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Overview

Wijnand Helfrich is affiliated with the University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research contributions primarily lie within the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Immunology, Oncology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Physiology, and Molecular Biology.

Their research topics span diverse areas including:

  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Immunotherapy and immune responses
  • Adenosine and purinergic signaling
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Click chemistry and its applications
  • Radiopharmaceutical chemistry and applications

Some of their recent published papers are:

  • Neoantigen-based cancer vaccination using chimeric RNA-loaded dendritic cell-derived extracellular vesicles, 2022, Journal of Extracellular Vesicles
  • Bispecific antibody approach for EGFR-directed blockade of the CD47-SIRPα "don't eat me" immune checkpoint promotes neutrophil-mediated trogoptosis and enhances antigen cross-presentation, 2020, OncoImmunology
  • Bispecific antibody CD73xEpCAM selectively inhibits the adenosine-mediated immunosuppressive activity of carcinoma-derived extracellular vesicles, 2021, Cancer Letters
  • Modular Medical Imaging Agents Based on Azide-Alkyne Huisgen Cycloadditions: Synthesis and Pre-Clinical Evaluation of 18F-Labeled PSMA-Tracers for Prostate Cancer Imaging, 2020, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Applications of Anti-Cytomegalovirus T Cells for Cancer (Immuno)Therapy, 2023, Cancers

Wijnand Helfrich has frequently collaborated with several co-authors throughout their career. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Douwe F. Samplonius
  • Emily M. Ploeg
  • Isabel Britsch
  • Anne Paulien van Wijngaarden
  • Mark A.J.M. Hendriks

Their work has appeared multiple times in prominent publication venues such as:

  • OncoImmunology
  • Cancers
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Journal of Extracellular Vesicles
  • Cancer Letters

Best Publications

  • Expression of the gastrin-releasing peptide receptor, the prostate stem cell antigen and the prostate-specific membrane antigen in lymph node and bone metastases of prostate cancer.

    Hildo J.K. Ananias;Marius C. van den Heuvel;Wijnand Helfrich;Igle J. de Jong

  • Therapeutic potential of Galectin-9 in human disease.

    Valerie R. Wiersma;Marco de Bruyn;Wijnand Helfrich;Edwin Bremer

  • A recombinant, fully human monoclonal antibody with antitumor activity constructed from phage-displayed antibody fragments

    Gerwin Huls;Iafm Heijnen;ME Cuomo;JC Koningsberger

  • Targeted induction of apoptosis for cancer therapy: current progress and prospects

    Edwin Bremer;Go van Dam;Bart Jan Kroesen;Lou de Leij

  • Simultaneous Inhibition of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Signaling and Enhanced Activation of Tumor Necrosis Factor-related Apoptosis-inducing Ligand (TRAIL) Receptor-mediated Apoptosis Induction by an scFv:sTRAIL Fusion Protein with Specificity for Human EGFR

    Edwin Bremer;Douwe F. Samplonius;Linda van Genne;Marike H. Dijkstra

  • Target cell-restricted apoptosis induction of acute leukemic T cells by a recombinant tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand fusion protein with specificity for human CD7

    Edwin Bremer;Douwe F. Samplonius;Matthias Peipp;Linda van Genne

  • Carbon monoxide-Releasing Molecule-2 (CORM-2) attenuates acute hepatic ischemia reperfusion injury in rats

    Yunwei Wei;Yunwei Wei;Ping Chen;Marco de Bruyn;Weihui Zhang

  • Target cell-restricted and -enhanced apoptosis induction by a scFv:sTRAIL fusion protein with specificity for the pancarcinoma-associated antigen EGP2.

    Edwin Bremer;Jos Kuijlen;Douwe Samplonius;Henning Walczak

  • Wnt2 acts as a cell type-specific, autocrine growth factor in rat hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells cross-stimulating the VEGF pathway.

    Daniel Klein;Alexandra Demory;Francis Peyre;Jens Kroll

  • Dual-Modality Image-Guided Surgery of Prostate Cancer with a Radiolabeled Fluorescent Anti-PSMA Monoclonal Antibody

    Susanne Lutje;Mark Rijpkema;Gerben M. Franssen;Giulio Fracasso

  • Fas Receptor Clustering and Involvement of the Death Receptor Pathway in Rituximab-Mediated Apoptosis with Concomitant Sensitization of Lymphoma B Cells to Fas-Induced Apoptosis

    Alja J. Stel;Bram ten Cate;Susan Jacobs;Jan Willem Kok

  • Nuclear imaging of prostate cancer with gastrin-releasing-peptide-receptor targeted radiopharmaceuticals.

    H. J. K. Ananias;de Igle Jan Jong;Rudi Dierckx;C. van de Wiele

  • A novel AML-selective TRAIL fusion protein that is superior to Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin in terms of in vitro selectivity, activity and stability.

    B. ten Cate;Edwin Bremer;M. de Bruyn;Theo Bijma

  • Melanoma-associated Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan (MCSP)-targeted delivery of soluble TRAIL potently inhibits melanoma outgrowth in vitro and in vivo

    Marco de Bruyn;Anna A. Rybczynska;Yunwei Wei;Yunwei Wei;Michael Schwenkert

  • Review: on TRAIL for malignant glioma therapy?

    J. M. A. Kuijlen;E. Bremer;J. J. A. Mooij;W. F. A. den Dunnen

  • High-affinity recombinant phage antibodies to the pan-carcinoma marker epithelial glycoprotein-2 for tumour targeting

    RC Roovers;P Henderikx;Wijnand Helfrich;E van der Linden

  • Antibody-based fusion proteins to target death receptors in cancer

    Marco de Bruyn;Edwin Bremer;Wijnand Helfrich

  • Approaches to lung cancer treatment using the CD3E x GP-2-directed bispecific monoclonal antibody BIS-1

    Bart Kroesen;J Nieken;Dirk Sleijfer;Grietje Molema

  • Frequency of Th17 CD20+cells in the peripheral blood of rheumatoid arthritis patients is higher compared to healthy subjects

    Paul Eggleton;Edwin Bremer;Joanna M Tarr;Marco de Bruyn

  • Construction and characterization of a bispecific diabody for retargeting T cells to human carcinomas

    Wijnand Helfrich;Bart Jan Kroesen;Rob C. Roovers;Lidia Westers

Frequent Co-Authors

Rudi Dierckx
Rudi Dierckx University Medical Center Groningen
Grietje Molema
Grietje Molema University Medical Center Groningen
Paul Eggleton
Paul Eggleton University of Exeter
Georg H. Fey
Georg H. Fey University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Hidde J. Haisma
Hidde J. Haisma University of Groningen
Otto C. Boerman
Otto C. Boerman Radboud University
Wim J.G. Oyen
Wim J.G. Oyen Humanitas University
Ben L. Feringa
Ben L. Feringa University of Groningen
Harald Wajant
Harald Wajant University of Würzburg
Wiktor Szymanski
Wiktor Szymanski University of Groningen

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