Anders Ullén
Adjunct Professor
E-mail: anders.ullen@ki.se
Visiting address: Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet Solna, D1:05, 17176 Stockholm
Postal address: K7 Onkologi-Patologi, K7 Forskning Ullen, 171 77 Stockholm
Part of:
- Department of Oncology-Pathology
- Anders Ullén's Group
About me
- Adjunct Professor of Clinical Oncology at the Department of
Oncology-Pathology as of 1 July 2021. Primary position: Senior physician at
Department of Pelvic Cancer, Theme Cancer, Karolinska University Hospital
Research
- Anders Ullén is a clinical oncologist with research focused within the area
of genitourinary oncology – i. e. cancers of the genital and urinary
systems. He is specifically driven by the goal to improve management and
outcome for patients with advanced urothelial cancer.
Ullén’s research is typically translational and spans from preclinical
studies to prospective clinical trials, with the goal of identifying
treatment-predictive biomarkers and developing new therapeutic options and
precision-based treatment approaches for these patients. Several new systemic
treatments, such as chemotherapies, immunotherapies and targeted drugs, have
been evaluated in prospective phase I – phase III trials, in different
phases of the disease and in national and international collaborations with
findings that are of relevance for everyday clinical practice. Furthermore,
Ullén’s team is interested in how specific genetic aberrations and the
spatial distribution of different cell types in the tumour influence
therapeutic out- come and prognosis.
Articles
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY. 2026;61:127-130Mesinovic D; Bobjer J; Hagberg O; Aljabery F; Gardmark T; Jahnson S; Jerlstrom T; Kjolhede H; Malmstrom P-U; Strock V; Soderkvist K; Ullen A; Holmberg L; Haggstrom C; Liedberg F
- Article: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2026;394(13):1257-1269Vulsteke C; Adra N; Danchaivijitr P; Sabadash M; Rodriguez-Vida A; Zhang Z; Atduev V; Goger YE; Rausch S; Kang S-H; Loriot Y; Bedke J; Galsky MD; O'donnell PH; Von Amsberg G; Alimohamed N; Sulimka G; Gupta S; Paramonov V; Nakane K; Mihm M; Meng C; Huang CD; Ramamurthy C; Homet Moreno B; Ullen A
- Article: EUROPEAN UROLOGY ONCOLOGY. 2025;8(6):1486-1495Crippa A; De Laere B; Discacciati A; Larsson B; Persson M; Johansson S; D'Hondt S; Hjalm-Eriksson M; Pettersson L; Enbla G; Ullen A; Lumen N; Karlsson CT; Sandzen J; Janes E; Ghysel C; Olsson M; Sautois B; Schatteman P; De Roock W; Van Bruwaene S; Erbiene I; Darras J; Everaert E; De Maeseneer D; Anden M; Strijbos M; Luyten D; Mortezavi A; Oldenburg J; Ost P; Lindberg J; Gronberg H; Eklun M
- Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2025;64:1355-1364Kheir A; Johannsdottir B; Gronn-Weiss A; Liu LL; Ullen A; Laurell A; Hakansson A; Verbiene I; Ullenhag G; Carlhed R; Svedman FC; Lindskog M; Harmenberg U
- Article: FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY. 2025;15:1680916Soderkvist K; Haggstrom C; Hagberg O; Aljabery F; Gardmark T; Holmberg L; Hosseini A; Jerlstrom T; Kjolhede H; Malmstrom P-U; Sherif A; Liedberg F; Ullen A
- Article: EUROPEAN UROLOGY. 2025;88(4):331-338Bellmunta J; Powles T; Park SH; Voog E; Valderrama BP; Gurney H; Ullen A; Loriot Y; Sridhar SS; Tsuchiya N; Sternberg CN; Aragon-Ching JB; Petrylak DP; Duran MAC; Tyroller K; Hoffman J; Jacob N; Grivas P; Gupta S
- Article: EUROPEAN UROLOGY OPEN SCIENCE. 2025;80:33-37Liedberg F; Hagberg O; Beijert IJ; Aljabery F; Gardmark T; Hosseini A; Jahnson S; Jerlstrom T; Kjolhede H; Malmstrom P-U; Strock V; Soderkvist K; Ullen A; van Rhijn BWG; Holmberg L; Haggstrom C
- Article: BJUI COMPASS. 2025;6(9):e70093Liedberg F; Hagberg O; Haggstrom C; Aljabery F; Gardmark T; Jahnson S; Jerlstrom T; Strock V; Soderkvist K; Ullen A; Holmberg L; Bobjer J
- Article: UROLOGIC ONCOLOGY-SEMINARS AND ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS. 2025;43(8):467.e21-467.e29Hjorthen G; Svedman FC; Holmsten K; Ullen A
- Article: ESMO OPEN. 2025;10(8):105512Holmsten K; De Laere B; Sjodahl G; Lindberg J; Svedman FC; Ostling P; Eriksson P; Liedberg F; Ullen A
- Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2025;64:42756-622Wihl J; Hagberg O; Aljabery F; Gardmark T; Hosseini A; Jahnson S; Jerlstrom T; Strock V; Soderkvist K; Ullen A; Holmberg L; Haggstrom C; Liedberg F
- Article: BJUI COMPASS. 2025;6(5):e70021Haggstrom C; Hagberg O; Holmberg L; Hosseini A; Jerlstrom T; Strock V; Soderkvist K; Ullen A; Liedberg F; Jahnson S; Aljabery F
- Article: FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY. 2025;15:1556881Saha S; Gerdtham U-G; Sjodahl G; Haggstrom C; Catto JWF; Kelly JD; Ullen A; Holmberg L; Liedberg F
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY. 2025;60:76-82Ullen A; Aljabery F; Dahlman P; Falkman K; Gardmark T; Jerlstrom T; Holst S; Kjellstrom S; Lind A-K; Papantoniou D; Stenlund J; Strock V; Soderkvist K; Thulin H; Tragardh E; Verbiene I; Wallstrom J; Ofverholm E; Liedberg F
- Article: EUROPEAN UROLOGY ONCOLOGY. 2025;8(1):119-125Liedberg F; Gardmark T; Hagberg O; Aljabery F; Strock V; Hosseini A; Malmstrom P-U; Soderkvist K; Ullen A; Jerlstrom T; Jahnson S; Holmberg L; Haggstrom C
- Article: NATURE MEDICINE. 2024;30(11):3291-3302De Laere B; Crippa A; Discacciati A; Larsson B; Persson M; Johansson S; D'hondt S; Bergstrom R; Chellappa V; Mayrhofer M; Banijamali M; Kotsalaynen A; Schelstraete C; Vanwelkenhuyzen JP; Hjalm-Eriksson M; Pettersson L; Ullen A; Lumen N; Enblad G; Thellenberg Karlsson C; Janes E; Sandzen J; Schatteman P; Vigmostad M; Olsson M; Ghysel C; Sautois B; De Roock W; Van Bruwaene S; Anden M; Verbiene I; De Maeseneer D; Everaert E; Darras J; Aksnessether BY; Luyten D; Strijbos M; Mortezavi A; Oldenburg J; Ost P; Eklund M; Gronberg H; Lindberg J
- Article: JCO PRECISION ONCOLOGY. 2024;8:e2400209Holmsten K; Sjodahl G; Abrahamsson J; Bernardo C; Eriksson P; Hoglund M; Liedberg F; Ullen A
- Article: BJU INTERNATIONAL. 2024;134(2):229-238Holmberg L; Skogmar S; Garmo H; Hagberg O; Haggstrom C; Gardmark T; Strock V; Aljabery F; Jahnson S; Hosseini A; Jerlstrom T; Sherif A; Soderkvist K; Ullen A; Malmstrom P-U; Liedberg F
- Article: RADIATION ONCOLOGY. 2024;19(1):74Svedman FC; Holmsten K; Jawdat F; Hailom W; Alm D; Grozman V; Ullen A
- Article: EUROPEAN UROLOGY. 2024;85(2):154-163Sridhar SS; Powles T; Duran MAC; Park SH; Massari F; Thiery-Vuillemin A; Valderrama BP; Ullen A; Tsuchiya N; Aragon-Ching JB; Gupta S; Petrylak DP; Bellmunt J; Wang J; Laliberte RJ; di Pietro A; Costa N; Grivas P; Sternberg CN; Loriot Y
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All other publications
- Review: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2026;299(5):538-569Bjorkstrom K; Matikas A; Svedman FC; Bjorgvinsson E; Zupancic M; Villabona L; Eriksson H; Skribek M; Fernebro J; Lindskog M; Frodin J-E; Ullen A; Ekman S; Helgadottir H
- Corrigendum: NATURE MEDICINE. 2024;30(11):3381De Laere B; Crippa A; Discacciati A; Larsson B; Persson M; Johansson S; D'hondt S; Bergstrom R; Chellappa V; Mayrhofer M; Banijamali M; Kotsalaynen A; Schelstraete C; Vanwelkenhuyzen JP; Hjaelm-Eriksson M; Pettersson L; Ullen A; Lumen N; Enblad G; Karlsson CT; Jaenes E; Sandzen J; Schatteman P; Vigmostad MN; Olsson M; Ghysel C; Sautois B; De Roock W; Van Bruwaene S; Anden M; Verbiene I; De Maeseneer D; Everaert E; Darras J; Aksnessether BY; Luyten D; Strijbos M; Mortezavi A; Oldenburg J; Ost P; Eklund M; Gronberg H; Lindberg J
- Letter: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY. 2023;58(1):20Karttunen E; Oldenburg J; Thoresen S; Ullen A
- Editorial: CANCERS. 2023;15(3):559Pappot H; Ullen A
- Letter: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2022;61(12):1515-1516Carus A; Holmsten K; Pappot H; Ullen A
- Letter: EUROPEAN UROLOGY. 2022;81(4):e92-e93Sjodahl G; Abrahamsson J; Holmsten K; Bernardo C; Eriksson P; Kollberg P; Marzouka N-A; Hoglund M; Ullen A; Liedberg F
- Editorial: CANCERS. 2020;12(12):E3607-3607Pappot H; Ullen A
- Study protocol: TRIALS. 2020;21(1):579Crippa A; De Laere B; Discacciati A; Larsson B; Connor JT; Gabriel EE; Thellenberg C; Janes E; Enblad G; Ullen A; Hjalm-Eriksson M; Oldenburg J; Ost P; Lindberg J; Eklund M; Gronberg H
- Review: CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ONCOLOGY HEMATOLOGY. 2019;140:80-87Bamias A; Hegele A; Medioni J; Castellano D; Doni L; Passalacqua R; Zagouri F; Tzannis K; Hussain S; Ullen A
- Editorial: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2019;58(7):951-952Ullen A
- Letter: JAMA ONCOLOGY. 2019;5(7):1060-1062De Laere B; Rajan P; Gronberg H; Dirix L; Lindberg J; Mayrhofer M; Whitington T; van Dam P-J; Van Oyen P; Ghysel C; Ampe J; Ost P; Demey W; Hoela L; Schrijvers D; Brouwers B; Lybaert W; Everaert E; De Maeseneer D; Strijbos M; Bols A; Fransis K; Beije N; de Kruijff I; van Dam V; Brouwer A; Goossens D; Heyrman L; Van den Eynden G; Rutten A; Del Favero J; Rantalainen M; Sleijfer S; Ullen A; Yachnin J; Van Laere S; De laere L; Develter T; Vantieghem S; Herman S; Coifs G; Lamotte V; Boumans A; Baitar A; Haeck R; Wallays G
- Letter: EUROPEAN UROLOGY. 2015;68(4):742-743Liedberg F; Gudjonsson S; Kollberg P; Ullen A
- Editorial: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2011;50:137-140Ullen A; Shah C-H; Kirkali Z
- Review: TUMOR BIOLOGY. 2008;29(5):311-322Rosenblatt R; Jonmarker S; Lewensohn R; Egevad L; Sherif A; Kalkner KM; Nilsson S; Valdman A; Ullen A
- Letter: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2007;46(6):862-863Kalkner KM; Ullen A; Wersall P; Cohn-Cedermark G
- Published conference paper: CANCER. 2002;94(4 Suppl):1314-1319Johansson A; Eriksson D; Ullén A; Löfroth P-O; Johansson L; Riklund-Ahlström K; Stigbrand T
- Published conference paper: CANCER. 2002;94(4 Suppl):1306-1313Johansson A; Erlandsson A; Eriksson D; Ullén A; Holm P; Sundström BE; Roux KH; Stigbrand T
- Published conference paper: CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH. 1999;5(10 Suppl):3073s-3078sSandström P; Johansson A; Ullén A; Rathsman S; Riklund-Ahlström K; Stigbrand T
- Published conference paper: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 1999;38(3):329-334Johansson A; Sandström P; Ullén A; Erlandsson A; Sundström B; Ahlström KR; Johansson L; Hietala SO; Stigbrand T
- Published conference paper: CANCER. 1997;80(12 Suppl):2689-2698Rossi Norrlund R; Ullén A; Sandström P; Holback D; Johansson L; Stigbrand T; Hietala SO; Riklund Ahlström K
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Employments
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 2021-2029
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2010