• Development of prediction models for lymph node metastasis in endometrioid endometrial carcinoma 

      Berg, Hege Fredriksen; Ju, Zhenlin; Myrvold, Madeleine; Fasmer, Kristine Eldevik; Halle, Mari Kyllesø; Høivik, Erling Andre; Westin, Shannon; Trovik, Jone; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Mills, Gordon B.; Krakstad, Camilla; Werner, Henrica Maria Johanna (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-10)
      Background In endometrioid endometrial cancer (EEC), current clinical algorithms do not accurately predict patients with lymph node metastasis (LNM), leading to both under- and over-treatment. We aimed to develop models ...
    • Feasibility and utility of MRI and dynamic 18F-FDG-PET in an orthotopic organoid-based patient-derived mouse model of endometrial cancer 

      Espedal, Heidi; Berg, Hege Fredriksen; Fonnes, Tina; Fasmer, Kristine Eldevik; Krakstad, Camilla; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: Pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and whole-body positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) play an important role at primary diagnostic work-up and in detecting recurrent disease in ...
    • HER2 expression patterns in paired primary and metastatic endometrial cancer lesions 

      Halle, Mari Kyllesø; Tangen, Ingvild Løberg; Berg, Hege Fredriksen; Hoivik, Erling A; Mauland, Karen Klepsland; Kusonmano, Kanthida; Berg, Anna; Hurtado, Antoni; Kalland, Karl-Henning; Øyan, Anne Margrete; Stefansson, Ingunn; Vintermyr, Olav Karsten; Werner, Henrica Maria Johanna; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Trovik, Jone; Salvesen, Helga Birgitte; Krakstad, Camilla (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-11-23)
      Background: Despite successful implementation of drugs targeting the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) receptor in breast and gastric cancers, the potential of HER2 as a therapeutic target in other cancers ...
    • High degree of heterogeneity of PD-L1 and PD-1 from primary to metastatic endometrial cancer 

      Engerud, Hilde Renate; Berg, Hege Fredriksen; Myrvold, Madeleine; Halle, Mari Kyllesø; Bjørge, Line; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Høivik, Erling Andre; Trovik, Jone; Krakstad, Camilla (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Objective PD-L1 and PD-1 are predictive markers for immunotherapy and increasingly relevant in endometrial cancer. The reported fraction of positive primary tumors has been inconsistent. We investigated the expression of ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • A radiogenomics application for prognostic profiling of endometrial cancer 

      Høivik, Erling Andre; Hodneland, Erlend; Dybvik, Julie Andrea; Wagner-Larsen, Kari Strøno; Fasmer, Kristine Eldevik; Berg, Hege Fredriksen; Halle, Mari Kyllesø; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Krakstad, Camilla (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Prognostication is critical for accurate diagnosis and tailored treatment in endometrial cancer (EC). We employed radiogenomics to integrate preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI, n = 487 patients) with histologic-, ...
    • Single-cell profiling of low-stage endometrial cancers identifies low epithelial vimentin expression as a marker of recurrent disease 

      Lien, Hilde Eide; Berg, Hege Fredriksen; Halle, Mari Kyllesø; Trovik, Jone; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Akslen, Lars Andreas; Krakstad, Camilla (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background: Identification of aggressive low-stage endometrial cancers is challenging. So far, studies have failed to pinpoint robust features or biomarkers associated with risk of recurrence for these patients. Methods: ...