Professor Emeritus Nico van Zandwijk
Concord Clinical School
Professor van Zandwijk's major research interest is in thoracic oncology. He founded the department of Thoracic Oncology at the Netherlands Cancer Institute and was head of department from 1985 to 2008. His department was the first to study mediastinal staging, locoregional chemotherapy and photodynamic therapy in malignant mesothelioma. In 2007, Professor van Zandwijk was asked to become the inaugural director of the purpose built Asbestos Diseases Research Institute in Sydney. Over the years he has been involved in many clinical trials, translational research and mentoring more than 20 students who have become research leaders in the own right.
Publications
Book Chapters
- Gulati, S., Mulshine, J., van Zandwijk, N. (2017). Chemoprevention of Lung Cancer and Management of Early Lung Cancer. In David Ball, & Giorgio V. Scagliotti (Eds.), IASLC Thoracic Oncology, 2nd ed., (pp. 69). Philadelphia: Elsevier. [More Information]
- Soeberg, M., van Zandwijk, N. (2016). Asbestos and malignant pleural mesothelioma. In T C Mineo (Eds.), Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Present Status and Future Directions, (pp. 115-128). Sharjah: Bentham eBooks - imprint of Bentham Science Publishers. [More Information]
- van Zandwijk, N. (2009). Lung cancer: oncogenesis and prevention. In S G Spiro, R M Huber, S M Janes (Eds.), Thoracic Malignancies, (pp. 1-14). Plymouth: European Respiratory Society.
Journals
- Frank, A., van Zandwijk, N. (2024). Asbestos history and use. Lung Cancer, 193, 107828. [More Information]
- van Zandwijk, N., Frank, A., Reid, G., Dimitri Røe, O., Amos, C. (2024). Asbestos-Related lung Cancer: An underappreciated oncological issue. Lung Cancer, 194, 107861. [More Information]
- Ke, H., Kao, S., van Zandwijk, N., Rasko, J., Yeo, D. (2024). Circulating tumor cell detection may offer earlier diagnosis in patients suspected of asbestos-related lung cancer. Lung Cancer, 192, 107829. [More Information]
2024
- Frank, A., van Zandwijk, N. (2024). Asbestos history and use. Lung Cancer, 193, 107828. [More Information]
- van Zandwijk, N., Frank, A., Reid, G., Dimitri Røe, O., Amos, C. (2024). Asbestos-Related lung Cancer: An underappreciated oncological issue. Lung Cancer, 194, 107861. [More Information]
- Ke, H., Kao, S., van Zandwijk, N., Rasko, J., Yeo, D. (2024). Circulating tumor cell detection may offer earlier diagnosis in patients suspected of asbestos-related lung cancer. Lung Cancer, 192, 107829. [More Information]
2023
- van Zandwijk, N., Amos, C., Roe, O., Reid, G., Klebe, S. (2023). Exon 20-Mutated NSCLC: Extending the Data Set to Allow the Recognition of Potential Causes. JTO Clinical and Research Reports, 4(4), 100500. [More Information]
- van Zandwijk, N., Marshall, H., Fong, K. (2023). Lung cancer: Removing toxic dust from our environment. Respirology, 28(6), 511-512. [More Information]
2022
- Hyland, R., Chrzanowska, A., Hannaford-Turner, K., Davis, A., Ke, H., Bradbury, L., Nagrial, A., McCaughan, B., Hui, R., Van Zandwijk, N., Kao, S., et al (2022). Asbestos-related lung cancer: Clinical characteristics and survival outcomes in an Australian cohort seeking workers compensation. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 18(5), e448-e455. [More Information]
- Sagnella, S., White, A., Yeo, D., Saxena, P., van Zandwijk, N., Rasko, J. (2022). Locoregional delivery of CAR-T cells in the clinic. Pharmacological Research, 182. [More Information]
- van Zandwijk, N., Rasko, J., George, A., Frank, A., Reid, G. (2022). The silent malignant mesothelioma epidemic: a call to action. The Lancet Oncology, 23(10), 1245-1248. [More Information]
2021
- Castelletti, L., Yeo, D., van Zandwijk, N., Rasko, J. (2021). Anti-Mesothelin CAR T cell therapy for malignant mesothelioma. Biomarker Research, 9(1), 11. [More Information]
- Reid, G., Klebe, S., van Zandwijk, N., George, A. (2021). Asbestos and Zeolites: from A to Z via a Common Ion. Chemical Research in Toxicology, 34(4), 936-951. [More Information]
- Yeo, D., Castelletti, L., van Zandwijk, N., Rasko, J. (2021). Hitting the Bull's-Eye: Mesothelin's Role as a Biomarker and Therapeutic Target for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. Cancers, 13(16), 3932. [More Information]
2020
- van Zandwijk, N., Reid, G., Frank, A. (2020). Asbestos-related cancers: the 'Hidden Killer' remains a global threat. Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy, 20(4), 271-278. [More Information]
- van Zandwijk, N., Reid, G., Baas, P. (2020). Editorial: Emerging Therapies for Malignant Mesothelioma. Frontiers in Oncology, 10, 939. [More Information]
- Reid, G., Johnson, T., van Zandwijk, N. (2020). Manipulating microRNAs for the Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Past, Present and Future. Frontiers in Oncology, 10, 105. [More Information]
2019
- van Zandwijk, N., Frank, A. (2019). Awareness: potential toxicities of carbon nanotubes. Translational Lung Cancer Research, 8(Suppl 4), S471-S472. [More Information]
- Linton, A., Blinman, P., Kao, S., van Zandwijk, N. (2019). Patterns of care and survival of older patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. Journal of Geriatric Oncology, 10(4), 573-576. [More Information]
- Chu, G., van Zandwijk, N., Rasko, J. (2019). The Immune Microenvironment in Mesothelioma: Mechanisms of Resistance to Immunotherapy. Frontiers in Oncology, 9, 1-12. [More Information]
2018
- Jiang, T., Su, C., Ren, S., Cappuzzo, F., Rocco, G., Palmer, J., van Zandwijk, N., Blackhall, F., Le, X., Pennell, N., et al (2018). A consensus on the role of osimertinib in non-small cell lung cancer from the AME Lung Cancer Collaborative Group. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 10(7), 3909-3921. [More Information]
- Schelch, K., Kirschner, M., Williams, M., Cheng, Y., van Zandwijk, N., Grusch, M., Reid, G. (2018). A link between the fibroblast growth factor axis and the miR-16 family reveals potential new treatment combinations in Mesothelioma. Molecular Oncology, 12(1), 58-73. [More Information]
- Johnson, T., Schelch, K., Cheng, Y., Williams, M., Sarun, K., Kirschner, M., Kao, S., Linton, A., Klebe, S., McCaughan, B., Lin, R., van Zandwijk, N., Reid, G., et al (2018). Dysregulated expression of the microRNA miR-137 and its target YB-1 contribute to the invasive characteristics of malignant pleural mesothelioma. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 13(2), 258-272. [More Information]
2017
- Gulati, S., Mulshine, J., van Zandwijk, N. (2017). Chemoprevention of Lung Cancer and Management of Early Lung Cancer. In David Ball, & Giorgio V. Scagliotti (Eds.), IASLC Thoracic Oncology, 2nd ed., (pp. 69). Philadelphia: Elsevier. [More Information]
- Odgerel, C., Takahashi, K., Sorahan, T., Driscoll, T., Fitzmaurice, C., Yoko-o, M., Sawanyawisuth, K., Furuya, S., Tanaka, F., Horie, S., van Zandwijk, N., et al (2017). Estimation of the global burden of mesothelioma deaths from incomplete national mortality data. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 74(12), 851-858. [More Information]
- Linton, A., Soeberg, M., Broome, R., Kao, S., van Zandwijk, N. (2017). Geographic and socioeconomic factors in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma in New South Wales and their impact upon clinical outcomes. Respirology, 22(5), 978-985. [More Information]
2016
- Kao, S., Kirschner, M., Cooper, W., Tran, T., Burgers, S., Wright, C., Korse, T., van den Broek, D., Edelman, J., Vallely, M., McCaughan, B., Pavlakis, N., Clarke, S., van Zandwijk, N., Reid, G., et al (2016). A proteomics-based approach identifies secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine as a prognostic biomarker in malignant pleural mesothelioma. British Journal of Cancer, 114(5), 524-531. [More Information]
- Soeberg, M., van Zandwijk, N. (2016). Asbestos and malignant pleural mesothelioma. In T C Mineo (Eds.), Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Present Status and Future Directions, (pp. 115-128). Sharjah: Bentham eBooks - imprint of Bentham Science Publishers. [More Information]
- Hoda, M., Dong, Y., Rozsas, A., Klikovits, T., Laszlo, V., Ghanim, B., Stockhammer, P., Ozsvar, J., Jakopovic, M., Reid, G., van Zandwijk, N., et al (2016). Circulating activin A is a novel prognostic biomarker in malignant pleural mesothelioma - A multi-institutional study. European Journal of Cancer, 63, 64-73. [More Information]
2015
- Kao, S., Fulham, M., Wong, K., Cooper, W., Brahmbhatt, H., MacDiarmid, J., Pattison, S., Sagong, J., Huynh, Y., Leslie, F., Pavlakis, N., Clarke, S., Boyer, M., Reid, G., van Zandwijk, N. (2015). A significant metabolic and radiological response after a novel targeted microRNA-based treatment approach in malignant pleural mesothelioma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 191(12), 1467-1469. [More Information]
- Kao, S., van Zandwijk, N., Clarke, S., Vardy, J., Lumba, S., Tognela, A., Ng, W. (2015). Estimation of an optimal chemotherapy utilization rate for malignant pleural mesothelioma: An evidence-based benchmark for cancer care. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 11, 85-92. [More Information]
- Kirschner, M., Emily, P., Hoda, M., Rozsas, A., Griggs, K., Cheng, Y., Edelman, J., Kao, S., Hyland, R., Dong, Y., Vallely, M., van Zandwijk, N., Reid, G., et al (2015). Fibulin-3 levels in malignant pleural mesothelioma are associated with prognosis but not diagnosis. British Journal of Cancer, 113(6), 963-969. [More Information]
2014
- Linton, A., Cheng, Y., Griggs, K., Kirschner, M., Gattani, S., Srikaran, S., Kao, S., McCaughan, B., Klebe, S., van Zandwijk, N., Reid, G. (2014). An RNAi-based screen reveals PLK1, CDK1 and NDC80 as potential therapeutic targets in malignant pleural mesothelioma. British Journal of Cancer, 110(2), 510-519. [More Information]
- Cheng, N., van Zandwijk, N., Reid, G. (2014). Cilengitide Inhibits Attachment and Invasion of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Cells through Antagonism of Integrins αvβ3 and αvβ5. PloS One, 9(3), 1-10. [More Information]
- Kao, S., van Zandwijk, N., Clarke, S. (2014). Comment on 'Existing prognostic models, but not neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, are prognostic in malignant mesothelioma'. British Journal of Cancer, 111(12), 2376-2376. [More Information]
2013
- Kirschner, M., van Zandwijk, N., Reid, G. (2013). Cell-free microRNAs: potential biomarkers in need of standardized reporting. Frontiers in Genetics, 4, 1-5. [More Information]
- Henderson, D., Reid, G., Kao, S., Van Zandwijk, N., Klebe, S. (2013). Challenges and controversies in the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma: Part 2. Malignant mesothelioma subtypes, pleural synovial sarcoma, molecular and prognostic aspects of mesothelioma, BAP1, aquaporin-1 and microRNA. Journal of Clinical Pathology, 66(10), 854-861. [More Information]
- Henderson, D., Reid, G., Kao, S., Van Zandwijk, N., Klebe, S. (2013). Challenges and controversies in the diagnosis of mesothelioma: Part 1. Cytology-only diagnosis, biopsies, immunohistochemistry, discrimination between mesothelioma and reactive mesothelial hyperplasia, and biomarkers. Journal of Clinical Pathology, 66(10), 847-853. [More Information]
2012
- Manegold, C., van Zandwijk, N., Szczesna, A., Zatloukal, P., Au, J., Blasinska-Morawiec, M., Serwatowski, P., Krzakowski, M., Jassem, J., Tan, E., et al (2012). A phase III randomized study of gemcitabine and cisplatin with or without PF-3512676 (TLR9 agonist) as first-line treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. Annals of Oncology, 23(1), 72-77. [More Information]
- Kirschner, M., Cheng, Y., Badrian, B., Kao, S., Creaney, J., Edelman, J., Armstrong, N., Vallely, M., Musk, A., Robinson, B., McCaughan, B., van Zandwijk, N., Reid, G., et al (2012). Increased Circulating miR-625-3p: A Potential Biomarker for Patients With Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 7(7), 1184-1191. [More Information]
- Linton, A., van Zandwijk, N., Reid, G., Clarke, S., Cao, C., Kao, S. (2012). Inflammation in malignant mesothelioma - friend or foe? Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1(4), 516-522. [More Information]
2011
- Kao, S., Yan, T., Lee, K., Burn, J., Henderson, D., Klebe, S., Kennedy, C., Vardy, J., Clarke, S., Van Zandwijk, N., et al (2011). Accuracy of diagnostic biopsy for the histological subtype of malignant pleural mesothelioma. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 6(3), 602-605. [More Information]
- Schaake, E., Aukema, T., Belderbos, J., Uyterlinde, W., van Zandwijk, N., Valdes Olmos, R., Verheij, M., Vincent, A., Van den Heuvel, M. (2011). Cetuximab in combination with single agent daily cisplatin chemotherapy concurrent with radiotherapy in locally advanced nonsmall cell lung carcinoma: A feasibility study. European Journal of Clinical & Medical Oncology, 3(3), 65-71.
- Reid, G., Kirschner, M., van Zandwijk, N. (2011). Circulating microRNAs: Association with disease and potential use as biomarkers. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, 80(2), 193-208. [More Information]
2010
- Reck, M., van Zandwijk, N., Gridelli, C., Baliko, Z., Rischin, D., Allan, S., Krzakowski, M., Heigener, D. (2010). Erlotinib in Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: Efficacy and Safety Findings of the Global Phase IV Tarceva Lung Cancer Survival Treatment Study. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 5(10), 1616-1622. [More Information]
- Kao, S., Pavlakis, N., Harvie, R., Vardy, J., Boyer, M., van Zandwijk, N., Clarke, S. (2010). High blood neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is an indicator of poor prognosis in malignant mesothelioma patients undergoing systemic therapy. Clinical Cancer Research, 16(23), 5805-5813. [More Information]
- Kao, S., Reid, G., Bracken, K., Vardy, J., Clarke, S., van Zandwijk, N. (2010). Malignant Mesothelioma. International Medical Journal. [More Information]
2009
- Roepman, P., Jassem, J., Smit, E., Muley, T., Niklinski, J., van de Velde, T., Witteveen, A., Ryzman, W., Floore, A., Burgers, S., van Zandwijk, N., et al (2009). An Immune Response Enriched 72-Gene Prognostic Profile for Early-Stage Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research, 15(1), 284-290. [More Information]
- Geurts, T., van Velthuysen, M., Broekman, F., Hooft van Huysduynen, T., van den Brekel, M., van Zandwijk, N., van Tinteren, H., Nederlof, P., Balm, A., Brakenhoff, R. (2009). Differential Diagnosis of Pulmonary Carcinoma Following Head and Neck Cancer by Genetic Analysis. Clinical Cancer Research, 15(3), 980-985. [More Information]
- Van den Heuvel, M., Burgers, S., van Zandwijk, N. (2009). Immunotherapy in Non-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma: From Inflammation to Vaccination. Clinical Lung Cancer, 10(2), 99-105. [More Information]
2008
- van den Berg, R., Teertstra, H., van Zandwijk, N., van Tinteren, H., Visser, C., Pasic, A., Sutedja, T., Baas, P., Golding, R., Postmus, P., et al (2008). CT detected indeterminate pulmonary nodules in a chemoprevention trial of fluticasone. Lung Cancer, 60(1), 57-61. [More Information]
- Ruiz, M., Floor, K., Roepman, P., Rodriguez, J., Meijer, G., Mooi, W., Jassem, E., Niklinski, J., Muley, T., van Zandwijk, N., et al (2008). Integration of gene dosage and gene expression in non-small cell lung cancer, identification of HSP90 as potential target. PloS One, 3(3), e1722 - 1-e1722 - 8. [More Information]
- Kappers, I., Klomp, H., Burgers, J., van Zandwijk, N., Haas, R., van Pel, R. (2008). Neoadjuvant (induction) erlotinib response in stage IIIA non-small-cell lung cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 26(25), 4205-4207. [More Information]
2007
- van Zandwijk, N., van de Vijver, M. (2007). Clairvoyance or reliable prediction of the future? Annals of Oncology, 18(3), 407-8. [More Information]
- van Zandwijk, N., Mathy, L., Boerrigter, L., Ruitjer, H., Tielen, I., de Jong, D., Baas, P., Burgers, S., Nederlof, P. (2007). EGFR and KRAS mutations as criteria for treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors: retro- and prospective observations in non-small-cell lung cancer. Annals of Oncology, 18(1), 99-103. [More Information]
- Zuur, J., Muller, S., Sinaasappel, M., Hart, G., van Zandwijk, N., Hilgers, F. (2007). Influence of heat and moisture exchanger respiratory load on transcutaneous oxygenation in laryngectomized individuals: A randomized crossover study. Head and Neck, 29(12), 1102-1110. [More Information]
2006
- Scagliotti, G., Szczesna, A., Ramlau, R., Cardenal, F., Mattson, K., Van Zandwijk, N., Price, A., Lebeau, B., Debus, J., Manegold, C. (2006). Docetaxel-based induction therapy prior to radiotherapy with or without docetaxel for non-small-cell lung cancer. British Journal of Cancer, 94(10), 1375-1382. [More Information]
- van Zandwijk, N. (2006). Epidermal growth factor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR TKIs) and economics. Lung Cancer, 51(1), 137-138. [More Information]
- Kartachova, M., Valdes Olmos, R., Haas, R., Hoebers, F., van den Brekel, M., van Zandwijk, N., van Herk, M., Verheij, M. (2006). Mapping of treatment-induced apoptosis in normal structures: 99mTc-Hynic-rh-annexin V SPECT and CT image fusion. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 33(8), 893-899. [More Information]
2005
- van Zandwijk, N. (2005). Chemoprevention in lung carcinogenesis--an overview. European Journal of Cancer, 41(13), 1990-2002. [More Information]
- Le Chevalier, T., Scagliotti, G., Natale, R., Danson, S., Rosell, R., Stahel, R., Thomas, P., Rudd, R., Vansteenkiste, J., Thatcher, N., van Zandwijk, N., et al (2005). Efficacy of gemcitabine plus platinum chemotherapy compared with other platinum containing regimens in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis of survival outcomes. Lung Cancer, 47(1), 69-80. [More Information]
- Mathy, A., Baas, P., Dalesio, O., van Zandwijk, N. (2005). Limited efficacy of imatinib mesylate in malignant mesothelioma: a phase II trial. Lung Cancer, 50(1), 83-86. [More Information]
2004
- de Jonge, M., van den Bongard, H., Huitema, A., Mathôt, R., Rosing, H., Baas, P., van Zandwijk, N., Beijnen, J., Schellens, J. (2004). Bayesian pharmacokinetically guided dosing of paclitaxel in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Clinical Cancer Research, 10(7), 2237-2244. [More Information]
- Haringhuizen, A., van Tinteren, H., Vaessen, H., Baas, P., van Zandwijk, N. (2004). Gefitinib as a last treatment option for non-small-cell lung cancer: durable disease control in a subset of patients. Annals of Oncology, 15(5), 786-792. [More Information]
- Kartachova, M., Haas, R., Valdes Olmos, R., Hoebers, F., van Zandwijk, N., Verheij, M. (2004). In vivo imaging of apoptosis by 99mTc-Annexin V scintigraphy: visual analysis in relation to treatment response. Radiotherapy and Oncology, 72(3), 333-339. [More Information]
2003
- Schellens, J., Planting, A., van Zandwijk, N., Ma, J., Maliepaard, M., van der Burg, M., de Boer-Denner, M., Brouwer, E., van der Gaast, A., van den Bent, M., et al (2003). Adaptive intrapatient dose escalation of cisplatin in combination with low-dose vp16 in patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer. British Journal of Cancer, 88(6), 814-821. [More Information]
- Crul, M., Schoemaker, N., Pluim, D., Maliepaard, M., Underberg, R., Schot, M., Sparidans, R., Baas, P., Beijnen, J., van Zandwijk, N., et al (2003). Randomized phase I clinical and pharmacologic study of weekly versus twice-weekly dose-intensive cisplatin and gemcitabine in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Clinical Cancer Research, 9(10), 3526-3533. [More Information]
- Baas, P., Ardizzoni, A., Grossi, F., Nackaerts, K., Numico, G., van Marck, E., van de Vijver, M., Monetti, F., Smid-Geirnaerdt, M., van Zandwijk, N., et al (2003). The activity of raltitrexed (Tomudex) in malignant pleural mesothelioma: an EORTC phase II study (08992). European Journal of Cancer, 39(3), 353-357. [More Information]
Selected Grants
2009
- The Lunar PIXImus II DEXA Scanner, Zhou H, Seibel M, Handelsman D, Le Couteur D, Nicholson G, Clarke S, Robertson G, van Zandwijk N, Freedman B, Kennerson M, Allan C, Walters K, Cogger V, Blair I, Reid G, Simanainen U, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Equipment Grant