• Amplification of the 20q Chromosomal Arm Occurs Early in Tumorigenic Transformation and May Initiate Cancer 

      Tabach, Yuval; Kogan-Sakin, Ira; Buganim, Yosef; Solomon, Hilla; Goldfinger, Naomi; Hovland, Randi; Ke, Xi-Song; Øyan, Anne Margrete; Kalland, Karl-Henning; Rotter, Varda; Domany, Eytan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-01-31)
      Duplication of chromosomal arm 20q occurs in prostate, cervical, colon, gastric, bladder, melanoma, pancreas and breast cancer, suggesting that 20q amplification may play a causal role in tumorigenesis. According to an ...
    • Anti-proliferative activity of the NPM1 interacting natural product avrainvillamide in acute myeloid leukemia 

      Andresen, Vibeke; Erikstein, Bjarte Skoe; Mukherjee, Herschel; Sulen, Andre; Popa, Mihaela Lucia; Sørnes, Steinar; Reikvam, Håkon; Chan, Kok-Ping; Hovland, Randi; McCormack, Emmet; Bruserud, Øystein; Myers, Andrew G.; Gjertsen, Bjørn Tore (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-12-01)
      Mutated nucleophosmin 1 (NPM1) acts as a proto-oncogene and is present in ~30% of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Here we examined the in vitro and in vivo anti-leukemic activity of the NPM1 and chromosome ...
    • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Relapsing 25 Years after Allogenic Stem Cell Transplantation 

      Reikvam, Håkon; Skavland, Jørn; Gullaksen, Stein-Erik; Hovland, Randi; Gedde-Dahl, Tobias; Bruserud, Øystein; Gjertsen, Bjørn Tore (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-09-23)
      Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a myeloproliferative disorder in which neoplastic cells exhibit the Philadelphia chromosome and the related oncoprotein BCR-ABL1. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) was ...
    • ctDNA detected by ddPCR reveals changes in tumour load in metastatic malignant melanoma treated with bevacizumab 

      Forthun, Rakel Brendsdal; Hovland, Randi; Schuster, Cornelia; Puntervoll, Hanne Eknes; Brodal, Hans Petter; Namløs, Heidi Maria; Aasheim, Lars Birger; Meza, Leonardo Zepeda; Gjertsen, Bjørn Tore; Knappskog, Stian; Straume, Oddbjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Bevacizumab is included in an increasing number of clinical trials. To find biomarkers to predict and monitor treatment response, cancer and angiogenesis relevant mutations in tumour and circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) were ...
    • 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 ...
    • Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition of a Primary Prostate Cell Line with Switches of Cell Adhesion Modules but without Malignant Transformation 

      Ke, Xi-Song; Qu, Yi; Goldfinger, Naomi; Rostad, Kari; Hovland, Randi; Akslen, Lars A.; Rotter, Varda; Øyan, Anne Margrete; Kalland, Karl-Henning (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-10-13)
      Background: Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been connected with cancer progression in vivo and the generation of more aggressive cancer cell lines in vitro. EMT has been induced in prostate cancer cell lines, ...
    • 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 ...
    • High Constitutive Cytokine Release by Primary Human Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells Is Associated with a Specific Intercellular Communication Phenotype 

      Reikvam, Håkon; Aasebø, Elise; Brenner, Annette; Bartaula-Brevik, Sushma; Grønningsæter, Ida Sofie; Forthun, Rakel Brendsdal; Hovland, Randi; Bruserud, Øystein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-07-04)
      Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous disease, and this heterogeneity includes the capacity of constitutive release of extracellular soluble mediators by AML cells. We investigated whether this capacity is ...
    • Improving public cancer care by implementing precision medicine in Norway: IMPRESS-Norway 

      Helland, Åslaug; Russnes, Hege Elisabeth Giercksky; Fagereng, Gro Live; Al-Shibli, Khalid Ibrahim; Andersson, Yvonne; Berg, Thomas; Bjørge, Line; Blix, Egil Støre; Bjerkehagen, Bodil; Brabrand, Sigmund; Dalhaug, Astrid; Dietzel, Dalia; Dønnem, Tom; Enerly, Espen; Flobak, Åsmund; Fluge, Sverre; Gilje, Bjørnar; Gjertsen, Bjørn Tore; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Grønås, Kari; Guren, Tormod Kyrre; Hamre, Hanne Mari; Haug, Åse; Heinrich, Daniel; Hjortland, Geir Olav; Hovig, Eivind; Hovland, Randi; Iversen, Ann-Charlotte; Janssen, Emiel; Kyte, Jon A; Gythfeldt, Hedda; Lothe, Ragnhild Adelheid; Lund, Jo-Åsmund; Meza, Leonardo Zepeda; Munthe-Kaas, Monica Cheng; Nguyen, Olav Toai Duc; Niehusmann, Pitt; Nilsen, Hilde; Puco, Katarina; Ree, Anne Hansen; Riste, Tonje Bøyum; Semb, Karin; Steinskog, Eli Sihn Samdal; Stensvold, Andreas; Suhrke, Pål; Tennøe, Øyvind Krohn; Tjønnfjord, Geir Erland; Vassbotn, Liv Jorunn; Aas, Eline; Aasebø, Kristine Øverås; Tasken, Kjetil; Smeland, Sigbjørn; Cameron, Marte Grønlie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background Matching treatment based on tumour molecular characteristics has revolutionized the treatment of some cancers and has given hope to many patients. Although personalized cancer care is an old concept, renewed ...
    • KRAS mutation analysis by droplet digital PCR of duodenal juice from patients with MODY8 and other pancreatic diseases 

      Choi, Man Hung; Tjora, Erling; Forthun, Rakel Brendsdal; Engjom, Trond; Ræder, Helge; Hovland, Randi; Molven, Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background Maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 8 (MODY8 or CEL-MODY) is an inherited pancreatic disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the pancreas and diabetes. It is not known whether MODY8 patients ...
    • Liquid Biopsies in Solid Cancers: Implementation in a Nordic Healthcare System 

      Nordgård, Oddmund; Forthun, Rakel Brendsdal; Lapin, Morten; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Kalland, Karl Henning; Kopperud, Reidun Kristin; Thomsen, Liv Cecilie Vestrheim; Tjensvoll, Kjersti; Gilje, Bjørnar; Gjertsen, Bjørn Tore; Hovland, Randi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Liquid biopsies have emerged as a potential new diagnostic tool, providing detailed information relevant for characterization and treatment of solid cancers. We here present an overview of current evidence supporting the ...
    • Mutation analysis by deep sequencing of pancreatic juice from patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma 

      Choi, Man Hung; Mejlænder-Andersen, Eline; Manueldas, Sophia; el Jellas, Khadija; Steine, Solrun; Tjensvoll, Kjersti; Sætran, Hege Aase; Knappskog, Stian; Hoem, Dag; Nordgård, Oddmund; Hovland, Randi; Molven, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01-05)
      Background Reliable methods are needed to identify patients with early-stage cancer or high-grade precancerous lesions in the pancreas. Analysis of pancreatic juice to detect somatic mutations could represent one such ...
    • A pilot study of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the interleukin-6 receptor and their effects on pre- and post-transplant serum mediator level and outcome after allogeneic stem cell transplantation 

      Tvedt, Tor Henrik Anderson; Hovland, Randi; Tsykunova, Galina; Ahmed, Aymen B; Gedde-Dahl, Thobias; Bruserud, Øyvind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-07)
      Interleukin (IL)‐6 is an important regulator of immunity and inflammation in many diseases. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the IL‐6 gene influence outcome after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (ASCT), but ...
    • Pre-apoptotic response to therapeutic DNA damage involves protein modulation of Mcl-1, Hdm2 and Flt3 in acute myeloid leukemia cells 

      Wergeland, Line; Sjøholt, Gry; Haaland, Ingvild; Hovland, Randi; Bruserud, Øystein; Gjertsen, Bjørn Tore (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007)
      Background: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells are characterized by non-mutated TP53, high levels of Hdm2, and frequent mutation of the Flt3 receptor tyrosine kinase. The juxtamembrane mutation of FLT3 is the strongest ...
    • The progression of acute myeloid leukemia from first diagnosis to chemoresistant relapse: A comparison of proteomic and phosphoproteomic profiles 

      Aasebø, Elise; Berven, Frode; Hovland, Randi; Doskeland, Stein Ove; Bruserud, Øystein; Selheim, Frode; Hernandez-Valladares, Maria (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive hematological malignancy. Nearly 50% of the patients who receive the most intensive treatment develop chemoresistant leukemia relapse. Although the leukemogenic events leading ...
    • Proteome and Phosphoproteome Changes Associated with Prognosis in Acute Myeloid Leukemia 

      Aasebø, Elise; Berven, Frode; Bartaula-Brevik, Sushma; Stokowy, Tomasz; Hovland, Randi; Vaudel, Marc; Døskeland, Stein Ove; Mc Cormack, Emmet; Batth, Tanveer S; Olsen, Jesper V; Bruserud, Øystein; Selheim, Frode; Hernandez-Valladares, Maria (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a hematological cancer that mainly affects the elderly. Although complete remission (CR) is achieved for the majority of the patients after induction and consolidation therapies, nearly ...
    • Tyrosine kinase inhibitors and interferon‐α increase tunneling nanotube (TNT) formation and cell adhesion in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) cell lines ( 

      Omsland, Maria; Andresen, Vibeke; Gullaksen, Stein-Erik; Ayuda-Duran, Maria del Pilar; Popa, Mihaela Lucia; Hovland, Randi; Brendehaug, Atle; Enserink, Jorrit; Mc Cormack, Emmet; Gjertsen, Bjørn Tore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a stem cell disease of the bone marrow where mechanisms of inter‐leukemic communication and cell‐to‐cell interactions are proposed to be important for optimal therapy response. Tunneling ...