• Characteristics and prognosis of primary treatment-naïve oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma in Norway, a descriptive retrospective study 

      Bjerkli, Inger-Heidi; Jetlund, Olav; Karevold, Gunnhild; Karlsdottir, Åsa; Jaatun, Ellen A. Andreassen; Uhlin-Hansen, Lars; Rikardsen, Oddveig G; Hadler-Olsen, Elin Synnøve; Steigen, Sonja Eriksson (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Objectives Incidence of oral cavity squamous cell carcinomas is rising worldwide, and population characterization is important to follow for future trends. The aim of this retrospective study was to present a large ...
    • Nephronectin as a matrix effector in cancer 

      Norvoll Magnussen, Synnøve; Toraskar, Jimita Prashant; Hadler-Olsen, Elin Synnøve; Steigedal, Tonje S.; Svineng, Gunbjørg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The extracellular matrix protein nephronectin plays an important regulatory role during embryonic development, controlling renal organogenesis through integrin α8β1 association. Nephronectin has three main domains: five ...
    • Nephronectin promotes breast cancer brain metastatic colonization via its integrin-binding domains 

      Norvoll Magnussen, Synnøve; Toraskar, Jimita Prashant; Wilhelm, Imola; Hasko, Janos; Figenschau, Stine; Molnar, Judit; Seppola, Marit; Steigen, Sonja Eriksson; Steigedal, Tonje S.; Hadler-Olsen, Elin Synnøve; Krizbai, Istvan; Svineng, Gunbjørg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      This study demonstrates a role for the extracellular matrix protein nephronectin (NPNT) in promoting experimental breast cancer brain metastasis, possibly through enhanced binding to- and migration through brain endothelial ...
    • Tumor budding score predicts lymph node status in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma and should be included in the pathology report 

      Bjerkli, Inger-Heidi; Laurvik, Helene; Nginamau, Elisabeth Sivy; Søland, Tine Merete; Costea, Daniela Elena; Hov, Håkon; Uhlin-Hansen, Lars; Hadler-Olsen, Elin Synnøve; Steigen, Sonja Eriksson (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background The majority of oral cavity cancers arise in the oral tongue. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of tumor budding in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma, both as a separate variable and ...