The Institut Bordet Medical Oncology Clinic has a number of roles:
- diagnosis and therapeutic care of patients with solid tumours
- overseeing administration of cancer medication for in-patients and out-patients
- monitoring patients during and after their treatment.
The Clinic takes a multidisciplinary approach. Therapeutic decisions are made in consultation with other specialist doctors and healthcare professionals involved in the patient’s care.
The aim is that patients should be monitored in all respects, including psychologically.
The Medical Oncology Clinic forms an integral part of the Department of Oncological Medicine. It is also very active in clinical research (particularly in the development of new medication) and translational research. At the Clinic, research is integrated into the care provided, enabling patients to benefit from the latest diagnostic and therapeutic advances, well before these become part of clinical routine.
The Medical Oncology Clinic is divided into 12 sectors:
- thoracic oncology
- urogenital oncology
- breast oncology
- innovative treatments
- endocrine tumour oncology
- bone and soft tissue tumour oncology
- gynaecological oncology
- digestive oncology
- cervico-facial oncology
- skin tumour oncology
- oncogeriatrics
- central nervous system oncology.
The Medical Oncology Clinic works in close collaboration with the Institut Bordet Clinical Trials Conduct Unit (CTCU). This unit, which is responsible for the development of new drugs and innovative approaches to care, handles phase I, II and III clinical studies in tumours. The CTCU is made up of research nurses, clinical research associates and data managers who, with research doctors, closely monitor patients taking part in clinical trials.
The Institut’s different research laboratories are also closely linked to the Medical Oncology Clinic. Their principal aim is to identify predictive marker molecules (indicating probability of response to a given treatment) and/or prognosis (chances of a cure) as part of the development of breast cancer treatments.
The Medical Oncology Clinic participates actively in research projects conducted by many international collaborative groups such as the EORTC and the Breast International Group (BIG).
Recently, the Oncodistinct research network was created. This network brings together numerous researchers who share a common vision of innovative clinical research. The aim of the network is to accelerate the personalisation of treatment and the development of innovative treatments while also promoting a multidisciplinary approach to research and care.
Below, among others, some studies :
- BRAINSTORM
- ROSALINE
- TENACITY
- Destiny Pan-Tumor 01
- Futibatinib
- GeNeo
The Institut Bordet Medical Oncology Clinic plays an important role in education, both in Belgium and abroad. Within the hospital, the Clinic’s medical team supervises the training of young doctors and medical students specialising in oncology. Always keen to promote quality training, the Clinic also welcomes many doctors from abroad as part of its Fellowship Programme.
Research projects
Project 1
AURORA Programme aimed at understanding the molecular characteristics of recurrent and metastatic breast cancer early in the evolution of metastatic disease.
- Project leaders : Philippe Aftimos, Martine Piccart
- Collaborations : International clinical study (80 partners)
- Funding (or) Support : BIG
Project 2
CHARACTERIZATION OF ENDOCRINE RESISTANT Luminal Breast Cancer using spatial transcriptomics AND epigenetic ANALYSIS.
- Project leaders : Christos Sotiriou, Françoise Rothé and Mattia Rediti
- Collaborations :
- Dr François Fuks, Laboratory of Cancer Epigenetics, ULB-Cancer Research Center (U-CRC), Université libre de Bruxelles
- Prof Lundeberg at the SciLife laboratory, Stockholm, Sweden
- Dr Frédérick Libert, ULB/VUB Brightcore sequencing facility
Project 3
ZENITH: A PHASE 2 STUDY OF ZEN003694 IN COMBINATION WITH TALAZOPARIB IN PATIENTS WITH TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER (BRCA1 OR BRCA2 NON MUTATED)
- Project leader : Philippe Aftimos
- Collaborations : International clinical study
- Funding (or) Support : Zenith Epigenetics Ltd.
Project 4
MULTICENTRIC PHASE II SINGLE-ARM STUDY OF NIVOLUMAB IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE B3 THYMOMA AND THYMIC CARCINOMA PREVIOUSLY TREATED WITH CHEMOTHERAPY
- Project leader : Thierry Berghmans
- Collaborations : International clinical study
- Funding (or) Support : EORTC
Project 5
AURA : Avelumab as neoadjuvant therapy in subjects with urothelial muscle invasive bladder cancers
- Project leader : Nieves Martinez-Chanza, Ahmad Awada
- Collaborations : Oncodistinct - CTSU
Our team
Medical Oncology Department
Head of Department
Pr Laurence Buisseret
Dermato-Oncology
Pr Annie Drowart
Pr Mireille Langouo Fontsa
Dr Joseph Kerger
Dr Marie Le Moine
Therapeutic Innovations
Pr Mariana Da Rocha Almeida Brandao
Pr Andrea Gombos
Dr Philippe Aftimos
Dr Laetitia Collet
Dr Nuria Kotecki
Dr Rita Saude Conde
Neuro-Oncology
Dr Marie Le Moine
Dr Sylvie Luce
Oncogenetics
Dr Daphné t'Kint de Roodenbeke
Head and Neck Oncology
Dr Yassine Lalami
Dr Sylvie Luce
Gynecological Oncology
Dr Laetitia Collet
Dr Laura Polastro
Breast Oncology
Pr Laurence Buisseret
Pr Evandro de Azambuja
Pr Andrea Gombos
Pr Michail Ignatiadis
Pr Christos Sotiriou
Dr Philippe Aftimos
Dr Elisa Agostinetto
Dr Laetitia Collet
Dr Dominique de Valeriola
Dr Nuria Kotecki
Dr Fabienne Lebrun
Dr Sylvie Luce
Dr Laura Polastro
Dr Daphné t'Kint de Roodenbeke
Dr Marie-Catherine Vanderbeeken
Thoracic Oncology
Pr Thierry Berghmans
Pr Mariana Da Rocha Almeida Brandao
Dr Alice Carrette
Dr Anouk Goudsmit
Genitourinary Oncology
Pr Nieves Martinez Chanza
Dr Spyridon Sideris
Sarcomas & Rare Tumors
Dr Thierry Gil
Dr Christiane Jungels
Dr Joseph Kerger
Supportive and Palliative Care
Integrative Oncology
Dr Jean Klastersky
Dr Isabelle Libert
Dr Emanuela Valentina Ligabo
Dr Ingrid Theunissen
Dr Marie-Catherine Vanderbeeken
18/03/2026
Head of the Medical Oncology Clinic
Dr L. Buisseret, ad interim
Solid Tumours / New Innovative drugs
Dr Ph. Aftimos, Dr N. Kotecki
Solid and RareTumours
Dr Ch. Jungels
Breast Oncology
Dr D. de Valeriola
Dr Ph. Aftimos, Dr A. Gombos
Pr Ch. Sotiriou, Dr E. de Azambuja
Dr M. Ignatiadis, Dr F. Lebrun
Dr L. Buisseret, Pr A. Drowart,
Dr D. t’Kint de Roodenbeke, Dr M. Hanappe
Oncogeriatrics
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Cervico-facial Oncology
Dr Y. Lalami, Dr S. Luce
Skin Tumour Oncology
Pr A. Drowart, Dr M. Langouo
Dr M. Suppa (dermatologue)
Digestive Oncology / Gastroenterology / Endoscopy
Pr J.L. Van Lathem, Dr F. Sclafani,
Prof. A. Demols, Dr L.Mans, Dr A.M. Bucalau
Dr R. Saude Conde
Gynaecological Oncology
Dr L. Polastro, Dr F. Lebrun
Dr M. Langouo, Dr M. Hanappe
Thoracic Oncology
Pr Th. Berghmans, Dr M. Brandao
Dr Z. Mekinda, Dr A. Goudsmit
Urogenital, Bone and Soft Tissue Oncology
Dr Ch. Jungels (sarcomas)
Dr N. Martínez-Chanza (urogenital tumors)
Dr S. Sideris (urogenital tumors)
Dr M. Panhaleux (urogenital tumors)
Oncological Day Hospital
Dr D. de Valeriola, Dr Y. Lalami, Dr L. Polastro
Oncogenetics
Dr D. t’Kint de Roodenbeke
Neuro-oncology
Dr S. Luce
Psychooncology
Pr D. Razavi
Supportive and Palliative Cares / Pain Clinic
Dr I. Libert, Dr. V. Ligabo
Consultants :
Pr J. Klastersky (internal medicine/oncology)
Dr Z. El Ali (medical oncology)
Dr J. Kerger (oncologie gynécologique/cutanée)
Pr A. Van Gossum (endoscopy/gastroenterology/nutrition)
21/06/2024
