Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Kittang, Astrid Marta Olsnes"

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    • The combination of valproic acid, all-trans retinoic acid and low-dose cytarabine as disease-stabilizing treatment in acute myeloid leukemia 

      Fredly, Hanne Kristin; Ersvær, Elisabeth; Kittang, Astrid Marta Olsnes; Tsykunova, Galina; Gjertsen, Bjørn Tore; Bruserud, Øystein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-08-01)
      Background: A large proportion of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are not fit for intensive and potentially curative therapy due to advanced age or comorbidity. Previous studies have demonstrated that a subset ...

    • Differential expansion of circulating human MDSC subsets in patients with cancer, infection and inflammation 

      Cassetta, Luca; Bruderek, Kirsten; Skrzeczynska-Moncznik, Joanna; Osiecka, Oktawia; Hu, Xiaoying; Rundgren, Ida Marie; Lin, Ang; Santegoets, Kim; Horzum, Utku; Godinho-Santos, Ana; Zelinskyy, Gennadiy; Garcia-Tellez, Thalia; Bjelica, Sunčica; Taciak, Bartłomiej; Kittang, Astrid Marta Olsnes; Höing, Benedikt; Lang, Stephan; Dixon, Michael; Müller, Verena; Utikal, Jochen Sven; Karakoç, Derya; Yilmaz, Kerim Bora; Górka, Emilia; Bodnar, Lubomir; Anastasiou, Olympia Evdoxia; Bourgeois, Christine; Badura, Robert; Kapinska-Mrowiecka, Monika; Gotic, Mirjana; Ter Laan, Mark; Kers-Rebel, Esther D.; Król, Magdalena; Santibañez, Juan Francisco; Müller-Trutwin, Michaela; Dittmer, Ulf; De Sousa, Ana Espada; Esendaǧli, Güneş; Adema, Gosse J.; Loré, Karin; Ersvær, Elisabeth; Umansky, Viktor; Pollard, Jeffrey W.; Cichy, Joanna; Brandau, Sven (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) are a functional myeloid cell subset that includes myeloid cells with immune suppressive properties. The presence of MDSC has been reported in the peripheral blood of ...

    • Kunnskapsknagger – bruk av læringsmål, mikroskopi og gruppearbeid i hematologiundervisningen med fokus på myelodysplastisk syndrom 

      Kittang, Astrid Marta Olsnes (UPED-skrift, Working paper, 2014)
      Hematologi-undervisning er obligatorisk for medisinstudenter og senere for alle leger som skal bli spesialister i indremedisin, hjertesykdommer, lungemedisin og onkologi. Når studenter leverer inn spørreskjema kommer det ...

    • Limited clinical efficacy of azacitidine in transfusion-dependent, growth factor-resistant, low- and Int-1-risk MDS: Results from the nordic NMDSG08A phase II trial 

      Tobiasson, Magnus; Dybedal, Ingunn; Holm, Mette Skov; Karimi, Mohsen; Brandefors, Lena; Garelius, Hege; Grövdal, Michael; Høgh-Dufva, Inge; Grønbæk, Kirsten; Jansson, Monika; Marcher, Vlaus Werenberg; Nilsson, Lars Håkan; Kittang, Astrid Marta Olsnes; Porwit, Anna; Saft, Leonie; Möllgård, Lars; Hellström-Lindberg, Eva (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)
      This prospective phase II study evaluated the efficacy of azacitidine (Aza)+erythropoietin (Epo) in transfusion-dependent patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). Patients ineligible for or refractory to ...

    • A new software tool for computer assisted in vivo high-content analysis of transplanted fluorescent cells in intact zebrafish larvae 

      Førde, Jan-Lukas; Reiten, Ingeborg Nerbø; Fladmark, Kari Espolin; Kittang, Astrid Marta Olsnes; Herfindal, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes are cancers of the bone marrow with poor prognosis in frail and older patients. To investigate cancer pathophysiology and therapies, confocal imaging of fluorescent ...

    • The systemic profile of soluble immune mediators in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes 

      Kittang, Astrid Marta Olsnes; Sand, Kristoffer; Brenner, Annette; Rye, Kristin Paulsen; Bruserud, Øystein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-07-05)
      Introduction: Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are characterized by bone marrow failure due to disturbed bone marrow maturation. MDS is associated with increased risk of transformation to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and ...

    • Thrombosis and thrombocytopenia after HPV vaccination 

      Johansen, Silje; Lægreid, Ingvild Jenssen; Ernstsen, Siw Leiknes; Azrakhsh, Nessar Ahmad; Kittang, Astrid Marta Olsnes; Lindås, Roald; Gjertsen, Bjørn Tore; Vetti, Nils; Mørtberg, Trude Victoria; Sørvoll, Ingvild Hausberg; Holme, Pål Andre; Ahlen, Maria Therese; Reikvam, Håkon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) has so far only been reported after adenovirus vector severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines. Objective We report ...