Research highlights

TREAT NL (TREatment of ATopic eczema, The Netherlands) registry The TREAT NL registry is a national registry of children and adults with moderate-to-severe atopic eczema (AE).

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The role of cellular plasticity in cancer Cancer cell plasticity, the ability of cells to change their identity, is involved in formation of metastasis, resistance to therapies and disease recurrence.

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Oncokompas, a fully automated behavioral intervention technology to support cancer survivors Oncokompas helps cancer survivors self-monitor symptoms, obtain automated tailored information and receive personalized access to supportive care options.

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Better By Moving: Co-creating interventions to improve physical activity in hospitalized patients There is growing evidence that improving physical activity during hospitalization prevents hospitalization-associated disabilities. This project aims to improve patients' physical activity during a hospital stay.

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Selective tumor antigen vaccine delivery to human CD169+ antigen presenting cells using ganglioside-liposomes Current immunotherapies only benefit a minority of cancer patients. We need new approaches to boost patients’ anti-tumor immune responses.

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Towards zero new HIV infections with PROTEST 2.0 Optimal HIV testing strategies are needed to reach zero new HIV infections by 2026.

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The IMPROVE trial: Cervical cancer screening in the Netherlands gets a boost Self-sampling in cervical cancer screening proved to be as accurate as clinician-based sampling and can boost participation in the national screening program.

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Impact of nationwide enhanced implementation of best practices in pancreatic cancer care (PACAP-1) This study evaluates whether a nationwide program of best practices in pancreatic cancer care can improve 1-year overall survival and quality of life.

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The ROAB-study: De-implementation strategy to reduce overtreatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria. Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common infections for which antimicrobials are prescribed. In the event of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB), antimicrobial prescriptions are not always necessary. The aim of this project is to reduce the overtreatment of ASB by using a multifaceted de-implementation strategy.

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