Bilde av Al-Saad, Samer
Bilde av Al-Saad, Samer
Førsteamanuensis Department of Medical Biology samer.al-saad@uit.no 00 358405023887

Samer Al-Saad



  • Mehrdad Rakaee, Thomas Karsten Kilvær, Simin Jamaly, Thomas Berg, Erna-Elise Paulsen, Marte Berglund et al.:
    Tertiary lymphoid structure score: a promising approach to refine the TNM staging in resected non-small cell lung cancer
    British Journal of Cancer 2021 DOI
  • Elin Richardsen, Sigve Andersen, Christian Melbø-Jørgensen, Mehrdad Rakaee, Nora Ness, Samer Al-Saad et al.:
    MicroRNA 141 is associated to outcome and aggressive tumor characteristics in prostate cancer
    Scientific Reports 2019 ARKIV / DOI
  • Mehrdad Rakaee, Lill-Tove Busund, Simin Jamaly, Erna-Elise Paulsen, Elin Richardsen, Sigve Andersen et al.:
    Prognostic Value of Macrophage Phenotypes in Resectable Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Assessed by Multiplex Immunohistochemistry
    Neoplasia 12. February 2019 ARKIV / DOI
  • Marius Håke Roaldsen, Timothy Allan Ciosek, Elin Richardsen, Samer Al-Saad, Hitendra R.H. Patel, Erling Johan Aarsæther :
    Isoflurane increases tolerance to renal ischemia reperfusion injury compared to propofol: An experimental study in pigs
    Journal of investigative surgery 2019 ARKIV / DOI
  • Elin Richardsen, Sigve Andersen, Samer Al-Saad, Mehrdad Rakaee, Yngve Nordby, Mona Irene Pedersen et al.:
    Low expression of miR-424-3p is highly correlated with clinical failure in prostate cancer
    Scientific Reports 2019 ARKIV / DOI
  • Sigurd Hald, Mehrdad Rakaee, Inigo Zubiavrre Martinez, Elin Richardsen, Samer Al-Saad, Erna Elise Paulsen et al.:
    LAG-3 in Non-Small-cell Lung Cancer: Expression in Primary Tumors and Metastatic Lymph Nodes Is Associated With Improved Survival
    Clinical Lung Cancer 2018 DOI
  • Kaja Konstanse Skjefstad, Charles Johannessen, Thea K.W. Grindstad, Thomas Karsten Kilvær, Erna Elise Paulsen, Mona Irene Pedersen et al.:
    A gender specific improved survival related to stromal miR-143 and miR-145 expression in non-small cell lung cancer
    Scientific Reports 2018 ARKIV / DOI
  • Mehrdad Rakaee, Thomas Karsten Kilvær, Stig Manfred Dalen, Elin Richardsen, Erna Elise Paulsen, Sigurd Hald et al.:
    Evaluation of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes using routine H&E slides predicts patient survival in resected non-small cell lung cancer
    Human Pathology 2018 DOI
  • Thea K.W. Grindstad, Elin Richardsen, Sigve Andersen, Kaja Konstanse Skjefstad, Mehrdad Rakaee, Tom Dønnem et al.:
    Progesterone receptors in prostate cancer: Progesterone receptor B is the isoform associated with disease progression
    Scientific Reports 2018 ARKIV / DOI
  • Yury Kiselev, Sigve Andersen, Charles Johannessen, Bjørn Fjukstad, Karina Standahl Olsen, Helge Stenvold et al.:
    Transcription factor PAX6 as a novel prognostic factor and putative tumour suppressor in non-small cell lung cancer
    Scientific Reports 2018 ARKIV / DOI
  • Elin Richardsen, Sigve Andersen, Samer Al-Saad, Mehrdad Rakaee, Yngve Nordby, Mona Irene Pedersen et al.:
    Evaluation of the proliferation marker Ki-67 in a large prostatectomy cohort
    PLOS ONE 2017 ARKIV / DOI
  • Samer Al-Saad, Elin Richardsen, Thomas Karsten Kilvær, Tom Dønnem, Sigve Andersen, Mehrdad Rakaee et al.:
    The impact of MET, IGF-1, IGF1R expression and EGFR mutations on survival of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer
    PLOS ONE 2017 ARKIV / DOI
  • Thea Grindstad, Kaja Skjefstad, Sigve Andersen, Nora Ness, Yngve Nordby, Samer Al-Saad et al.:
    Estrogen receptors α and β and aromatase as independent predictors for prostate cancer outcome
    Scientific Reports 2016 ARKIV / DOI
  • Mehrdad Rakaee, Lill-Tove Busund, Erna-Elise Paulsen, Elin Richardsen, Samer Al-Saad, Sigve Andersen et al.:
    Prognostic effect of intratumoral neutrophils across histological subtypes of non-small cell lung cancer
    OncoTarget 2016 ARKIV / DOI
  • Erna-Elise Paulsen, Thomas Karsten Kilvær, Mehrdad Rakaee, Samer Al-Saad, Sigurd Hald, Sigve Andersen et al.:
    Assessing PDL-1 and PD-1 in non-small cell lung cancer: a novel immunoscore approach
    Clinical Lung Cancer 2016 ARKIV / DOI
  • Mette Pøhl, Karen Ege Olsen, Rene Holst, Tom Dønnem, Lill-Tove Busund, Roy M. Bremnes et al.:
    Keratin 34betaE12/keratin7 expression is a prognostic factor of cancer-specific and overall survival in patients with early stage non-small cell lung cancer
    Acta Oncologica 2016 DOI
  • Tom Dønnem, Thomas Karsten Kilvær, Sigve Andersen, Elin Richardsen, Erna-Elise Paulsen, Sigurd Hald et al.:
    Strategies for clinical implementation of TNM-Immunoscore in resected nonsmall-cell lung cancer
    Annals of Oncology 2016 DOI
  • Kaja Skjefstad, Thea Grindstad, Mehrdad Rakaee, Elin Richardsen, Tom Dønnem, Thomas Karsten Kilvær et al.:
    Prognostic relevance of estrogen receptor α, β and aromatase expression in non-small cell lung cancer
    Steroids 2016 DOI
  • Thomas Karsten Kilvær, Erna-Elise Paulsen, Mehrdad Rakaee, Samer Al-Saad, Ramona Johansen Maurseth, Khalid Al-Shibli et al.:
    The presence of intraepithelial CD45RO+ cells in resected lymph nodes with metastases from NSCLC patients is an independent predictor of disease-specific survival
    British Journal of Cancer 2016 ARKIV / DOI
  • Thomas Karsten Kilvær, Mehrdad Rakaeekhanehkenari, Turid Hellevik, Samer Al-Saad, Erna-Elise Paulsen, Roy M. Bremnes et al.:
    Cancer associated fibroblasts in stage I-IIIA NSCLC: Prognostic impact and their correlations with tumor molecular markers
    PLOS ONE 2015 ARKIV / DOI
  • Erna-Elise Paulsen, Thomas Karsten Kilvær, Mehrdad Rakaeekhanehkenari, Ramona Johansen Maurseth, Samer Al-Saad, Sigurd Hald et al.:
    CD45RO+ memory T lymphocytes – a candidate marker for TNM-immunoscore in squamous non-small cell lung cancer
    Neoplasia 2015 ARKIV / DOI
  • Elin Richardsen, Nora Ness, Christian Melbø-Jørgensen, Charles Johannessen, Thea Grindstad, Cecilie Nordbakken et al.:
    The Prognostic Significance of CXCL16 and Its Receptor C-X-C Chemokine Receptor 6 in Prostate Cancer
    American Journal of Pathology 2015 DOI
  • Yngve Nordby, Sigve Andersen, Elin Richardsen, Nora Ness, Samer Al-Saad, Christian Melbø-Jørgensen et al.:
    Stromal expression of VEGF-A and VEGFR-2 in prostate tissue is associated with biochemical and clinical recurrence after radical prostatectomy
    The Prostate 2015 DOI
  • Thea Grindstad, Sigve Andersen, Samer Al-Saad, Tom Dønnem, Yury Kiselev, Christian Melbø-Jørgensen et al.:
    High progesterone receptor expression in prostate cancer is associated with clinical failure
    PLOS ONE 27. February 2015 ARKIV / DOI
  • Tom Dønnem, Sigurd Hald, Erna-Elise Paulsen, Elin Richardsen, Samer Al-Saad, Thomas Karsten Kilvær et al.:
    Stromal CD8+ T-cell density - A promising supplement to TNM staging in non-small cell lung cancer
    Clinical Cancer Research 2015 DOI
  • Kaja Skjefstad, Elin Richardsen, Tom Dønnem, Sigve Andersen, Yury Kiselev, Thea Grindstad et al.:
    The prognostic role of progesterone receptor expression in non-small cell lung cancer patients: Gender-related impacts and correlation with disease-specific survival
    Steroids 2015 DOI
  • Sigurd Hald, Yury Kiselev, Samer Al-Saad, Elin Richardsen, Charles Johannessen, Marte Eilertsen et al.:
    Prognostic impact of CXCL16 and CXCR6 in non-small cell lung cancer: Combined high CXCL16 expression in tumor stroma and cancer cells yields improved survival
    BMC Cancer 2015 ARKIV / DOI
  • Laia Gorchs, Turid Hellevik, Jack-Ansgar Bruun, Ketil Andre Camilio, Samer Al-Saad, Tor Brynjar Stuge et al.:
    Cancer-associated fibroblasts from lung tumors maintain their immunosuppressive abilities after high-dose irradiation
    Frontiers in Oncology 2015 ARKIV / DOI
  • Helge Stenvold, Tom Dønnem, Sigve Andersen, Samer Al-Saad, Andrey Yurjevich Valkov, Mona Irene Pedersen et al.:
    High tumor cell expression of microRNA-21 in node positive non-small cell lung cancer predicts a favorable clinical outcome
    BMC Clinical Pathology 2014 ARKIV / DOI
  • Nora Ness, Sigve Andersen, Andrey Yurjevich Valkov, Yngve Nordby, Tom Dønnem, Samer Al-Saad et al.:
    Infiltration of CD8+ lymphocytes is an independent prognostic factor of biochemical failure-free survival in prostate cancer
    The Prostate 2014 DOI
  • Marte Eilertsen, Sigve Andersen, Samer Al-Saad, Yury Kiselev, Tom Dønnem, Helge Stenvold et al.:
    Monocarboxylate transporters 1-4 in NSCLC: MCT1 is an independent prognostic marker for survival
    PLOS ONE 2014 ARKIV / DOI
  • Christian Nordahl Melbø-Jørgensen, Nora Ness, Sigve Andersen, Andrey Yurjevich Valkov, Tom Dønnem, Samer Al-Saad et al.:
    Stromal expression of miR-21 predicts biochemical failure in prostate cancer patients with Gleason score 6
    PLOS ONE 2014 FULLTEKST / ARKIV / DOI
  • Helge Stenvold, Tom Dønnem, Sigve Andersen, Samer Al-Saad, Lill-Tove Busund, Roy M. Bremnes :
    Stage and tissue-specific prognostic impact of miR-182 in NSCLC
    BMC Cancer 2014 ARKIV / DOI
  • Marte Eilertsen, Sigve Andersen, Samer Al-Saad, Elin Richardsen, Helge Stenvold, Sigurd Hald et al.:
    Positive prognostic impact of miR-210 in non-small cell lung cancer
    Lung Cancer 2014 DOI
  • Sigurd Hald, Roy M. Bremnes, Khalid Al-Shibli, Samer Al-Saad, Sigve Andersen, Helge Stenvold et al.:
    CD4/CD8 co-expression shows independent prognostic impact in resected non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with adjuvant radiotherapy
    Lung Cancer 2013 ARKIV / DOI
  • Helge Stenvold, Tom Dønnem, Sigve Andersen, Samer Al-Saad, Khalid Ibrahim Al-Shibli, Lill-Tove Busund et al.:
    Overexpression of matrix metalloproteinase-7 and -9 in NSCLC tumor and stromal cells: Correlation with a favorable clinical outcome
    Lung Cancer 2012 DOI
  • Tom Dønnem, Christopher Graham Fenton, Kenneth Lønvik, Thomas Berg, Katrine Eklo, Sigve Andersen et al.:
    MicroRNA Signatures in Tumor Tissue Related to Angiogenesis in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
    PLOS ONE 2012 ARKIV / DOI
  • Roy M. Bremnes, Khalid Ibrahim Al-Shibli, Tom Dønnem, Rafael Sirera, Samer Al-Saad, Sigve Andersen et al.:
    The Role of Tumor-Infiltrating Immune Cells and Chronic Inflammation at the Tumor Site on Cancer Development, Progression, and Prognosis Emphasis on Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
    Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2011 DOI
  • Mohammad Belal Aljabri, Nils Thomas Songstad, trine Lund, Maria Serrano, Thomas Vennø Andreasen, Samer Al-Saad et al.:
    Pregnancy protects against antiangiogenic and fibrogenic effects of angiotensin II in rat hearts
    Acta Physiologica 2011 DOI
  • Roy M. Bremnes, Tom Dønnem, Samer Al-Saad, Khalid Ibrahim Al-Shibli, Sigve Andersen, Rafael Sirera et al.:
    The Role of Tumor Stroma in Cancer Progression and Prognosis Emphasis on Carcinoma-Associated Fibroblasts and Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
    Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2011 DOI
  • Sigve Andersen, Marte Eilertsen, Tom Dønnem, Khalid Ibrahim Al-Shibli, Samer Al-Saad, Lill-Tove Busund et al.:
    Diverging prognostic impacts of hypoxic markers according to NSCLC histology
    Lung Cancer 2011 DOI
  • Mohammad Belal Aljabri, trine Lund, Anje Christina Høper, thomas vennØ Andreasen, Samer Al-Saad, Sigurd Lindal et al.:
    Gene Expression, Function and Ischemia Tolerance in Male and Female Rat Hearts After Sub-Toxic Levels of Angiotensin II
    Cardiovascular Toxicology 2011 ARKIV / DOI
  • Tom Dønnem, Katrine Eklo, Thomas Berg, Sveinung Wergeland Sørbye, Kenneth Lønvik, Samer Al-Saad et al.:
    Prognostic Impact of MiR-155 in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Evaluated by in Situ Hybridization
    Journal of Translational Medicine 2011 ARKIV / DOI
  • Tom Dønnem, Kenneth Lønvik, Katrine Eklo, Thomas Berg, Sveinung Wergeland Sørbye, Khalid Ibrahim Al-Shibli et al.:
    Independent and Tissue-Specific Prognostic Impact of miR-126 in Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer
    Cancer 2011 ARKIV / DOI
  • Sigve Andersen, Tom Dønnem, Khalid Ibrahim Al-Shibli, Samer Al-Saad, Helge Stenvold, Lill-Tove Busund et al.:
    Prognostic Impacts of Angiopoietins in NSCLC Tumor Cells and Stroma: VEGF-A Impact Is Strongly Associated with Ang-2
    PLOS ONE 2011 ARKIV / DOI
  • Kaja Konstanse Skjefstad, Thea K.W. Grindstad, Mehrdad Rakaee, Elin Richardsen, Tom Dønnem, Thomas Karsten Kilvær et al.:
    Corrigendum to "Prognostic relevance of estrogen receptor α, β and aromatase expression in non-small cell lung cancer" [Steroids 113 (2016) 5-13]
    Steroids 2018 DOI
  • Sigurd Hald, Yury Kiselev, Samer Al-Saad, Elin Helmine Richardsen, Charles Walquist Johannessen, Marte Eilertsen et al.:
    Erratum: Prognostic impact of CXCL16 and CXCR6 in non-small cell lung cancer: Combined high CXCL16 expression in tumor stroma and cancer cells yields improved survival. [BMC Cancer. 15, (2015) (441)] DOI: 10.1186/s12885-015-1446-z
    BMC Cancer 2016 DOI
  • Laia Gorchs, Turid Hellevik, Jack-Ansgar Bruun, Ketil Andre Camilio, Samer Al-Saad, Tor Brynjar Stuge et al.:
    Immunoregulatory functions of Cancer-associated Fibroblasts from lung cancers
    2015
  • Laia Gorchs, Turid Hellevik, Jack-Ansgar Bruun, Ketil Andre Camilio, Samer Al-Saad, Tor Brynjar Stuge et al.:
    Cancer-associated fibroblasts from lung tumors maintain their immunosuppressive abilities after high-dose irradiation
    2015
  • Khalid Al-Shibli, Samer Al-Saad, Tom Dønnem, Magnus L. Persson, Roy M. Bremnes, Lill-Tove Busund :
    The Prognostic Value of Intraepithelial and Stromal Innate Immune System Cells in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
    European Journal of Cancer 2012

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