Dr D.P.J. van Dijk

Hildebrand, N. D., Sier, M. A. T., van Kuijk, S. M. J., Hoeijmakers, L. S. M., Ackermans, L. L. G. C., Ubachs, J., Stassen, L., Ruber, N. F. M., Schaghen-D'Antonio, V., Goedegebuure, E. P., Baade-Corpelijn, L., Bongers, B. C., Stoot, J., Sosef, M., Lambrechts, S., de Vos van Steenwijk, P. J., Engelen, M., Lubbers, T., Blokhuis, T. J., ... Rensen, S. S. M. (2025). Patient-recorded indexing measurements (PRIMS) - study protocol of a prospective observational cohort study to improve the accuracy of the diagnosis of cancer cachexia. BMC Cancer, 25(1), Article 1572. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-025-14979-z

Zhou, C., Sun, Y., Liu, T., van Dijk, D. P. J., Xi, W., Jiang, J., Guo, L., Qi, F., Zhang, X., Jia, M., Ji, J., Zhu, Z., Rensen, S. S., Olde Damink, S. W. M., & Zhang, J. (2025). Clinical and body composition parameters as predictors of response to chemotherapy plus PD-1 inhibitor in gastric cancer. Frontiers in Immunology, 16, Article 1685592. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1685592

Nie, X., Sun, Y., van Dijk, D. P. J., Deng, M., Brecheisen, R., Wang, Z., Xia, Q., Olde Damink, S. M. W., & Rensen, S. S. (2025). Loss of Skeletal Muscle Mass Is Associated With Reduced Cytotoxic T Cell Abundance and Poor Survival in Advanced Lung Cancer. Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle, 16(5), Article e70063. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.70063

Ackermans, LL. G. C., Stokroos, JC., Van Dijk, DP. J., Winkens, B., Poeze, M., Wee, L., Brecheisen, R., Olde Damink, SM. W., Ten Bosch, JA., & Blokhuis, TJ. (2025). Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Radiation Attenuation Is Associated With Increased 1-Year Mortality in Polytrauma Patients. Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle, 16(5), Article e13743. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.13743

Verkoulen, K. C. H. A., Geenen, L., Franssen, A. J. P. M., Verzijl, A. M. A., Vissers, Y. L. J., Hulsewé, K. W. E., Degens, J. H. R. J., van Dijk, D. P. J., & de Loos, E. R. (2025). Beyond the tumor: towards a cachexia-based host phenotype through body composition analysis in patients with resectable lung cancer. Translational Lung Cancer Research, 14(8), 3183-3195. https://doi.org/10.21037/tlcr-2025-511

Verkoulen, K. C. H. A., Franssen, A. J. P. M., Vissers, Y. L. J., Hulsewé, K. W. E., Degens, J. H. R. J., Brecheisen, R., Damink, S. W. M. O., van Dijk, D. P. J., & de Loos, E. R. (2025). The role of body composition and pulmonary function in predicting long-term survival after lung cancer surgery. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 68, 140-147. Article 68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2025.04.009

Tweed, T. T. T., Tummers, S., Boerma, E. J. G., Bouvy, N. D., van Dijk, D. P. J., & Stoot, J. H. M. B. (2025). Minimal invasive surgery protects against severe postoperative complications regardless of body composition in patients undergoing colorectal surgery. European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 51(3), Article 109561. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2024.109561

Aberle, M. R., Coolsen, M. M. E., Wenmaekers, G., Volmer, L., Brecheisen, R., van Dijk, D., Wee, L., Van Dam, R. M., de Vos-Geelen, J., Rensen, S. S., & Damink, S. W. M. O. (2025). Skeletal muscle is independently associated with grade 3-4 toxicity in advanced stage pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients receiving chemotherapy. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 65, 134-143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2024.11.004

Bak, M. T. J., Demers, K., van Ruler, O., Pierik, M. J., van Dijk, D. P. J., van der Bilt, J. D. W., Romberg-Camps, M., Dijkstra, G., Duijvestein, M., van der Marel, S., Maljaars, P. W. J., Buskens, C. J., Bakers, F. C. H., Brecheisen, R., Bongers, B. C., de Witte, D., Jansen, S. V., Jharap, B., Horjus, C. S., ... Dutch Initiative on Crohn and Colitis – Surgery (ICC-S) (2025). Preoperative body composition parameters are associated with postoperative outcomes in patients with Crohn's disease. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2025.06.039

van Dijk, D. P. J., Volmer, L. F., Brecheisen, R., Martens, B., Dolan, R. D., Bryce, A. S., Chang, D. K., McMillan, D. C., Stoot, J. H. M. B., West, M. A., Rensen, S. S., Dekker, A., Wee, L., Damink, S. W. M. O., & Body Composition Collaborative (2024). External validation of a deep learning model for automatic segmentation of skeletal muscle and adipose tissue on abdominal CT images. British Journal of Radiology, 97(1164), 2015-2023. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjr/tqae191