• Integrin α11β1 is expressed in breast cancer stroma and associates with aggressive tumor phenotypes 

      Smeland, Hilde Ytre-Hauge; Askeland, Cecilie; Wik, Elisabeth; Knutsvik, Gøril; Molven, Anders; Edelmann, RJ; Reed, Rolf K.; Warren, DJ; Gullberg, Donald; Stuhr, Linda Elin Birkhaug; Akslen, Lars A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Cancer‐associated fibroblasts are essential modifiers of the tumor microenvironment. The collagen‐binding integrin α11β1 has been proposed to be upregulated in a pro‐tumorigenic subtype of cancer‐associated fibroblasts. ...
    • PRSS2 remodels the tumor microenvironment via repression of Tsp1 to stimulate tumor growth and progression 

      Sui, Lufei; Wang, Suming; Ganguly, Debolina; El Rayes, Tyler P.; Askeland, Cecilie; Børretzen, Astrid; Sim, Danielle; Halvorsen, Ole Johan; Knutsvik, Gøril; Arnes, Jarle; Aziz, Sura Mohammed; Haukaas, Svein Andreas; Foulkes, William D.; Bielenberg, Diane R.; Ziemys, Arturas; Mittal, Vivek; Brekken, Rolf A.; Akslen, Lars Andreas; Watnick, Randolph (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      The progression of cancer from localized to metastatic disease is the primary cause of morbidity and mortality. The interplay between the tumor and its microenvironment is the key driver in this process of tumor progression. ...
    • Stathmin expression associates with vascular and immune responses in aggressive breast cancer subgroups 

      Askeland, Cecilie; Wik, Elisabeth; Finne, Kenneth; Birkeland, Even; Arnes, Jarle; Collett, Karin; Knutsvik, Gøril; Krüger, Kristi; Davidsen, Benedicte; Aas, Turid; Eide, Geir Egil; Stefansson, Ingunn; Foulkes, William; Akslen, Lars A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Studies indicate that stathmin expression associates with PI3K activation in breast cancer, suggesting stathmin as a marker for targetable patient subgroups. Here we assessed stathmin in relation to tumour proliferation, ...
    • Vessel size as a marker of survival in estrogen receptor positive breast cancer 

      Milosevic, Vladan; Edelmann, Reidunn Jetne; Winge, Ingeborg; Strell, Carina; Mezheyeuski, Artur; Knutsvik, Gøril; Askeland, Cecilie; Wik, Elisabeth; Akslen, Lars Andreas; Östman, Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Purpose: Angiogenesis is crucial for tumor growth and is one of the hallmarks of cancer. In this study, we analyzed microvessel density, vessel median size, and perivascular a-SMA expression as prognostic biomarkers in ...