About the group
INTERPRET's (INTEgrated and Regulatory Paediatric REsearch Team) main focus is on clinical research in paediatric haemotology and oncology, and currently, special interest in late effects, supportive care, communication strategies and health care during and after treatment of childhood cancer and blood diseases.
The research group is affiliated to the Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology at Division for Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, and Institute for Clinical Medicine at the University of Oslo.
It is a multidisciplinary research group consisting of physicians, nurses, psychologists and nutritionist.
The group has extensive collaborations with other research groups nationally and internationally, and a successful achievement has been the development of a national biobank for paediatric cancer.
Ongoing projects
- More than 20 international clinical treatment and research studies with several principal investigators from INTERPRET, within the frame of international organizations (NOPHO, SIOP, EBMT etc);
- Physical Activity in Childhood Cancer Survivors (PACCS). An international multicenter study on physical activity and fitness among adolescent childhood cancer survivors, with research grants from The Research Council of Norway, The Norwegian Cancer Society and The Norwegian Childhood Cancer Society and in close collaboration with The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences;
- Several studies on late effects and health care in childhood cancer survivors (brain tumors, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, retinoblastoma);
- Palliative care in children;
- Paediatric haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (late effects, nutrition);
- Communication in follow-up consultations after childhood cancer.
Selected publications
- Aalykkja A, Larsen EH, Larsen MH, Ruud E, Puhr A, Lie HC (2023). Life after paediatric brain tumour; the perspectives of the survivors and their parents. J Adv Nurs, 80 (2), 550-565, DOI 10.1111/jan.15812, PubMed 37537856 Cristin 2174952 (Details)
- Grydeland M, Bratteteig M, Rueegg CS, Lie HC, Thorsen L, Larsen EH, Brügmann-Pieper S, Torsvik IK, Götte M, Lähteenmäki PM, Kriemler S, Fridh MK, Anderssen SA, Ruud E (2023). Physical Activity Among Adolescent Cancer Survivors: The PACCS Study, Pediatrics, 152 (3), DOI 10.1542/peds.2023-061778, PubMed 37646086 Cristin 2172512 (Details)
- Are We on the Same Page? Exploring Pediatric Patients' Involvement With Advance Care Planning. Aasen ERHV, Søvik ML, Størdal K, Lee A.J Pain Symptom Manage. 2023 Sep;66(3):e353-e363. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.04.003. Epub 2023 Apr 11.PMID: 37054956 Free article. Review.