• AXL Targeting Abrogates Autophagic Flux and Induces Immunogenic Cell Death in Drug-Resistant Cancer Cells 

      Lotsberg, Maria Lie; Wnuk-Lipinska, Katarzyna; Terry, Stéphane; Tan, Tuan Zea; Lu, Ning; Trachsel-Moncho, Laura; Røsland, Gro Vatne; Siraji, Muntequa Ishtiaq; Hellesøy, Monica; Rayford, Austin James; Jacobsen, Kirstine; Ditzel, Henrik J; Vintermyr, Olav Karsten; Bivona, Trever G; Minna, John; Brekken, Rolf A; Baguley, Bruce; Micklem, David; Akslen, Lars A.; Gausdal, Gro; Simonsen, Anne; Thiery, Jean Paul; Chouaib, Salem; Lorens, James; Engelsen, Agnete (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Introduction Acquired cancer therapy resistance evolves under selection pressure of immune surveillance and favors mechanisms that promote drug resistance through cell survival and immune evasion. AXL receptor tyrosine ...
    • Early response evaluation by single cell signaling profiling in acute myeloid leukemia 

      Tislevoll, Benedicte Sjo; Hellesøy, Monica; Fagerholt, Oda Helen Eck; Gullaksen, Stein-Erik; Srivastava, Aashish; Birkeland, Even; Kleftogiannis, Dimitrios; Ayuda Duran, Pilar; Piechaczyk, Laure Isabelle; Tadele, Dagim Shiferaw; Skavland, Jørn; Panagiotis, Baliakas; Hovland, Randi; Andresen, Vibeke; Seternes, Ole Morten; Tvedt, Tor Henrik Anderson; Aghaeepour, Nima; Gavasso, Sonia; Porkka, Kimmo; Jonassen, Inge; Fløisand, Yngvar; Enserink, Jorrit; Blaser, Nello; Gjertsen, Bjørn Tore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Aberrant pro-survival signaling is a hallmark of cancer cells, but the response to chemotherapy is poorly understood. In this study, we investigate the initial signaling response to standard induction chemotherapy in a ...
    • FLT3-ITD mutations in acute myeloid leukaemia – molecular characteristics, distribution and numerical variation 

      Engen, Caroline; Hellesøy, Monica; Grob, Tim; Al Hinai, Adil; Brendehaug, Atle; Wergeland, Line; Bedringaas, Siv Lise; Hovland, Randi; Valk, Peter J. M.; Gjertsen, Bjørn T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Recurrent somatic internal tandem duplications (ITD) in the FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) gene characterise approximately one third of patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), and FLT3-ITD mutation status guides ...
    • Implementing a Functional Precision Medicine Tumor Board for Acute Myeloid Leukemia 

      Malani, Disha; Kumar, Ashwini; Brück, Oscar; Kontro, Mika; Yadav, Bhagwan; Hellesøy, Monica; Kuusanmäki, Heikki; Dufva, Olli; Kankainen, Matti; Eldfors, Samuli; Potdar, Swapnil; Saarela, Jani; Turunen, Laura; Parsons, Alun; Västrik, Imre; Kivinen, Katja; Saarela, Janna Saija; Räty, Riikka; Mooij, Wolf M.; Lehto, M; Gjertsen, Bjørn Tore; Mustjoki, Satu; Aittokallio, Tero Antero; Wennerberg, Krister; Heckman, Caroline Akemi; Kallioniemi, Olli; Porkka, Kimmo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      We generated ex vivo drug-response and multiomics profiling data for a prospective series of 252 samples from 186 patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A functional precision medicine tumor board (FPMTB) integrated ...
    • Modulation of phospho-proteins by interferon-alpha and valproic acid in acute myeloid leukemia 

      Forthun, Rakel Brendsdal; Hellesøy, Monica; Sulen, Andre; Kopperud, Reidun Kristin; Sjøholt, Gry; Bruserud, Øystein; McCormack, Emmet; Gjertsen, Bjørn Tore (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Purpose. Valproic acid (VPA) is suggested to be therapeutically beneficial in combination with interferon-alpha (IFNα) in various cancers. Therefore, we examined IFNα and VPA alone and in combinations in selected AML models, ...
    • Sex disparity in acute myeloid leukaemia with FLT3 internal tandem duplication mutations: implications for prognosis 

      Hellesøy, Monica; Engen, Caroline Benedicte Nitter; Grob, Tim; Löwenberg, Bob; Valk, Peter J. M.; Gjertsen, Bjørn T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Incidence, molecular presentation and outcome of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) are influenced by sex, but little attention has been directed at untangling sex-related molecular and phenotypic differences between female and ...
    • Titrating complex mass cytometry panels 

      Gullaksen, Stein-Erik; Bader, Lucius; Hellesøy, Monica; Sulen, Andre; Fagerholt, Oda Helen Eck; Engen, Caroline Benedicte Nitter; Skavland, Jørn; Gjertsen, Bjørn Tore; Gavasso, Sonia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-07-13)
      We describe here a simple and efficient antibody titration approach for cell‐surface markers and intracellular cell signaling targets for mass cytometry. The iterative approach builds upon a well‐characterized backbone ...