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Marcel Nijland
dr.

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.

IBCL-460 Subcutaneous Epcoritamab With Rituximab + Lenalidomide (R2) in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory (R/R) Follicular Lymphoma (FL): Update from Phase 1/2 Trial
Published in: Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia
Context: R/R FL is associated with a poor prognosis and remains incurable; thus, better treatment options are needed. Epcoritamab is a subcutaneously administered CD3xCD20 bispecific antibody that has shown substantial antitumor activity in R/R FL. Objective: Evaluate safety and efficacy of epcoritamab with R2 in patients with R/R FL in arm 2 of a phase 1/2 open-label trial (EPCORE NHL-2; NCT04663347). Patients: Adults with R/R CD20+ FL were included. As of December 1, 2021, 30 patients (median age, 68 y) had enrolled. Interventions: Patients received subcutaneous epcoritamab (QW,...
Lorenzo Falchi, Sirpa Leppä, Björn E. Wahlin, Marcel Nijland, Jacob Haaber Christensen, Sven de Vos, Harald Holte, Kim M. Linton, Aqeel Abbas, Liwei Wang, Minh Dinh, Brian Elliott, David Belada
R-CEOP as first-line treatment for anthracycline-ineligible patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Published in: Blood cancer journal
Diana Al-Sarayfi, Frederik O. Meeuwes, Mujde Durmaz, Djamila E. Issa, Rolf E. Brouwer, Aart Beeker, Anna van Rhenen, Pim G. N. J. Mutsaers, Lara H. Bohmer, Marjolein W. M. van der Poel, Liane te Boome, Tom van Meerten, Martine E. D. Chamuleau, Josee M. Zijlstra, Mirian Brink, Marcel Nijland
Impact of etoposide and ASCT on survival among patients aged <65 years with stage II to IV PTCL: a population-based cohort study
Published in: Blood
Patients aged <65 years with peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) are treated with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (CHOP). Although the addition of etoposide (CHOEP) and consolidation with autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) are preferred in some countries, randomized trials are lacking. This nationwide population-based study assessed the impact of etoposide and ASCT on overall survival (OS) among patients aged 18 to 64 years with stage II to IV anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL), angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL), or PTCL not otherwise specified (NOS) diagnosed between 1989 and 2018 using...
Mirian Brink, Frederik O. Meeuwes, Marjolein W.M. van der Poel, Marie José Kersten, Mariëlle Wondergem, Pim G.N.J. Mutsaers, Lara H. Böhmer, F. J.Sherida H. Woei-A-Jin, Otto Visser, Rimke Oostvogels, Patty M. Jansen, Wouter Plattel, Gerwin A. Huls, Joost S.P. Vermaat, Marcel Nijland
Timely administration of tocilizumab improves outcome of hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Published in: PLoS ONE
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of early tocilizumab treatment for hospitalized patients with COVID-19 disease. METHODS: Open-label randomized phase II clinical trial investigating tocilizumab in patients with proven COVID-19 admitted to the general ward and in need of supplemental oxygen. The primary endpoint of the study was 30-day mortality with a prespecified 2-sided significance level of α = 0.10. A post-hoc analysis was performed for a combined endpoint of mechanical ventilation or death at 30 days. Secondary objectives included comparing the duration...
Abraham Rutgers, Peter E Westerweel, Bronno van der Holt, Simone Postma, Marit G A van Vonderen, Djura P Piersma, Douwe Postma, Maarten van den Berge, Eefje Jong, Marten de Vries, Leonie van der Burg, Dennis Huugen, Marjolein van der Poel, Linda M Kampschreur, Marcel Nijland, Jaap H Strijbos, Menno Tamminga, Pim G N J Mutsaers, Suzanne Schol-Gelok, Margriet Dijkstra-TiekstraGrigory Sidorenkov, Julien Vincenten, Wouter H van Geffen, Marjolein Knoester, Jos Kosterink, Reinold Gans, Coen Stegeman, Gerwin Huls, Tom van Meerten
Anti-CD37 radioimmunotherapy with 177Lu-NNV003 synergizes with the PARP inhibitor olaparib in treatment of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in vitro
Published in: PLoS ONE
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: PARP inhibitors have been shown to increase the efficacy of radiotherapy in preclinical models. Radioimmunotherapy results in selective radiation cytotoxicity of targeted tumour cells. Here we investigate the combined effect of anti-CD37 β-emitting 177Lu-NNV003 radioimmunotherapy and the PARP inhibitor olaparib, and gene expression profiles in CD37 positive non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma cell lines. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The combined effect of 177Lu-NNV003 and olaparib was studied in seven cell lines using a fixed-ratio ray design, and combination index was calculated for each combination concentration. mRNA was extracted before...
Marion M Malenge, Astri Fjelde Maaland, Ada Repetto-Llamazares, Brian Middleton, Marcel Nijland, Lydia Visser, Sebastian Patzke, Helen Heyerdahl, Arne Kolstad, Trond Stokke, Anne Hansen Ree, Jostein Dahle