Stian Knappskog

Position

Professor

Affiliation

Research

Genetic mechanisms causing resistance to therapy among cancer patients.

Some cancer patients experience poor effects of therapy. Our research focuses on the genetic and molecular mechanisms causing some tumours not to respond to therapy. The aim is to identify genetic alterations that can be used as predictive biomarkers, i.e. markers that can predict what kind of therapy would be most beneficial for each individual patient.

 

Key publications:

Venizelos et al. Genome Medicine, 2022

Eikesdal et al. Annals of Oncology, 2021

Knappskog et al. Molecular Oncology, 2015

Knappskog et al. Breast Cancer Research, 2012

 

 

Genetic variants modulating cancer risk

In addition to variants changing the genetic code within a protein coding region of DNA, cancer risk may be influenced by variations in the non-coding regions of DNA and in regulatory mechanism for gene expression. We are assessing common polymorphisms in promoter regions of genes involved in cancer. We are currently focusing on polymorphisms in the promoter of the MDM2 gene, where we have found one particular variant (SNP285) to reduce the risk of breast cancer with 37% and the risk of ovarian cancer with 39% in some subgroups of Caucasian women. Also, we are focusing on the regulation of the BRCA1 gene, where we have found de-regulation to cause a 2-3 fold increased risk of ovarian cancer.

 

Key publications:

Lønning et al. JAMA Oncology, 2022

Lønning et al. Annals of Internal Medicine, 2018

Knappskog et al. European Journal of Cancer 2012

Knappskog et al. Cancer Cell, 2011

 

 

Intratumor heterogeneity and tumour evolution

Many tumours have proven to be heterogenous and consist of genetically different subclones. Our research assesses the interplay of different sublcones with respect to tumour progression and metastasis as well as response to treatment.

 

Key publications:

Birkeland et al. Nature Communications, 2018

Yates et al. Cancer Cell, 2017

Yates et al. Nature Medicine, 2015

 

Outreach

Newspaper report about a cause of breast cancer (2024.01.16)

https://www.ba.no/caroline-fikk-den-mest-aggressive-formen-for-brystkreft-haper-ny-forskning-vil-gi-svar/s/5-8-2494856

 

Newspaper report about newly discovered cause of breast cancer (2023.12.)

https://www.vg.no/forbruker/helse/i/Kn5z04/studie-aarsaken-til-brystkreft-kan-oppstaa-i-fosterlivet

 

TV reportage about findings in the PETREMAC-trial (2021.04.15)

Åse vart kreftfri etter «umogeleg» behandling – NRK Vestland

 

Newspaper report about new Sequencer (2019.10.02)

https://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/i/6jeX98/kreftforskerne-vet-ikke-hvorfor-noen-svulster-ikke-reagerer-paa-behandl

 

Newspaper stories about major publication (2018.01.16)

https://www.vg.no/forbruker/helse/i/G1QO46/norske-forskere-med-internasjonalt-gjennombrudd-kan-pavise-kreftrisiko-i-ufodte-barn

https://www.bt.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/oR617R/Norske-forskere-kan-pavise-kreftrisiko-hos-ufodte-barn

 

Newspaper stories about major publication (2017.08.14)

http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/helse-og-medisin/norske-forskere-med-nytt-gjennombrudd-kan-gi-bedre-behandling-av-brystkreft/a/24115097/

https://www.ba.no/helse/haukeland-universitetssykehus/nyheter/bergensforskere-med-kreftgjennombrudd/s/5-8-631593

 

Newspaper story about National Young Scientist award (2016.11.18)

https://www.dagensmedisin.no/artikler/2016/11/18/stian-knappskog-far-ung-forsker-prisen-2016/?acceptCookies=true

 

TV case about the novel clinical trial PETREMAC (2016.07.03)

http://www.tv2.no/a/8421737/

 

TV case about the novel clinical trial PETREMAC (2016.07.05)

http://www.tv2.no/a/8428791/

 

Newspaper story about research funded by the Pink ribbon campaign (2015.10.29)

http://www.ba.no/nyheter/helsevesen/medisin-og-helse/her-gar-midlene-fra-rosa-sloyfe/s/5-8-183805

 

TV interview about Mohn donation to research (2014.12.23)

https://tv.nrk.no/sok?q=Stian%20Knappskog&filter=rettigheter

 

Film for the Norwegian Cancer Society’s Pink Ribbon Campaign (2013.09.20)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr4qk4RKz3I

 

Newspaper story about the discovery of cancer risk reducing polymorphism (2011.02.15)

http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/helse-og-medisin/fant-supergen-som-beskytter-mot-kreft/a/10038307/

http://www.forskningsradet.no/prognett-kreftsatsing/Nyheter/Genvariant_reduserer_kreftrisiko/1253964771715&lang=no

 

 

Publications

Publications registered in PubMed:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=knappskog+s

 

Publications registered in CRIStin:

 

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See a complete overview of publications in Cristin.

Samarbeid

Cancer Genome Project, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK

http://www.sanger.ac.uk/

 

Norsk Kreftgenomikk Konsortium(NCGC)

http://kreftgenomikk.no/en/