• CervicalScreen Norway – A screening programme in transition 

      Bjørge, Tone; Engesæter, Birgit Øvstebø; Skare, Gry Baadstrand; Trope, Ameli (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      An organised screening programme for cervical cancer (CervicalScreen Norway) was implemented in Norway in 1995. The overall aim of the programme is to reduce the incidence and mortality of cervical cancer, and the screening ...
    • A gene signature identifying CIN3 regression and cervical cancer survival 

      Halle, Mari Kyllesø; Munk, Ane Cecilie Dæhli; Engesæter, Birgit Øvstebø; Akbari, Saleha; Frafjord, Astri; Høivik, Erling Andre; Forsse, David Erik; Fasmer, Kristine Eldevik; Woie, Kathrine; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Bertelsen, Bjørn; Janssen, Emiel; Gudlaugsson, Einar; Krakstad, Camilla; Øvestad, Irene Tveiterås (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-16)
      The purpose of this study was to establish a gene signature that may predict CIN3 regression and that may aid in selecting patients who may safely refrain from conization. Oncomine mRNA data including 398 immune-related ...
    • High-Grade Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN) Associates with Increased Proliferation and Attenuated Immune Signaling 

      Øvestad, Irene Tveiterås; Engesæter, Birgit Øvstebø; Halle, Mari Kyllesø; Akbari, Saleha; Bicskei, Beatrix; Lapin, Morten; Austdal, Marie; Janssen, Emiel; Krakstad, Camilla; Lillesand, Melinda; Nordhus, Marit; Munk, Ane Cecilie Dæhli; Gudlaugsson, Einar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Implementation of high-risk human papilloma virus (HPV) screening and the increasing proportion of HPV vaccinated women in the screening program will reduce the percentage of HPV positive women with oncogenic potential. ...
    • Randomized implementation of a primary human papillomavirus testing-based cervical cancer screening protocol for women 34 to 69 years in Norway 

      Nygård, Mari; Engesæter, Birgit Øvstebø; Castle, Philip E.; Berland, Jannicke; Eide, Maj Liv; Iversen, Ole-Erik; Jonassen, Christine M; Christiansen, Irene Kraus; Vintermyr, Olav Karsten; Trope, Ameli (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background: Cervical cancer screening programs are facing a programmatic shift where screening protocol based on human papillomavirus testing (HPV-Screening protocol) is replacing the liquid-based cytology (LBC-Screening ...
    • Real-world data on cervical cancer risk stratification by cytology and HPV genotype to inform the management of HPV-positive women in routine cervical screening 

      Hashim, Dana; Engesæter, Birgit Øvstebø; Skare, Gry Baadstrand; Castle, Philip E.; Bjørge, Tone; Trope, Ameli; Nygård, Mari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background HPV16/18 detection may improve cervical cancer risk stratification and better guide which HPV-positive women warrant immediate colposcopy/biopsy. We estimated risks of cervical precancer and cancer by HPV ...