Geke Hospers

Professor Geke Hospers is a distinguished oncology researcher at the University of Groningen's Faculty of Medical Sciences, specializing in personalized cancer treatment with a focus on melanoma. She leads the Personalized Cancer Treatment (PCT) research group at the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) and serves as a professor in the Faculty of Medical Sciences.

Her research expertise centers on sensitizing resistant tumors for drug therapy, genome-based therapies, and developing innovative imaging techniques to visualize drug targets. Dr. Hospers has made significant contributions to understanding melanoma treatment, particularly in the areas of immunotherapy, targeted therapies for BRAF-mutant melanoma, and the role of body composition in treatment outcomes. She has also conducted important research on rectal cancer treatment protocols and the relationship between gut microbiome and immunotherapy effectiveness, as highlighted in media coverage about how gut flora affects immunotherapy in skin cancer.

• Research Focus: Melanoma treatment, immunotherapy, personalized cancer treatment, drug resistance mechanisms, medical imaging
• Advisory Roles: Vice-chair of COGEM medical veterinary subcommittee, advisory boards for Roche, BMS, GSK, Sanofi, and Lilly
• Collaborations: Extensive national and international research collaborations

Dr. Hospers' recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on treatment sequencing for BRAF-mutant melanoma, cost-effectiveness analyses of cancer treatments, and exploring the relationship between gut microbiome and immunotherapy response. Her work has significant clinical implications for improving survival outcomes in advanced melanoma patients, as evidenced by her contributions to the Dutch Melanoma Treatment Registry.

With over 359 research outputs including numerous articles in high-impact journals, Dr. Hospers maintains an active research program that bridges basic science, clinical research, and health economics to inform cancer treatment guidelines and clinical practice.