Publications by authors named "S de Ridder"
Fundamental and translational research in ovarian cancer aims to enhance understanding of disease mechanisms and improve treatment and survival outcomes. To support this, we established the Dutch multicenter, interdisciplinary Archipelago of Ovarian Cancer Research (AOCR) infrastructure, which includes a nationwide biobank. In this study, we share our experiences in establishing the infrastructure, offer guidance for similar initiatives, and evaluate the AOCR patient cohort.
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- Colonoscopy surveillance for colorectal cancer (CRC) can be burdensome for patients, and stool tests might help reduce the need for colonoscopies by identifying individuals at higher risk.
- This study involved 3453 participants aged 50-75 who completed multiple stool tests and colonoscopies to assess the accuracy of these methods for detecting advanced neoplasia.
- Results indicated that stool-based strategies could effectively reduce colonoscopy frequency by 15%-41% while being safer and more cost-effective, particularly with fecal immunochemical tests (FITs), although multitarget stool DNA testing was found to be more expensive.
Biobanks play a crucial role in fundamental and translational research by storing valuable biomaterials and data for future analyses. However, the design of their information technology (IT) infrastructures is often customized to specific requirements, thereby lacking the ability to be used for biobanks comprising other (types of) diseases. This results in substantial costs, time, and efforts for each new biobank project.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: In 2018, the Belgian Defence introduced a commercial off-the-shelf dive computer (Shearwater Perdix™) for use by its military divers. There were operational constraints when using its default gradient factors (GF). We aimed to provide guidelines for optimal GF selection.
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