Research Groups at the Division of Surgery and Oncology
At the Division of Surgery and Oncology clinical and translational research is performed within the fields of emergency surgery, oesophageal and gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer, hepato-biliary cancers and colorectal liver metastases.
Emergency and Trauma Surgery
Research fields
- Emergency- and trauma surgery
- Gallstone disease
- Hernia surgery
- Acute ERAS (Enhanced Revocery After Surgery) and perioperative care
- Surgical simulators and Learning
- Screening
Researchers
Folke Hammarqvist, MD, PhD, Associate Professor
Rebecka Ahl, MD, PhD
Ulf Fränneby, MD, PhD
Ann Kjellin, MD, PhD
PhD-students
John Thörling
Agnieszka Popowicz
Hanna Ribbing-Wilén
Esophageal and gastric cancer
Main research areas
- Heredity in esophageal and gastric cancer.
- Basic and translational research on adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and stomach is conducted in close collaboration with Andrea Ponzetta's lab at CIM, MedH, KI.
- Project on peritoneal metastases in gastric cancer, including basic research, clinical trials and translational projects focused on intraperitoneal administration of new treatments.
- Randomized studies in esophageal and gastric cancer
- NeoRes2 - randomized study on the timing of surgery after completion of chemotherapy in esophageal cancer.
- NEEDS - randomized trial. Mandatory surgery versus surgery as needed after chemoradiotherapy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
- EPICURE – Randomized phase II study on PIPAC as an adjuvant in the curative treatment of gastric cancer with a high risk of peritoneal recurrence.
- IPa-Gastric – Randomized phase II-III study on intraperitoneal cytostatic treatment in gastric cancer with peritoneal metastases.
- Studies on quality of life and symptoms after surgery in esophageal and gastric cancer.
- Epidemiological studies on esophageal and gastric cancer based on various national registers.
Research group leader
Professor Magnus Nilsson
Researchers
Mats Lindblad,Professor
Ioannis Rouvelas, Associate Professor
Fredrik Klevebro, Associate Professor
Maria Gustafsson Liljefors, Associate Professor
Berit Sunde, PhD
Gabriella Alexandersson von Döbeln, PhD
Maria Lampi, PhD
Lisa Liu Burström, PhD
Jessica Ericson, PhDnd
Lars Lundell, Professor emeritus
Hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgery
The HPB surgery research group conducts clinical, epidemiologic and translational studies primarily on the patients within the scope of the clinical mission, i.e. patients requiring liver and pancreas surgery, mainly for cancer but also for complex benign conditions.
Group leader
Ernesto Sparrelid
Hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgery - Ernesto Sparrelid Research Group
Oncology
We study how tumor cells invade healthy adjacent tissue. Our aim is to understand intercellular crosstalk in a way that is directly applicable to clinical practice. Our group consists of basic researchers and clinicians.
Group Leader
Marco Gerling
Metastases are the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. The KI-MCM network aims to improve our understanding of metastases by deciphering the metastatic microenvironment – what roles do host cells play to control or fuel metastatic growth? The KI-MCM Network: Microenvironmental Control of Metastases
Translational pancreas research
Research areas
Group Leader
Professor Matthias Löhr
Researchers
Rainer Heuchel