Lien Spans

1.4k total citations
29 papers, 967 citations indexed

About

Lien Spans is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Lien Spans has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 967 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Lien Spans's work include Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (11 papers), Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (5 papers) and Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment (4 papers). Lien Spans is often cited by papers focused on Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (11 papers), Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (5 papers) and Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment (4 papers). Lien Spans collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Netherlands. Lien Spans's co-authors include Frank Claessens, Christine Helsen, Liesbeth Clinckemalie, Steven Joniau, Michaël R. Laurent, Stefan Preković, Thomas Van den Broeck, Vanessa Dubois, Dirk Vanderschueren and Hendrik Van Poppel and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Molecular and Cellular Biology and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Lien Spans

28 papers receiving 957 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lien Spans Belgium 16 489 400 215 191 129 29 967
Hisashi Hasumi Japan 20 700 1.4× 697 1.7× 213 1.0× 217 1.1× 114 0.9× 73 1.4k
Bao-Li Chang United States 18 544 1.1× 442 1.1× 269 1.3× 337 1.8× 132 1.0× 25 1.0k
Shimiao Zhu China 19 525 1.1× 388 1.0× 327 1.5× 93 0.5× 94 0.7× 38 1.0k
Tony T. Wu Taiwan 15 382 0.8× 542 1.4× 187 0.9× 91 0.5× 135 1.0× 32 1.1k
Ploutarchos Anezinis Greece 15 542 1.1× 606 1.5× 162 0.8× 198 1.0× 144 1.1× 21 1.2k
Cheng–Lung Hsu Taiwan 17 307 0.6× 296 0.7× 130 0.6× 140 0.7× 162 1.3× 33 1.2k
Dennis Faith United States 15 565 1.2× 443 1.1× 260 1.2× 209 1.1× 32 0.2× 18 1.1k
Tammy Sadler United States 13 424 0.9× 162 0.4× 138 0.6× 235 1.2× 59 0.5× 18 849
Marinus A. Noordzij Netherlands 17 625 1.3× 988 2.5× 282 1.3× 233 1.2× 224 1.7× 29 1.4k
Jair Tenorio Spain 18 344 0.7× 295 0.7× 68 0.3× 329 1.7× 113 0.9× 76 943

Countries citing papers authored by Lien Spans

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lien Spans

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lien Spans

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lien Spans. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lien Spans based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Lien Spans. Lien Spans is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Claerhout, Sofie, Sara Vander Borght, Lien Spans, et al.. (2024). Recurrent and novel fusions detected by targeted RNA sequencing as part of the diagnostic workflow of soft tissue and bone tumours. The Journal of Pathology Clinical Research. 10(3). e12376–e12376. 1 indexed citations
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Spans, Lien, Lien Solie, Raf Sciot, et al.. (2024). A novel methylation signature predicts extreme long-term survival in glioblastoma. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 169(2). 341–347. 2 indexed citations
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Rompuy, Anne‐Sophie Van, Eduard Roussel, Lien Spans, et al.. (2022). Establishment and Characterization of Advanced Penile Cancer Patient-derived Tumor Xenografts: Paving the Way for Personalized Treatments. European Urology Focus. 8(6). 1787–1794. 9 indexed citations
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Messiaen, Julie, Annelies Claeys, Aniket Shetty, et al.. (2022). Generation of patient-derived models from a metastatic pediatric diffuse leptomeningeal glioneuronal tumor with KIAA1549::BRAF fusion. Acta Neuropathologica. 144(4). 793–797.
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Przybył, Joanna, Lien Spans, Kristen N. Ganjoo, et al.. (2022). Detection of MDM2 amplification by shallow whole genome sequencing of cell-free DNA of patients with dedifferentiated liposarcoma. PLoS ONE. 17(1). e0262272–e0262272. 4 indexed citations
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Claerhout, Sofie, Stefan Lehnert, Sara Vander Borght, et al.. (2022). Targeted RNA sequencing for upfront analysis of actionable driver alterations in non-small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer. 166. 242–249. 5 indexed citations
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Borght, Sara Vander, Lien Spans, Stefan Lehnert, et al.. (2021). Comprehensive immunomolecular profiling of endometrial carcinoma: A tertiary retrospective study. Gynecologic Oncology. 162(3). 694–701. 10 indexed citations
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Albersen, Maarten, Uroš Milenković, Herlinde Dumez, et al.. (2020). Establishment, characterization and imaging of a first platinum-resistant penile cancer patient derived xenograft in nude mice: An eUROGEN project. European Urology Open Science. 19. e293–e294. 1 indexed citations
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Bempt, Isabelle Vanden, Sara Vander Borght, Raf Sciot, et al.. (2020). Comprehensive targeted next‐generation sequencing approach in the molecular diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Genes Chromosomes and Cancer. 60(4). 239–249. 25 indexed citations
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Przybył, Joanna, Jacob J. Chabon, Lien Spans, et al.. (2018). Combination Approach for Detecting Different Types of Alterations in Circulating Tumor DNA in Leiomyosarcoma. Clinical Cancer Research. 24(11). 2688–2699. 44 indexed citations
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Spans, Lien, Ed Schuuring, Cleo Keppens, et al.. (2018). Describing the Reportable Range Is Important for Reliable Treatment Decisions. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 20(6). 743–753. 9 indexed citations
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Preković, Stefan, Martin E. van Royen, Arnout Voet, et al.. (2016). The Effect of F877L and T878A Mutations on Androgen Receptor Response to Enzalutamide. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 15(7). 1702–1712. 80 indexed citations
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Sohni, Abhishek, Rita Khoueiry, Lien Spans, et al.. (2015). Dynamic Switching of Active Promoter and Enhancer Domains Regulates Tet1 and Tet2 Expression during Cell State Transitions between Pluripotency and Differentiation. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 35(6). 1026–1042. 41 indexed citations
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Broeck, Thomas Van den, Steven Joniau, Liesbeth Clinckemalie, et al.. (2014). The Role of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Predicting Prostate Cancer Risk and Therapeutic Decision Making. BioMed Research International. 2014. 1–16. 39 indexed citations
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Claessens, Frank, Christine Helsen, Stefan Preković, et al.. (2014). Emerging mechanisms of enzalutamide resistance in prostate cancer. Nature Reviews Urology. 11(12). 712–716. 107 indexed citations
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Spans, Lien, Christine Helsen, Liesbeth Clinckemalie, et al.. (2014). Comparative Genomic and Transcriptomic Analyses of LNCaP and C4-2B Prostate Cancer Cell Lines. PLoS ONE. 9(2). e90002–e90002. 33 indexed citations
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Clinckemalie, Liesbeth, Lien Spans, Vanessa Dubois, et al.. (2013). Androgen Regulation of the TMPRSS2 Gene and the Effect of a SNP in an Androgen Response Element. Molecular Endocrinology. 27(12). 2028–2040. 98 indexed citations
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Helsen, Christine, Stefanie Kerkhofs, Liesbeth Clinckemalie, et al.. (2011). Structural basis for nuclear hormone receptor DNA binding. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 348(2). 411–417. 108 indexed citations
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Spans, Lien, Zeynep Kalender Atak, Filip Van Nieuwerburgh, et al.. (2011). Variations in the exome of the LNCaP prostate cancer cell line. The Prostate. 72(12). 1317–1327. 16 indexed citations
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Tanner, Tamzin, Sarah Denayer, Bart Geverts, et al.. (2010). A 629RKLKK633 motif in the hinge region controls the androgen receptor at multiple levels. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 67(11). 1919–1927. 42 indexed citations

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