Funded Projects
WP 3.18: Impact of Breast Reconstruction and Oncoplastic Surgery on Breast cancer-related lymphedema, Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction: A Prospective Observational Study
WP leader
Tine Engberg Damsgaard, Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital of Southern Denmark (SLB-Vejle) and Odense Univeristy Hospital.
DMCG
Danish Breast Cancer Group
Participating institutions
Department of Plastic Surgery, Roskilde University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Zealand University Hospital, Køge, Denmark.
Status: Expected to Fall 2025
WP 2.27: Temporal Changes of Postoperative Complications in the Era of Minimally Invasive Surgery for Cancer
WP leader
Christian Fynbo, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark and Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, Department of Urology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark.
DMCG
N/A
Participating institutions
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Status: Pending
WP 2.24: A national longitudinal study of metastases-directed local ablative therapy for patients with oligometastatic disease - a combined interventional and observational trial (OLIGO-DK)
WP leader
Gitte Persson, Department of Oncology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Denmark.
DMCG
All relevant DMCGs
Participating institutions
All medical and surgical cancer departments in Denmark.
Status: Active
WP 2.21: What is the effect of lymphovenous anastomoses in the treatment of lower limb lymphedema – a pragmatic, open label, randomized controlled trial
WP leader
Lisbet Rosenkrantz Hölmich, Department of Plastic Surgery, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Denmark
DMCG
Danish Lymphoma Group
Participating institutions
Department of Plastic Surgery, Roskilde Hospital and Academy for Medical Education and Simulation (CAMES), Denmark
Department of Plastic Surgery, Odense University Hospital
Department of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital
Status: Pending
WP 3.2: Key indicators for quality of life and late adverse effects following cancer treatment
WP leader
Peter Christensen, Professor, Danish Cancer Society National Research Center for survivorship and late adverse effect following pelvic organ cancer, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, and Department of Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
DMCGs
Danish Colorectal Cancer Group
Danish Breast Cancer Group
Danish Bladder Cancer Group
with potential migration into all DMCGs
Participating institutions
Danish Cancer Society National Research Center for survivorship and late adverse effect following pelvic organ cancer, Aalborg and Aarhus University Hospitals, Denmark
Danish Breast Cancer Group Center & Clinic for late effects (DCCL), Denmark
Deptartment of Oncology, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Status: Ongoing
WP 2.10: Reduction of positive margins and local recurrence in malignant musculoskeletal tumors – repurposing established technology for novel applications
WP leaders
Tine Engberg Damsgaard MD, PhD, MRBS, Professor, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Department of Plastic Surgery, part of Lillebaelt Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Denmark
Thomas Baad-Hansen, Professor, Sarcoma division, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
DMCG
Danish Sarcoma Group
Participating institutions
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (Section for Tumor Surgery), Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet), Copenhagen, Denmark
Department of Plastic Surgery, part of Lillebaelt Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Denmark
Status: Pending
WP 2.23: Intestinal anastomotic microirculation: a mattter of an objective approach
WP leader
Mai-Britt Worm Ørntoft, Department of Surgery, Gødstrup, Denmark.
DMCG
Danish Colon Cancer Cancer Group
Participating institutions
Department of Surgery, Gødstrup, Denmark
Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Denmark.
Department of Surgery, Vejle. Denmark.
Status: Pending
WP 1.3: FRAGINOC: The impact of FRAilty screening and Geriatric assessment and INtervention in older patients with epithelial Ovarian Cancer
WP leader
Tine Henrichsen Schnack, associate professor, PhD, Department of Gynecology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
DMCG
Danish Gynecologic Cancer Group
Participating institutions
Department of Gynecology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
Department of Gynecology, Vejle Hospital, Denmark
Department of Gynecology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Department of Zealand University Hospital, Denmark
Department of Oncology, Køge Hospital, Denmark
Status: Recruiting
WP 2.3: Economic Evaluation of Transoral Robotic Surgery versus Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy for Early Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
WP leader
Thomas Kjærgaard, MD, PhD, Departmet of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
DMCG
Danish Head and Neck Cancer Group
Participating institutions
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
Status: Ongoing
WP 2.19: Oncologic Events After Subcutaneous Mastectomy With Or Without Conservation Of The Nipple-areola Complex
WP leader
Tove Tvedskov, Department of Breast Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital (Herlev/Gentofte Hospital and Rigshospitalet), Denmark
DMCG
Danish Breast Cancer Group
Participating institutions
Department of Breast Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital (Herlev/Gentofte Hospital and Rigshospitalet), Denmark
Status: Ongoing
WP 3.15: Empowering breast cancer patients to assess and address their breast cosmetic outcome after breast conserving therapy
WP leader
Jasper Nijkamp, Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital and Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Denmark
DMCG
Danish Breast Cancer Group
Participating institutions
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, and University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Vejle, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, Danish Centre for Particle Therapy, Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
Dept. Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital and Department of Psychology and Behavioural Science, Aarhus University, Denmark
Software Engineering & Computing Systems Section at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
Status: Ongoing
WP 1.7: AI-Driven Personalized Perioperative Management in Colorectal Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial - The AIDPRO-CRC trial
WP leader
Ismail Gögenur, MD, DMSc, Professor, Centre for Surgical Science, Zealand University Hospital
DMCGs
Danish Colorectal Cancer Group
Danish Renal Cancer Group
Danish Lung Cancer Group
Danish Gynecologic Cancer Group
Danish Prostate Cancer Group
Danish Bladder Cancer Group
Coordinating institution
Centre for Surgical Science, Zealand University Hospital, Denmark
Status: Recruiting
WP 3.14: CIRCPAC: Implementing non-invasive circulating tumor DNA and circular DNA analysis in patients with localized pancreatic cancer to optimize the pre- and postoperative treatment: predicting recurrence and survival and changing prognosis over time
WP leader
Claus Lindbjerg Andersen, Department of Molecular Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
DMCG
Danish Pancreatic Cancer Group
Participating institutions
Department of Oncology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark
Department of Molecular Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
Department of Pathology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Department of Surgery, Odense Pancreas Center (OPAC), Odense University Hospital, Denmark
Status: Recruiting
WP 3.12: Venous thromboembolism in patients with primary lung cancer: Integrating information strategies to promote patient empowerment
WP leader
Thomas Decker Christensen. Professor, Consultant, MD, DMSc, PhD., Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery & Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital Denmark
DMCG
Danish Lung Cancer Group
Participating institutions
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Denmark
Danish Center for Health Services Research, Aalborg University & Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark
Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University & Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark
Status: Recruiting
WP 2.6: Palliative Pelvic Exenteration for Alleviating Symptoms in Cancer Patients
WP leader
Jonas Amstrup Funder, consultant, associate professor, PhD, Department of Surgery, Sygehus Lillebælt
DMCGs
Danish Colorectal Cancer Group
Danish Anal Cancer Group
Danish Gynecological Cancer Group
Danish Sarcoma Group
Participating institutions
Deptartment of Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
Department of Gynaecology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
Danish Center for Health Economics (DaCHE), University of Southern Denmark
Department of Colorectal Surgery, St. Vincents University Hospital, Dublin.
Status: Pending
WP 2.9: ICG-BREAST-LYMPH (IBL) - Breast cancer related lymphedema (BCRL) and breast reconstruction. An Inter-Regional Observational Study
WP leaders
Jens Ahm Sørensen MD, PhD, Professor, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Department of Plastic Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
Tine Engberg Damsgaard MD, PhD, MRBS, Professor, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Department of Plastic Surgery, part of Lillebaelt Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Denmark
DMCG
Danish Breast Cancer Group
Participating institutions
Department of Plastic Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
Department of Plastic Surgery, part of Lillebaelt Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Denmark
Department of Plastic Surgery, Roskilde Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark
Department of Plastic Surgery, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
Status: Recruiting
WP 2.1: Surgical Data Vault - Improved surgical proficiency by linking robotic data to the operation
WP leader
Thiusius Rajeeth Savarimuthu M.Sc.Eng, PhD, Professor, Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
DMCGs
All DMCGs performing robotic surgery
Participating institutions
Sub-specialities within each DMCG will be involved in a national data collection project
Status: Ongoing
WP 2.8: SENTIVUC: Optic-guided Sentinel Node Mapping in patients with vulva cancer
WP leader
Ligita Paskeviciute Frøding, MD, Department of Gynecology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
DMCG
Danish Gynecologic Cancer Group
Participating institutions
The two national centres for vulva cancer:
Department of Gynecology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Department of Gynecology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
Status: Recruiting
WP 2.10: Reduction of positive margins and local recurrence in malignant musculoskeletal tumors – repurposing established technology for novel applications
WP leaders
Tine Engberg Damsgaard MD, PhD, MRBS, Professor, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Department of Plastic Surgery, part of Lillebaelt Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Denmark
Thomas Baad-Hansen, Professor, Sarcoma division, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
DMCG
Danish Sarcoma Group
Participating institutions
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (Section for Tumor Surgery), Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet), Copenhagen, Denmark
Department of Plastic Surgery, part of Lillebaelt Hospital, Vejle Hospital, Denmark
Status: Pending
WP 1.4: RESTORE: Rehabilitative Exercise to elevate function for Surgical ineligible patienTs with nOn Small cell lung cancer to achieve possible cuRative surgEry
WP leader
Morten Quist, Ph.D., PT., Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark
DMCG
Danish Lung Cancer Group
Participating institutions
Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Status: Expected start August 2024
WP 3.6: Implementation of patient reported outcomes in melanoma treatment: Optimization of recognition and treatment of adverse effects in melanoma treatment
WP leader
Lisbet Rosenkrantz Hölmich, Dept. of Plastic Surgery, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Denmark
DMCG
Danish Melanoma Group
Participating institutions
Department of Plastic Surgery, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Denmark
Psychological Aspects of Cancer, The Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Denmark
The Danish Clinical Quality Program– National Clinical Registries (RKKP), Frederiksberg Hospital, Denmark
Status: Pending
WP 2.16: Peri-operative treatment with tranexamic acid (TXA); prognostic and treatment related impact of the plasmin(ogen) pathway in melanoma
WP leader
Marie Louise Bønnelykke-Behrndtz, Department Plastic- and Reconstructive Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital and Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark
DMCG
Danish Melanoma Group
Participating institutions
National collaboration from all Danish melanoma centers
Status: Recruiting
WP 1.2: COMPETENCE - Perioperative Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and tailored intervention in older, frail patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer scheduled for radical cystectomy
WP leader
Bente Thoft Jensen, Ph.D., Department of Urology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
DMCG
Danish Bladder Cancer Group
Participating institutions
Aalborg University Hospital
Aarhus University Hospital
Odense University Hospital
Status: Recruiting
WP 2.3: Economic Evaluation of Transoral Robotic Surgery versus Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy for Early Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
WP leader
Thomas Kjærgaard, MD, PhD, Departmet of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
DMCG
Danish Head and Neck Cancer Group
Participating institutions
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
Status: Ongoing
WP 2.17: Applying robot-guided laser osteotomies in malignant bone tumor resection and introducing interlocking osteotomies
WP leader
Thomas Baad-Hansen MD, PhD, Department of Orthopedic oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
DMCG
Danish Sarcoma Group
Participating institutions
Department of Orthopedic oncology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Aarhus University, Denmark
Department of Orthopedic oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
Status: Ongoing
WP 1.3: FRAGINOC: The impact of FRAilty screening and Geriatric assessment and Intervention in older patients with epithelial Ovarian Cancer
WP leader
Tine Henrichsen Schnack, associate professor, PhD, Department of Gynecology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
DMCG
Danish Gynecologic Cancer Group
Participating institutions
Department of Gynecology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
Department of Gynecology, Vejle Hospital, Denmark
Department of Gynecology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Department of Zealand University Hospital, Denmark
Department of Oncology, Køge Hospital, Denmark
Status: Recruiting