Browsing Department of Biomedicine by Subject "Cancer"
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The effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment on malignant progression in different breast cancer models in vivo
(Master thesis, 2016-07-01)Background: Hypoxia is an important feature of most solid tumors and has shown to serve as a mediator for aggressive tumor growth and malignant progression of cancer. A correlation between low oxygen tension in tumors and ... -
The effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment, alone or in combination with 5-FU, on a MDA-MB-231 human mammary tumor model
(Master thesis, 2012-06-20)Background: Previous studies of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment on chemically induced and murine breast cancer models have shown promising results. This study was performed to elucidate the effects of HBO on a human ... -
Exploring the anti-leukemic effect of the combination treatment with Valproic acid, Lonidamine and Mycophenolate mofetil in acute myeloid leukemia
(Master thesis, 2015-06-01)An accumulation of immature myeloid progenitor cells at the expense of normal hematopoietic precursors characterizes the aggressive heterogeneous cancer acute myeloid leukemia (AML). It affects the bone marrow and peripheral ... -
Inhibition of mitochondrial respiration prevents BRAF-mutant melanoma brain metastasis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-04-10)Melanoma patients carry a high risk of developing brain metastases, and improvements in survival are still measured in weeks or months. Durable disease control within the brain is impeded by poor drug penetration across ... -
Investigating the role of vitamin K in Axl-mediated melanoma progression and chemotherapeutic resistance
(Master thesis, 2018-06-29)Metastatic melanoma is a highly aggressive cancer with a very poor prognosis and current therapies remain inadequate. Norway is among the top five countries with the highest incidence of melanoma. Malignant cells carry ... -
Investigation of protein signalling pathways activated by sonoporation in cancer
(Master thesis, 2018-06-29)Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most lethal cancers worldwide. patients with a metastatic PDAC only survive 3 – 5 months if left untreated and less than 25% of diagnosed patients are eligible for ... -
Marine Benthic Cyanobacteria Contain Apoptosis-Inducing Activity Synergizing with Daunorubicin to Kill Leukemia Cells, but not Cardiomyocytes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-10-14)The potential of marine benthic cyanobacteria as a source of anticancer drug candidates was assessed in a screen for induction of cell death (apoptosis) in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells. Of the 41 marine cyanobacterial ... -
POU3f2 in human gliomas - Expression pattern and functional role
(Master thesis, 2014-06-02)Gliomas are tumors of the central nervous system (CNS). They are responsible for about 28% of all central nervous system tumors and for 80% of all malignant brain tumors. The most commonly used classification and grading ... -
Role of Caveolin-1 in Hypoxia and Proneural to Mesenchymal Transition of Glioblastoma
(Master thesis, 2018-06-29)Glioblastomas (GBM), a grade IV astrocytoma, is the most common and aggressive primary brain tumors in adults, associated with short survival and uniformly fatal outcome irrespective of treatment. GBM is highly heterogeneous ...