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R. Balvers

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h-index: 14
Works: 57
Citations: 689

Most-cited papers

IDH1 R132H decreases proliferation of glioma cell lines in vitro and in vivo
L. Bralten, Nanne K. Kloosterhof, R. Balvers, A. Sacchetti +15 more
2011Annals of Neurology141 citations
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Serum-free culture success of glial tumors is related to specific molecular profiles and expression of extracellular matrix-associated gene modules.
R. Balvers, A. Kleijn, Jenneke J. Kloezeman, P. French +5 more
2013Neuro-Oncology65 citations Open access
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Laser speckle imaging identification of increases in cortical microcirculatory blood flow induced by motor activity during awake craniotomy.
E. Klijn, H. C. Hulscher, R. Balvers, W. P. Holland +4 more
2013Journal of Neurosurgery50 citations Open access
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Flux or Speed? Examining Speckle Contrast Imaging of Vascular Flows References and Links Chronic Imaging of Cortical Blood Flow Using Multi-exposure Speckle Imaging, "
S. M. Shams Kazmi, Ehssan Faraji, M. A. Davis, Yu-Yen Huang +160 more
47 citations
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Mimics of Autoimmune Encephalitis
R. V. van Steenhoven, J. D. de Vries, A. Bruijstens, Manuela Paunovic +12 more
2023Neurology: Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation38 citations Open access
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Intraoperative B-Mode Ultrasound Guided Surgery and the Extent of Glioblastoma Resection: A Randomized Controlled Trial
F. Incekara, M. Smits, L. Dirven, E. Bos +4 more
2021Frontiers in Oncology37 citations Open access
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Ex vivo drug sensitivity screening predicts response to temozolomide in glioblastoma patients and identifies candidate biomarkers
I. Ntafoulis, A. Kleijn, J. Ju, Kevin Jimenez-Cowell +36 more
2023British Journal of Cancer36 citations Open access
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ABT-888 enhances cytotoxic effects of temozolomide independent of MGMT status in serum free cultured glioma cells
R. Balvers, M. Lamfers, Jenneke J. Kloezeman, A. Kleijn +3 more
2015Journal of Translational Medicine31 citations Open access
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Local delivery of hrBMP4 as an anticancer therapy in patients with recurrent glioblastoma: a first-in-human phase 1 dose escalation trial
E. Bos, E. Binda, I. Verploegh, E. Wembacher +21 more
2023Molecular Cancer27 citations Open access
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A Systematic Comparison Identifies an ATP-Based Viability Assay as Most Suitable Read-Out for Drug Screening in Glioma Stem-Like Cells
A. Kleijn, Jenneke J. Kloezeman, R. Balvers, M. van der Kaaij +3 more
2016Stem Cells International27 citations Open access
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PET Imaging and Protein Expression of Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen in Glioblastoma: A Multicenter Inventory Study
S. V. van Lith, I. Pruis, N. Tolboom, T. Snijders +20 more
2023Journal of Nuclear Medicine23 citations Open access
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Potential of PSMA-targeting radioligand therapy for malignant primary and secondary brain tumours using super-selective intra-arterial administration: a single centre, open label, non-randomised prospective imaging study
I. Pruis, P. V. van Doormaal, R. Balvers, M. J. van den Bent +8 more
2024EBioMedicine19 citations Open access
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[18F]FET PET/MRI: An Accurate Technique for Detection of Small Functional Pituitary Tumors
I. Pruis, F. Verburg, R. Balvers, A. Harteveld +5 more
2024Journal of Nuclear Medicine19 citations Open access
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Locally-Delivered T-Cell-Derived Cellular Vehicles Efficiently Track and Deliver Adenovirus Delta24-RGD to Infiltrating Glioma
R. Balvers, Z. Belcaid, S. K. van den Hengel, Jenneke J. Kloezeman +7 more
2014Viruses15 citations Open access
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Survival prediction in glioblastoma: 10-year follow-up from the Dutch Neurosurgery Quality Registry
J. van Dijck, H. Ardon, R. Balvers, Eelke M. Bos +15 more
2025Journal of Neuro-Oncology12 citations Open access
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Between‐hospital variation in rates of complications and decline of patient performance after glioblastoma surgery in the dutch Quality Registry Neuro Surgery
I. Kommers, L. Ackermans, H. Ardon, W. van den Brink +13 more
2021Journal of Neuro-Oncology12 citations Open access
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Malignant Glioma In Vitro Models: On the Utilization of Stem-like Cells.
R. Balvers, C. Dirven, S. Leenstra, M. Lamfers
2017Current Cancer Drug Targets12 citations
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PSMA radioligand uptake correlates with PSMA expression in high-grade glioma and brain metastasis: insights from a prospective PET-MRI guided multiregional biopsy study
I. Pruis, V. van Dis, S. Maas, R. Balvers +3 more
2025European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging11 citations Open access
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Clinical impact and safety of brain biopsy in unexplained central nervous system disorders: a real‐world cohort study
R. V. van Steenhoven, Saan Salih, J. D. de Vries, I. Smets +11 more
2025Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology9 citations Open access
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An autologous ex vivo model for exploring patient-specific responses to viro-immunotherapy in glioblastoma
E. Stavrakaki, W. V. D. van den Bossche, L. Vogelezang, C. Teodosio +5 more
2024Cell Reports Methods7 citations Open access
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Between-hospital variation in time to glioblastoma surgery: a report from the Quality Registry Neuro Surgery in the Netherlands.
M. E. de Swart, D. Müller, H. Ardon, R. Balvers +15 more
2022Journal of Neurosurgery6 citations Open access
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Adenovirus, autophagy and lysis: Ecstasies and agonies
R. Balvers, Hong Jiang, S. Piya, C. Gomez-Manzano +1 more
20116 citations
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Quantitative proteomics of small numbers of closely-related cells: Selection of the optimal method for a clinical setting
Kyra van der Pan, Sara Kassem, Indu Khatri, Arnoud H. de Ru +17 more
2022Frontiers in Medicine5 citations Open access
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Optimized culturing yields high success rates and preserves molecular heterogeneity, enabling personalized screening for high-grade gliomas
C. Posthoorn-Verheul, F. Fabro, I. Ntafoulis, C. D. den Hollander +12 more
2025npj Precision Oncology4 citations Open access
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Ultrasonic Aspiration-Acquired Glioblastoma Tissue Preserves Lymphocyte Phenotype and Viability, Supporting Its Use for Immunological Studies
E. Stavrakaki, Z. Belcaid, R. Balvers, L. Vogelezang +9 more
2025Cancers4 citations Open access
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Complicated Clinical Course in Incipient Gigantism Due to Treatment-resistant Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor–Interacting Protein–mutated Pediatric Somatotropinoma
Selveta S. van Santen, A. Daly, M. Buchfelder, R. Coras +8 more
2021AACE Clinical Case Reports4 citations Open access
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Autoimmune Encephalitis as Treatment-Responsive Cause of Rapidly Progressive Dementia
R. V. van Steenhoven, A. Bastiaansen, J. Kerstens, Y. Crijnen +25 more
2026Neurology3 citations Open access
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Biopsy with same-session MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy versus biopsy alone in patients with primary unresectable glioblastoma: a multicentre randomised controlled trial
C. Neutel, C. Overduin, P. van Eijsden, A. Rijpma +10 more
2026The Lancet Regional Health - Europe3 citations Open access
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A Micellar Nanoprobe for Fluorescence Image-Guided Delineation of Glioblastoma Margins.
M. Ali, K. T. H. van der Kuil, P. Khodakivskyi, P. de Bruijn +8 more
2025Pharmacological Research3 citations Open access
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Advances in Oncolytic Virotherapy for Brain Tumors
R. Balvers, C. Gomez-Manzano, Hong Jiang, S. Piya +4 more
20133 citations
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Between-hospital variation in biopsy indication for patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma in the Dutch Quality Registry for Neurosurgery
I. Viozzi, G. Hannink, H. Ardon, R. Balvers +11 more
2025Journal of Neuro-Oncology2 citations Open access
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How useful is contrast-enhanced MRI in the long-term surveillance of glioma? A multicentre retrospective longitudinal cohort study
M. Cakmak, Sepehr Mohammadian, V. Keil, Joost W. Schouten +8 more
2025European Radiology2 citations Open access
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ABT-888 enhances cytotoxic effects of temozolomide independent of MGMT status in serum free cultured glioma cells
R. Balvers, M. Lamfers, Jenneke J. Kloezeman, A. Kleijn +3 more
2015Journal of Translational Medicine2 citations Open access
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EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS AND PHARMACOLOGY
C. Aaberg-Jessen, Louise Fogh, Bo Halle, V. Jensen +496 more
20132 citations Open access
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MEDICAL RADIATION THERAPIES
I. Ahmed, A. Biswas, S. Krishnamurthy, P. Julka +283 more
20132 citations Open access
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[18F]FET PET-MRI; A diagnostic tool to improve medical decision-making for small functioning pituitary adenomas in acromegaly patients
der Groef Romy van, Ilanah Pruis, R. Balvers, Refardt Julie Celine +2 more
2024Endocrine Abstracts1 citations
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Effectiveness of Biopsy Combined with Same-session MR-guided LITT Versus Biopsy Alone in Patients with Primary Irresectable Glioblastoma: Results of a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
C. Neutel, C. Overduin, A. Rijpma, J. Grutters +10 more
2025Brain and Spine0 citations Open access
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P07.12.B REPURPOSING DRUGS IN RESEARCH AND CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS (REDIRECCT); PHASE 0 PITAVASTATIN IN GLIOBLASTOMA PATIENTS.
P. Sing, S. Zekanovic, M. Klein, R. Balvers +11 more
2025Neuro-Oncology0 citations
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P18.23.A AUTOLOGOUS ORGANOTYPIC MULTICELLULAR SPHEROIDS (OMS) AS A PRECLINICAL PLATFORM FOR STUDYING PERSONALIZED GLIOBLASTOMA IMMUNOTHERAPY
K. Jimenez-Cowell, T. V. D. van den Bosch, R. de Geus, A. Basuki +5 more
2025Neuro-Oncology0 citations
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A fatty-acid-based probe for near infrared fluorescence guided surgery of glioblastoma
Meedie Ali, P. Khodakivskyi, M. Lamfers, C. Löwik +4 more
2024BiOS0 citations Open access
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OS06.6.A LOCAL DELIVERY OF HRBMP4 AS AN ANTICANCER THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH RECURRENT GLIOBLASTOMA: A FIRST-IN-HUMAN PHASE 1 DOSE ESCALATION TRIAL
E. Bos, E. Binda, I. Verploegh, E. Wembacher +21 more
2024Neuro-Oncology0 citations Open access
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MODL-36. EX VIVO GSC CULTURES RETAIN PATIENT-UNIQUE HALLMARK GENE EXPRESSIONS AND PREDICT PATIENT RESPONSE TO TMZ MORE SPECIFICALLY THAN MGMT PROMOTER STATUS
I. Ntafoulis, A. Kleijn, J. Ju, K. Jimenez-Cowell +14 more
2023Neuro-Oncology0 citations Open access
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P11.68.A INTRA-ARTERIAL ADMINISTRATION OF [68GA]GA-PSMA-11 IN MALIGNANT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY BRAIN TUMOURS; A NOVEL APPROACH THAT SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES TUMOUR UPTAKE AND POTENTIAL OF/FOR THERANOSTIC STRATEGIES
I. Pruis, P. V. van Doormaal, R. Balvers, M. J. van den Bent +9 more
2023Neuro-Oncology0 citations
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[18F]FET PET-MRI; a novel and improved technique for detection of small functional pituitaryadenomas
I. Pruis, R. Balvers, A. Harteveld, R. Feelders +5 more
2023Endocrine Abstracts0 citations
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P06.07.B DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL CO-CULTURE MODEL OF GLIOBLASTOMA NEUROSPHERES WITH AUTOLOGOUS PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELLS TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFICACY OF ONCOLYTIC ADENOVIRUS THERAPY
E. Stavrakaki, W. V. D. van den Bossche, L. Vogelezang, C. Teodosio +4 more
2023Neuro-Oncology0 citations Open access
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Safety and feasibility of a cervical laminectomy in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury
Jens de Gijsel, Kevin Mäkelburg, R. Balvers, M. Klimek
2023Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery0 citations Open access
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P07.02.B A FATTY-ACID BASED PROBE FOR NEAR INFRARED FLUORESCENCE GUIDED SURGERY OF GLIOBLASTOMA
M. Ali, P. Khodakivskyi, E. Goun, M. Lamfers +4 more
2023Neuro-Oncology0 citations Open access
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EXTH-54. CO-CULTURE OF PATIENT-DERIVED GLIOBLASTOMA CELL LINES WITH AUTOLOGOUS PBMCS FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF ONCOLYTIC VIRUS RESPONSE
E. Stavrakaki, W. V. D. van den Bossche, R. Balvers, L. Vogelezang +10 more
2022Neuro-Oncology0 citations Open access
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Abstract 3560: Towards personalized oncolytic virotherapy: Differential response of four oncolytic viruses in primary glioblastoma cultures
E. Stavrakaki, A. Kleijn, W. V. D. van den Bossche, R. Balvers +13 more
2022Cancer Research0 citations
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P11.27 Drug screening of available anti-cancer drugs on patient-derived GBM cultures identifies candidate treatments for a subpopulation of GBM patients
I. Ntafoulis, T. Kers, M. van der Kaaij, R. Balvers +9 more
2019Neuro-Oncology0 citations Open access
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