Richard Meijer

Full Professor

Strategic program(s):

Biography

2025-present	Professor Oncological Urology, UMC Utrecht
2021-present	Chairman UMC Utrecht Expertise Centre for testicular and extragonadal germ cell tumors (NFU and ERN eUROGEN)
2018-present	Head Department Oncological Urology, UMC Utrecht
2018-present	Associate Professor Oncological Urology, UMC Utrecht
2012-present	Oncological Urologist, UMC Utrecht
2016-present	Chairman of the Oncological Urology Tumour Group, UMC Utrecht
2016-present	Member of the Oncology Committee, UMC Utrecht
2016-present	Deputy Chief of the Specialist Medical Training Urology, UMC Utrecht

Current research projects

Research support (institutional)

Janssen (Research-grant) (2017-2022)
Roche (Research-grant) (2017-2021)
Astellas (Research-grant) (2021-2022)
Merck (Educational-grant) (2022)
Janssen/Astellas/AstraZeneca/MSD/BMS/Roche/Merck (ProBCI support)

Company Advisory Boards (institutional):

Merck
MSD
Janssen
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

2023 Framingham selection Urothelial Cancer Issues (Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; institutional)

Strategic program(s):

Contact

rmeijer6@umcutrecht.nl

Pure profile

Research groups

Translational oncology

Research aim

To develop, test, and implement novel therapeutic and diagnostic strategies to combat cancer by integrating fundamental and clinical research.

Go to group

Uro-oncology research group

Research aim

Pioneering precise diagnostics in urologic oncology research, employing cutting-edge imaging modalities and genetic profiling for early detection and personalized treatment strategies, revolutionizing patient care and outcomes.

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Recent publications

All publications

Final clinical analysis of pre-operative ipilimumab and nivolumab in locally advanced urothelial cancer and exploration of tumor-draining lymph node composition Chantal F Stockem, Jeroen van Dorp, Nick van Dijk, Daniel J Vis, Rolf Harkes, Bram van den Broek, Maartje Alkemade, Annegien Broeks, Kees Hendricksen, Thierry N Boellaard, Jeantine M de Feijter, Maurits L van Montfoort, Antonios Daletzakis, Antoine G van der Heijden, Richard P Meijer, Niven Mehra, Lodewyk F A Wessels, Bas W G van Rhijn, Britt B M Suelmann, Michiel S van der Heijden
European Journal of Cancer, 2025, vol. 229

Multiparametric MRI for local staging in patients with suspected muscle-invasive bladder cancer Sebastiaan W. Van Koeverden, Lisa M.C. Van Hoogstraten, Maarten De Rooij, Marloes Van Der Leest, Janneke P.C. Grutters, Arnold Baars, Thierry N. Boellaard, Joost L. Boormans, E. J. Lars Bosboom, Quirijn J.A. Van Den Bouwhuijsen, Siebren Dijkstra, Cristina E. Firanescu, Jurgen J. Fütterer, Ernst P. Van Haarst, Tom J.N. Hermans, Erik J.R.J. Van Der Hoeven, Marina C. Hovius, Josephine C.B.M. Huige, Michael D.H. Kortleve, Anneke Kusters, Geert J.L.H. Van Leenders, Saskia Van Der Meer, Richard P. Meijer, Harm H.E. Van Melick, Laura S. Mertens, Gerd Jan Molijn, Rinze Reinhard, Ivo G. Schoots, Petra C.G. Simons, Ruth Smit, Femke Struik, Julie Swillens, Charlotte J. Tutein Nolthenius, Jeroen Veltman, Andre N. Vis, Thijn F. De Vocht, Jeanette Van Vooren, Frank J. Wessels, Carl J. Wijburg, Dennis De Witte, Monique Arts-Thijssen, Guus Venderbosch, Lambertus A.L.M. Kiemeney, Antoine G. Van Der Heijden
BMJ Open, 2025, vol. 15

Health-related quality of life in patients treated for non-metastatic muscle-invasive bladder cancer Katharina Brück, Vera Atema, Annemarie M Leliveld, Martine Franckena, Richard P Meijer, Michiel S van der Heijden, A Rogier Donders, J Alfred Witjes, Carin A Uyl- de Groot, Lisa M C van Hoogstraten, Lambertus A Kiemeney, Joost L Boormans, Katja K H Aben, Maarten C C M Hulshof,
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 2025, vol. 123, p.1004-1017

Biomarker Analysis and Treatment Dynamics Following Preoperative Ipilimumab plus Nivolumab in Locally Advanced Urothelial Cancer from the Phase IB NABUCCO Study Chantal F Stockem, Alberto Gil-Jimenez, Hamza Ali, Jeroen van Dorp, Nick van Dijk, Maurits L van Montfoort, Maartje Alkemade, Annegien Broeks, Iris M Seignette, Erik Hooijberg, Wim Brugman, Rhianne Voogd, Bas W G van Rhijn, Laura S Mertens, Jeantine M de Feijter, Niven Mehra, Antoine G van der Heijden, Richard P Meijer, Britt B M Suelmann, Wouter Scheper, Lodewyk F A Wessels, Daniel J Vis, Michiel S van der Heijden
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 2025, vol. 31, p.3897-3906

Renal Arteriography and C-arm CT-Guided Ablation (RenACAGA) for Thermal Ablation of Challenging Renal Tumors Maarten L J Smits, Niek Wijnen, Rutger C G Bruijnen, Willem M Brinkman, Peter-Paul M Willemse, Khalil Ramdhani, Maurits M Barendrecht, Richard Meijer, Evert-Jan P A Vonken
Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, 2025, vol. 48, p.836–845

The impact of treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer on health-related quality of life Siberyn T Nuijens, Lisa M C van Hoogstraten, Noëlle B Terpstra, Ivy Beeren, Alina Vrieling, Eveline M Wijnen, Richard P Meijer, Lambertus A Kiemeney, J Alfred Witjes, Katja K H Aben
BJU International, 2025, vol. 136, p.657-668

External positions

Panelmember EAU Muscle-invasive and Metastatic Bladder Cancer (MIBC) Guidelines Panel - Aandachtsgebied blaaskanker - European Association of Urology

Panelmember EAU Guideline Primary Urethral Carcinoma - Europese richtlijn commissie - European Association of Urology

Stuurgroep ProBCI - Blaaskanker expertise - Stichting Prospectieve Blaaskanker Infrastructuur (ProBCI)

Plaatsvervangend opleider Urologie UMCU - Plaatsvervangend opleider Urologie UMCU - UMCU

Associate member of ERUS (EAU Robotic Urology Section) - Associate member of ERUS (EAU Robotic Urology Section) - European Association of Urology

Voorzitter UMC Utrecht Expertise Centrum voor testiculaire en extragonadale - Voorzitter UMC Utrecht Expertise Centrum voor testiculaire en extragonadale NFU accreditatie (ECZA) - UMCU

Lid van Dutch Uro-Oncological Society (DUOS) - Actief lid van de subgroepen blaaskanker en zaadbalkanker van de DUOS - Dutch Uro-Oncological Society (DUOS)

Lid Werkgroep Oncologische Urologie (WOU) van de NVU - Actief lid van de subgroepen blaaskanker en zaadbalkanker van de Werkgroep Oncologische Urologie (WO - Nederlandse Vereniging voor Urologie

Associate member of ESOU (EAU Section of Oncological Urology) - Associate member of ESOU (EAU Section of Oncological Urology) - European Association of Urology