Tom Snijders

Associate Professor - medical

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Biography

T.J. (Tom) Snijders, PhD, completed his medical studies and his Neurology residency in the UMC Utrecht. During his training, he obtained a PhD-degree in the field of chronic pain medicine. He sub-specialized in Neuro-oncology during his residency.

Since 2011, he works as a neurologist and assistant professor in the UMC Utrecht. His practice encompasses all aspects of neuro-oncological patient care. His scientific work focuses on primary brain tumors, specifically gliomas. He is the co-coordinator, with prof. Elly Hol, of the Disease Area Neuro-oncology of the UMC Utrecht Brain Center. He is co-supervisor of 5 completed or ongoing PhD-trajectories. He is also involved in providing and evaluating experimental treatments (international clinical trials) in the UMC Utrecht.

Research interests:

Validation and innovation of imaging techniques for brain tumors, including MRI-scans and PET-scans
Pseudoprogression in glioma and other brain tumors
Cognitive symptoms in glioma patients
Epilepsy due to brain tumors
Liquid biopsy in primary brain tumors
Focused Ultrasound and blood-brain-barrier disruption for brain tumor treatment
The multidisciplinary Team Neuro-Oncology of the UMC Utrecht aims to provide patients with the most recent innovative (experimental) treatments for brain tumors as part of clinical studies.

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Contact

polineuro-oncologie@umcutrecht.nl

Pure profile

Research groups

Clinical and translational neuro-oncology

Research aim

We aim to improve treatments and clinical outcomes of patients with gliomas and other brain tumors, by combining expertise from oncobiology, neuropsychology, imaging, surgical & clinical neurology, and palliative care.

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Recent publications

All publications

Efficacy of Intra-arterial [¹⁷⁷Lu]Lu-DOTATATE monotherapy for treatment-refractory meningioma A. El Ghalbouni, T. J. Snijders, A. Amerein, N. Tolboom, M. Patt, C. J. Maurer, I. C. van der Schaaf, C. Lapa, A. J.A.T. Braat
Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 2026, vol. 176, p.1-9

From Compassionate Use Toward High-Level Evidence for Radiopharmaceutical Therapy in Recurrent Meningioma Nelleke Tolboom, Nathalie L Albert, Arthur J A T Braat, Tom J Snijders, Emeline Tabouret, Luc Taillandier, Matthias Brendel, Diego Cecchin, Pablo Aguiar-Fernandez, Francesco Fraioli, Eric Guedj, Tatjana Traub-Weidinger, Igor Yakushev, Donatienne Van Weehaeghe, Matthias Preusser, Antoine Verger
Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine, 2025

Bevacizumab for symptomatic cerebral radiation necrosis after radiation of high-grade glioma or brain metastases - when and for whom? Lente L Kroon, Edith M T Dieleman, Vera C Keil, Marit van Barreveld, Marcel G W Dijkgraaf, Laurens Topff, Sander N Wagemakers, Tom J Snijders, Maaike J Vos, Johan A F Koekkoek, Lukas J A Stalpers, Filip Y F L de Vos, Dieta Brandsma
Neuro-Oncology Practice, 2025, vol. 12, p.747-762

The Diagnostic Yield of Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis for the Diagnosis of Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma Josephus van Rooij, Tom Snijders, Prerana Bhande, Tatjana Seute, Monique Minnema, Peter Wessels
Cancers, 2025, vol. 17

[18F]FET PET-Guided management of pseudoprogression in glioblastoma (FET POPPING) V J Ruijters, T J Snijders, J A J van der Pol, E M van de Giessen, J M Niers, M P G Broen, M M Anten, S E M Veldhuijzen van Zanten, M Geurts, A I J Arens, D J H A Henssen, J M Gijtenbeek, M van der Meulen, A E J Sijben, E Ghariq, M J Vos, J Tim, I B Bosma, G N Stormezand, G W J Frederix, J W Dankbaar, P A Robe, J J C Verhoeff, F Y F L de Vos, M G E H Lam, R M T ten Ham, N Tolboom
Trials, 2025, vol. 26

Intra-arterial Administration of Radiopharmaceuticals in Neuro-Oncology; New Improvement for [131I]-Phenylalanine in High-Grade Gliomas? N Tolboom, T J Snijders, E P A Vonken, I C van der Schaaf, T Seute, A J A T Braat
Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, 2025, vol. 48, p.725–728

External positions

editorial board member - editorial work & peer review - Neuro Oncology Practice

reviewer board member - peer review - MDPI Cancers (Basel)

member (ongoing), steering committee member (2021-2024), imaging committee member (2018-2024), - organization and planning of scientific research - EORTC Brain Tumor group

Committee Member - richtlijn opstellen/onderhouden - Task Force on Bing Neel Syndrome

Guideline committee ‘Intracranial meningioma', member (2012-2015), chairperson (since 2023) - writing a guideline, leading the team - Kennisinstituut/NVN

Chairperson/chief (until 2023), member (since 2023) - writing and editing medical information on website; answering questions from kanker.nl - Editorial board (‘redactieraad’) of Hersentumor.nl