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Genomes and Genes | Nicola S RussellSummaryAffiliation: The Netherlands Cancer Institute Country: The Netherlands Publications
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Novel insights into pathological changes in muscular arteries of radiotherapy patientsNicola S Russell
Department of Radiotherapy, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Radiother Oncol 92:477-83. 2009..This study evaluates the nature of underlying pathologic changes occurring in medium-sized muscular arteries following irradiation...
The spectrum of ATM missense variants and their contribution to contralateral breast cancerAnnegien Broeks
Division of Experimental Therapy, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Breast Cancer Res Treat 107:243-8. 2008..029). Our results indicate that the presence of ATM variants does not have a major impact on the overall risk of CBC. However, the combination of RT and (certain) ATM missense variants seems to accelerate tumour development...
Anti-inflammatory and anti-thrombotic intervention strategies using atorvastatin, clopidogrel and knock-down of CD40L do not modify radiation-induced atherosclerosis in ApoE null miceSaske Hoving
Division of Experimental Therapy, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Radiother Oncol 101:100-8. 2011..In this study we investigated the potential of anti-inflammatory (atorvastatin, CD40L knockout) and anti-thrombotic (clopidogrel) intervention strategies to inhibit radiation-induced atherosclerosis...
Endoglin haploinsufficiency reduces radiation-induced fibrosis and telangiectasia formation in mouse kidneysMarion Scharpfenecker
Department of Experimental Therapy, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Radiother Oncol 92:484-91. 2009..If located in the mucosa, irradiation-induced telangiectasia can lead to severe bleeding. Therefore, this study was aimed at investigating the role of endoglin in radiation-induced telangiectasia formation...
Identification of women with an increased risk of developing radiation-induced breast cancer: a case only studyAnnegien Broeks
Division of Experimental Therapy, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Breast Cancer Res 9:R26. 2007..Radiation exposure at a young age is one of the strongest risk factors for breast cancer. Germline mutations in genes involved in the DNA-damage repair pathway (DDRP) may render women more susceptible to radiation-induced breast cancer...
Radiation-associated breast tumors display a distinct gene expression profileAnnegien Broeks
Division of Experimental Therapy, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 76:540-7. 2010..Approximately 90% of the breast cancers in these patients can be attributed to their radiation treatment, rendering such series extremely useful to determine whether a common radiation-associated cause underlies the carcinogenic process...
ALK1 heterozygosity delays development of late normal tissue damage in the irradiated mouse kidneyMarion Scharpfenecker
Department of Experimental Therapy, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Radiother Oncol 99:349-55. 2011..This study was aimed at investigating the role of ALK1 in late radiation toxicity...
NO-donating aspirin and aspirin partially inhibit age-related atherosclerosis but not radiation-induced atherosclerosis in ApoE null miceSaske Hoving
Division of Experimental Therapy, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
PLoS ONE 5:e12874. 2010..In this study we investigated the potential of anti-inflammatory and anti-coagulant intervention strategies to inhibit age-related and radiation-induced atherosclerosis...
Irradiation induces different inflammatory and thrombotic responses in carotid arteries of wildtype C57BL/6J and atherosclerosis-prone ApoE(-/-) miceSaske Hoving
The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Radiother Oncol 105:365-70. 2012..We now investigated the mechanism underlying the development of radiation-induced atherosclerosis...
Single-dose and fractionated irradiation promote initiation and progression of atherosclerosis and induce an inflammatory plaque phenotype in ApoE(-/-) miceSaske Hoving
Division of Experimental Therapy, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 71:848-57. 2008..Here we investigate whether clinically relevant fractionated irradiation schedules and lower single doses also predispose to an inflammatory plaque phenotype...
Accurate axillary lymph node dissection is feasible after neoadjuvant chemotherapyMarieke E Straver
Department of Surgery, Netherlands Cancer Institute Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Am J Surg 198:46-50. 2009..Recently, lower axillary lymph node retrieval after neoadjuvant chemotherapy was reported. We did not have this experience, and retrospectively analyzed our axillary lymph node dissections (ALNDs)...
Ionizing radiation shifts the PAI-1/ID-1 balance and activates notch signaling in endothelial cellsMarion Scharpfenecker
Department of Experimental Therapy, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 73:506-13. 2009..To investigate the mechanism of such capillary damage, we studied the effect of TGF-beta and Notch signaling in microvascular endothelial cells...
Lymphatic drainage patterns in breast cancer patients who previously underwent mantle field radiationIris M C van der Ploeg
Department of Surgery, The Netherlands Cancer Institute Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Ann Surg Oncol 16:2295-9. 2009..The aim of this study was to determine the lymphatic drainage patterns in breast cancer patients who had undergone mantle field radiation for Hodgkin's lymphoma in the past...
Detection of extra-axillary lymph node involvement with FDG PET/CT in patients with stage II-III breast cancerTjeerd S Aukema
Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Eur J Cancer 46:3205-10. 2010..The aim of this prospective study was to assess the incidence of extra-axillary lymph node involvement on baseline FDG PET/CT in patients with stage II-III breast cancer scheduled for neo-adjuvant chemotherapy...
Clinical results of image-guided deep inspiration breath hold breast irradiationGerben R Borst
Department of Radiation Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 78:1345-51. 2010....
The TGF-β co-receptor endoglin regulates macrophage infiltration and cytokine production in the irradiated mouse kidneyMarion Scharpfenecker
Division of Biological Stress Response, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Radiother Oncol 105:313-20. 2012..Results from current studies suggest that this occurs via modulation of the radiation-induced inflammatory response...
Radiation-induced activation of TGF-beta signaling pathways in relation to vascular damage in mouse kidneysJacqueline J C M Kruse
Division of Experimental Therapy, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Radiat Res 171:188-97. 2009..We hypothesize that prolonged activation of ALK5 signaling and relative suppression of ALK1 signaling may provide an explanation for the telangiectatic phenotype observed in irradiated kidneys...
Effects of lycopene on the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system in premenopausal breast cancer survivors and women at high familial breast cancer riskDorien W Voskuil
Division of Experimental Therapy and the Department of Epidemiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Nutr Cancer 60:342-53. 2008..However, lycopene effects were discordant between the 2 study populations showing beneficial effects in high-risk healthy women but not in breast cancer survivors...
Ionizing radiation accelerates the development of atherosclerotic lesions in ApoE-/- mice and predisposes to an inflammatory plaque phenotype prone to hemorrhageFiona Anne Stewart
Division of Experimental Therapy, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Am J Pathol 168:649-58. 2006..Based on these data, we propose that irradiation accelerates the development of macrophage-rich, inflammatory atherosclerotic lesions prone to intraplaque hemorrhage...
Sophisticated radiotherapy with optimal surgery is the way forwardNicola S Russell
Department of Radiotherapy, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Curr Opin Oncol 16:529-35. 2004..This review assesses the most recent evidence generated by clinical scientists in the field of radiotherapy for breast cancer...
Excess risk for contralateral breast cancer in CHEK2*1100delC germline mutation carriersAnnegien Broeks
Division of Experimental Therapy, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam
Breast Cancer Res Treat 83:91-3. 2004..These results warrant prolonged medical surveillance and may indicate a clinically important interaction between CHEK2 heterozygosity and radiation in the development of contralateral breast cancer...
Roles of radiation dose, chemotherapy, and hormonal factors in breast cancer following Hodgkin's diseaseFlora E van Leeuwen
Department of Epidemiology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Natl Cancer Inst 95:971-80. 2003..Female survivors of Hodgkin's disease (HD) have a strongly elevated risk of breast cancer, but factors responsible for the increased risk are not well known...
A comparison in cosmetic outcome between per-operative interstitial breast implants and delayed interstitial breast implants after external beam radiotherapyBradley R Pieters
The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Radiother Oncol 67:159-64. 2003..D. 34 cm3) and the delayed group (mean 93 cm3, S.D. 29 cm3). CONCLUSIONS: Performing per-operative implants has not led to smaller implants. The method of performing brachytherapy does not result in marked differences in cosmetic outcome...
