• Benefits of Study Participation for Patients with Advanced Cancer Receiving Radiotherapy: A Prospective Observational Study 

      Bye, Asta; Bjerkeset, Ellen; Stensheim, Hanne; Loge, Jon Håvard; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Klepstad, Pål; Habberstad, Ragnhild H; Kaasa, Stein; Aass, Nina Kathrine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: Patients with advanced cancer and bone metastases may have unmet palliative care (PC) needs that go unnoticed during clinical oncological practice. This observational study describes interventions that were ...
    • Clinical Predictors for Analgesic Response to Radiotherapy in Patients with Painful Bone Metastases 

      Habberstad, Ragnhild H; Frøseth, Trude Camilla Salvesen; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Bjerkeset, Gunnhild; Abramova, Tatiana Mikhailovna; Garcia-Alonso, Elena; Caputo, Mariangela; Rossi, Romina; Boland, Jason W.; Brunelli, Cinzia; Lund, Jo-Åsmund; Kaasa, Stein; Klepstad, Pål (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background Radiotherapy (RT) reduces pain in about 60% of patients with painful bone metastases, leaving many patients without clinical benefit. This study assesses predictors for RT effectiveness in patients with painful ...
    • Inflammatory Markers and Radiotherapy Response in Patients With Painful Bone Metastases 

      Habberstad, Ragnhild H; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Damås, Jan Kristian; Brunelli, Cinzia; Rossi, Romina; Garcia-Alonso, Elena; Kaasa, Stein; Klepstad, Pål (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Context Inflammation is proposed to influence tumor response in radiotherapy (RT). Clinical studies to investigate the relationship between inflammatory markers and RT response is warranted to understand the variable RT ...