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Arjan Diepstra
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As a hematopathologist, I work on diagnostics of all types of hematological malignancies using a comprehensive panel of different techniques. Moreover, my main research interest involves Hodgkin lymphoma, with a strong focus on interactions between tumor cells and the microenvironment. In addition, I also have a long standing interest in genetic susceptibility. My areas of expertise are: immunology, tumor cell biology, genetic association studies and molecular diagnostics in pathology. I actively participate in international (EORTC) and national (HOVON) clinical trials.

Correction: Distinct germline genetic susceptibility profiles identified for common non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes
Published in: Leukemia
Access to document 10.1038/s41375-023-01978-x
Sonja I Berndt, Joseph Vijai, Yolanda Benavente, Nicola J Camp, Alexandra Nieters, Zhaoming Wang, Karin E Smedby, Geffen Kleinstern, Henrik Hjalgrim, Caroline Besson, Christine F Skibola, Lindsay M Morton, Angela R Brooks-Wilson, Lauren R Teras, Charles Breeze, Joshua Arias, Hans-Olov Adami, Demetrius Albanes, Kenneth C Anderson, Stephen M AnsellBryan Bassig, Nikolaus Becker, Parveen Bhatti, Brenda M Birmann, Paolo Boffetta, Paige M Bracci, Paul Brennan, Elizabeth E Brown, Laurie Burdett, Lisa A Cannon-Albright, Ellen T Chang, Brian C H Chiu, Charles C Chung, Jacqueline Clavel, Pierluigi Cocco, Graham Colditz, Lucia Conde, David V Conti, David G Cox, Karen Curtin, Delphine Casabonne, Immaculata De Vivo, Arjan Diepstra, W Ryan Diver, Ahmet Dogan, Christopher K Edlund, Lenka Foretova, Joseph F Fraumeni, Attilio Gabbas, Hervé Ghesquières, Graham G Giles, Sally Glaser, Martha Glenn, Bengt Glimelius, Jian Gu, Thomas M Habermann, Christopher A Haiman, Corinne Haioun, Jonathan N Hofmann, Theodore R Holford, Elizabeth A Holly, Amy Hutchinson, Aalin Izhar, Rebecca D Jackson, Ruth F Jarrett, Rudolph Kaaks, Eleanor Kane, Laurence N Kolonel, Yinfei Kong, Peter Kraft, Anne Kricker, Annette Lake, Qing Lan, Charles Lawrence, Dalin Li, Mark Liebow, Brian K Link, Corrado Magnani, Marc Maynadie, James McKay, Mads Melbye, Lucia Miligi, Roger L Milne, Thierry J Molina, Alain Monnereau, Rebecca Montalvan, Kari E North, Anne J Novak, Kenan Onel, Mark P Purdue, Kristin A Rand, Elio Riboli, Jacques Riby, Eve Roman, Gilles Salles, Douglas W Sborov, Richard K Severson, Tait D Shanafelt, Martyn T Smith, Alexandra Smith, Kevin W Song, Lei Song, Melissa C Southey, John J Spinelli, Anthony Staines, Deborah Stephens, Heather J Sutherland, Kaitlyn Tkachuk, Carrie A Thompson, Hervé Tilly, Lesley F Tinker, Ruth C Travis, Jenny Turner, Celine M Vachon, Claire M Vajdic, Anke Van Den Berg, David J Van Den Berg, Roel C H Vermeulen, Paolo Vineis, Sophia S Wang, Elisabete Weiderpass, George J Weiner, Stephanie Weinstein, Nicole Wong Doo, Yuanqing Ye, Meredith Yeager, Kai Yu, Anne Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, Yawei Zhang, Tongzhang Zheng, Elad Ziv, Joshua Sampson, Nilanjan Chatterjee, Kenneth Offit, Wendy Cozen, Xifeng Wu, James R Cerhan, Stephen J Chanock, Susan L Slager, Nathaniel Rothman
A population-based study of transformed marginal zone lymphoma: identifying outcome-related characteristics
Published in: Blood cancer journal
Access to document 10.1038/s41408-023-00903-w document
Histological transformation of marginal zone lymphoma (tMZL) into diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is associated with poor outcomes. Clinical characteristics associated with transformation risk and outcome after transformation are largely unknown due to scarcity of data. In this population-based study, competing risk analyses were performed to elucidate clinical characteristics associated with developing transformation among 1793 MZL patients using the Netherlands Cancer Registry. Cox regression analyses were performed to elucidate clinical characteristics associated with risk of relapse and mortality after transformation. Transformation occurred in 75 (4%) out of 1793 MZL...
Johanna A A Bult, Francien Huisman, Yujie Zhong, Nick Veltmaat, Joost Kluiver, Sanne H Tonino, Joost S P Vermaat, Martine E D Chamuleau, Arjan Diepstra, Anke van den Berg, Wouter J Plattel, Mirian Brink, Marcel Nijland
Inflammatory reactions mimic residual or recurrent lymphoma on [18F]FDG-PET/CT after CD19-directed CAR T-cell therapy
Published in: Blood Advances
Access to document 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023010665
Janneke W de Boer, Elise R A Pennings, Ankie Kleinjan, Jaap A van Doesum, Anne M Spanjaart, Pim G N J Mutsaers, Margot Jak, Marjolein W M van der Poel, Maria T Kuipers, Judit A Adam, Arjan Diepstra, Lianne Koens, Suzanne van Dorp, Joost S P Vermaat, Anne G H Niezink, Marie José Kersten, Tom van Meerten
Clonal hematopoiesis and UBA1 mutations in individuals with biopsy-proven giant cell arteritis and population-based controls
Published in: Rheumatology
Access to document 10.1093/rheumatology/kead435
Jonas B Salzbrunn, Isabelle A van Zeventer, Aniek O de Graaf, Priscilla Kamphuis, Maaike G J M van Bergen, Yannick van Sleen, Bert A van der Reijden, Jan Jacob Schuringa, Elisabeth Brouwer, Arjan Diepstra, Joop H Jansen, Gerwin Huls
A significant proportion of classic Hodgkin lymphoma recurrences represents clonally unrelated second primary lymphoma
Published in: Blood Advances
Access to document 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023010412
Despite high cure rates in classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL), relapses are observed. Whether relapsed cHL represents second primary lymphoma or an underlying T-cell lymphoma (TCL) mimicking cHL is under-investigated. To analyze the nature of cHL recurrences, in-depth clonality testing of immunoglobulin (IG) and T-cell receptor (TR) rearrangements was performed in paired cHL diagnosis and recurrences of 60 patients, supported by targeted mutation analysis of lymphoma-associated genes. Clonal IG rearrangements were detected by next-generation sequencing (NGS) in 69/120 (58%) diagnosis and recurrence samples. The clonal relationship could be established...
Diede Ag van Bladel, Wendy B C Stevens, Leonie I Kroeze, Ruben Al de Groen, Fleur A de Groot, Jessica Lm van der Last-Kempkes, Madeleine R Berendsen, Jos Rijntjes, Jeroen A C W Luijks, Irina Bonzheim, Ellen van der Spek, Wouter J Plattel, Johannes Pruijt, Susan Dpwm de Jonge-Peeters, Gerjo A Velders, Chantal Lensen, Esther R van Bladel, Birgit Federmann, Brigiet Hoevenaars, Agata PastorczakJutte van der Werff Ten Bosch, Joost S P Vermaat, Peet Nooijen, Konnie M Hebeda, Falko Fend, Arjan Diepstra, J Han Jm van Krieken, Patricia J T A Groenen, Michiel van den Brand, Blanca Scheijen