Dr K.M. Smits

Thijssen, M. S., Chilà, R., Crisafulli, G., Smits, K. M., Bardelli, A., Boesmans, W., & Melotte, V. (2026). Neural cues differentially modulate colorectal cancer cell behavior depending on patients’ genomic background. iScience, 29(6), Article 116153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2026.116153

van den Hurk, K., Lommen, K., Coussement, L., van den Kerkhof, D., Beckers, M., Trooskens, G., Van Neste, L., Oosterhof, M., van Doorn, R., van den Oord, J. J., Kerkhofs, T., Aarts, M. J. B., Ramaekers, B., Joore, M., Winnepenninckx, V. J. L., Van Criekinge, W., Gallagher, W., De Meyer, T., Smits, K. M., & van Engeland, M. (2026). Comprehensive Analysis of the Melanoma DNA Methylome Identifies LY75 Methylation as an Independent Marker Predicting Poor Clinical Outcome. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 146(2), 455-469.e5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jid.2025.07.010

Kelly, J. F., Samarska, I. V., Ramaekers, B., Marcelissen, T., Van Roermund, J. G., Aarts, M. J. B., Kerkhofs, T., Hermans, T., Van Osch, F., De Meyer, T., Schouten, L. J., & Smits, K. M. (2025). Renal cell carcinoma detection: a systematic review in diagnostic urinary biomarkers. BMC Cancer, 25(1), Article 1672. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-025-14900-8

Thijssen, M. S., Massen, M., van der Meer, J. R. M., Gijbels, M. J., Samarska, I. V., van Engeland, M., Weijenberg, M. P., van den Brandt, P. A., Smits, K. M., Boesmans, W., & Melotte, V. (2025). Clinicopathological characterization of enteric glia in colorectal cancer: Insights from a population-based cohort. Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology, 84(10), 892-901. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnen/nlaf067

Odeh, S., Samarska, I., Matoso, A., Baldewijns, M. M. L. L., van de Kaa, C. A., Zur Hausen, A., van Engeland, M., Schouten, L. J., & Smits, K. M. (2025). Development of a prognostic risk model for clear cell renal cell carcinoma by systematic evaluation of DNA methylation markers: an update after ISUP/WHO 2022 classification. Journal of Pathology Clinical Research, 11(5), Article e70030. https://doi.org/10.1002/2056-4538.70030

Offermans, K., Jenniskens, J. C. A., Simons, C. C. J. M., Samarska, I., Fazzi, G. E., Smits, K. M., Schouten, L. J., Weijenberg, M. P., Grabsch, H., & van den Brandt, P. A. (2025). Association between individual Warburg-related proteins and prognosis in colorectal cancer. Journal of Pathology Clinical Research, 11(2), Article e70016. https://doi.org/10.1002/2056-4538.70016

Moonen, L., Derks, J. L., den Bakker, M. A., Hillen, L. M., Jan van Suylen, R., von der Thüsen, J. H., Lap, L. M. V., Marijnissen, B. J. C. A., Damhuis, R. A., Smits, K. M., van den Broek, E. C., Buikhuisen, W. A., Dingemans, A.-M. C., Speel, E. J. M., & PALGA Group (2025). OTP, CD44, and Ki-67: A prognostic marker panel for relapse free survival in patients with surgically resected pulmonary carcinoid. Modern Pathology, 38(3), Article 100677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.modpat.2024.100677

Offermans, K., Jenniskens, J. C., Simons, C. C., Samarska, I., Fazzi, G. E., Smits, K. M., Schouten, L. J., Weijenberg, M. P., Grabsch, H. I., & van den Brandt, P. A. (2024). Association between long-term energy balance-related factors and survival in colorectal cancer overall and by metabolic Warburg-subtypes. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 33(10), 1356-1367. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-24-0199

Massen, M., Thijssen, M. S., Rademakers, G., Idris, M., Wouters, K. A. D., van der Meer, J. R. M., Buekers, N., Huijgen, D., Samarska, I. V., Weijenberg, M. P., van den Brandt, P. A., van Engeland, M., Gijbels, M. J., Boesmans, W., Smits, K. M., & Melotte, V. (2024). Neuronal distribution in colorectal cancer: associations with clinicopathological parameters and survival. Modern Pathology, 37(10), Article 100565. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.modpat.2024.100565

Mobaraki, G., Shi, S., Liu, D., Smits, K. M., Severens, K., Lommen, K., Rennspiess, D., Speel, E.-J. M., Winnepenninckx, V., Klufah, F., Samarska, I., & Hausen, A. Z. (2024). Mapping of Human Polyomavirus in Renal Cell Carcinoma Tissues. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(15), Article 8213. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25158213