Nina Kathrine Aass

Professor II - Department of Oncology
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Visiting address Ullernchausseen 70 OUS Radiumhospitalet 0372 Oslo
Postal address Postboks 4950 Nydalen OUS, Rikshospitalet 0424 Oslo

Publications

  • Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Pirnat, Aleksandra; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Andersen, Sigve; Astrup, Guro Lindviksmoen & Dajani, Olav [Show all 19 contributors for this article] (2024). PALLiative care in ONcology (PALLiON): A cluster-randomised trial investigating the effect of palliative care on the use of anticancer treatment at the end of life. Palliative Medicine. ISSN 0269-2163. 38(2), p. 229–239. doi: 10.1177/02692163231222391.
  • Bye, Asta; Bjerkeset, Ellen; Stensheim, Hanne; Loge, Jon Håvard; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen & Klepstad, Pål [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2022). Benefits of Study Participation for Patients with Advanced Cancer Receiving Radiotherapy: A Prospective Observational Study. Palliative Medicine Reports (PMR). 3(1), p. 264–271. doi: 10.1089/pmr.2022.0044. Full text in Research Archive
  • Habberstad, Ragnhild H; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Damås, Jan Kristian; Brunelli, Cinzia & Rossi, Romina [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2022). Inflammatory Markers and Radiotherapy Response in Patients With Painful Bone Metastases. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. ISSN 0885-3924. 64(4), p. 330–339. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.06.018. Full text in Research Archive
  • Aass, Nina Kathrine & Kaasa, Stein (2022). Pasientsentrert behandling – er det mulig? Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. ISSN 0029-2001. 142(3), p. 1–3. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0072.
  • Lundeby, Tonje; Finset, Arnstein; Kaasa, Stein; Wester, Torunn Elin; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen & Dajani, Olav [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2022). A complex communication skills training program for physicians providing advanced cancer care–content development and barriers and solutions for implementation. Journal of Communication in Healthcare. ISSN 1753-8068. doi: 10.1080/17538068.2022.2039468. Full text in Research Archive
  • Rootwelt, Rebecca; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Skovlund, Eva; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Helseth, Eirik & Kaasa, Stein [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2022). Surgery for brain metastases—impact of the extent of resection. Acta Neurochirurgica. ISSN 0001-6268. 164, p. 2773–2780. doi: 10.1007/s00701-021-05104-7. Full text in Research Archive
  • Rootwelt, Rebecca; Vik-Mo, Einar Osland; Yri, Olav Erich; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Kaasa, Stein & Skovlund, Eva [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2021). Surgery for brain metastases – real-world prognostic factors’ association with survival. Acta Oncologica. ISSN 0284-186X. 60(9), p. 1161–1168. doi: 10.1080/0284186X.2021.1930150. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Hamfjord, Julian; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Dajani, Olav; Lundeby, Tonje & Wester, Torunn Elin [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2021). Using process indicators to monitor documentation of patient-centred variables in an integrated oncology and palliative care pathway—results from a cluster randomized trial. Cancers. ISSN 2072-6694. 13(9), p. 1–16. doi: 10.3390/cancers13092194. Full text in Research Archive
  • Habberstad, Ragnhild H; Frøseth, Trude Camilla Salvesen; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Bjerkeset, Ellen; Abramova, Tatiana Mikhailovna & Garcia-Alonso, Elena [Show all 13 contributors for this article] (2021). Clinical Predictors for Analgesic Response to Radiotherapy in Patients with Painful Bone Metastases. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. ISSN 0885-3924. 62(4), p. 681–690. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.03.022. Full text in Research Archive
  • Karlsson, Astrid Telhaug; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Omdahl, Therese; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Skovlund, Eva & Hellebust, Taran Paulsen [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2021). Overall survival after initial radiotherapy for brain metastases; a population based study of 2140 patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Acta Oncologica. ISSN 0284-186X. 60(8), p. 1054–1060. doi: 10.1080/0284186X.2021.1924399.
  • Gullhaug, Anna; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Yri, Olav Erich; Svestad, Jørund Graadal; Aass, Nina Kathrine & Johansen, Safora (2021). Use of radiotherapy in breast cancer patients with brain metastases: a retrospective 11-year single center study. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences. ISSN 1939-8654. 52(2), p. 214–222. doi: 10.1016/j.jmir.2021.01.002. Full text in Research Archive
  • Jakobsen, Gunnhild; Engstrøm, Morten; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Rosland, Jan Henrik; Aass, Nina Kathrine & Albert, Eva [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2021). The short-term impact of methylprednisolone on patient-reported sleep in patients with advanced cancer in a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial. Supportive Care in Cancer. ISSN 0941-4355. 29(4), p. 2047–2055. doi: 10.1007/s00520-020-05693-6. Full text in Research Archive
  • Habberstad, Ragnhild H; Frøseth, Trude Camilla Salvesen; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Abramova, Tatiana Mikhailovna; Baas, Theo & Mørkeset, Siri Tessem [Show all 24 contributors for this article] (2018). The Palliative Radiotherapy and Inflammation Study (PRAIS) - Protocol for a longitudinal observational multicenter study on patients with cancer induced bone pain. BMC Palliative Care. ISSN 1472-684X. 17(110). doi: 10.1186/s12904-018-0362-9. Full text in Research Archive
  • Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Sjøblom, Bjørg; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Baracos, Vickie Elaine; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen & Aass, Nina Kathrine [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2018). A comparison of CT based measures of skeletal muscle mass and density from the Th4 and L3 levels in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. ISSN 0954-3007. p. 1–8. doi: 10.1038/s41430-018-0325-5. Full text in Research Archive
  • Grotmol, Kjersti Støen; Lie, Hanne Cathrine; Loge, Jon Håvard; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Haugen, Dagny Faksvåg & Stone, Patrick C [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2018). Patients with advanced cancer and depression report a significantly higher symptom burden than non-depressed patients. Palliative & Supportive Care. ISSN 1478-9515. p. 1–7. doi: 10.1017/S1478951517001183. Full text in Research Archive
  • Grotmol, Kjersti Støen; Lie, Hanne Cathrine; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Currow, David & Kaasa, Stein [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2017). Depression-A Major Contributor to Poor Quality of Life in Patients With Advanced Cancer. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. ISSN 0885-3924. 54(6), p. 889–897. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.04.010. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bye, Asta; Sjøblom, Bjørg; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Baracos, Vickie E. & Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2017). Muscle mass and association to quality of life in non-small cell lung cancer patients. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle. ISSN 2190-5991. 8, p. 759–767. doi: 10.1002/jcsm.12206. Full text in Research Archive
  • Jacobsen, Ellisiv Lærum; Bye, Asta; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Fosså, Sophie Dorothea; Grotmol, Kjersti Støen & Kaasa, Stein [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2017). Norwegian reference values for the Short-Form Health Survey 36: development over time. Quality of Life Research. ISSN 0962-9343. p. 1–12. doi: 10.1007/s11136-017-1684-4. Full text in Research Archive
  • Paulsen, Ørnulf; Laird, Barry J; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Lea, Tor Erling; Fayers, Peter & Kaasa, Stein [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2017). The relationship between pro-inflammatory cytokines and pain, appetite and fatigue in patients with advanced cancer. PLOS ONE. ISSN 1932-6203. 12(5). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177620. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sjøblom, Bjørg; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Baracos, Vickie E.; Sawyer, Michael & Fløtten, Øystein [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2017). Drug Dose Per Kilogram Lean Body Mass Predicts Hematologic Toxicity From Carboplatin-Doublet Chemotherapy in Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Lung Cancer. ISSN 1525-7304. 18(2), p. e129–e136. doi: 10.1016/j.cllc.2016.09.008.
  • Fredheim, Olav Magnus Søndenå; Brelin, Siri; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Loge, Jon Håvard; Aass, Nina Kathrine & Johannessen, Tom Børge [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2017). Prescriptions of analgesics during complete disease trajectories in patients who are diagnosed with and die from cancer within the five-year period 2005-2009. European Journal of Pain. ISSN 1090-3801. 21(3), p. 530–540. doi: 10.1002/ejp.956.
  • Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Aielli, F; Bennett, Michael I.; Brunelli, Cinzia & Caraceni, Augusto [Show all 26 contributors for this article] (2016). Characteristics of the case mix, organization and delivery in cancer palliative care: a challenge for good-quality research. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. ISSN 2045-435X. 8(4), p. 456–467. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000997.
  • Brelin, Siri; Fredheim, Olav Magnus; Loge, Jon Håvard; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Johannesen, Tom Børge & Aass, Nina Kathrine [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2016). Opioids for outpatients with cancer in their last year of life: A nationwide pharmacoepidemiological study. Journal of Opioid Management. ISSN 1551-7489. 12(1), p. 25–36. doi: 10.5055/jom.2016.0309.
  • Sjøblom, Bjørg; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Baracos, Vickie E.; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen & Aass, Nina Kathrine [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2016). Skeletal muscle radiodensity is prognostic for survival in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Clinical Nutrition. ISSN 0261-5614. 35(6), p. 1386–1393. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2016.03.010.
  • Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Kaasa, Stein; Caraceni, Augusto; Loge, Jon Håvard; Pedersen, Tore & Haugen, Dagny Faksvåg [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2016). Characteristics of breakthrough cancer pain and its influence on quality of life in an international cohort of patients with cancer. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. ISSN 2045-435X. 6(3), p. 344–352. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000887.
  • Sjøblom, Bjørg; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Baracos, Vickie E.; Fløtten, Øystein & Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2015). Low muscle mass is associated with chemotherapy-induced haematological toxicity in advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer. ISSN 0169-5002. 90(1), p. 85–91. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2015.07.001.
  • Paulsen, Ørnulf; Klepstad, Pål; Rosland, Jan Henrik; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Albert, Eva & Fayers, Peter [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2014). Efficacy of methylprednisolone on pain, fatigue, and appetite loss in patients with advanced cancer using opioids: A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial. Journal of Clinical Oncology. ISSN 0732-183X. 32(29), p. 3221–3228. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2013.54.3926.
  • Rayment, Clare; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Kaasa, Stein; Caraceni, Augusto & Strasser, Florian [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2013). Neuropathic cancer pain: Prevalence, severity, analgesics and impact from the European Palliative Care Research Collaborative-Computerised Symptom Assessment study. Palliative Medicine. ISSN 0269-2163. 27(8), p. 714–721. doi: 10.1177/0269216312464408.
  • Paulsen, Ørnulf; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Kaasa, Stein & Dale, Ola (2013). Do Corticosteroids Provide Analgesic Effects in Cancer Patients? A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. ISSN 0885-3924. 46(1), p. 96–105. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.06.019.
  • Brelin, Siri; Loge, Jon Håvard; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Johannesen, Tom Børge; Aass, Nina Kathrine & Ottesen, Stig [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2013). Antidepressants to cancer patients during the last year of life - a population-based study. Psycho-Oncology. ISSN 1057-9249. 22(3), p. 506–514. doi: 10.1002/pon.3059.
  • Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Kolflaath, Jan; Løkken, Aud Oddny; Hanssen, Sjur Bjørnar; Normann, Are Peder & Aass, Nina Kathrine (2013). Are emergency admissions in palliative cancer care always necessary? Results from a descriptive study. BMJ Open. ISSN 2044-6055. 3(5). doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002515. Full text in Research Archive
  • Paulsen, Ørnulf; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Kaasa, Stein & Dale, Ola (2013). Do coricosteroids provide anlgesic effects in cancer patients? A systeamtic literature review. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. ISSN 0885-3924. 46(1), p. 96–105. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.06.019.
  • Nekolaichuk, Cheryl; Fainsinger, Robin; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Knudsen, Anne Kari & Klepstad, Pål [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2013). The Edmonton Classification System for Cancer Pain: Comparison of Pain Classification Features and Pain Intensity Across Diverse Palliative Care Settings in Eight Countries. Journal of Palliative Medicine. ISSN 1096-6218. 16(5), p. 516–523. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2012.0390.
  • de Wit, Ronald; Skoneczna, Iwona; Daugaard, Gedske; de Santis, Maria; Garin, August & Aass, Nina Kathrine [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2012). Randomized Phase III Study Comparing Paclitaxel-Bleomycin, Etoposide, and Cisplatin (BEP) to Standard BEP in Intermediate-Prognosis Germ-Cell Cancer: Intergroup Study EORTC 30983. Journal of Clinical Oncology. ISSN 0732-183X. 30(8), p. 792–799. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.37.0171.
  • Knudsen, Anne Kari; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Heitzer, Ellen; Klepstad, Pål; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen & Schippinger, Walter [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2012). Interviews with patients with advanced cancer-another step towards an international cancer pain classification system. Supportive Care in Cancer. ISSN 0941-4355. 20(10), p. 2491–2500. doi: 10.1007/s00520-011-1361-z.
  • Knudsen, Anne Kari; Brunelli, C; Klepstad, Pål; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Apolone, Giovanni & Corli, Oscar [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2012). Which domains should be included in a cancer pain classification system? Analyses of longitudinal data. Pain. ISSN 0304-3959. 153(3), p. 696–703. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.12.005.
  • Bennett, Michael I; Rayment, Clare; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Caraceni, Augusto & Kaasa, Stein (2012). Prevalence and aetiology of neuropathic pain in cancer patients: a systematic review. Pain. ISSN 0304-3959. 153(2), p. 359–365. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.10.028.
  • Oliver, R. Timothy D.; Mead, Graham M.; Rustin, Gordon J.S.; Joffe, Johnathan K.; Aass, Nina & Coleman, Robert [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2011). Randomized Trial of Carboplatin Versus Radiotherapy for Stage I Seminoma: Mature Results on Relapse and Contralateral Testis Cancer Rates in MRC TE19/EORTC 30982 Study (ISRCTN27163214). Journal of Clinical Oncology. ISSN 0732-183X. 29(8), p. 957–962. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2009.26.4655.
  • Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Fayers, Peter; Haugen, Dagny R Faksvåg; Caraceni, Augusto; Hanks, Geoffrey & Loge, Jon Håvard [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2011). Studies Comparing Numerical Rating Scales, Verbal Rating Scales, and Visual Analogue Scales for Assessment of Pain Intensity in Adults: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. ISSN 0885-3924. 41(6), p. 1073–1093. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.08.016.
  • Dausgaard, Gedske; Skoneczna, Iwona; Aass, Nina Kathrine; de Wit, Ronald; de Santis, Maria & Dumez, Herlinde [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2011). A randomized phase III study comparing standard dose BEP with sequential high-dose cisplatin, etoposide, and ifosfamide (VIP) plus stem-cell support in males with poor-prognosis germ-cell cancer. An intergroup study of EORTC, GTCSG, and Grupo Germinal (EORTC 30974). Annals of Oncology. ISSN 0923-7534. 22(5), p. 1054–1061. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdq575.
  • Bergh, Irmelin; Kvalem, Ingela Lundin; Aass, Nina Kathrine & Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen (2011). What does the answer mean? A qualitative study of how palliative cancer patients interpret and respond to the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System. Palliative Medicine. ISSN 0269-2163. 25(7), p. 716–724. doi: 10.1177/0269216310395985.
  • Knudsen, Anne Kari; Brunelli, C; Kaasa, Stein; Apolone, G.; Corli, O & Montanari, M [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2011). Which variables are associated with pain intensity and treatment response in advanced cancer patients? - Implications for a future classification system for cancer pain. European Journal of Pain. ISSN 1090-3801. 15(3), p. 320–327. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2010.08.001.
  • Haugnes, Hege Sagstuen; Wethal, Torgeir; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Dahl, Olav; Klepp, Olbjørn & Langberg, Carl W. [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2010). Cardiovascular risk factors and morbidity in long-term survivors of testicular cancer: a 20-year follow-up study. Journal of Clinical Oncology. ISSN 0732-183X. 28(30), p. 4649–4657. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2010.29.9362.
  • Knudsen, Anne Kari; Aass, Nina; Fainsinger, Robin; Caraceni, Augusto; Klepstad, Pål & Jordhøy, Marit S [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2009). Classification of pain in cancer patients - a systematic literature review. Palliative Medicine. ISSN 0269-2163. 23(4), p. 295–308. doi: 10.1177/0269216309103125.
  • Haugen, Dagny Faksvåg; Kaasa, Stein & Aass, Nina (2009). Palliativ forskning i Norge i dag. Omsorg: Nordisk tidsskrift for Palliativ Medisin. ISSN 0800-7489. p. 3–7.
  • Sagstuen, Hege; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Fosså, Sophie Dorothea; Klepp, Olbjørn; Wist, Erik & Dahl, Olav [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2004). Blood pressure and body mass index (BMI) in testicular cancer survivors. Annals of Oncology. ISSN 0923-7534. 15, p. 112–112.
  • Stensvold, E; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Gladhaug, Ivar Prydz; Stenwig, Anna Elisabeth; Clausen, Ole Petter Fraas & Fosså, Sophie Dorothea (2004). Erroneous diagnosis of pancreatic cancer after radiotherapy of testicular cancer. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. ISSN 0748-7983. 30(3), p. 352–355. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2003.09.003.
  • Schmoll, H.J.; Souchon, R; Krege, S; Albers, P; Beyer, Jörg & Kollmannsberger, C [Show all 22 contributors for this article] (2004). European consensus on diagnosis and treatment of germ cell cancer: a report of the European Germ Cell Cancer Concensus Group (EGCCCG). Annals of Oncology. ISSN 0923-7534. 15(9), p. 1377–99.
  • Fosså, Sophie Dorothea; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Harvei, Sverre & Tretli, Steinar (2004). Increased mortality rates in young and middle-aged patients with malignant germ cell tumours. British Journal of Cancer. ISSN 0007-0920. 90(3), p. 607–612.
  • Rapley, Elizabeth A.; Hockley, S; Warren, W.; Johnson, L; Huddart, R & Crockford, Gillian P. [Show all 39 contributors for this article] (2004). Somatic mutations of KIT in familial testicular germ cell tumours. British Journal of Cancer. ISSN 0007-0920. 90(12), p. 2397–2401.

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  • Halvorsen, Tarje Onsøien & Aass, Nina Kathrine (2016). Kvalme og oppkast. Gyldendal Akademisk. ISBN 9788205488403.
  • Aass, Nina Kathrine & Kristensen, Are Korsnes (2016). Medikamentell tumorrettet behandling. Gyldendal Akademisk. ISBN 9788205488403.

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