Browsing SIHF Open Archive by Author "Grønberg, Bjørn Henning"
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Associations between muscle measures, survival and toxicity in patients with limited disease small cell lung cancer receiving concurrent chemoradiotherapy
Halvorsen, Tarje Onsøien; Valan, Christine Damgaard; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Standard treatment for patients with limited stage small cell lung cancer (LS SCLC) is concurrent platinum-etoposide chemotherapy and thoracic radiotherapy (TRT). Up to 30% of patients are cured, but severe ... -
Associations between severe co-morbidity and muscle measures in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients
Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Valan, Christine Damgaard; Halvorsen, Tarje Onsøien; Sjøblom, Bjørg; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Introduction Several studies show that low skeletal muscle index (SMI) and low skeletal muscle density (SMD) are negative prognostic factors and associated with more toxicity from systemic therapy in cancer patients. ... -
Cognitive Trajectories in Older Patients with Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy—A Prospective Observational Study
Eriksen, Guro Falk; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Rostoft, Siri; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Bergh, Sverre; Hjelstuen, Anne Kristine; Rolfson, Darryl; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Cognitive function can be affected by cancer and/or its treatment, and older patients are at a particular risk. In a prospective observational study including patients 65 years referred for radiotherapy (RT), we aimed ... -
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
Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Sjøblom, Bjørg; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Baracos, Vickie Elaine; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Bremnes, Roy M.; Fløtten, Øystein; Bye, Asta; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Background: Muscle mass and density assessed from CT-images at the L3 level are prognostic for survival and predict toxicity in cancer patients. However, L3 is not always included on routine CT-scans. We aimed to investigate ... -
CT Derived Muscle Measures, Inflammation, and Frailty in a Cohort of Older Cancer Patients
Harneshaug, Magnus; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Kirkhus, Lene; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Bergh, Sverre; Rostoft, Siri; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background/Aim: Muscle loss, inflammation, and frailty are prevalent among older cancer patients. We aimed to evaluate whether inflammatory markers could identify muscle loss, and if muscle measures differed between frail ... -
Edmonton Frail Scale predicts mortality in older patients with cancer undergoing radiotherapy-A prospective observational study
Røyset, Inga Marie; Eriksen, Guro Falk; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Saltvedt, Ingvild Tina; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Rostoft, Siri; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Rolfson, Darryl; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Several screening tools are developed to identify frailty in the increasing number of older patients with cancer. Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS) performs well in geriatric settings but is less studied in oncology. ... -
Frailty identified by geriatric assessment is associated with poor functioning, high symptom burden and increased risk of physical decline in older cancer patients: Prospective observational study
Kirkhus, Lene; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Rostoft, Siri; Harneshaug, Magnus; Selbæk, Geir; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background: Maintaining quality of life including physical functioning is highly prioritized among older cancer patients. Geriatric assessment is a recommended approach to identify patients with increased vulnerability ... -
Geriatric assessment is superior to oncologists’ clinical judgement in identifying frailty
Kirkhus, Lene; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Kristjansson, Siri Rostoft; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Selbæk, Geir; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Harneshaug, Magnus; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Frailty is a syndrome associated with increased vulnerability and an important predictor of outcomes in older cancer patients. Systematic assessments to identify frailty are seldom applied, and oncologists’ ... -
Modifiable factors affecting older patients' quality of life and physical function during cancer treatment
Kirkhus, Lene; Harneshaug, Magnus; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Rostoft, Siri; Bergh, Sverre; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Selbæk, Geir; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Borza, Tom; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)BACKGROUND: Maintaining physical function and quality of life (QoL) are prioritized outcomes among older adults. We aimed to identify potentially modifiable factors affecting older patients' physical function and QoL ... -
Muscle mass and association to quality of life in non-small cell lung cancer patients
Bye, Asta; Sjøblom, Bjørg; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Baracos, Vickie Elaine; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Bremnes, Roy M.; Fløtten, Øystein; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Cancer wasting is characterized by muscle loss and may contribute to fatigue and poor quality of life (QoL). Our aim was to investigate associations between skeletal muscle index (SMI) and skeletal muscle ... -
Screening for frailty among older patients with cancer using blood biomarkers of inflammation
Harneshaug, Magnus; Kirkhus, Lene; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Bergh, Sverre; Whist, Jon Elling; Rostoft, Siri; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Introduction: As frailty is associated with inflammation, biomarkers of inflammation may represent objective measures that could facilitate the identification of frailty. Glasgow prognostic score (GPS), combines C-reactive ...