Prinses Máxima Centrum voor Kinderoncologie

Afgelopen week hield het Prinses Máxima Centrum een evenement voor haar medewerkers over data en AI in de gezondheidszorg: Let's DATA! Medewerkers vanuit zowel de zorg als onderzoek en staf gingen met elkaar in gesprek over hoe we data concreet kunnen benutten en er slimmer mee kunnen samenwerken om de beste zorg voor kinderen met kanker te geven.   Key-note speaker Egge van der Poel vatte het mooi samen: 'Van doen leer je meer dan van denken.' En ook belangrijk: 'Wacht niet af wat technologie gaat betekenen. Maar geef het zelf vorm.' Het was een inspirerend samenkomen met elkaar, met als afsluiting een goed bezochte infomarkt waar alle projectleiders data een inkijk gaven in hun werk met data. #PrinsesMáximaCentrum #data #Al #evenement

Vandaag is kinderchirurg sheila Terwisscha van Scheltinga gepromoveerd op het onderwerp ‘Stagering van kinderen met een rhabdomyosarcoom van de extremiteiten’ aan de Universiteit van Utrecht. Gefeliciteerd, Sheila! Ze heeft de resultaten van kinderen met rhabdomyosarcoom (weke delen tumor) in de ledematen binnen Europa onderzocht. Het promotieonderzoek leidde tot aanpassingen in de internationale richtlijnen voor verbetering van de detectie van lymfekliermetastasen. #PrinsesMáximaCentrum #promotieonderzoek #rhabdomyosarcoom

Dannis van Vuurden is one of the 102 scientists who have been awarded a prestigious NWO Vidi grant today. Congratulations, Dannis! 👏 Van Vuurden will use the grant for research into a nano-immunotherapy for incurable childhood brain tumors. 'With this grant, we aim to reprogram the immune system to be more effective against brain stem tumors.' #PrincessMáximaCenter #NWOVidigrant #immunotherapy

Een belangrijke stap in onderzoek voor kinderen met ALL gezet: Kirsten Thus, fellow kinderoncologie in het Prinses Máxima Centrum, publiceerde een wetenschappelijk artikel over een gerandomiseerde studie naar de toediening van immunoglobulines ter voorkoming van infecties. Je kunt het lezen via de link in haar bericht: #PrinsesMáximaCentrum #immunoglobulines #gerandomiseerdonderzoek #ALL

Today, Prof. Lieve Tytgat delivered her inaugural lecture as Professor of Biomarkers in pediatric solid tumors at the Faculty of Medicine at Utrecht University. 'Teamwork makes the dream work' is the title of her lecture. 'You need different competencies within teams to be able to make a real impact. I know that better than anyone: in our research hospital, I straddle the worlds of both the clinic and research.’ In her work, Tytgat aims to use blood or urine tests to monitor the disease course of children with solid tumors such as neuroblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma or a kidney tumor, in order to adjust the child's treatment where necessary and possible. Congratulations, Lieve! #PrincessMáximaCenter #biomarkers #neuroblastoma #clinicianscientist

Meet just some of our many researchers who work on projects funded by KiKa! 👋 Today, KiKa has opened the door to four more new projects. These are about: - cell therapy for solid tumors; - risk factors for the development of a second tumor; - better recognition of hereditary kidney cancer; - development of rhabdoid tumors. To achieve the Máxima Center's mission of curing every child with cancer with optimal quality of life, scientific research is crucial. This year, KiKa made a total of fifteen new research projects at the Máxima Center possible. We are very grateful to Stichting Kinderen Kankervrij (KiKa) for this. #PrincessMáximaCenter #KiKa #researchers #researchprojects

Each year, 20 to 30 children in Suriname are diagnosed with cancer. Previously, they had to go to Colombia for treatment, but with a new pediatric oncology center in Paramaribo, care will soon be available locally. The Princess Máxima Center is working together with the Academic Hospital Paramaribo to make this a reality. The collaboration focuses on care and education. Ritesh Matabadal is currently completing a pediatric oncology fellowship at the Máxima and will become Suriname’s first pediatric oncologist in 1.5 years. Nurses are being trained under the leadership of Lisa Zwiers, with the first group having already graduated. #AcademicHospitalParamaribo #pediatriconcology #PrincessMáximaCenter #collaboration

Over 450 researchers at the Princess Máxima Center work to improve the survival rate and quality of life of children with cancer. Every year, this group comes together during the Máxima Research Retreat. To learn on a scientific and personal level, gain inspiration and get to know each other better. This year's retreat was all about teaming up. Some facts and figures: 🧑🏽🔬 400+ researchers in one place.  🌎 ~ 35 nationalities represented. 🧑🏽🤝🧑🏻 2 patient stories on how research and care in the Máxima are intertwined. 🏆 1 PhD talk winner, congrats to Thomas Kluiver from the Peng group.    ✅ 3 inspiring key notes about purpose, focus, fun and translational research a.o.  ✅ 5 workshops on diversity, teamwork, scientific storytelling, effectivity and a hackaton. ✅ 50 posters shown during the poster & pie session. Are you active in research and would you like to join the retreat next year? Then take a look at our vacancies. #cancerresearch #inspiration #pediatriconcology #teamingup

🌍 Advancing pediatric precision medicine together   Precision medicine in Eastern Europe is advancing with the new Center of Excellence for Precision Medicine in Pediatric Care (PMPC) in Riga. Specialists from the Princess Máxima Center are supporting the Latvian Children's Clinical University Hospital Riga in its development.   With pioneering technology in genetics and data analysis, PMPC is setting up facilities like a biobank, genomics lab, and clinical research unit. Furthermore, the Máxima Center and the PMPC will collaborate in the field of cell therapies. These initiatives will not only enhance healthcare for children in Latvia but also contribute to advances in pediatric care across Europe and beyond.    Chief Medical Officer prof. dr. Rob Pieters says: ‘On our way to realizing our mission to cure every child with cancer with optimal quality of life, we at the Máxima Center seeks worldwide connections. We do this by generating and sharing knowledge and expertise through intensive collaborations, both in research, diagnostics and treatment. We are excited about what this collaboration in a hub like PMPC promises for the future development of precision medicine for children with cancer.‘ 🚀   #PrecisionMedicine #PediatricCare #ChildhoodCancer #Innovation #Healthcare

Eind september opende een speciale polikliniek voor jongeren die na hun behandeling kampen met ernstige vermoeidheid. Het team, bestaande uit kinderarts Raphaële van Litsenburg, fysiotherapeut Patrick van der Torre en psycholoog Esther van den Bergh, werkt nauw samen. Na een uitgebreide evaluatie krijgt elke jongere persoonlijke adviezen over fitheid, slaap en mentale gezondheid om hun kwaliteit van leven te verbeteren.  Meer weten? Lees: #prinsesmáximacentrum #onderzoeksziekenhuis #vermoeidheidspoli #mentalhealth