# Uta Dirksen

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## TL;DR

Paediatric oncologist from University Hospital Essen who presides over SIOP Europe and has led international Ewing sarcoma trials.

## Summary

Uta Dirksen is President of SIOP Europe, the European Society for Paediatric Oncology, and a paediatric oncologist at University Hospital Essen, Germany. She has coordinated cooperative bone sarcoma trials including the Ewing 2008 and iEuroEwing studies, and works on adolescent and young adult cancer care and European paediatric oncology policy.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Tags: leadership; clinician-scientist; paediatric oncology; sarcoma
- Role: President
- Specialisms: Paediatric oncology; Ewing sarcoma; Bone sarcoma trials

## Sources

- Society page: https://siope.eu/about-siope/board/
- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Dirksen+U%5BAuthor%5D

## Connected records

- cancers: [Ewing sarcoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/ewing-sarcoma/), [Osteosarcoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/osteosarcoma/)
- institutions: [SIOP Europe (European Society for Paediatric Oncology)](https://onco.cc/institutions/siop-europe/)
- trials: [Euro Ewing 2012](https://onco.cc/trials/euro-ewing-2012/)

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