• Impact of Docetaxel on blood-brain barrier function and formation of breast cancer brain metastases 

      Bernatz, Simon; Ilina, Elena I.; Devraj, Kavi; Harter, Patrick N.; Mueller, Klaus; Kleber, Sascha; Braun, Yannick; Penski, Cornelia; Renner, Christoph; Halder, Rashi; Jennewein, Lukas; Solbach, Christine; Thorsen, Frits; Pestalozzi, Bernhard C.; Mischo, Axel; Mittelbronn, Michael (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10-29)
      Background: Breast cancer (BC) is the most frequent malignant tumor in females and the 2nd most common cause of brain metastasis (BM), that are associated with a fatal prognosis. The increasing incidence from 10% up to 40% ...
    • 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 ...