• Persistence of disseminated tumor cells after neoadjuvant treatment for locally advanced breast cancer predicts poor survival 

      Mathiesen, Randi Margit Ruud; Borgen, Elin; Renolen, Anne; Løkkevik, Erik; Nesland, Jahn M; Anker, Gun Birgitta; Østenstad, Bjørn; Lundgren, Steinar; Risberg, Terje; Mjaaland, Ingvil; Kvalheim, Gunnar; Lønning, Per Eystein; Naume, Bjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Introduction Presence of disseminated tumor cells (DTCs) in bone marrow (BM) and circulating tumor cells (CTC) in peripheral blood (PB) predicts reduced survival in early breast cancer. The aim of this study was to determine ...
    • The longitudinal transcriptional response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy with and without bevacizumab in breast cancer 

      Silwal-Pandit, Laxmi; Nord, Silje; Gythfeldt, Hedda; Møller, Elen Kristine; Fleischer, Thomas; Rødland, Einar Andreas; Krohn, Marit; Borgen, Elin; Garred, Øystein; Olsen, Tone; Vu, Phuong Ngoc Thi; Skjerven, Helle; Fangberget, Anne; Holmen, Marit Muri; Schlichting, Ellen; Wille, Elisabeth; Stokke, Mette Norberg; Vollan, Hans Kristian Moen; Kristensen, Vessela N.; Langerød, Anita; Lundgren, Steinar; Wist, Erik; Naume, Bjørn; Lingjærde, Ole Christian; Børresen-Dale, Anne-Lise; Engebråten, Olav (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Purpose: Chemotherapy-induced alterations to gene expression are due to transcriptional reprogramming of tumor cells or subclonal adaptations to treatment. The effect on whole-transcriptome mRNA expression was investigated ...