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2023

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Wolfgang Hiddemann is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany and specializes in the field of medicine with a focus on oncology and hematology. Their research covers a range of topics primarily related to cancer, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML), palliative care, end-of-life issues, and cancer survivorship.

They have published extensively in areas such as Oncology, Hematology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, and Genetics. The main research topics associated with their work include:

  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
  • Neutropenia and Cancer Infections
  • Cancer Survivorship and Care
  • Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Aging and Gerontology Research

Wolfgang Hiddemann has contributed to scientific knowledge through various publications. Some notable recent papers include:

  • "Often Relatives are the Key [...]" - Family Involvement in Treatment Decision Making in Patients with Advanced Cancer Near the End of Life, 2020, The Oncologist
  • ZBTB7A prevents RUNX1-RUNX1T1-dependent clonal expansion of human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells, 2020, Oncogene
  • Unsupervised meta-clustering identifies risk clusters in acute myeloid leukemia based on clinical and genetic profiles, 2023, Communications Medicine
  • Experience of Time and Subjective Age When Facing a Limited Lifetime: The Case of Older Adults with Advanced Cancer, 2021, Journal of Aging and Health
  • Quality of Life and Life Satisfaction in AML Long-Term Survivors: Primary Results of the AMLCG-Survivorship Study, 2021, Blood

Their frequent coauthors contributing to these research activities are Pia Heußner, Karsten Spiekermann, Klaus H. Metzeler, Utz Krug, and Jan Braess.

Wolfgang Hiddemann's work appears prominently in several scientific journals, including:

  • Blood
  • DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift
  • The Oncologist
  • Oncogene
  • Communications Medicine

The scientist's research integrates clinical, genetic, and molecular biology approaches to explore the complexities of hematologic malignancies, with specific attention to patient experience, quality of life, and treatment decision-making in advanced cancer settings.

Best Publications

  • Revised Recommendations of the International Working Group for Diagnosis, Standardization of Response Criteria, Treatment Outcomes, and Reporting Standards for Therapeutic Trials in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

    Bruce D. Cheson;John M. Bennett;Kenneth J. Kopecky;Thomas Büchner

  • A clinical evaluation of the International Lymphoma Study Group classification of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

    James O. Armitage

  • Frontline therapy with rituximab added to the combination of cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (CHOP) significantly improves the outcome for patients with advanced-stage follicular lymphoma compared with therapy with CHOP alone: results of a prospective randomized study of the German Low-Grade Lymphoma Study Group

    Wolfgang Hiddemann;Michael Kneba;Martin Dreyling;Norbert Schmitz

  • Analysis of FLT3 length mutations in 1003 patients with acute myeloid leukemia: correlation to cytogenetics, FAB subtype, and prognosis in the AMLCG study and usefulness as a marker for the detection of minimal residual disease.

    Susanne Schnittger;Claudia Schoch;Martin Dugas;Wolfgang Kern

  • Dominant-negative mutations of CEBPA , encoding CCAAT/enhancer binding protein-α (C/EBPα), in acute myeloid leukemia

    Thomas Pabst;Beatrice U. Mueller;Pu Zhang;Hanna S. Radomska

  • A new prognostic index (MIPI) for patients with advanced-stage mantle cell lymphoma

    Eva Hoster;Martin Dreyling;Wolfram Klapper;Christian Gisselbrecht

  • Improved outcome in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia despite reduced use of anthracyclines and cranial radiotherapy: results of trial ALL-BFM 90. German-Austrian-Swiss ALL-BFM Study Group.

    Martin Schrappe;Alfred Reiter;Wolf-Dieter Ludwig;Jochen Harbott

  • Nucleophosmin gene mutations are predictors of favorable prognosis in acute myelogenous leukemia with a normal karyotype

    Susanne Schnittger;Claudia Schoch;Wolfgang Kern;Cristina Mecucci

  • Chemotherapy in 998 unselected childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients. Results and conclusions of the multicenter trial ALL-BFM 86

    A Reiter;M Schrappe;WD Ludwig;W Hiddemann

  • The addition of rituximab to a combination of fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, mitoxantrone (FCM) significantly increases the response rate and prolongs survival as compared with FCM alone in patients with relapsed and refractory follicular and mantle cell lymphomas : results of a prospective randomized study of the German Low-Grade Lymphoma Study Group

    Roswitha Forstpointner;Martin Dreyling;Roland Repp;Sandra Hermann

  • Immunochemotherapy With Rituximab and Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine, and Prednisone Significantly Improves Response and Time to Treatment Failure, But Not Long-Term Outcome in Patients With Previously Untreated Mantle Cell Lymphoma: Results of a Prospective Randomized Trial of the German Low Grade Lymphoma Study Group (GLSG)

    Georg Lenz;Martin Dreyling;Eva Hoster;Bernhard Wörmann

  • A 17-gene stemness score for rapid determination of risk in acute leukaemia

    Stanley W. K. Ng;Amanda Mitchell;James A. Kennedy;James A. Kennedy;James A. Kennedy;Weihsu C. Chen

  • Early consolidation by myeloablative radiochemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation in first remission significantly prolongs progression-free survival in mantle-cell lymphoma: results of a prospective randomized trial of the European MCL Network

    Martin Dreyling;Georg Lenz;Eva Hoster;Achiel Van Hoof

  • Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy alone or with regional hyperthermia for localised high-risk soft-tissue sarcoma: a randomised phase 3 multicentre study

    Rolf D Issels;Lars H Lindner;Jaap Verweij;Peter Wust

  • Obinutuzumab for the First-Line Treatment of Follicular Lymphoma

    Robert Marcus;Andrew Davies;Kiyoshi Ando;Wolfram Klapper

  • Integration of gene mutations in risk prognostication for patients receiving first-line immunochemotherapy for follicular lymphoma: a retrospective analysis of a prospective clinical trial and validation in a population-based registry

    Alessandro Pastore;Vindi Jurinovic;Robert Kridel;Eva Hoster

  • Maintenance therapy with rituximab leads to a significant prolongation of response duration after salvage therapy with a combination of rituximab, fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and mitoxantrone (R-FCM) in patients with recurring and refractory follicular and mantle cell lymphomas: Results of a prospective randomized study of the German Low Grade Lymphoma Study Group (GLSG).

    Roswitha Forstpointner;Michael Unterhalt;Martin Dreyling;Hans-Peter Böck

  • Multicentre prospective randomised trial of fludarabine versus cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and prednisone (CAP) for treatment of advanced-stage chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

    Stephen Johnson;Alister G. Smith;Helmut Löffler

  • Treatment of Older Patients with Mantle-Cell Lymphoma

    H. C. Kluin-Nelemans;Eva Hoster;Olivier Hermine;J. Walewski

  • Convention on nomenclature for DNA cytometry

    Wolfgang Hiddemann;Johannes Schumann;Michael Andreef;Barthel Barlogie

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Dreyling
Martin Dreyling Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Claudia Schoch
Claudia Schoch MLL Munich Leukemia Laboratory
Susanne Schnittger
Susanne Schnittger Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Wolfgang Kern
Wolfgang Kern Munich Leukemia Laboratory (Germany)
Torsten Haferlach
Torsten Haferlach MLL Munich Leukemia Laboratory
Wolfgang E. Berdel
Wolfgang E. Berdel University of Münster
Stefan K. Bohlander
Stefan K. Bohlander University of Auckland
Achim Heinecke
Achim Heinecke University of Münster
Christian Buske
Christian Buske University of Ulm
Wolfram Klapper
Wolfram Klapper Kiel University

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