--- Who we are
The SAUNA study is coordinated from the University Hospital Anwerpen (Belgium) and Erasmus MC Rotterdam (Netherlands).
The study team consists of principal investigators, physician-investigators, project coordinators, project managers and study coordinators from these hospitals.
The study is being conducted in 19 different hospitals throughout Belgium and the Netherlands.
Below you can find an overview of the participating hospitals.
--- Steering Committee
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Name: Prof.
Dr. Marc Peeters
Hospital: UZA
Position: Chief Investigator
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Name: Prof.
Dr. Timon Vandamme
Hospital: UZA
Position: Co-chief investigator
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Name: Prof.
Dr. Wouter De Herder
Hospital: Erasmus MC
Position: National coordinator
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Name: Dr. Hans Hofland
Hospital: Erasmus MC
Position: Co-national coordinator
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Name: Dr. Siddharth Chhajlani
Hospital: UZA
Position: Physician-researcher
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Name: Dr. Jelka Kuiper
Hospital: Erasmus MC
Position: Physician-researcher
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Name: Health Care Knowledge Center (KCE) and ZonMw
Function: Funders
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Name: NET & MEN
cancer vzw
Function: Patients Association (BE)
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Name: NETNEC Cancer
Function: Patients Association (NL)
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Project Supervisors and Coordinators:
– Isolde Van der Massen (PC)
– Ina De Prins (CTA)
– Caro De Weerdt (SC)
– Silke Raats (SC)
– Elke Smits (CTC)
– Iris Verhaegen (CTC)
– Ella Roelant (STAT)
– Kim Claes (DM)
– Philippe Beutels (HTA)
– Wim Spysschaert (CRA)
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National coordinator
– David Drexhage (COM)
– Stella Heemskerk (HTA)
– Karin Jäger (CRA)
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Sites
– Annemiek Walenkamp (UMCG)
– Wouter Dercksen (MMC)
– Christophe Deroose (UZL)
– Ivan Borbath (Saint-Luc)
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Name: Prof.
Dr. Timon Vandamme
Hospital: UZA
Function: Chief investigator
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Name: Prof.
Dr. Wouter De Herder
Hospital: Erasmus MC
Position: National coordinator
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Name: Prof.
Dr. Hans Hofland
Hospital: Erasmus MC
Position: Co-national coordinator
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Name: Dr. Siddharth Chhajlani
Hospital: UZA
Position: Physician-researcher
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Name: Jelka Kuiper
Hospital: Erasmus MC
Position: Physician-researcher
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Name: Health Care Knowledge Center (KCE) and ZonMw
Function: Funders
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Name: NET & MEN
cancer vzw
Function: Patients Association (BE)
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Name: NETNEC Cancer
Function: Patients Association (NL)
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Sponsor
– Ina De Prins (CTA)
– Caro De Weerdt (SC)
– Silke Raats (SC)
– Elke Smits (CTC)
– Iris Verhaegen (CTC)
– Ella Roelant (STAT)
– Kim Claes (DM)
– Philippe Beutels (HTA)
– Wim Spysschaert (CRA)
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National coordinator
– David Drexhage (COM)
– Stella Heemskerk (HTA)
– Karin Jager (CRA)
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Sites
– Annemiek Walenkamp (UMCG)
– Wouter Dercksen (MMC)
– Christophe Deroose (UZL)
– Ivan Borbath (Saint-Luc)
--- Participating hospitals
Belgian hospitals:
UZA, UZ Leuven, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Hôpital Universitaire Bruxelles, ZAS (GZA), AZ Rivierenland, AZ Klina, UZ Gent, VITAZ, AZ Monica, CHU Liège, Grand Hôpital de Charleroi, AZ Sint-Maarten
Dutch hospitals:
Erasmus MC, Amsterdam UMC, Maastricht UMC+, Rijnstate, UMC Groninge and Máxima MC
