Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Expertises
Radiation oncology; Advanced Radiation Therapy; Advanced Imaging; Lymphoma; Head & Neck Cancer; Prognostic Factors; Late Effects of Cancer Treatment;
Main research areas
Radiation Therapy for Lymphoma, use of advanced imaging and treatment techniques with the aim of minimizing long-term toxicity while maintaining the high cure rate;
Radiation Therapy for Head & Neck Cancer, selection patients for intensification of loco-regional treatment and/or intensification of systemic treatment, depending on the risk profile;
Current research
Dose-response relationship for radiation therapy and chemotherapy for lymphomas (with the EORTC Lymphoma Group);
Analysis of recurrence localizations Hodgkin lymphoma and aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma;
Analysis of the prognostic value of the metabolic tumour volume in Hodgkin lymphoma and aggressive non-Hodgkinl lymphoma;
Development of evidence based guidelines on radiation therapy for relapsed/refractory lymphoma, proton therapy, plasmacytoma, leukemia, imaging, and target volume modifications, within the worldwide collaboration of the International Lymphoma Radiation Oncology Group;
Prognostic and predictive value of molecular biology (immune histochemistry and DNA analyses) in head & neck cancer;
Prognostic and predictive value of imaging characterstics (PET, CT, MR) in head & neck cancer;
Risk modelling based on clinical, imaging and molecular biology data in head & neck cancer;
Development of a randomized phase II study (based on our previously published Phase I study) of dose-painting in patients with head & neck cancer;
Potential conflicts of interest
None
External positions
University of Copenhagen
2005 → …
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Breaking Down the Barriers for Patients With Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma: Current Controversies and Challenges for Radiation Oncologists in 2024
Campbell, B. A., Prince, H. M., Thursky, K., Dabaja, B., Hoppe, R., Specht, L., Morris, S. & Porceddu, S. V., Jan 2025, In: Seminars in Radiation Oncology. 35, 1, p. 110-125 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review
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Real-World Pattern-of-Care Analysis of Primary Cutaneous Lymphomas Radiation Therapy Among European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Members
Elsayad, K., Guenova, E., Fournier, B., Fernandes, C., Clementel, E., Papadavid, E., Barry, M. B., Pavlotsky, F., Specht, L., Levis, M., Morris, S., Campbell, B., Nicolay, J. P., Cowan, R., Correia, D., Assaf, C., Ortiz-Romero, P. L., Kouloulias, V., de Masson, A. & Dalle, S. & 22 others, , 15 Mar 2025, In: International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics. 121, 4, p. 1006-1010 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Risk Stratification for Trial Enrichment Considering Loco-Regional Failure in Head and Neck Cancer: UICC8 Versus Purpose-Built Failure-Type Specific Risk Prediction Model
Håkansson, K., Muse, D. H., Bäck, A., Rasmussen, J. H., Lindegaard, A. M., Specht, L., Friborg, J., Cange, H. H. & Vogelius, I. R., 31 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Head and Neck.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Total skin electron beam therapy
Specht, L., 2025, In: Frontiers in Oncology. 15, p. 1498855Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Career development: A balance of opportunities and choices
de Jong, D., Kimby, E. & Specht, L., 2024, In: Hematological Oncology. 42, 6, e3193.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Research › peer-review
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