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Remco de Bree

Full Professor

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Biography

Remco de Bree (1966) studied medicine in Utrecht, The Netherlands. His PhD research on the VU University Medical Center was about the clinical application of radiolabelled monoclonal antibodies in head and neck cancer patients. In 1999 he finished his training in otolaryngology. Thereafter, he was a fellow in head and neck surgery for 2 years at the same hospital, where he worked as a head and neck surgeon for 14 years and became full professor for clinical oncological research at the department of otolaryngology - head and neck surgery in 2006. Since 2015 he is full professor and head of the department of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology at the UMC Utrecht Cancer Center of the University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands. His special interests are the clinical applications and improvements of diagnostic imaging techniques, sentinel node procedure, quality of life and reconstructive surgery in head and neck cancer patients. He has authored and co-authored over 200 articles in international peer-reviewed journals. He was the principal investigator and coordinator of several (inter)national multicenter trials, is a member of the Research steering committee of the Dutch Head and Neck Society (NWHHT), is a member of several editorial boards and member of the Cochrane Ear, Nose & Throat Disorders Group. 

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Decision support systems for precision care in translational cancer-imaging

Research aim

To develop, validate and implement decision support systems based on imaging for the diagnosis, prognosis and triaging of oncology patients

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Recent publications

Improved delineation with diffusion weighted imaging for laryngeal and hypopharyngeal tumors validated with pathology Hilde J G Smits, Cornelis P J Raaijmakers, Mischa de Ridder, Zeno A R Gouw, Patricia A H Doornaert, Frank A Pameijer, Joyce E Lodeweges, Lilian N Ruiter, Koen M Kuijer, Tim Schakel, Remco de Bree, Jan W Dankbaar, Chris H J Terhaard, Gerben E Breimer, Stefan M Willems, Marielle E P Philippens
Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, 2024, vol. 194
Treatment of the neck in residual/recurrent disease after chemoradiotherapy for advanced primary laryngeal cancer Juan P. Rodrigo, Fernando López-Álvarez, Jesús E. Medina, Carl E. Silver, K. Thomas Robbins, Marc Hamoir, Antti Mäkitie, Remco de Bree, Robert P. Takes, Pawel Golusinski, Luiz P. Kowalski, Arlene A. Forastiere, Akihiro Homma, Ehab Y. Hanna, Alessandra Rinaldo, Alfio Ferlito
European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2024, vol. 50, p.1-6
Response to C. M.E.M. Adriaansens, K. J. de Koning, R. Noorlag, R. de Bree, R. J.J. van Es
Oral Oncology, 2024, vol. 159
Validation of the "Rome" classification for squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal vestibule Julius Scheurleer, Mischa de Ridder, Luca Tagliaferri, Claudia Crescio, Claudio Parrilla, Gian Carlo Mattiucci, Bruno Fionda, Alberto Deganello, Jacopo Galli, R de Bree, Johannes Rijken, Francesco Bussu
Cancers, 2024, vol. 16
Sinonasal mucosal melanoma in The Netherlands between 2001 and 2021 W F Julius Scheurleer, Lise J van de Velde, Lot A Devriese, Mischa de Ridder, Marieke W J Louwman, Gerben E Breimer, Remco de Bree, Boukje A C van Dijk, Johannes A Rijken
European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2024, vol. 281, p.5437-5446
The Additional Value of Somatostatin Receptor Positron Emission Computed Tomography ([68Ga]Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT) Compared with Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Head and Neck Region in Paraganglioma Patients Carolijn J.M. de Bresser, Bart Jeroen Petri, Arthur J.A.T. Braat, Bart de Keizer, Mark J.C. van Treijen, Jan Willem Dankbaar, Frank A. Pameijer, Marius G.J. Kok, Mischa de Ridder, Bernadette P.M. van Nesselrooij, Remco de Bree, Gert J. de Borst, Johannes A. Rijken
Cancers, 2024, vol. 16, p.1-9

External positions

Member of the council - IAOO consists of a wide range of clinicians and scientists worldwide, leaders in their fields. - International Academy of Oral Oncology (IAOO)

Voorzitter - Werkgroep die bestaat uit medici en paramedici die zich bezighouden met hoofd-halskanker - Utrechtse Werkgroep Hoofd-Hals Tumoren (UWHHT)

Voorzitter Adviescommissie onderzoek hoofd-halskanker - Onderzoek met hoofd-halskanker databronnen. - PRISMA (IKNL / DHNA / NWHHT)

Voorzitter Research Stuurgroep - Wetenschappelijk multicenter onderzoek naar hoofd-halskanker te bevorderen en coördineren. - Nederlandse Werkgroep Hoofd-Hals Tumoren (NWHHT)

Lid Clinical Audit Board - Bijdrage aan een kwaliteitsregistratie van klinische zorg voor hoofd-halskankerpatiënten. - Dutch Head and Neck Audit (DHNA)

Lid Dagelijks Bestuur - Houden zich bezig met de diagnostiek, behandeling en controle van hoofd-halskanker patiënten. - Nederlandse Werkgroep Hoofd-Hals Tumoren (NWHHT)

Lid Algemeen Bestuur - De PVHH ondersteunt en adviseert iedereen die geraakt is door hoofd-halskanker. - Patiëntenvereniging Hoofd-Hals (PVHH)

Voorzitter Kerngroep Richtlijncommissie - Initiëren en opstellen van richtlijnen over hoofd-halskanker. - Nederlandse Werkgroep Hoofd-Hals Tumoren (NWHHT)