• NR2F1 stratifies dormant disseminated tumor cells in breast cancer patients 

      Borgen, Elin; Rypdal, Maria Christine; Sosa, Maria Soledad; Renolen, Anne; Schlichting, Ellen; Lønning, Per Eystein; Synnestvedt, Marit; Aguirre-Ghiso, Julio; Naume, Bjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-10-16)
      Background: The presence of disseminated tumor cells (DTCs) in bone marrow (BM) is an independent prognostic factor in early breast cancer but does not uniformly predict outcome. Tumor cells can persist in a quiescent state ...
    • Persistence of disseminated tumor cells after neoadjuvant treatment for locally advanced breast cancer predicts poor survival 

      Mathiesen, Randi Margit Ruud; Borgen, Elin; Renolen, Anne; Løkkevik, Erik; Nesland, Jahn M.; Anker, Gun; Østenstad, Bjørn; Lundgren, Steinar; Risberg, Terje; Mjaaland, Ingvil; Kvalheim, Gunnar; Lønning, Per Eystein; Naume, Bjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-08-14)
      Introduction: Presence of disseminated tumor cells (DTCs) in bone marrow (BM) and circulating tumor cells (CTC) in peripheral blood (PB) predicts reduced survival in early breast cancer. The aim of this study was to determine ...