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dr. M.J. (Maarten) Bijlsma

Assistant Professor of Precision Drug Therapy & Real World Evidence (TT)

Faculty of Science and Engineering

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maarten.bijlsma rug.nl

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Research interests

Statistics; Causal Inference; Machine Learning; (Pharmaco)Epidemiology; g-formula; longitudinal analysis.

Publications

A target trial emulation of the CONFIRM study with an extension to subgroups: an example for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

Verweij, S., Bijlsma, M. J., Rengerink, K. O., Hillert, J., Forsberg, L., Mouresan, E. F., Glaser, A., Fox, R. J., Hak, E. & Mol, P., 18-Mar-2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Journal of Epidemiology.

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Real-world comparison of avelumab maintenance versus pembrolizumab at progression after first-line platinum-based chemotherapy in metastatic urothelial cancer

ProBCI Study Group, Bosveld, J., Suelmann, B. B. M., Bijlsma, M. J., Franken, M. D., Aben, K. K. H., Meijer, R. P. & Richters, A., 1-Mar-2026, In: ESMO Real World Data and Digital Oncology. 11, 7 p., 100685.

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A Nationwide Real-world Evaluation of Upfront Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in Patients with Synchronous Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma in the Immunotherapy Era

Yildirim, H., Aben, K. K. H., Bijlsma, M. J., Postema, A. W., Aarts, M. J. B., van Oijen, M. G. H., Bex, A., Bins, A. D. & Zondervan, P. J., 1-Jun-2025, In: European urology oncology. 8, 3, p. 623-631 9 p.

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Beyond associations: From theory to interventions in health inequalities research using causal inference

Gueltzow, M., Bijlsma, M. J. & van Lenthe, F. J., Dec-2025, In: Annals of Epidemiology. 112, p. 1-7 7 p.

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Causal Inference for Latent Markov Models Using the Parametric G-Formula

Clouth, F. J., Bijlsma, M. J., Pauws, S. & Vermunt, J. K., 26-Sept-2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Sociological Methods and Research.

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External beam radiation therapy versus radical prostatectomy for high-risk prostate cancer: protocol of the RECOVER study

van der Starre, C. M., Bangma, C. H., Bijlsma, M. J., van den Bergh, A. C. M., Kiemeney, L. A. L. M., Kievit, W., Vos, K., Somford, D. M., Wildeman, S. M., Aben, K. K. H., de Jong, I. J., Pos, F. J. & Heesterman, B. L., 27-Jan-2025, In: BMC Cancer. 25, 1, 8 p., 149.

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Incidentie van darmkanker stijgt bij jonge mensen in Nederland: Reden tot zorg?

Elferink, M. A. G., Galanos, L. J. K., Sijtsma, F. P. C., Bijlsma, M. J., Buffart, T. E., de Hingh, I. H. J. T., van Leerdam, M. E. & van Erning, F. N., 1-Mar-2025, In: Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde. 169, 5, p. 19-23 5 p., D8529.

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Income inequality and access to advanced immunotherapy for lung cancer: The case of Durvalumab in the Netherlands

Katsimpokis, D., Aarts, M. J., Geleijnse, G., Kunst, P. & Bijlsma, M. J., May-2025, In: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 181, 26 p., 111711.

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Modelling Asthma Treatment Dynamics: Insights from the g-Formula

Mommers, I., van Boven, J., Bos, J., Mubarik, S., Hak, E. & Bijlsma, M., 13-Mar-2025, In: Clinical epidemiology. 17, p. 265–276 12 p.

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Real-world effectiveness of antibiotics in addition to oral corticosteroids for managing asthma exacerbations in adults

Mommers, I., Mubarik, S., van Boven, J. F. M., Bos, J. H., Bijlsma, M. J. & Hak, E., 20-Oct-2025, In: BMJ open respiratory research. 12, 1, 9 p., e003506.

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