• Automated segmentation of endometrial cancer on MR images using deep learning 

      Hodneland, Erlend; Dybvik, Julie Andrea; Wagner-Larsen, Kari Strøno; Solteszova, Veronika; Zanna, Antonella; Fasmer, Kristine Eldevik; Krakstad, Camilla; Lundervold, Arvid; Lundervold, Alexander Selvikvåg; Salvesen, Øyvind; Erickson, Bradley J.; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Preoperative MR imaging in endometrial cancer patients provides valuable information on local tumor extent, which routinely guides choice of surgical procedure and adjuvant therapy. Furthermore, whole-volume tumor analyses ...
    • Feasibility and utility of MRI and dynamic 18F-FDG-PET in an orthotopic organoid-based patient-derived mouse model of endometrial cancer 

      Espedal, Heidi; Berg, Hege Fredriksen; Fonnes, Tina; Fasmer, Kristine Eldevik; Krakstad, Camilla; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: Pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and whole-body positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) play an important role at primary diagnostic work-up and in detecting recurrent disease in ...
    • High-Throughput Mutation Profiling of Primary and Metastatic Endometrial Cancers Identifies KRAS, FGFR2 and PIK3CA to Be Frequently Mutated 

      Krakstad, Camilla; Birkeland, Even; Seidel, Danila; Kusonmano, Kanthida; Petersen, Kjell; Mjøs, Siv; Høivik, Erling Andre; Wik, Elisabeth; Halle, Mari Kyllesø; Øyan, Anne Margrete; Kalland, Karl-Henning; Werner, Henrica Maria Johanna; Trovik, Jone; Salvesen, Helga Birgitte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-12-27)
      Background: Despite being the most common pelvic gynecologic malignancy in industrialized countries, no targeted therapies are available for patients with metastatic endometrial carcinoma. In order to improve treatment, ...
    • Hormone receptor loss in endometrial carcinoma curettage predicts lymph node metastasis and poor outcome in prospective multicentre trial 

      Trovik, Jone; Wik, Elisabeth; Werner, Henrica Maria Johanna; Krakstad, Camilla; Helland, Harald; Vandenput, Ingrid; Njølstad, Tormund Salvesen; Stefansson, Ingunn; Marcickiewicz, Janusz; Tingulstad, Solveig; Staff, Anne Cathrine; Amant, Frédéric; Akslen, Lars A.; Salvesen, Helga Birgitte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-11)
      Background: Preoperative histologic examination of tumour tissue is essential when deciding if endometrial cancer surgery should include lymph node sampling. We wanted to investigate if biomarkers could improve prediction ...
    • Imaging of preclinical endometrial cancer models for monitoring tumor progression and response to targeted therapy 

      Espedal, Heidi; Fonnes, Tina; Fasmer, Kristine Eldevik; Krakstad, Camilla; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-27)
      Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic malignancy in industrialized countries. Most patients are cured by surgery; however, about 15% of the patients develop recurrence with limited treatment options. Patient-derived ...
    • Impact of body mass index and fat distribution on sex steroid levels in endometrial carcinoma: A retrospective study 

      van Weelden, Willem Jan; Fasmer, Kristine Eldevik; Tangen, Ingvild Løberg; IntHout, Joanna; Abbink, Karin; van Herwaarden, Antonius E.; Krakstad, Camilla; Massuger, Leon F.A.G.; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Pijnenborg, Johanna M.A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06-07)
      Background Obesity is an important cause of multiple cancer types, amongst which endometrial cancer (EC). The relation between obesity and cancer is complicated and involves alterations in insulin metabolism, response to ...
    • Integrated Genomic Analysis of the 8q24 Amplification in Endometrial Cancers Identifies ATAD2 as Essential to MYC-Dependent Cancers 

      Ræder, Maria B.; Birkeland, Even; Trovik, Jone; Krakstad, Camilla; Shehata, Shyemaa; Schumacher, Steven; Zack, Travis I.; Krohn, Antje; Werner, Henrica Maria Johanna; Moody, Susan E.; Wik, Elisabeth; Stefansson, Ingunn; Holst, Frederik; Øyan, Anne Margrete; Tamayo, Pablo; Mesirov, Jill P.; Kalland, Karl-Henning; Akslen, Lars A.; Simon, Ronald; Beroukhim, Rameen; Salvesen, Helga Birgitte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-02-05)
      Chromosome 8q24 is the most commonly amplified region across multiple cancer types, and the typical length of the amplification suggests that it may target additional genes to MYC. To explore the roles of the genes most ...
    • Interobserver agreement and prognostic impact for MRI–based 2018 FIGO staging parameters in uterine cervical cancer 

      Wagner-Larsen, Kari Strøno; Lura, Njål Gjærde; Salvesen, Øyvind; Halle, Mari Kyllesø; Forsse, David Erik; Trovik, Jone; Smit, Noeska Natasja; Krakstad, Camilla; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Objectives To evaluate the interobserver agreement for MRI–based 2018 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) staging parameters in patients with cervical cancer and assess the prognostic value of ...
    • KRAS gene amplification and overexpression but not mutation associates with aggressive and metastatic endometrial cancer 

      Birkeland, Even; Wik, Elisabeth; Mjøs, Siv; Høivik, Erling Andre; Trovik, Jone; Werner, Henrica Maria Johanna; Kusonmano, Kanthida; Petersen, Kjell; Ræder, Maria B.; Holst, Frederik; Øyan, Anne Margrete; Kalland, Karl-Henning; Akslen, Lars A.; Simon, Ronald; Krakstad, Camilla; Salvesen, Helga Birgitte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012)
      BACKGROUND: Three quarter of endometrial carcinomas are treated at early stage. Still, 15 to 20% of these patients experience recurrence, with little effect from systemic therapies. Homo sapiens v-Ki-ras2 Kirsten rat sarcoma ...
    • Longitudinal effects of adjuvant chemotherapy and lymph node staging on patient-reported outcomes in endometrial cancer survivors: a prospective cohort study 

      Forsse, David Erik; Barbero, Mark L.; Werner, Henrica Maria Johanna; Woie, Kathrine; Nordskar, Nina Jebens; Berge Nilsen, Elisabeth; Ellstrøm Engh, Marie; Vistad, Ingvild; Rege, Astri; Sævik-Lode, Margaret; Andreasen, Stine; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Trovik, Jone; Krakstad, Camilla (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: Most patients with endometrial cancer with localized disease are effectively treated and survive for a long time. The primary treatment is hysterectomy, to which surgical staging procedures may be added to ...
    • MRI-assessed tumor-free distance to serosa predicts deep myometrial invasion and poor outcome in endometrial cancer 

      Dybvik, Julie Andrea; Fasmer, Kristine Eldevik; Ytre-Hauge, Sigmund; Husby, Jenny Hild Aase; Salvesen, Øyvind; Stefansson, Ingunn Marie; Krakstad, Camilla; Trovik, Jone; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Objectives To explore the diagnostic accuracy of preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-derived tumor measurements for the prediction of histopathological deep (≥ 50%) myometrial invasion (pDMI) and prognostication ...
    • An mri-based radiomic prognostic index predicts poor outcome and specific genetic alterations in endometrial cancer 

      Jacob, Havjin; Dybvik, Julie Andrea; Ytre-Hauge, Sigmund; Fasmer, Kristine E.; Høivik, Erling Andre; Trovik, Jone; Krakstad, Camilla; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Integrative tumor characterization linking radiomic profiles to corresponding gene expression profiles has the potential to identify specific genetic alterations based on non-invasive radiomic profiling in cancer. The aim ...
    • Preoperative 18F-FDG PET/CT tumor markers outperform MRI-based markers for the prediction of lymph node metastases in primary endometrial cancer 

      Fasmer, Kristine Eldevik; Gulati, Ankush; Dybvik, Julie Andrea; Ytre-Hauge, Sigmund; Salvesen, Øyvind; Trovik, Jone; Krakstad, Camilla; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Objectives To compare the diagnostic accuracy of preoperative 18F-FDG PET/CT and MRI tumor markers for prediction of lymph node metastases (LNM) and aggressive disease in endometrial cancer (EC). Methods Preoperative ...
    • Preoperative pelvic MRI and 2-[18F]FDG PET/CT for lymph node staging and prognostication in endometrial cancer—time to revisit current imaging guidelines? 

      Fasmer, Kristine Eldevik; Gulati, Ankush; Dybvik, Julie Andrea; Wagner-Larsen, Kari Strøno; Lura, Njål Gjærde; Salvesen, Øyvind; Forsse, David Erik; Trovik, Jone; Pijnenborg, Johanna M. A.; Krakstad, Camilla; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Objective This study presents the diagnostic performance of four different preoperative imaging workups (IWs) for prediction of lymph node metastases (LNMs) in endometrial cancer (EC): pelvic MRI alone (IW1), MRI and ...
    • Tissue and imaging biomarkers for hypoxia predict poor outcome in endometrial cancer 

      Berg, Anna; Fasmer, Kristine Eldevik; Mauland, Karen Klepsland; Ytre-Hauge, Sigmund; Høivik, Erling Andre; Husby, Jenny Hild Aase; Tangen, Ingvild Løberg; Trovik, Jone; Halle, Mari Kyllesø; Woie, Kathrine; Bjørge, Line; Bjørnerud, Atle; Salvesen, Helga; Werner, Henrica Maria Johanna; Krakstad, Camilla; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-09-13)
      Hypoxia is frequent in solid tumors and linked to aggressive phenotypes and therapy resistance. We explored expression patterns of the proposed hypoxia marker HIF-1α in endometrial cancer (EC) and investigate whether ...
    • Tumour texture features from preoperative CT predict high-risk disease in endometrial cancer 

      Ytre-Hauge, Sigmund; Salvesen, Øyvind; Krakstad, Camilla; Trovik, Jone; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-01)
      Background: To enable more individualised treatment of endometrial cancer, improved methods for preoperative tumour characterization are warranted. Texture analysis is a method for quantification of heterogeneity in images, ...
    • What MRI-based tumor size measurement is best for predicting long-term survival in uterine cervical cancer? 

      Lura, Njål Gjærde; Wagner-Larsen, Kari Strøno; Forsse, David Erik; Trovik, Jone; Halle, Mari Kyllesø; Bertelsen, Bjørn; Salvesen, Øyvind; Woie, Kathrine; Krakstad, Camilla; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-06-17)
      Background: Tumor size assessment by MRI is central for staging uterine cervical cancer. However, the optimal role of MRI-derived tumor measurements for prognostication is still unclear. Material and methods: This ...
    • Whole-Volume Tumor MRI Radiomics for Prognostic Modeling in Endometrial Cancer 

      Fasmer, Kristine Eldevik; Hodneland, Erlend; Dybvik, Julie Andrea; Wagner-Larsen, Kari Strøno; Trovik, Jone; Salvesen, Øyvind; Krakstad, Camilla; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background In endometrial cancer (EC), preoperative pelvic MRI is recommended for local staging, while final tumor stage and grade are established by surgery and pathology. MRI‐based radiomic tumor profiling may aid in ...