Stefaan Van Gool MD. PhD.
Medizinischer Leiter der Translationalen Onkologie am IOZK
Tumorimmunologe mit Schwerpunkt Hirntumore
Stefaan Van Gool MD. PhD., ist Facharzt für pädiatrische Hämato-Onkologie mit dem Schwerpunkt Hirntumore. Von 2001 bis 2004 war er Leitender klinischer Prüfarzt am Förderfonds für wissenschaftliche Forschung Flandern. Zwischen 2006 und 2016 hatte er eine Ordentliche Professur an der medizinischen Fakultät der Katholischen Universität Leuven inne. Dort leitete er von 2012 bis 2015 das Labor für Pädiatrische Immunologie. Er ist Autor von annähernd 200 wissenschaftlichen Artikeln in internationalen Journalen.
In Anerkennung seiner wissenschaftlichen Leistungen erhielt er eine Vielzahl von Ehrungen:
1995 Schweisguth Preis der International Society of Paediatric Oncology
1996 Nycomed Preis der International Society of Paediatric Oncology
1998 Preis der Rik en Nel Wouters-Stiftung für Krebsforschung (mit Ludwig Van den Hove)
Von 2005 bis 2009 war er der Koordinator der europäischen Expertengruppe für High Grade Glioma
Seit 2008 ist er Mitglied des Obersten Gesundheitsgerichtshofs in Belgien
Von 2014 bis 2017 fungierte er als Ko-Vorsitzender der Arbeitsgruppe Hirntumore der European Society for Paediatric Oncology.
Am IOZK steht er dem Ärzteteam vor und ist verantwortlich für die Planung und Durchführung der IOZK-Immuntherapie. In der Arzneimittelherstellung fungiert er als Sachkundige Person (GMP) und verantwortliche ärztliche Person.
Sammlung: Wissenschaftliche Beiträge und internationale Publikationen von Stefaan Van Gool MD. PhD
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Formulations for Intranasal Delivery of Pharmacological Agents to Combat Brain Disease: A New Opportunity to Tackle GBM?
/in Glioblastoma, International Publications /von 2013-08-14 / Cancers (Basel) 2013 Aug;5(3):1020-48PMID: 24202332 Journal: Cancers (volume: 5, issue: 3, Cancers (Basel) 2013 Aug;5(3):1020-48) Published: 2013-08-14 Authors: van Woensel M, Wauthoz N, Rosière R, Amighi K, Mathieu V, Lefranc F, van Gool SW, de Vleeschouwer S ABSTRACT Despite recent advances in tumor imaging and chemoradiotherapy, the median overall survival of patients diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme does not […]
Integration of autologous dendritic cell-based immunotherapy in the standard of care treatment for patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma: results of the HGG-2006 phase I/II trial
/in Dendritic Cells, Glioblastoma, International Publications /von 2012-04-22 / Cancer Immunol. Immunother. 2012 Nov;61(11):2033-44PMID: 22527250 Journal: Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII (volume: 61, issue: 11, Cancer Immunol. Immunother. 2012 Nov;61(11):2033-44) Published: 2012-04-22 Authors: Ardon H, Van Gool SW, Verschuere T, Maes W, Fieuws S, Sciot R, Wilms G, Demaerel P, Goffin J, Van Calenbergh F, Menten J, Clement P, Debiec-Rychter M, De Vleeschouwer S ABSTRACT PURPOSE: Dendritic cell […]
Immunological response after therapeutic vaccination with WT1 mRNA-loaded dendritic cells in end-stage endometrial carcinoma
/in Dendritic Cells, Endometrial Cancer, International Publications /von 2010-09-01 / Anticancer Res. 2010 Sep;30(9):3709-14PMID: 20944158 Journal: Anticancer research (volume: 30, issue: 9, Anticancer Res. 2010 Sep;30(9):3709-14) Published: 2010-09-01 Authors: Coosemans A, Wölfl M, Berneman ZN, Van Tendeloo V, Vergote I, Amant F, Van Gool SW ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Wilms‘ tumour gene 1 (WT1), a highly ranked immunotherapeutic target, is expressed in uterine cancer and therefore WT1 immunotherapy may present […]
Adjuvant dendritic cell-based tumour vaccination for children with malignant brain tumours
/in Brain Tumors in Children, Dendritic Cells, Glioblastoma, International Publications /von 2010-04-01 / Pediatr Blood Cancer 2010 Apr;54(4):519-25PMID: 19852061 Journal: Pediatric blood & cancer (volume: 54, issue: 4, Pediatr Blood Cancer 2010 Apr;54(4):519-25) Published: 2010-04-01 Authors: Ardon H, De Vleeschouwer S, Van Calenbergh F, Claes L, Kramm CM, Rutkowski S, Wolff JE, Van Gool SW ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: A large experience with dendritic cell (DC)-based vaccination for malignant brain tumours has been gained […]
Technical advancement in regulatory T cell isolation and characterization using CD127 expression in patients with malignant glioma treated with autologous dendritic cell vaccination
/in Glioblastoma, International Publications /von 2009-10-27 / J. Immunol. Methods 2010 Jan;352(1-2):169-73PMID: 19874827 Journal: Journal of immunological methods (volume: 352, issue: 1-2, J. Immunol. Methods 2010 Jan;352(1-2):169-73) Published: 2009-10-27 Authors: Ardon H, Verbinnen B, Maes W, Beez T, Van Gool S, De Vleeschouwer S ABSTRACT We have successfully treated over two hundred high-grade glioma (HGG) patients with immunotherapy consisting of vaccination with autologous dendritic cells (DCs) […]
Dendritic cell therapy of high-grade gliomas
/in Glioblastoma, International Publications /von 2009-10-01 / Brain Pathol. 2009 Oct;19(4):694-712PMID: 19744041 Journal: Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) (volume: 19, issue: 4, Brain Pathol. 2009 Oct;19(4):694-712) Published: 2009-10-01 Authors: Van Gool S, Maes W, Ardon H, Verschuere T, Van Cauter S, De Vleeschouwer S ABSTRACT The prognosis of patients with malignant glioma is poor in spite of multimodal treatment approaches consisting of neurosurgery, radiochemotherapy and maintenance […]
Vaccine therapy in patients with renal cell carcinoma
/in Hypernephroma, International Publications /von 2009-01-30 / Eur. Urol. 2009 Jun;55(6):1333-42PMID: 19201522 Journal: European urology (volume: 55, issue: 6, Eur. Urol. 2009 Jun;55(6):1333-42) Published: 2009-01-30 Authors: Van Poppel H, Joniau S, Van Gool SW ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is one of the most immunoresponsive cancers in humans. Although immunotherapy is currently much less used than in the past, it remains an important option […]
Postoperative adjuvant dendritic cell-based immunotherapy in patients with relapsed glioblastoma multiforme
/in Dendritic Cells, Glioblastoma, International Publications /von 2008-05-15 / Clin. Cancer Res. 2008 May;14(10):3098-104PMID: 18483377 Journal: Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research (volume: 14, issue: 10, Clin. Cancer Res. 2008 May;14(10):3098-104) Published: 2008-05-15 Authors: De Vleeschouwer S, Fieuws S, Rutkowski S, Van Calenbergh F, Van Loon J, Goffin J, Sciot R, Wilms G, Demaerel P, Warmuth-Metz M, Soerensen N, Wolff […]
Persistent IL-10 production is required for glioma growth suppressive activity by Th1-directed effector cells after stimulation with tumor lysate-loaded dendritic cells
/in Glioblastoma, International Publications /von 2007-03-15 / J. Neurooncol. 2007 Sep;84(2):131-40PMID: 17361330 Journal: Journal of neuro-oncology (volume: 84, issue: 2, J. Neurooncol. 2007 Sep;84(2):131-40) Published: 2007-03-15 Authors: De Vleeschouwer S, Spencer Lopes I, Ceuppens JL, Van Gool SW ABSTRACT Injection of dendritic cells (DC) pulsed with tumor antigens is a novel treatment strategy against malignancies, and aims to elicit anti-tumoral cell-mediated immune responses. We studied […]
Dendritic cell vaccination in patients with malignant gliomas: current status and future directions
/in Glioblastoma, International Publications /von 2006-11-01 / Neurosurgery 2006 Nov;59(5):988-99; discussioin 999-1000PMID: 17143233 Journal: Neurosurgery (volume: 59, issue: 5, Neurosurgery 2006 Nov;59(5):988-99; discussioin 999-1000) Published: 2006-11-01 Authors: de Vleeschouwer S, Rapp M, Sorg RV, Steiger HJ, Stummer W, van Gool S, Sabel M ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Despite recent advances in neurosurgical resection techniques, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, malignant gliomas continue to have a dismal prognosis because relapses […]
Surgery and adjuvant dendritic cell-based tumour vaccination for patients with relapsed malignant glioma, a feasibility study
/in Dendritic Cells, Glioblastoma, International Publications /von 2004-11-01 / Br. J. Cancer 2004 Nov;91(9):1656-62PMID: 15477864 Journal: British journal of cancer (volume: 91, issue: 9, Br. J. Cancer 2004 Nov;91(9):1656-62) Published: 2004-11-01 Authors: Rutkowski S, De Vleeschouwer S, Kaempgen E, Wolff JE, Kühl J, Demaerel P, Warmuth-Metz M, Flamen P, Van Calenbergh F, Plets C, Sörensen N, Opitz A, Van Gool SW ABSTRACT Patients with relapsed malignant glioma have […]
Transient local response and persistent tumor control in a child with recurrent malignant glioma: treatment with combination therapy including dendritic cell therapy. Case report
/in Brain Tumors in Children, Dendritic Cells, Glioblastoma, International Publications /von 2004-05-01 / J. Neurosurg. 2004 May;100(5 Suppl Pediatrics):492-7PMID: 15287461 Journal: Journal of neurosurgery (volume: 100, issue: 5 Suppl Pediatrics, J. Neurosurg. 2004 May;100(5 Suppl Pediatrics):492-7) Published: 2004-05-01 Authors: De Vleeschouwer S, Van Calenbergh F, Demaerel P, Flamen P, Rutkowski S, Kaempgen E, Wolff JE, Plets C, Sciot R, Van Gool SW ABSTRACT Treatment of malignant glioma is difficult and discouraging. Even after […]