dr. S.M. (Stefan) Willems
Associate Professor - medical
- Department of Pathology
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Biography
Dr Stefan Willems was trained in medicin (2003 cum laude Catholic University Leuven) with a PhD in molecular pathology (2010, Leiden University) and specialized in pathology (2011, LUMC). After postdoc positions at Harvard Medical School (Gygilab) and NKI (Bernardslab) he has been working as a pathologist with special interest in molecular pathology and diagnostics. He is co-director of the molecular pathology lab in the University Medical Center Utrecht. He is associate professor in pathology and head of the molecular head and neck cancer line within the UMC Utrecht (1 postdoc, 8 PhDs). He is also affiliated with the department of pathology of the NKI-AvL and performs here translational head and neck research. He is board member of the PALGA Foundation.
Research Output (150)
Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) expression in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck
Klein Nulent Thomas J W, Valstar Matthijs H, Smit Laura A, Smeele Ludwig E, Zuithoff Nicolaas P A, de Keizer Bart, de Bree Remco, van Es Robert J J, Willems Stefan M 5 jun 2020, In: BMC Cancer. 20 9 p.
Digital pathology-aided assessment of tumor-infiltrating T lymphocytes in advanced stage, HPV-negative head and neck tumors
de Ruiter Emma J, de Roest Reinout H, Brakenhoff Ruud H, Leemans C René, de Bree Remco, Terhaard Chris H J, Willems Stefan M 24 jan 2020, In: Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy. 69 , p. 581-591 11 p.
High CXCR4 expression in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck is associated with increased risk of locoregional recurrence
Klein Nulent Thomas J W, van Es Robert J J, Valstar Matthijs H, Smeele Ludwig E, Smit Laura A, Klein Gunnewiek Raquel, Zuithoff Nicolaas P A, de Keizer Bart, de Bree Remco, Willems Stefan 16 jan 2020, In: Journal of Clinical Pathology. 73 , p. 476-482 7 p.
The prognostic role of NK cells and their ligands in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck:a systematic review and meta-analysis
Bisheshar Sangeeta K., De Ruiter Emma J., Devriese Lot A., Willems Stefan M. 1 jan 2020, In: OncoImmunology. 9 10 p.
Inflammatory pseudotumour of the alveolar process of the maxilla as clinical manifestation of IgG4-related disease:a case report and literature review
Kouwenberg W L, Dieleman F J, Willems S M, Rosenberg A J W P 18 dec 2019, In: International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 49 , p. 722-725 4 p.
Patient-Derived Head and Neck Cancer Organoids Recapitulate EGFR Expression Levels of Respective Tissues and Are Responsive to EGFR-Targeted Photodynamic Therapy
Driehuis Else, Spelier Sacha, Beltrán Hernández Irati, de Bree Remco, M Willems Stefan, Clevers Hans, Oliveira Sabrina 5 nov 2019, In: Journal of Clinical medicine. 8
The potential use of big data in oncology
Willems Stefan M, Abeln Sanne, Feenstra K Anton, de Bree Remco, van der Poel Egge F, Baatenburg de Jong Robert J, Heringa Jaap, van den Brekel Michiel W M 12 sep 2019, In: Oral Oncology. 98 , p. 8-12 5 p.
Comparison of three PD-L1 immunohistochemical assays in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
de Ruiter E., Mulder F., Speel E., van den Hout M., de Roest R., Bloemena E., Devriese L., Willems S. sep 2019, In: Virchows Archiv. 475 , p. S90-S91
Update on Neuroendocrine Carcinomas of the Larynx
Strosberg Carolina, Ferlito Alfio, Triantafyllou Asterios, Gnepp Douglas R, Bishop Justin A, Hellquist Henrik, Strojan Primoz, Willems Stefan M, Stenman Göran, Rinaldo Alessandra, Hernandez-Prera Juan C 15 aug 2019, In: American journal of clinical pathology. 152 , p. 686-700 15 p.
Prognostic value of the nodal yield in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma:A systematic review
de Kort Willem W B, Maas Sybren L N, Van Es Robert J J, Willems Stefan M aug 2019, In: Head & neck. 41 , p. 2801-2810 10 p.