• Associations between ABO blood groups and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: influence on resection status and survival 

      el Jellas, Khadija; Hoem, Dag; Hagen, Kristin Gjerde; Kalvenes, May Britt; Aziz, Sura Mohammed; Steine, Solrun; Immervoll, Heike; Johansson, Stefan; Molven, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-07)
      Both serology‐based and genetic studies have reported an association between pancreatic cancer risk and ABO blood groups. We have investigated this relationship in a cohort of pancreatic cancer patients from Western Norway ...
    • AXL is a driver of stemness in normal mammary gland and breast cancer 

      Engelsen, Agnete; Wnuk-Lipinska, Katarzyna; Bougnaud, Sébastien; Vatter, Fanny A. Pelissier; Tiron, Crina Elena; Villadsen, René; Miyano, Masaru; Lotsberg, Maria Lie; Madeleine, Noëlly; Panahandeh, Pouda; Dhakal, Sushil; Tan, Tuan Zea; Peters, Stacey D'Mello; Grøndal, Sturla Magnus; Aziz, Sura Mohammed; Nord, Silje; Herfindal, Lars; Stampfer, Martha R.; Sørlie, Therese; Brekken, Rolf A; Straume, Oddbjørn; Halberg, Nils; Gausdal, Gro; Thiery, Jean Paul; Akslen, Lars A.; Petersen, Ole W.; LaBarge, Mark A.; Lorens, James (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      The receptor tyrosine kinase AXL is associated with epithelial plasticity in several solid tumors including breast cancer and AXL-targeting agents are currently in clinical trials. We hypothesized that AXL is a driver of ...
    • Evaluation of Ki67 expression across distinct categories of breast cancer specimens: A Population-based study of matched surgical specimens, core needle biopsies and tissue microarrays 

      Knutsvik, Gøril; Stefansson, Ingunn; Aziz, Sura Mohammed; Arnes, Jarle; Eide, Johan; Collett, Karin; Akslen, Lars A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-06)
      Introduction: Tumor cell proliferation in breast cancer is strongly prognostic and may also predict response to chemotherapy. However, there is no consensus on counting areas or cut-off values for patient stratification. ...
    • Hypoxia induced responses are reflected in the stromal proteome of breast cancer 

      Kjølle, Silje; Finne, Kenneth; Birkeland, Even; Ardawatia, Vandana; Winge, Ingeborg; Aziz, Sura Mohammed; Knutsvik, Gøril; Wik, Elisabeth; Paulo, Joao A.; Vethe, Heidrun; Kleftogiannis, Dimitrios; Akslen, Lars Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Cancers are often associated with hypoxia and metabolic reprogramming, resulting in enhanced tumor progression. Here, we aim to study breast cancer hypoxia responses, focusing on secreted proteins from low-grade (luminal-like) ...
    • Impact of pre-diagnostic triglycerides and HDL-cholesterol on breast cancer recurrence and survival by breast cancer subtypes 

      Lofterød, Trygve; Mortensen, Elin Synnøve; Nalwoga, Hawa; Wilsgaard, Tom; Frydenberg, Hanne; Risberg, Terje; Eggen, Anne Elise; McTiernan, Anne; Aziz, Sura Mohammed; Wist, Erik; Stensvold, Andreas; Reitan, Jon Brinchmann; Akslen, Lars A.; Thune, Inger (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-06-15)
      Background High triglycerides and low levels of high density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol are observed to promote tumor growth. However, whether breast cancer heterogeneity may explain the contradictory influence of ...
    • Microvascular proliferation is associated with aggressive tumour features and reduced survival in lung adenocarcinoma 

      Ramnefjell, Maria; Aamelfot, Christina; Aziz, Sura Mohammed; Helgeland, Lars; Akslen, Lars A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-10)
      Despite new treatment options in lung cancer, there is still a need for better biomarkers to assist in therapy decisions. Angiogenesis has been associated with tumour growth and dissemination, and the vascular proliferation ...
    • 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. ...