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    Axel Bex

    Urologic Surgeon
    University College London, United Kingdom

    Dr. Bex is a urologic surgeon at the Specialist Centre For Kidney Cancer, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, at The Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and a Professor at University College London, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, London, UK. After receiving his MD degree at the University of Aachen, Germany in 1990 he followed his training at the Department of Urology, University of Essen Medical School and West German Comprehensive Cancer Centre.
    His clinical research interest focuses on advanced renal cell carcinoma and the combination of targeted therapy and surgery. Dr. Bex has been PI of numerous trials, including the EORTC trial 30073 SURTIME trial, neoadjuvant studies with immune checkpoint inhibitor combination therapy and steering committee member of several international phase 3 adjuvant trials in high risk renal cell carcinoma.
    Dr. Bex is Chair of the European Association of Urology (EAU) Renal Cancer Guideline panel, past Chair of the Genitourinary Group of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) and member of Dutch and German national urological associations. He is a reviewer for European Urology, British Journal of Urology, Urology, Lancet and Lancet Oncology.

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