Link to paper J.S. Hooiveld-Noeken, R.S.N. Fehrmann, E.G.E. de Vries, M. Jalving Highlights • Metastatic Merkel- and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma are rare tumours. • Immunotherapy gives impressive responses but most patients do not survive long-term. • Small patients numbers prevent extensive biomarker research in clinical trials. • Pooled data from common and rare tumours…

Link to paper Peters MAM, Meijer C, Fehrmann RSN, Walenkamp AME, Kema IP, de Vries EGE, Hollema H, Oosting SF. Abstract In preclinical studies serotonin stimulates and dopamine inhibits tumour growth and angiogenesis. Information regarding serotonin and dopamine receptor (5-HTR and DRD) expression in human cancers is limited. Therefore, we screened a large tumour set…

Link to paper Bouwstra R, He Y, de Boer JW, Kooistra H, Cendrowicz E, Fehrmann RSN, Ammatuna E, Eulenburg C, Nijland M, Huls G, Bremer E, van Meerten T. Abstract Addition of rituximab (R) to “CHOP” (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone) chemotherapy improved outcome for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients. Approximately 40% of patients that…

Link to paper Venema CM, Bense RD, Steenbruggen TG, Nienhuis HH, Qiu SQ, van Kruchten M, Brown M, Tamimi RM, Hospers GAP, Schröder CP, Fehrmann RSN, de Vries EGE. Abstract The androgen receptor (AR) is a drug target in breast cancer, and AR-targeted therapies have induced tumor responses in breast cancer patients. In this review,…