Blar i Faculty of Medicine på emneord "Brain metastasis"

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    • 3D Modelling of Brain Metastasis Microenvironment for Evaluation of Tumour-Stromal Interactions 

      Berle, Birgitte Feginn (Master thesis, 2023-06-01)
      Brain metastases (BM) occur when cancer cells from the primary location spread to the brain through the bloodstream. BM affects approximately 20-40 % of cancer patients, with the majority originating from lung, breast, and ...

    • In vitro and in vivo studies of a novel blood brain barrier permeabilizing peptide K16ApoE 

      Holte, Christopher Florian (Master thesis, 2016-05-30)
      Brain metastasis is a common and severe complication arising in up to 40 % of cancer patients. The prognoses for patients with brain metastases are dismal, with a median treated survival of around 10 months. Treatment of ...

    • Inhibition of mitochondrial respiration prevents BRAF-mutant melanoma brain metastasis 

      Sundstrøm, Terje; Prestegarden, Lars; Azuaje, Francisco; Aasen, Synnøve Nymark; Røsland, Gro Vatne; Varughese, Jobin K.; Bahador, Marzieh; Bernatz, Simon; Braun, Yannick; Harter, Patrick N.; Skaftnesmo, Kai Ove; Ingham, Elizabeth S.; Mahakian, Lisa M.; Tam, Sarah; Tepper, Clifford G.; Petersen, Kjell; Ferrara, Katherine W.; Tronstad, Karl Johan; Lund-Johansen, Morten; Beschorner, Rudi; Bjerkvig, Rolf; Thorsen, Frits (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-04-10)
      Melanoma patients carry a high risk of developing brain metastases, and improvements in survival are still measured in weeks or months. Durable disease control within the brain is impeded by poor drug penetration across ...