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Renée Bultijnck

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56 Results

2026

Comorbidity, treatment toxicity and satisfaction with cancer care : an international cross-sectional study based on the EORTC PATSAT-C33 and OUT-PATSAT7

Anne BrédartJean-Luc KopOmar ShamiehLouis FoxWaleed AlrjowbThierry ConroyNazim Serdar TurhalIgnacio Juan ArrarasRenée BultijnckAmélie Harle et al.

A1 Journal Article in SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER

Metastasis-directed therapy and standard of care versus standard of care for oligometastatic prostate cancer (WOLVERINE) : a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis from the X-MET collaboration

Chad TangAlex D SherryHyunsoo HwangDavid P FarrisGiulio FrancoliniVanessa Di CataldoLorenzo LiviPhuoc TranPaul G CornAna Aparicio et al.

A1 Journal Article in LANCET ONCOLOGY

Supportive cancer care and patient satisfaction : international prospective longitudinal study : secondary data analysis

Anne BrédartJean-Luc KopOmar ShamiehLouis FoxWaleed AlrjoubThierry ConroyNazim Serdar TurhalJI ArrarasRenée BultijnckAmélie Harle et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMJ SUPPORTIVE & PALLIATIVE CARE

Using machine learning to predict patient-reported symptom clusters in prostate cancer patients receiving radiotherapy

Elke RammantEmile DemanValerie FonteyneLindsay PoppeRenée BultijnckPiet DirixGert De MeerleerKarin HaustermansAnn Van HeckeMiguel E. Aguado-Barrera et al.

A1 Journal Article in HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES

2025

"I've got plenty of energy when I’m doing something I want to do' : applying self-determination theory to exercise motivation in people with prostate cancer

Harriet NaismithHaryana M. DhillonJulia HunterRenée BultijnckAndrew KneeboneGeorge HrubyThomas EadeLisa ParkerRachel CampbellJasmine Yee

A1 Journal Article in SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER

Age-stratified analysis of health-related quality of life in patients with early-stage breast cancer receiving adjuvant radiation therapy and endocrine therapy

Keva LiManjeet ChadhaErin MoshierBarry S. RosensteinHarkeran K. JanduColin D. VealLaura FachalCraig LuccariniMiguel E. Aguado-BarreraManuel Altabas et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC ONCOLOGY

Exploring the integration of patient-reported outcome measures in clinical practice : a cross-sectional survey of EORTC healthcare professionals

Jens LehmannTatiana DraganElke RammantKelly M. de LigtJulia Lai-KwonEmma LidingtonRenée BultijnckDaniel DejacoKatherine J. TaylorElena Colombo et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER

Integrating genetic polymorphisms and clinical data to develop predictive models for skin toxicity in breast cancer radiation therapy

Ester Aguado-FlorVictoria M. ReyesVíctor NavarroMeritxell MollàMiguel E. Aguado-BarreraManuel AltabasDavid AzriaAdinda BatenCeline BourgierRenée Bultijnck et al.

A1 Journal Article in BREAST

Phase IV international prospective validation of the EORTC patient satisfaction core questionnaire (EORTC PATSAT-C33) and outpatient module (EORTC OUT-PATSAT7)

Anne BrédartJean-Luc KopOmar ShamiehLouis FoxWaleed AlrjoubThierry ConroyNazim Serdar TurhalI. Juan ArrarasRenée BultijnckAmélie Harle et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMC CANCER

2024

Androgen deprivation therapy in advanced prostate cancer : insights from a real-world patient survey on health-related quality of life and information and communication sources

Renée BultijnckLuc De LaereRony De GrandeThijs DevelterSophie VantieghemPieter UvinChristophe GhyselBram De Laere[missing] the patient organization Think Blue Vlaanderen vzw

A1 Journal Article in QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH

Barriers and facilitators in the implementation of an ehealth patient-reported outcome application in oncology : a qualitative feasibility study

Miet VandemaeleEvita KieselElke RammantRenée Bultijnck

Health-related quality of life in men with oligometastatic prostate cancer following metastases-directed stereotactic body radiotherapy : real-world data from the E2-RADIatE OligoCare cohort

Renée BultijnckMieke Van HemelrijckValerie FonteyneLorenzo LiviBarbara Alicja Jereczek-FossaHossein HemmatazadMichael MayingerHeike PeulenLuc VerbekeSara Ramella et al.

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RADIATION ONCOLOGY

Improving completion rates of patient-reported outcome measures in cancer clinical trials : scoping review investigating the implications for trial designs

Lotte van der WeijstAbigirl MachinguraAhu AlanyaEmma LidingtonGalina VelikovaHans-Henning FlechtnerHeike SchmidtJens LehmannJohn K. RamageJolie Ringash et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER

Nonpharmacological interventions for managing the dyspnea-fatigue-physical/role functioning symptom cluster in lung cancer patients : a systematic review

Clara LeynsCassandra Van BoterdaelEllen BaeleLindsay PoppeCharlotte BillietRenée BultijnckMaarten LambrechtYolande LievensElke Rammant

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CARE

PEACE V—Salvage Treatment of OligoRecurrent nodal prostate cancer Metastases (STORM) : acute toxicity of a randomized phase 2 trial

Piet OstShankar SivaSigmund BrabrandPiet DirixNick LiefhoogheFrançois-Xavier OtteAlfonso Gomez-IturriagaWouter EveraertsMohamed ShelanAntonio Conde-Moreno et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY ONCOLOGY

2023

Barriers and facilitators in the implementation of eHealth Patient-Reported Outcome applications in oncology : a qualitative feasibility study

Miet VandemaeleEvita KieselElke RammantRenée Bultijnck

Comparing symptom reporting by prostate cancer patients and healthcare professionals in the international multicentre REQUITE study

Philipp HeumannMiguel E. Aguado-BarreraBarbara AvuzziDavid AzriaErik BriersRenée BultijnckAnanya ChoudhuryDirk De RuysscherMarie-Pierre Farcy-JacquetValerie Fonteyne et al.

A1 Journal Article in RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY

Comparison of prone and supine positioning for breast cancer radiotherapy using REQUITE data : dosimetry, acute and two years physician and patient-reported outcomes

Vincent VakaetPieter DeseyneRenée BultijnckGiselle PostCatharine WestDavid AzriaCeline BourgierMarie-Pierre Farcy-JacquetBarry RosensteinSheryl Green et al.

A1 Journal Article in ACTA ONCOLOGICA

Experiences of men with prostate cancer participating in a clinical pathway with a supervised group-based exercise program to combat androgen deprivation-induced side effects : a qualitative focus group study

Renée BultijnckElke RammantAnneleen RaesNathalie VandecasteeleKarel DecaesteckerValerie FonteyneNicolaas LumenPiet OstBenedicte Deforche

A1 Journal Article in SEMINARS IN ONCOLOGY NURSING

Genome-wide association study of treatment-related toxicity two years following radiotherapy for breast cancer

Harkeran K. JanduColin D. VealLaura FachalCraig LuccariniMiguel E. Aguado-BarreraManuel AltabasDavid AzriaAdinda BatenCeline BourgierRenée Bultijnck et al.

A1 Journal Article in RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY

Large-scale meta–genome-wide association study reveals common genetic factors linked to radiation-induced acute toxicities across cancer types

Elnaz NaderiMiguel E Aguado-BarreraLine M H SchackLeila DorlingTim RattayLaura FachalHolly SummersgillLaura Martínez-CalvoCeilidh WelshTom Dudding et al.

A2 Journal Article in JNCI CANCER SPECTRUM

Patient-reported outcomes and functional exercise capacity in a real-life setting in non-small cell lung cancer patients undergoing stereotactic body radiotherapy : the Lung PLUS study

Lotte van der WeijstRenée BultijnckAxel Van DammeVincent HuybrechtsMarc Van EijkerenYolande Lievens

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY

Vaginal morbidity, sexual functioning, and health-related quality of life in cervical cancer survivors : a cross-sectional multicenter study (VAMOS)

Eline NaertAlexander DecruyenaereRenée BultijnckEmiel De JaeghereMarjolein OrijeRawand SalihiHans VerstraelenPhilippe TummersHannelore DenysKatrien Vandecasteele

A1 Journal Article in SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER

2022

A review of the content and psychometric properties of cancer-related fatigue (CRF) measures used to assess fatigue in intervention studies

Rachel CampbellRenée BultijnckGemma InghamChindhu Shunmuga SundaramJoshua F. WileyJasmine YeeHaryana M. DhillonJoanne Shaw

A1 Journal Article in SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER

Bone health and therapeutic agents in advanced prostate cancer

Maria Antonia Gómez-AparicioFernando López-CamposLira Pelari-MiciDavid BuchserJorge PastorXavier MaldonadoJuan ZafraAlison C. TreeRenée BultijnckPaul Sargos et al.

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN BIOSCIENCE-LANDMARK

High weekly integral dose and larger fraction size increase risk of fatigue and worsening of functional outcomes following radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer

Nuradh JosephAlessandro CicchettiAlan McWilliamAdam WebbPetra SeiboldClaudio FiorinoCesare CozzariniLiv VeldemanRenée BultijnckValerie Fonteyne et al.

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY

Long-term outcomes and genetic predictors of response to metastasis-directed therapy versus observation in oligometastatic prostate cancer : analysis of STOMP and ORIOLE trials

MP DeekK Van der EeckenP SuteraRA DeekValerie FonteyneAA MendesKarel DecaesteckerAP KiessNicolaas LumenR Phillips et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY

Optimizing rehabilitation interventions in men with prostate cancer receiving androgen deprivation therapy

Renée BultijnckPiet OstBenedicte Deforche

Overview of health-related quality of life and toxicity of non-small cell lung cancer patients receiving curative-intent radiotherapy in a real-life setting (the REQUITE study)

Lotte van der WeijstMiguel E. Aguado-BarreraDavid AzriaPatrick BerkovicPierre BoisselierErik BriersRenée BultijnckPatricia Calvo-CrespoJenny Chang-ClaudeAnanya Choudhury et al.

A1 Journal Article in LUNG CANCER

Physical activity and health-related quality of life from diagnosis to one year after radical cystectomy in patients with bladder cancer : a longitudinal cohort study

Elke RammantAnn Van HeckeJelle Van CauwenbergKarel DecaesteckerLindsay PoppeBeth RusselRenée BultijnckMaarten AlbersenSofie VerhaegheMieke Van Hemelrijck et al.

A1 Journal Article in BLADDER CANCER

Predicting patient-reported symptom clusters in prostate cancer patients : a machine learning approach

Elke RammantEmile DemanLindsay PoppeRenée BultijnckP. DirixG. De MeerleerK. HaustermansAnn Van HeckeD. AzriaJ. Chang-Claude et al.

The correlation between pre-treatment symptoms, acute and late toxicity and patient-reported health-related quality of life in non-small cell lung cancer patients : results of the REQUITE study

Lotte van der WeijstDavid AzriaPatrick BerkovicPierre BoisselierErik BriersRenée BultijnckJenny Chang-ClaudeAnanya ChoudhuryGilles DefraeneSylvian Demontois et al.

A1 Journal Article in RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY

Treatment time and circadian genotype interact to influence radiotherapy side-effects : a prospective European validation study using the REQUITE cohort

Adam J. WebbEmily HarperTim RattayMiguel E. Aguado-BarreraDavid AzriaCeline BourgierMuriel BrenguesErik BriersRenée BultijnckJenny Chang-Claude et al.

A1 Journal Article in EBIOMEDICINE

Use of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors is associated with reduced risk of late bladder toxicity following radiotherapy for prostate cancer

Sarah L. KernsAshley Amidon MorlangSharon M. LeeDerick R. PetersonBrian MarplesHong ZhangKevin BylundDoug RosenzweigWilliam HallKim De Ruyck et al.

A1 Journal Article in RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY

2021

Development of a pre‐ and postoperative physical activity promotion program integrated in the electronic health system of patients with bladder cancer (The POPEYE study) : an intervention mapping approach

Elke RammantBenedicte DeforcheAnn Van HeckeSofie VerhaegheBARBARA VAN RUYMBEKERenée BultijnckMieke Van HemelrijckLouis FoxRonny PietersKarel Decaestecker et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CARE

Exercise prescription dose for castrate-resistant prostate cancer patients : a phase I prescription dose escalation trial

Renée BultijnckBenedicte DeforcheNoëmi BorreyJörgen Van BauwelMaarten LievensElke RammantValerie FonteyneKarel DecaesteckerAdelheid SteyaertNicolaas Lumen et al.

A1 Journal Article in WORLD JOURNAL OF UROLOGY

Impact of evaluation-decision form in lung cancer patients receiving stereotactic body radiotherapy

Renée BultijnckAxel Van DammeFrederik VanhoutteElhaseen ElaminKatrien VandecasteelePatrick BerkovicMarc Van EijkerenYolande Lievens

The use of theory to develop physical activity interventions in urological cancer survivors : a narrative review

Elke RammantRenée BultijnckCristina M. CaperchioneLinda TrinhResearch collaboration group of the cancer prevention and management Special Interest Group of ISBNPA

A1 Journal Article in SEMINARS IN ONCOLOGY NURSING

2020

A trial-based cost-utility analysis of metastasis-directed therapy for oligorecurrent prostate cancer

Elise De BleserRuben WillemsKarel DecaesteckerLieven AnnemansAurélie De BruyckerValerie FonteyneNicolaas LumenFilip AmeyeIgnace BillietSteven Joniau et al.

A1 Journal Article in CANCERS

External validation of a predictive model for acute skin radiation toxicity in the REQUITE Breast Cohort

Tim RattayPetra SeiboldMiguel E. Aguado-BarreraManuel AltabasDavid AzriaGillian C. BarnettRenée BultijnckJenny Chang-ClaudeAnanya ChoudhuryCharlotte E. Coles et al.

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY

Health-related quality of life after accelerated breast irradiation in five fractions : a comparison with fifteen fractions

Hans Van HulleVincent VakaetRenée BultijnckPieter DeseyneMax SchoepenANNICK VAN GREVELINGGiselle PostWilfried De NeveChristel MontenYolande Lievens et al.

A1 Journal Article in RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY

Health-related quality of life overview after different curative treatment options in muscle-invasive bladder cancer : an umbrella review

Elke RammantLisa Van WilderMieke Van HemelrijckNele PauwelsKarel DecaesteckerCharles Van PraetRenée BultijnckPiet OstThomas Van VaerenberghSofie Verhaeghe et al.

A1 Journal Article in QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH

2019

Implementation of a lifestyle‐based clinical pathway in daily clinical practice in men undergoing androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer

Renée BultijnckAnniek BruggemanBARBARA VAN RUYMBEKEStefanie MortierAnneleen RaesElke RammantMartine De MuynckBenedicte DeforcheValerie FonteyneKarel Decaestecker et al.

Patient- versus physician-reported outcomes in prostate cancer patients receiving hypofractionated radiotherapy within a randomized controlled trial

Elke RammantPiet OstMartijn SwimbergheBarbara VanderstraetenNicolaas LumenKarel DecaesteckerRenée BultijnckGert De MeerleerCamille SarrazynRoos Colman et al.

A1 Journal Article in STRAHLENTHERAPIE UND ONKOLOGIE

Patient-reported outcomes after stereotactic body radiotherapy in lung cancer: The Lung PLUS study

Lotte van der WeijstRenée BultijnckAxel Van DammeMarc Van EijkerenVeerle SurmontYolande Lievens

REQUITE: A prospective multicentre cohort study of patients undergoing radiotherapy for breast, lung or prostate cancer

Petra SeiboldAdam WebbMiguel E. Aguado-BarreraDavid AzriaCeline BourgierMuriel BrenguesErik BriersRenée BultijnckPatricia Calvo-CrespoAna Carballo et al.

A1 Journal Article in Radiotherapy and Oncology

Understanding physical activity behavior in patients with bladder cancer before and after radical cystectomy : a qualitative interview study

Elke RammantValerie FonteyneKarel DecaesteckerRenée BultijnckBenedicte DeforcheRonny PietersPiet OstSofie VerhaegheAnn Van Hecke

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL REHABILITATION

2018

A systematic review of exercise and psychosocial rehabilitation interventions to improve health-related outcomes in patients with bladder cancer undergoing radical cystectomy

Elke RammantKarel DecaesteckerRenée BultijnckNora SundahlPiet OstNele PauwelsBenedicte DeforcheRonny PietersValerie Fonteyne

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL REHABILITATION

Availability of prostate cancer exercise rehabilitation resources and practice patterns in Belgium : results of a cross-sectional study

Renée BultijnckBARBARA VAN RUYMBEKESofie EveraertHelena BaguéElke RammantSteven RimbautValerie FonteyneNicolaas LumenKarel DecaesteckerPiet Ost

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CARE

Clinical pathway improves implementation of evidence-based strategies for the management of androgen deprivation therapy-induced side effects in men with prostate cancer

Renée BultijnckInge Van de CaveyeElke RammantSofie EveraertNicolaas LumenKarel DecaesteckerValerie FonteyneBenedicte DeforchePiet Ost

A1 Journal Article in BJU INTERNATIONAL

Patient-reported outcomes in the search for the optimal radiotherapy schedule for prostate cancer

Elke RammantPiet OstMartijn SwimbergheFRANK VANPACHTENBEKERenée BultijnckNicolaas LumenKarel DecaesteckerValerie Fonteyne

Surveillance or metastasis-directed therapy for oligometastatic prostate cancer recurrence : a prospective, randomized, multicenter phase II trial

Piet OstDries ReyndersKarel DecaesteckerValerie FonteyneNicolaas LumenAurélie De BruyckerBieke LambertLouke DelrueRenée BultijnckTom Claeys et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY

2017

Rehabilitation interventions to improve patient-reported outcomes and physical fitness in survivors of muscle invasive bladder cancer : a systematic review protocol

Elke RammantRenée BultijnckNora SundahlPiet OstNele PauwelsBenedicte DeforcheRonny PietersKarel DecaesteckerValerie Fonteyne

A2 Journal Article in BMJ OPEN

2016

Practice patterns compared with evidence-based strategies for the management of androgen deprivation therapy-induced side effects in prostate cancer patients : results of a European web-based survey

Renée BultijnckCristian SurcelGuillaume PloussardAlberto BrigantiPieter De VisschereJurgen FüttererPirus GhadjarGianluca GiannariniHendrik IsbarnChristophe Massard et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY FOCUS

2015

Biological 18[F]-FDG-PET image-guided dose painting by numbers for painful uncomplicated bone metastases: a 3-arm randomized phase II trial

Dieter BerwoutsKatrien De WolfBieke LambertRenée BultijnckWilfried De NeveLizzy De LobelLennart JansEls GoetghebeurBruno SpeleersAna Maria Luiza Olteanu et al.

A1 Journal Article in RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY

Preferences for the management of androgen deprivation-induced osteoporosis and metabolic syndrome in prostate cancer patients: A European web-based survey

Renée BultijnckChristian SurcelGuillaume PloussardAlberto BrigantiPieter De VisschereJurgen FüttererPirus GhadjarGianluca GiannariniHendrik IsbarnChristophe Massard et al.