• Imaging of preclinical endometrial cancer models for monitoring tumor progression and response to targeted therapy 

      Espedal, Heidi; Fonnes, Tina; Fasmer, Kristine Eldevik; Krakstad, Camilla; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-27)
      Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic malignancy in industrialized countries. Most patients are cured by surgery; however, about 15% of the patients develop recurrence with limited treatment options. Patient-derived ...
    • Immunohistochemical biomarkers are prognostic relevant in addition to the ESMO-ESGO-ESTRO risk classification in endometrial cancer 

      Vrede, S.W.; van Weelden, Willem Jan; Visser, Nicole C.M.; Bulten, Johan; Van Der Putten, Louis J.M.; Van De Vijver, Koen; Santacana, Maria; Colas, Eva; Gil-Moreno, Antonio; Moiola, Cristian P.; Mancebo, Gemma; Krakstad, C.; Trovik, J.; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Huvila, Jutta; Koskas, Martin; Weinberger, Vit; Bednarikova, M.; Hausnerova, Jitka; van der Wurff, der; Matias-Guiu, Xavier; Amant, Frédéric; Snijders, Marc P.L.M.; Küsters-Vandevelde, Heidi V.N.; Reijnen, Casper; Pijnenborg, Johanna M.A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Objective: Pre-operative immunohistochemical (IHC) biomarkers are not incorporated in endometrial cancer (EC) risk classification. We aim to investigate the added prognostic relevance of IHC biomarkers to the ESMO-ESGO-ESTRO ...
    • Impact of body mass index and fat distribution on sex steroid levels in endometrial carcinoma: A retrospective study 

      van Weelden, Willem Jan; Fasmer, Kristine Eldevik; Tangen, Ingvild Løberg; IntHout, Joanna; Abbink, Karin; van Herwaarden, Antonius E.; Krakstad, Camilla; Massuger, Leon F.A.G.; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Pijnenborg, Johanna M.A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06-07)
      Background Obesity is an important cause of multiple cancer types, amongst which endometrial cancer (EC). The relation between obesity and cancer is complicated and involves alterations in insulin metabolism, response to ...
    • Increased microvascular proliferation is negatively correlated to tumour blood flow and is associated with unfavourable outcome in endometrial carcinomas 

      Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Stefansson, Ingunn; Grüner, Renate; Husby, Jenny Hild Aase; Magnussen, Inger Johanne; Werner, Henrica Maria Johanna; Salvesen, Øyvind; Bjørge, Line; Trovik, Jone; Taxt, Torfinn; Akslen, Lars A.; Salvesen, Helga Birgitte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)
      Background: We aimed to study the angiogenic profile based on histomorphological markers in endometrial carcinomas in relation to imaging parameters obtained from preoperative dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance ...
    • Interobserver agreement and prognostic impact for MRI–based 2018 FIGO staging parameters in uterine cervical cancer 

      Wagner-Larsen, Kari Strøno; Lura, Njål Gjærde; Salvesen, Øyvind; Halle, Mari Kyllesø; Forsse, David Erik; Trovik, Jone; Smit, Noeska Natasja; Krakstad, Camilla; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Objectives To evaluate the interobserver agreement for MRI–based 2018 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) staging parameters in patients with cervical cancer and assess the prognostic value of ...
    • Longitudinal effects of adjuvant chemotherapy and lymph node staging on patient-reported outcomes in endometrial cancer survivors: a prospective cohort study 

      Forsse, David Erik; Barbero, Mark L.; Werner, Henrica Maria Johanna; Woie, Kathrine; Nordskar, Nina Jebens; Berge Nilsen, Elisabeth; Ellstrøm Engh, Marie; Vistad, Ingvild; Rege, Astri; Sævik-Lode, Margaret; Andreasen, Stine; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Trovik, Jone; Krakstad, Camilla (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: Most patients with endometrial cancer with localized disease are effectively treated and survive for a long time. The primary treatment is hysterectomy, to which surgical staging procedures may be added to ...
    • Maintained survival outcome after reducing lymphadenectomy rates and optimizing adjuvant treatment in endometrial cancer 

      Forsse, David Erik; Berg, Hege Fredriksen; Bozickovic, Olivera; Engerud, Hilde Renate; Halle, Mari Kyllesø; Høivik, Erling Andre; Woie, Kathrine; Werner, Henrica Maria Johanna; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Trovik, Jone; Krakstad, Camilla (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Objective: Main controversies in endometrial cancer treatment include the role of lymphadenectomy and optimal adjuvant treatment. We assessed clinical outcome in a population-based endometrial cancer cohort in relation to ...
    • Mammographic features and screening outcome in a randomized controlled trial comparing digital breast tomosynthesis and digital mammography 

      Aase, Hildegunn Siv; Danielsen, Anders Skyrud; Hoff, Solveig Roth; Holen, Åsne Sørlien; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Hovda, Tone; Hanestad, Berit; Sandvik, Cecilia Karolina; Hofvind, Solveig (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Purpose To compare the distribution of mammographic features among women recalled for further assessment after screening with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) versus digital mammography (DM), and to assess associations ...
    • Microvascular proliferation is associated with high tumour blood flow by mpMRI and disease progression in primary prostate cancer 

      Børretzen, Astrid; Reisæter, Lars Anders Rokne; Ringheim, Anders; Gravdal, Karsten; Haukaas, Svein Andreas; Fasmer, Kristine Eldevik; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Beisland, Christian; Akslen, Lars Andreas; Halvorsen, Ole Johan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Active angiogenesis may be assessed by immunohistochemistry using Nestin, a marker of newly formed vessels, combined with Ki67 for proliferating cells. Here, we studied microvascular proliferation by Nestin-Ki67 co-expression ...
    • Mismatch repair markers in preoperative and operative endometrial cancer samples; expression concordance and prognostic value 

      Berg, Hege Fredriksen; Engerud, Hilde Renate; Myrvold, Madeleine; Lien, Hilde Eide; Hjelmeland, Marta Espevold; Halle, Mari Kyllesø; Woie, Kathrine; Høivik, Erling Andre; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Vintermyr, Olav Karsten; Trovik, Jone; Krakstad, Camilla (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background The endometrial cancer mismatch repair (MMR) deficient subgroup is defined by loss of MSH6, MSH2, PMS2 or MLH1. We compare MMR status in paired preoperative and operative samples and investigate the prognostic ...
    • MRI adipose tissue segmentation and quantification in R (RAdipoSeg) 

      Haugen, Christine; Lysne, Vegard; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Tjora, Erling; Gudbrandsen, Oddrun Anita; Sagen, Jørn Vegard; Dankel, Simon N; Mellgren, Gunnar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-08)
      Background: Excess adipose tissue is associated with increased cardiovascular and metabolic risk, but the volume of visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue poses different metabolic risks. MRI with fat suppression can be ...
    • MRI-assessed tumor-free distance to serosa predicts deep myometrial invasion and poor outcome in endometrial cancer 

      Dybvik, Julie Andrea; Fasmer, Kristine Eldevik; Ytre-Hauge, Sigmund; Husby, Jenny Hild Aase; Salvesen, Øyvind; Stefansson, Ingunn Marie; Krakstad, Camilla; Trovik, Jone; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Objectives To explore the diagnostic accuracy of preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-derived tumor measurements for the prediction of histopathological deep (≥ 50%) myometrial invasion (pDMI) and prognostication ...
    • An mri-based radiomic prognostic index predicts poor outcome and specific genetic alterations in endometrial cancer 

      Jacob, Havjin; Dybvik, Julie Andrea; Ytre-Hauge, Sigmund; Fasmer, Kristine E.; Høivik, Erling Andre; Trovik, Jone; Krakstad, Camilla; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Integrative tumor characterization linking radiomic profiles to corresponding gene expression profiles has the potential to identify specific genetic alterations based on non-invasive radiomic profiling in cancer. The aim ...
    • MRI-based radiomic signatures for pretreatment prognostication in cervical cancer 

      Wagner-Larsen, Kari Strøno; Hodneland, Erlend; Fasmer, Kristine Eldevik; Lura, Njål; Woie, Kathrine; Bertelsen, Bjørn; Salvesen, Øyvind Olav; Halle, Mari Kyllesø; Smit, Noeska Natasja; Krakstad, Camilla; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background Accurate pretherapeutic prognostication is important for tailoring treatment in cervical cancer (CC). Purpose To investigate whether pretreatment MRI-based radiomic signatures predict disease-specific ...
    • Multimodal Imaging of Orthotopic Mouse Model of Endometrial Carcinoma 

      Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Popa, Mihaela Lucia; Fonnes, Tina; Brekke, Njål; Kopperud, Reidun Kristin; Visser, Nicole C.; Rygh, Cecilie Brekke; Pavlin, Tina; Salvesen, Helga Birgitte; McCormack, Emmet; Krakstad, Camilla (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-08-07)
      Background: Orthotopic endometrial cancer models provide a unique tool for studies of tumour growth and metastatic spread. Novel preclinical imaging methods also have the potential to quantify functional tumour characteristics ...
    • Near-Infrared Fluorescent Imaging for Monitoring of Treatment Response in Endometrial Carcinoma Patient-Derived Xenograft Models. 

      Fonnes, Tina; Strand, Elin; Fasmer, Kristine Eldevik; Berg, Hege Fredriksen; Espedal, Heidi; Sortland, Kristina; Stefansson, Ingunn; Bjørge, Line; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Krakstad, Camilla; Mc Cormack, Emmet (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Imaging of clinically relevant preclinical animal models is critical to the development of personalized therapeutic strategies for endometrial carcinoma. Although orthotopic patient-derived xenografts (PDXs) reflecting ...
    • Patient-derived organoids reflect the genetic profile of endometrial tumors and predict patient prognosis 

      Berg, Hege Fredriksen; Hjelmeland, Marta Espevold; Lien, Hilde Eide; Espedal, Heidi; Fonnes, Tina; Srivastava, Aashish; Stokowy, Tomasz; Strand, Elin; Bozickovic, Olivera; Stefansson, Ingunn Marie; Bjørge, Line; Trovik, Jone; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Høivik, Erling Andre; Krakstad, Camilla (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: A major hurdle in translational endometrial cancer (EC) research is the lack of robust preclinical models that capture both inter- and intra-tumor heterogeneity. This has hampered the development of new treatment ...
    • Plasma growth differentiation factor-15 is an independent marker for aggressive disease in endometrial cancer 

      Engerud, Hilde Renate; Hope, Kirsten Øvergaard; Berg, Hege Fredriksen; Fasmer, Kristine Eldevik; Tangen, Ingvild Løberg; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Trovik, Jone; Krakstad, Camilla (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Objective: Better biomarkers are needed in order to identify patients with endometrial carcinoma at risk of recurrence and who may profit from a more aggressive treatment regimen. Our objective was to explore the applicability ...
    • Poor outcome in hypoxic endometrial carcinoma is related to vascular density 

      Reijnen, Casper; van Weelden, Willem Jan; Arts, Martijn S.J.P.; Peters, Johan P.; Rijken, Paul F.; van de Vijver, Koen; Santacana, Maria; Bronsert, Peter; Bulten, Johan; Hirschfeld, Marc; Colas, Eva; Gil-Moreno, Antonio; Reques, Armando; Mancebo, Gemma; Krakstad, Camilla; Trovik, Jone; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Huvila, Jutta; Koskas, Martin; Weinberger, Vit; Minar, Lubos; Jandakova, Eva; Snijders, Marc P.L.M.; van den Berg-van Erp, Saskia; Küsters-Vandevelde, Heidi V.N.; Matias-Guiu, Xavier; Amant, Frederic; Massuger, Leon F.A.G.; Bussink, Johan; Pijnenborg, Johanna M.A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-04-23)
      Background Identification of endometrial carcinoma (EC) patients at high risk of recurrence is lacking. In this study, the prognostic role of hypoxia and angiogenesis was investigated in EC patients. Methods Tumour slides ...
    • Prediction of Surgical Outcome in Advanced Ovarian Cancer by Imaging and Laparoscopy: A Narrative Review 

      Pinto, Patrícia; Burgetova, Andrea; Cibula, David; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Indrielle-Kelly, Tereza; Fischerova, Daniela (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Maximal-effort upfront or interval debulking surgery is the recommended approach for advanced-stage ovarian cancer. The role of diagnostic imaging is to provide a systematic and structured report on tumour dissemination ...