Marcel Nijland
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I work as a hematologist and my main focus is on patients with aggressive B-cell lymphomas and CNS lymphomas. My research is centered on the application of novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies into clinical trials. These include imaging-studies like 18F-FDG-PET, Zr-Brentuximab-PET and Zr-atezolizumab-PET. In addition, I aim to implement novel strategies to measure minimal residual disease, and prognostic gene expression profiles in DLBCL. Linked to this I also focus on mutational analysis to study clonal evolution and prognostic / predictive values of mutations. These studies are carried out in a close collaboration with HOVON and other departments in the UMCG.
Treatment strategies and outcome in relapsed peripheral T-cell lymphoma: results from the Netherlands Cancer Registry
Published in: Blood Advances
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10.1182/bloodadvances.2023012531
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Optimal treatment in patients with refractory or relapsed peripheral T-cell lymphomas (R/R T-NHLs) is unknown. In this population-based study, outcomes in R/R peripheral T-cell lymphoma not otherwise specified (PTCL NOS), angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL), and anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive (ALK+) and ALK-negative (ALK-) anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) were evaluated. Patients with PTCL NOS, AITL, ALK+ ALCL, and ALK- ALCL (≥18 years) diagnosed in 2014 to 2019 were identified using the Netherlands Cancer Registry. End points were overall response rate (ORR), progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS). The...
Mirian Brink, Francien Huisman, Frederik O Meeuwes, Marjolein W M van der Poel, Marie José Kersten, Mariëlle Wondergem, Lara Böhmer, F J Sherida H Woei-A-Jin, Otto Visser, Rimke Oostvogels, Patty M Jansen, Arjan Diepstra, Tjeerd J F Snijders, Gerwin Huls, Joost S P Vermaat, Wouter J Plattel, Marcel Nijland
Detection of circulating tumor DNA in plasma of patients with primary CNS lymphoma by digital droplet PCR
Published in: BMC Cancer
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10.1186/s12885-024-12191-z
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BACKGROUND: Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) are rare mature B-cell lymphoproliferative diseases characterized by a high incidence of MYD88 L265P and CD79B Y196 hotspot mutations. Diagnosis of PCNSL can be challenging. The aim of the study was to analyze the detection rate of the MYD88 L265P and CD79B Y196 mutation in cell free DNA (cfDNA) in plasma of patients with PCNSL. METHODS: We analyzed by digital droplet PCR (ddPCR) to determine presence of the MYD88 L265P and CD79B Y196 hotspot mutations in cfDNA isolated from plasma of...
Outcome of combined modality treatment in first-line for stage I(E) peripheral T-cell lymphoma; a nationwide population-based cohort study from the Netherlands
Published in: Haematologica
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10.3324/haematol.2023.283174
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Peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCL) comprise a heterogeneous group of mature T-cell neoplasms with an unfavorable prognosis; presentation with stage I(E) disease is uncommon. In clinical practice, an abbreviated chemotherapy treatment regimen combined with radiotherapy (combined modality treatment (CMT)) is commonly used, although evidence from clinical trials is lacking. The aim of this nationwide population-based cohort study is to describe first-line treatment and outcome of patients with stage I(E) PTCL. All newly diagnosed patients ≥ 18 years with stage I(E) anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL)...
Frederik O Meeuwes, Mirian Brink, Wouter Plattel, Marjolein W M Van der Poel, Marie José Kersten, Mariëlle Wondergem, Lara Böhmer, F J Sherida H Woei-A-Jin, Otto Visser, Rimke Oostvogels, Patty M Jansen, Karen J Neelis, Anne P G Crijns, Laurien A Daniëls, Tjeerd J F Snijders, Joost S P Vermaat, Gerwin A Huls, Marcel Nijland
Distinct peripheral T-cell and NK-cell profiles in HGBL-MYC/BCL2 vs patients with DLBCL NOS
Published in: Blood Advances
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10.1182/bloodadvances.2023011687
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Patients with high-grade B-cell lymphoma with MYC and BCL2 rearrangements (HGBL-MYC/BCL2) respond poorly to immunochemotherapy compared with patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma not otherwise specified (DLBCL NOS) without a MYC rearrangement. This suggests a negative impact of lymphoma-intrinsic MYC on the immune system. To investigate this, we compared circulating T cells and natural killer (NK) cells of patients with HGBL-MYC/BCL2 (n = 66), patients with DLBCL NOS (n = 53), and age-matched healthy donors (HDs; n = 16) by flow cytometry and performed proliferation, cytokine production, and...
A. Vera de Jonge, Carolien Duetz, Wassilis S.C. Bruins, Charlotte L.B.M. Korst, Rosa Rentenaar, Meliha Cosovic, Merve Eken, Inoka Twickler, Marcel Nijland, Marjolein W.M. van der Poel, Koen de Heer, Clara P.W. Klerk, Leonie Strobbe, Margriet Oosterveld, Rinske Boersma, Harry R. Koene, Margaretha G.M. Roemer, Erik van Werkhoven, Martine E.D. Chamuleau, Tuna Mutis
R-miniCHOP versus R-CHOP in elderly patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: A propensity matched population-based study
Published in: American Journal of Hematology
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10.1002/ajh.27151
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For elderly frail patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), an attenuated chemo-immunotherapy strategy of rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisolone (R-miniCHOP) was introduced as a treatment option as from 2014 onward in the Netherlands. Although R-miniCHOP is more tolerable, reduction of chemotherapy could negatively affect survival compared to R-CHOP. The aim of this analysis was to assess survival of patients treated with R-miniCHOP compared to R-CHOP. DLBCL patients ≥65 years, newly diagnosed in 2014-2020, who received ≥1 cycle of R-miniCHOP or R-CHOP were identified in the Netherlands Cancer Registry,...
D Al-Sarayfi, M Brink, M E D Chamuleau, R Brouwer, R S van Rijn, D Issa, W Deenik, G Huls, R Mous, J S P Vermaat, A Diepstra, J M Zijlstra, T van Meerten, M Nijland