UZ Leuven
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- Herestraat 49
Sponsor Overview
Specializations
Gastroenterology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Research activity includes Crohn’s disease, acute severe ulcerative colitis, pouchitis, short bowel syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, functional dyspepsia, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, and opioid-induced constipation.
- Inflammatory bowel disease surgery and recurrence
- Intestinal motility and upper gastrointestinal symptoms
- Supportive care in gastrointestinal disorders
Additional work spans infliximab treatment strategies, proton pump inhibitor deprescribing, and symptom-focused care in chronic digestive disease.
Oncology and Hematologic Malignancy
The oncology portfolio covers gastro-esophageal adenocarcinoma, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, colorectal cancer, rectal cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, and malignant melanoma.
- Targeted treatment in receptor-defined cancers
- Metastasis-directed approaches in advanced solid tumors
- Perioperative and neoadjuvant cancer care
Studies also address febrile neutropenia, tumor imaging with PET/CT, and treatment selection in clinically challenging oncologic settings.
Neurology, Neurodegeneration, and Developmental Disorders
Clinical research includes Alzheimer disease, frontotemporal dementia, Lewy body disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple system atrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, spinal muscular atrophy, autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, and drug-resistant epilepsy.
- Neurodegenerative disease characterization
- Motor and cognitive outcome assessment
- Pediatric neurodevelopmental care
Imaging and biomarker work extends to tau pathology, carotid atherosclerosis, and functional brain circuit studies.
Rheumatology, Dermatology, and Immune-Mediated Disease
Studies focus on rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, giant cell arteritis, IgG4-related disease, hidradenitis suppurativa, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-exacerbated respiratory disease.
- Biologic and targeted immune therapy
- Vasculitis and inflammatory airway disease
- Inflammatory skin and joint disorders
Research also addresses dupilumab, rituximab, tofacitinib, and anti-TNF strategies in immune-mediated conditions.
Perioperative Care, Critical Care, and Clinical Pharmacology
Trials span infective endocarditis, severe community-acquired pneumonia, prosthetic joint infections, fracture-related infections, cardiac surgery, obstetric and fetal surgery, and intensive care management in critically ill patients.
- Antimicrobial treatment optimization
- Perioperative analgesia and anesthesia
- Drug exposure and pharmacokinetics in complex care
Additional interests include ceftazidime-avibactam, clindamycin, apixaban, ketamine, oxytocin, and naloxegol.
Sponsored Trials
Data & Insights
This sponsor works with 118 molecules, of which 12 are not being studied by other sponsors.
This sponsor has worked with 142 sites across their trial portfolio.
Therapeutic Focus
- 1.Digestive System Diseases14 trials280 other sponsors
- 2.Neoplasms8 trials853 other sponsors
- 3.Bacterial Infections and Mycoses6 trials180 other sponsors
- 4.Cardiovascular Diseases6 trials359 other sponsors
- 5.Musculoskeletal Diseases6 trials238 other sponsors
- 6.Nervous System Diseases6 trials449 other sponsors
- 7.Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases5 trials211 other sponsors
- 8.Physiological processes5 trials28 other sponsors
- 9.Psychological Phenomena5 trials20 other sponsors
- 10.Anesthesia and Analgesia4 trials100 other sponsors
- 11.Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms4 trials38 other sponsors
- 12.Immune System Diseases4 trials322 other sponsors
- 13.Therapeutics4 trials87 other sponsors
- 14.Diagnosis3 trials83 other sponsors
- 15.Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications3 trials142 other sponsors
- 16.Behavioral Disciplines and Activities2 trials20 other sponsors
- 17.Digestive System and Oral Physiological Phenomena2 trials16 other sponsors
- 18.Investigative Techniques2 trials35 other sponsors
- 19.Male Urogenital Diseases2 trials111 other sponsors
- 20.Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases2 trials49 other sponsors
- 21.Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms2 trials91 other sponsors
- 22.Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases2 trials247 other sponsors
- 23.Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities1 trial165 other sponsors
- 24.Equipment and Supplies1 trial2 other sponsors
- 25.Eye Diseases1 trial138 other sponsors
- 26.Microbiological Phenomena1 trial9 other sponsors
- 27.Not possible to specify1 trial220 other sponsors
- 28.Virus Diseases1 trial182 other sponsors
Partnered Research Centres
142 centres- Address
- Merestraat 80, 9300 Aalst
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- Gouwelozestraat 100, 8400 Ostend
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- Deltalaan 1, 8800 Roeselare
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- President Kennedylaan 4, 8500 Kortrijk
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- Gendarmeriestraat 65, 1800 Vilvoorde
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- Augustijnslei 100, 2930 Brasschaat
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