• Liquid biopsy-based protein biomarkers for risk prediction, early diagnosis, and prognostication of cholangiocarcinoma 

      Lapitz, Ainhoa; Azkargorta, Mikel; Milkiewicz, Piotr; Olaizola, Paula; Zhuravleva, Ekaterina; Grimsrud, Marit Mæhle; Schramm, Christoph; Arbelaiz, Ander; O'Rourke, Colm J.; La Casta, Adelaida; Milkiewicz, Malgorzata; Pastor, Tania; Vesterhus, Mette Nåmdal; Jimenez-Agüero, Raul; Dill, Michael T.; Lamarca, Angela; Valle, Juan W.; Macias, Rocio I.R.; Izquierdo-Sanchez, Laura; Pérez Castaño, Ylenia; Caballero-Camino, Francisco Javier; Riaño, Ioana; Krawczyk, Marcin; Ibarra, Cesar; Bustamante, Javier; Nova-Camacho, Luiz M.; Falcon-Perez, Juan M.; Elortza, Felix; Perugorria, Maria J.; Andersen, Jesper B.; Bujanda, Luis; Karlsen, Tom Hemming; Folseraas, Trine; Rodrigues, Pedro M.; Banales, Jesus M. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background & Aims Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), heterogeneous biliary tumours with dismal prognosis, lacks accurate early diagnostic methods especially important for individuals at high-risk (i.e. those with primary sclerosing ...
    • Osteopontin characterizes bile duct-associated macrophages and correlates with liver fibrosis severity in primary sclerosing cholangitis 

      De Muynck, Kevin; Heyerick, Lander; De Ponti, Federico F.; Vanderborght, Bart; Meese, Tim; Van Campenhout, Sanne; Baudonck, Leen; Gijbels, Eva; Rodrigues, Pedro M.; Banales, Jesus M.; Vesterhus, Mette Nåmdal; Folseraas, Trine; Scott, Charlotte L.; Vinken, Mathieu; Van Der Linden, Malaïka; Hoorens, Anne; Van Dorpe, Jo; Lefere, Sander; Geerts, Anja; Van Nieuwerburgh, Filip; Verhelst, Xavier; Van Vlierberghe, Hans; Devisscher, Lindsey (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      Background and Aims: Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is an immune-mediated cholestatic liver disease for which pharmacological treatment options are currently unavailable. PSC is strongly associated with colitis ...