• The association of women’s birth size with risk of molecular breast cancer subtypes: a cohort study 

      Sandvei, Marie Søfteland; Opdahl, Signe; Valla, Marit; Lagiou, Pagona; Vesterfjell, Ellen Veronika; Rise, Tor Vikan; Overrein, Tina Syvertsen; Skjervold, Anette Hansen; Engstrøm, Monica J; Bofin, Anna M.; Vatten, Lars J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background: Because birth size appears to be positively associated with breast cancer risk, we have studied whether this risk may differ according to molecular breast cancer subtypes. Methods: A cohort of 22,931 women born ...
    • Associations between detectable circulating tumor DNA and tumor glucose uptake measured by 18F-FDG PET/CT in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer 

      Ottestad, Anine Larsen; Johansen, Håkon; Halvorsen, Tarje Onsøien; Dai, Hong Yan; Wahl, Sissel Gyrid Freim; Emdal, Elisabeth Fritzke; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background The low level of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in the blood is a well-known challenge for the application of liquid biopsies in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) management. Studies of metastatic ...
    • Cerebellar mutism syndrome in children with brain tumours of the posterior fossa 

      Wibroe, Morten; Cappelen, Johan; Castor, Charlotte; Clausen, Niels; Grillner, Pernilla; Gudrunardottir, Thora; Gupta, Ramneek; Gustavsson, Bengt; Heyman, Mats; Holm, Stefan; Karppinen, Atte; Klausen, Camilla; Lönnqvist, Tuula; Mathiasen, Rene; Nilsson, Pelle; Nysom, Karsten; Persson, Karin; Rask, Olof; Schmiegelow, Kjeld; Sehested, Astrid; Thomassen, Harald; Tonning-Olsson, Ingrid; Zetterqvist, Barbara; Juhler, Marianne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      Background: Central nervous system tumours constitute 25% of all childhood cancers; more than half are located in the posterior fossa and surgery is usually part of therapy. One of the most disabling late effects of posterior ...
    • Downstaging and survival after Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for bladder cancer in Norway; a population-based study 

      Møller, Christina Tanem; Støer, Nathalie Charlotte; Blindheim, Augun; Berge, Viktor; Tafjord, Gunnar; Fosså, Sophie Dorothea; Kulle, Bettina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) before radical cystectomy is associated with pathological downstaging (DS) and improved overall survival (OS) in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). Population-based ...
    • Long term trends of breast cancer incidence according to proliferation status 

      Klæstad, Elise; Opdahl, Signe; Raj, Sunil Xavier; Valla, Marit; Bofin, Anna M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background Long-term breast cancer incidence trends according to proliferation status are poorly described. We studied time-trends in breast cancer incidence, using mitotic count and Ki-67 as markers of proliferation. ...
    • Metabolic characterization of triple negative breast cancer 

      Cao, Maria Dung; Lamichhane, Santosh; Lundgren, Steinar; Bofin, Anna M.; Fjøsne, Hans Erikssønn; Giskeødegård, Guro F.; Bathen, Tone Frost (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Background The aims of this study were to characterize the metabolite profiles of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) and to investigate the metabolite profiles associated with human epidermal growth factor receptor-2/neu ...
    • Octogenarian patients with colon cancer – postoperative morbidity and mortality are the major challenges 

      Høydahl, Øystein; Edna, Tom-Harald; Xanthoulis, Athanasios; Lydersen, Stian; Endreseth, Birger Henning (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background Few studies have addressed colon cancer surgery outcomes in an unselected cohort of octogenarian patients. The present study aimed to evaluate the relative survival of octogenarian patients after a major resection ...
    • Post-treatment work patterns amongst survivors of lymphoma treated with high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem-cell transplantation 

      Hernæs, Kjersti Helene; Smeland, Knut Bjøro; Fagerli, Unn-Merete; Kiserud, Cecilie E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background This study describes post-treatment work patterns in lymphoma survivors treated with high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem-cell transplantation (HDT-ASCT). It aims to identify determinants for labour force ...