• Aspirin as secondary prevention in colorectal cancer liver metastasis (ASAC trial): study protocol for a multicentre randomized placebo-controlled trial 

      Yaqub, Sheraz; Bjørnbeth, Bjørn Atle; Angelsen, Jon-Helge; Fristrup, Claus W.; Grønbech, Jon Erik; Hemmingsson, Oskar; Isaksson, Bengt; Juel, Ingebjørg Soterud; Larsen, Peter Nørgaard; Lindell, Gert; Mortensen, Frank V.; Mortensen, Kim Erlend; Rizell, Magnus; Sandström, Per; Sandvik, Oddvar Mathias; Sparrelid, Ernesto; Taflin, Helena; Taskén, Kjetil; Brudvik, Kristoffer Watten; Fretland, Åsmund Avdem; Horn, Arild; Kleive, Dyre; Labori, Knut Jørgen; Lassen, Kristoffer; Røsok, Bård Ingvald; Søreide, Jon Arne; Tholfsen, Tore; Villanger, Olaug; Waage, Anne (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2021-09-20)
      Background: Colorectal cancer is one the most common cancers in the western world with increasing incidence. Approximately 50% of the patients develop liver metastases. Resection of liver metastases is the treatment of choice although almost half of the resected patients get recurrence in the liver. Methods: The ASAC trial is a Scandinavian, multicentre, double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled ...
    • Risk factors, complications and survival after upper abdominal surgery: A prospective cohort study 

      Aahlin, Eirik Kjus; Tranø, Geir; Johns, Neil; Horn, Arild; Søreide, Jon Arne; Fearon, Kenneth Christopher H.; Revhaug, Arthur; Lassen, Kristoffer (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-07-07)
      <p>Background: Preoperative weight loss and abnormal serum-albumin have traditionally been associated with reduced survival. More recently, a correlation between postoperative complications and reduced long-term survival has been reported and the significance of the relative proportion of skeletal muscle, visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue has been examined with conflicting results. We ...