Cancer Center Amsterdam

Specialization

Kidney cancer research with focus on networking care, improving treatment for patients with kidney cancer with special focus on translational research with urinary biomarkers.

Training in laparoscopy and robotics for trainees in urology within the national and international community

Focus of research

1. Kidney Cancer Clinical Care: Innovating Diagnosis and Treatment, translational research
   1. Improving treatment for patients with kidney cancer, kidney preserving modalities
   2. Translational research (EVs) for kidney cancer
   3. Development of Core Outcome Set for localised RCC within trials and research
   4. Practice variation in the Netherlands for treatment of RCC
   5. Impact of MTB for the treatment of RCC
   6. REDUCT: collaboration with radiology analysing reduction of CTs in FU after treatment for RCC
   7. INTIMA multiphoton microscopy study for RCC
2. Familial RCC:
   1. 1. BHD and Kidney Cancer research
      2. HLRCC and Kidney Cancer research
      3. VHL and Kidney Cancer research
3. Training in laparoscopy and robotics (national/international)
   1. Standardisation of surgical curriculum
4. PDCA-quality cycle for treatment of patient with kidney cancer in the ONCO-NOVO+ region AUMC