodology and criteria of evaluation

    P. E. Vermeulen;G. Gasparini;S. B. Fox;Masakazu Toi

  • Second international consensus on the methodology and criteria of evaluation of angiogenesis quantification in solid human tumours.

    P.B. Vermeulen;G. Gasparini;S.B. Fox;C. Colpaert

  • Consensus guidelines for the use and interpretation of angiogenesis assays

    Patrycja Nowak-Sliwinska;Kari Alitalo;Elizabeth Allen;Andrey Anisimov

  • Circulating interleukin-6 predicts survival in patients with metastatic breast cancer.

    Roberto Salgado;Sara Junius;Ina Benoy;Peter Van Dam

  • International expert panel on inflammatory breast cancer: consensus statement for standardized diagnosis and treatment

    S. Dawood;S. D. Merajver;P. Viens;P. B. Vermeulen

  • Vascular integrin alpha(v)beta3: a new prognostic indicator in breast cancer.

    Giampietro Gasparini;Peter C. Brooks;Elia Biganzoli;Peter B. Vermeulen

  • Vessel co-option mediates resistance to anti-angiogenic therapy in liver metastases

    Sophia Frentzas;Sophia Frentzas;Eve Simoneau;Victoria L. Bridgeman;Peter B. Vermeulen

  • Increased Serum Interleukin-8 in Patients with Early and Metastatic Breast Cancer Correlates with Early Dissemination and Survival

    Ina H. Benoy;Roberto Salgado;Peter Van Dam;Katrien Geboers

  • Elevated levels of the angiogenic cytokines basic fibroblast growth factor and vascular endothelial growth factor in sera of cancer patients.

    L. Y. Dirix;P. B. Vermeulen;A. Pawinski;A. ProvÃ

  • VHL and HIF signalling in renal cell carcinogenesis

    Marcella M Baldewijns;Iris J H van Vlodrop;Peter B Vermeulen;Patricia M M B Soetekouw

  • Vessel co-option in cancer.

    Elizabeth A. Kuczynski;Elizabeth A. Kuczynski;Peter B. Vermeulen;Peter B. Vermeulen;Francesco Pezzella;Robert S. Kerbel;Robert S. Kerbel

  • Liver metastases from colorectal adenocarcinomas grow in three patterns with different angiogenesis and desmoplasia.

    Peter B. Vermeulen;Cecile Colpaert;Roberto Salgado;Ruben Royers

  • Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes: an intriguing player in the survival of colorectal cancer patients.

    Vanessa Deschoolmeester;Marc Baay;Eric Van Marck;Joost Weyler

  • Dysregulation of microRNAs in breast cancer and their potential role as prognostic and predictive biomarkers in patient management.

    Eleni van Schooneveld;Hans Wildiers;Ignace Vergote;Peter B Vermeulen

  • Increased Angiogenesis and Lymphangiogenesis in Inflammatory versus Noninflammatory Breast Cancer by Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase-PCR Gene Expression Quantification

    Ilse Van der Auwera;Steven J. Van Laere;Gert G. Van den Eynden;Ina Benoy

  • Plasma fibrin D-dimer levels correlate with tumour volume, progression rate and survival in patients with metastatic breast cancer.

    Luc Y Dirix;R Salgado;R Weytjens;C Colpaert

  • First international consensus on the methodology of lymphangiogenesis quantification in solid human tumours

    I Van der Auwera;Y Cao;J C Tille;M S Pepper

  • Expression profiling of cancerous and normal breast tissues identifies microRNAs that are differentially expressed in serum from patients with (metastatic) breast cancer and healthy volunteers

    Eleni van Schooneveld;Maartje C. A. Wouters;Ilse Van der Auwera;Dieter J. Peeters

  • Serum interleukin 6, plasma VEGF, serum VEGF, and VEGF platelet load in breast cancer patients.

    Ina Benoy;Roberto Salgado;Cecile Colpaert;Reinhilde Weytjens

Frequent Co-Authors

Luc Dirix
Luc Dirix GZA Ziekenhuizen Campus Sint-Augustinus
Eric Van Marck
Eric Van Marck University of Antwerp
Roberto Salgado
Roberto Salgado Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Marc Peeters
Marc Peeters University of Antwerp
adrian l harris
adrian l harris University of Oxford
Patrick Pauwels
Patrick Pauwels University of Antwerp
François Bertucci
François Bertucci Aix-Marseille University
Patrice Viens
Patrice Viens Aix-Marseille University
Gunilla Høyer-Hansen
Gunilla Høyer-Hansen University of Copenhagen

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