Olof Akre

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Research group leader of the group Urology [1]
[1] https://ki.se/en/mmk/urology

Articles

Article: EUROPEAN UROLOGY OPEN SCIENCE. 2024;62:61-67

Prediagnostic Prostate-specific Antigen Testing and Clinical Characteristics in Men with Lethal Prostate Cancer.

Arvendell M; Björnebo L; Eklund M; Giovanni Falagario U; Chandra Engel J; Akre O; Grönberg H; Nordström T; Lantz A
Article: EUROPEAN UROLOGY. 2024;85(3):207-214

Population-based Organised Prostate Cancer Testing: Results from the First Invitation of 50-year-old Men.

Bratt O; Godtman RA; Jiborn T; Wallström J; Akre O; Carlsson S; Nordström T; Thimansson E; Alterbeck M; Zackrisson S; Hugosson J; Bjartell A; Lantz A
Article: ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY. 2024;31(3):1739-1748

Risk of Postoperative Ischemic Stroke and Myocardial Infarction in Patients Operated for Cancer.

Rautiola J; Björklund J; Zelic R; Edgren G; Bottai M; Nilsson M; Vincent PH; Fredholm H; Falconer H; Sjövall A; Nilsson PJ; Wiklund P; Aly M; Akre O
Article: ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY. 2024;31(3):1789-1790

ASO Author Reflections: Arterial Ischemic Events Following Cancer Surgery: Where Do We Stand?

Rautiola J; Björklund J; Zelic R; Edgren G; Bottai M; Nilsson M; Vincent PH; Fredholm H; Falconer H; Sjövall A; Nilsson PJ; Wiklund P; Aly M; Akre O
Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2024;7(2):e2354352

Risk of Venous Thromboembolic Events After Surgery for Cancer.

Björklund J; Rautiola J; Zelic R; Edgren G; Bottai M; Nilsson M; Vincent PH; Fredholm H; Falconer H; Sjövall A; Nilsson PJ; Wiklund P; Aly M; Akre O
Article: EUROPEAN UROLOGY ONCOLOGY. 2023;:S2588-9311(23)00287-0

Assessing the Impact of Positive Surgical Margins on Mortality in Patients Who Underwent Robotic Radical Prostatectomy: 20 Years' Report from the EAU Robotic Urology Section Scientific Working Group.

Pellegrino F; Falagario UG; Knipper S; Martini A; Akre O; Egevad L; Aly M; Moschovas MC; Bravi CA; Tran J; Heiniger Y; von Kempis A; Schaffar R; Carrieri G; Briganti A; Montorsi F; Rochat C-H; Mottrie A; Ahlering TE; John H; Patel V; Graefen M; Wiklund P; ERUS Scientific Working Group on Prostate Cancer o
Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2023;6(9):e2332900

Biochemical Recurrence and Risk of Mortality Following Radiotherapy or Radical Prostatectomy.

Falagario UG; Abbadi A; Remmers S; Björnebo L; Bogdanovic D; Martini A; Valdman A; Carrieri G; Menon M; Akre O; Eklund M; Nordström T; Grönberg H; Lantz A; Wiklund P
Article: EUROPEAN UROLOGY ONCOLOGY. 2023;:S2588-9311(23)00168-2

Prostate Cancer-specific and All-cause Mortality After Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy: 20 Years' Report from the European Association of Urology Robotic Urology Section Scientific Working Group.

Falagario UG; Knipper S; Pellegrino F; Martini A; Akre O; Egevad L; Grönberg H; Moschovas MC; Bravi CA; Tran J; Heiniger Y; von Kempis A; Schaffar R; Carrieri G; Rochat C-H; Mottrie A; Ahlering TE; John H; Patel V; Graefen M; Wiklund P; ERUS Scientific Working Group on Prostate Cancer o
Article: FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY. 2023;13:1242639

Cohort profile: the Turin prostate cancer prognostication (TPCP) cohort.

Destefanis N; Fiano V; Milani L; Vasapolli P; Fiorentino M; Giunchi F; Lianas L; Del Rio M; Frexia F; Pireddu L; Molinaro L; Cassoni P; Papotti MG; Gontero P; Calleris G; Oderda M; Ricardi U; Iorio GC; Fariselli P; Isaevska E; Akre O; Zelic R; Pettersson A; Zugna D; Richiardi L
Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2022;61(11):1377-1385

Cardiovascular, bone, and metabolic health in men with castrate-resistant prostate cancer treated with androgen deprivation: a matched cohort study.

Khoshkar Y; Vigneswaran HT; Eloranta S; Andersson TM-L; Schain F; Boman A; Dahlkild M; Liwing J; Leval A; Akre O; Aly M
Article: BMJ HEALTH AND CARE INFORMATICS. 2022;29(1):e100588

Effect of digital-enabled multidisciplinary therapy conferences on efficiency and quality of the decision making in prostate cancer care.

Ronmark E; Hoffmann R; Skokic V; de Klerk-Starmans M; Jaderling F; Vos P; Gayet MCW; Hofstraat H; Janssen M; Akre O; Vincent PH
Article: EUROPEAN UROLOGY OPEN SCIENCE. 2022;41:63-73

Characteristics of Patients in SPCG-15-A Randomized Trial Comparing Radical Prostatectomy with Primary Radiotherapy plus Androgen Deprivation Therapy in Men with Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer.

Gongora M; Stranne J; Johansson E; Bottai M; Thellenberg Karlsson C; Brasso K; Hansen S; Jakobsen H; Jäderling F; Lindberg H; Lilleby W; Meidahl Petersen P; Mirtti T; Olsson M; Rannikko A; Røder MA; Henrik Vincent P; Akre O
Article: VACCINE. 2022;40(27):3797-3801

Travel vaccines are strongly associated to reduced mortality in prostate cancer patients - a real effect or residual confounding?

Möller A; Schwamborn K; Spillmann A; Hoogstraate J; Szulkin R; Akre O; Egevad L; Clements M; Aly M
Article: BJU INTERNATIONAL. 2022;129(6):695-698

Lymph swelling after radical prostatectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection.

Carlsson S; Bottai M; Lantz A; Bjartell A; Hugosson J; Steineck G; Stranne J; Wiklund P; Haglind E; Akre O
Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2022;5(4):e228959

Association of Open vs Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy With Mortality and Perioperative Outcomes Among Patients With Bladder Cancer in Sweden.

Mortezavi A; Crippa A; Kotopouli MI; Akre O; Wiklund P; Hosseini A
Article: BJUI COMPASS. 2022;3(2):173-183

Mortality in men with castration-resistant prostate cancer-A long-term follow-up of a population-based real-world cohort.

Khoshkar Y; Westerberg M; Adolfsson J; Bill-Axelson A; Olsson H; Eklund M; Akre O; Garmo H; Aly M
Article: BJU INTERNATIONAL. 2022;129(3):318-324

The 90-day cause-specific mortality after radical prostatectomy: a nationwide population-based study.

Björklund J; Stattin P; Rönmark E; Aly M; Akre O
Article: CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2022;14:59-70

Prognostic Utility of the Gleason Grading System Revisions and Histopathological Factors Beyond Gleason Grade.

Zelic R; Giunchi F; Fridfeldt J; Carlsson J; Davidsson S; Lianas L; Mascia C; Zugna D; Molinaro L; Vincent PH; Zanetti G; Andrén O; Richiardi L; Akre O; Fiorentino M; Pettersson A
Article: CANCER. 2021;127(21):4050-4058

Osteonecrosis of the jaw among patients with cancer treated with denosumab or zoledronic acid: Results of a regulator-mandated cohort postauthorization safety study in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Ehrenstein V; Heide-Jørgensen U; Schiødt M; Akre O; Herlofson BB; Hansen S; Larsson Wexell C; Nørholt SE; Tretli S; Kjellman A; Glennane A; Lowe KA; Sørensen HT
Article: EUROPEAN UROLOGY. 2021;80(5):650-660

Functional and Oncological Outcomes After Open Versus Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy for Localised Prostate Cancer: 8-Year Follow-up.

Lantz A; Bock D; Akre O; Angenete E; Bjartell A; Carlsson S; Modig KK; Nyberg M; Kollberg KS; Steineck G; Stranne J; Wiklund P; Haglind E
Article: WORLD JOURNAL OF UROLOGY. 2021;39(9):3239-3249

Urinary continence recovery and oncological outcomes after surgery for prostate cancer analysed by risk category: results from the LAParoscopic prostatectomy robot and open trial.

Hagman A; Lantz A; Carlsson S; Höijer J; Stranne J; Tyritzis SI; Haglind E; Bjartell A; Hugosson J; Akre O; Steineck G; Wiklund P
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY. 2021;55(4):299-306

Real world treatment utilization patterns in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Vigneswaran HT; Warnqvist A; Andersson TML; Leval A; Eklund M; Nordström T; Eloranta S; Schain F; Dearden L; Liwing J; Mehra M; Nair S; Pettersson A; Akre O; Aly M
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):13486

Risk of esophageal and gastric adenocarcinoma in men receiving androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer.

Shore R; Yu J; Ye W; Lagergren J; Rutegård M; Akre O; Stattin P; Lindblad M
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ROBOTICS AND COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY. 2021;17(2):e2195

Development and validation of non-guided bladder-neck and neurovascular-bundle dissection modules of the RobotiX-Mentor® full-procedure robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy virtual reality simulation.

Ebbing J; Wiklund PN; Akre O; Carlsson S; Olsson MJ; Höijer J; Heimer M; Collins JW
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):3257

Interchangeability of light and virtual microscopy for histopathological evaluation of prostate cancer.

Zelic R; Giunchi F; Lianas L; Mascia C; Zanetti G; Andrén O; Fridfeldt J; Carlsson J; Davidsson S; Molinaro L; Vincent PH; Richiardi L; Akre O; Fiorentino M; Pettersson A
Article: JOURNAL OF ROBOTIC SURGERY. 2021;15(1):105-114

Oncologic outcomes of patients with incidental prostate cancer who underwent RARC: a comparison between nerve sparing and non-nerve sparing approach.

Chessa F; Möller A; Collins J; Laurin O; Aly M; Schiavina R; Adding C; Distefano C; Akre O; Bertaccini A; Hosseini A; Brunocilla E; Wiklund P
Article: EUROPEAN UROLOGY OPEN SCIENCE. 2020;20:54-61

Risk of Recurrent Disease 6 Years After Open or Robotic-assisted Radical Prostatectomy in the Prospective Controlled Trial LAPPRO.

Nyberg M; Akre O; Bock D; Carlsson SV; Carlsson S; Hugosson J; Lantz A; Steineck G; Stranne J; Tyritzis S; Wiklund P; Haglind E; Bjartell A
Article: JOURNAL OF UROLOGY. 2020;204(1):79-81

Risk of Postoperative Up Staging or Upgrading among Men with Low Risk Familial Prostate Cancer.

Jansson F; Folkvaljon F; Stattin P; Bratt O; Akre O
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY. 2020;54(2):115-121

Survival in patients diagnosed with castration-resistant prostate cancer: a population-based observational study in Sweden.

Aly M; Leval A; Schain F; Liwing J; Lawson J; Vágó E; Nordström T; Andersson TM-L; Sjöland E; Wang C; Eloranta S; Akre O
Article: EUROPEAN UROLOGY. 2020;77(2):180-188

Predicting Prostate Cancer Death with Different Pretreatment Risk Stratification Tools: A Head-to-head Comparison in a Nationwide Cohort Study.

Zelic R; Garmo H; Zugna D; Stattin P; Richiardi L; Akre O; Pettersson A
Article: CLINICAL GENITOURINARY CANCER. 2020;18(1):26-34.e6

Sex Differences in Urothelial Bladder Cancer Survival.

Radkiewicz C; Edgren G; Johansson ALV; Jahnson S; Häggström C; Akre O; Lambe M; Dickman PW
Article: CLINICAL EPIGENETICS. 2019;11(1):152

DNA methylation in repeat negative prostate biopsies as a marker of missed prostate cancer.

Fiano V; Zugna D; Grasso C; Trevisan M; Delsedime L; Molinaro L; Cassoni P; Papotti M; Merletti F; Akre O; Pettersson A; De Marco L; Richiardi L
Article: PROSTATE CANCER AND PROSTATIC DISEASES. 2019;22(3):391-398

Preoperative staging using magnetic resonance imaging and risk of positive surgical margins after prostate-cancer surgery.

Jäderling F; Akre O; Aly M; Björklund J; Olsson M; Adding C; Öberg M; Blomqvist L; Nyberg T; Wiklund P; Carlsson S
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2019;188(6):1165-1173

Estimation of Relative and Absolute Risks in a Competing-Risks Setting Using a Nested Case-Control Study Design: Example From the ProMort Study.

Zelic R; Zugna D; Bottai M; Andrén O; Fridfeldt J; Carlsson J; Davidsson S; Fiano V; Fiorentino M; Giunchi F; Grasso C; Lianas L; Mascia C; Molinaro L; Zanetti G; Richiardi L; Pettersson A; Akre O
Article: BMC MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY. 2018;18(1):161

Quantity and quality of nucleic acids extracted from archival formalin fixed paraffin embedded prostate biopsies.

Carlsson J; Davidsson S; Fridfeldt J; Giunchi F; Fiano V; Grasso C; Zelic R; Richiardi L; Andrén O; Pettersson A; Fiorentino M; Akre O
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY. 2018;52(5-6):313-320

SPCG-15: a prospective randomized study comparing primary radical prostatectomy and primary radiotherapy plus androgen deprivation therapy for locally advanced prostate cancer.

Stranne J; Brasso K; Brennhovd B; Johansson E; Jäderling F; Kouri M; Lilleby W; Meidahl Petersen P; Mirtti T; Pettersson A; Rannikko A; Thellenberg C; Akre O
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. 2018;36(18):1847-1852

Concordance of Non-Low-Risk Disease Among Pairs of Brothers With Prostate Cancer.

Jansson F; Drevin L; Frisell T; Stattin P; Bratt O; Akre O
Article: PROSTATE CANCER AND PROSTATIC DISEASES. 2018;21(1):57-63

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) density in the diagnostic algorithm of prostate cancer.

Nordström T; Akre O; Aly M; Grönberg H; Eklund M
Article: EUROPEAN UROLOGY FOCUS. 2018;4(3):351-359

Oncologic Outcomes After Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy: A Large European Single-centre Cohort with Median 10-Year Follow-up.

Rajan P; Hagman A; Sooriakumaran P; Nyberg T; Wallerstedt A; Adding C; Akre O; Carlsson S; Hosseini A; Olsson M; Egevad L; Wiklund F; Steineck G; Wiklund NP
Article: JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY. 2018;117(2):321-327

Nationwide, population-based study of post radical prostatectomy urinary incontinence correction surgery.

Ventimiglia E; Folkvaljon Y; Carlsson S; Bratt O; Montorsi F; Volz D; Akre O; Johansson E; Stattin P
Article: PLOS ONE. 2018;13(6):e0199477

Comparison of 3D printed prostate models with standard radiological information to aid understanding of the precise location of prostate cancer: A construct validation study.

Ebbing J; Jäderling F; Collins JW; Akre O; Carlsson S; Höijer J; Olsson MJ; Wiklund PN
Article: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION. 2017;26(11):1644-1652

Cannabis Use and Incidence of Testicular Cancer: A 42-Year Follow-up of Swedish Men between 1970 and 2011.

Callaghan RC; Allebeck P; Akre O; McGlynn KA; Sidorchuk A
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. 2017;35(31):3566-3574

Effect of Comorbidity on Prostate Cancer-Specific Mortality: A Prospective Observational Study.

Rajan P; Sooriakumaran P; Nyberg T; Akre O; Carlsson S; Egevad L; Steineck G; Wiklund NP
Article: EUROPEAN UROLOGY. 2017;72(3):345-351

Survival Among Men at High Risk of Disseminated Prostate Cancer Receiving Initial Locally Directed Radical Treatment or Initial Androgen Deprivation Therapy.

Sooriakumaran P; Nyberg T; Akre O; Widmark A; Hamdy F; Graefen M; Carlsson S; Steineck G; Wiklund NP
Article: JNCI-JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE. 2016;108(10):djw110

Family History and Probability of Prostate Cancer, Differentiated by Risk Category: A Nationwide Population-Based Study.

Bratt O; Drevin L; Akre O; Garmo H; Stattin P
Article: BJU INTERNATIONAL. 2016;118(2):302-306

Postoperative mortality 90 days after robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy and retropubic radical prostatectomy: a nationwide population-based study.

Björklund J; Folkvaljon Y; Cole A; Carlsson S; Robinson D; Loeb S; Stattin P; Akre O
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY. 2016;50(4):255-259

Prediction of clinical progression after radical prostatectomy in a nationwide population-based cohort.

Bjartell A; Bottai M; Persson J; Bratt O; Damber J-E; Stattin P; Akre O
Article: COLORECTAL DISEASE. 2016;18(4):378-385

External validation of models predicting the individual risk of metachronous peritoneal carcinomatosis from colon and rectal cancer.

Segelman J; Akre O; Gustafsson UO; Bottai M; Martling A
Article: BJU INTERNATIONAL. 2016;117(3):507-514

Causes of death in men with localized prostate cancer: a nationwide, population-based study.

Van Hemelrijck M; Folkvaljon Y; Adolfsson J; Akre O; Holmberg L; Garmo H; Stattin P
Article: WORLD JOURNAL OF UROLOGY. 2015;33(10):1495-1502

Physical activity and body mass index as predictors of prostate cancer risk.

Grotta A; Bottai M; Adami H-O; Adams SA; Akre O; Blair SN; Mariosa D; Nyrén O; Ye W; Stattin P; Bellocco R; Trolle Lagerros Y
Article: EUROPEAN UROLOGY. 2015;68(1):53-58

Undertreatment of Men in Their Seventies with High-risk Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer.

Bratt O; Folkvaljon Y; Hjälm Eriksson M; Akre O; Carlsson S; Drevin L; Franck Lissbrant I; Makarov D; Loeb S; Stattin P
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2015;102(8):952-958

Selective intraoperative cholangiography and risk of bile duct injury during cholecystectomy.

Törnqvist B; Strömberg C; Akre O; Enochsson L; Nilsson M
Article: BJU INTERNATIONAL. 2015;115(1):106-113

The impact of length and location of positive margins in predicting biochemical recurrence after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy with a minimum follow-up of 5 years.

Sooriakumaran P; Ploumidis A; Nyberg T; Olsson M; Akre O; Haendler L; Egevad L; Nilsson A; Carlsson S; Jonsson M; Adding C; Hosseini A; Steineck G; Wiklund P
Article: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY. 2014;49(8):1226-1231

Maternal and pregnancy characteristics and risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.

Svenningsson A; Svensson T; Akre O; Nordenskjöld A
Article: COLORECTAL DISEASE. 2014;16(5):359-367

Individualized prediction of risk of metachronous peritoneal carcinomatosis from colorectal cancer.

Segelman J; Akre O; Gustafsson UO; Bottai M; Martling A
Article: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2014;348:g1502

Comparative effectiveness of radical prostatectomy and radiotherapy in prostate cancer: observational study of mortality outcomes.

Sooriakumaran P; Nyberg T; Akre O; Haendler L; Heus I; Olsson M; Carlsson S; Roobol MJ; Steineck G; Wiklund P
Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(10):e110506

Fathering of dizygotic twins and risk of prostate cancer: nationwide, population-based case-control study.

Wirén S; Drevin L; Akre O; Robinson D; Stattin P
Article: BJU INTERNATIONAL. 2013;112(8):1113-1120

Risk of in-hospital complications after radical cystectomy for urinary bladder carcinoma: population-based follow-up study of 7608 patients.

van Hemelrijck M; Thorstenson A; Smith P; Adolfsson J; Akre O
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2013;133(8):1900-1904

Congenital malformations and testicular germ cell tumors.

Trabert B; Zugna D; Richiardi L; McGlynn KA; Akre O
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2013;133(4):937-943

Fatherhood status and risk of prostate cancer: nationwide, population-based case-control study.

Wirén SM; Drevin LI; Carlsson SV; Akre O; Holmberg EC; Robinson DE; Garmo HG; Stattin PE
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY. 2013;47(4):265-271

Treatment with finasteride and prostate cancer survival.

Kjellman A; Friis S; Granath F; Gustafsson O; Sørensen HT; Akre O
Article: CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 2013;11(7):790-794

Increased risk of Barrett's esophagus among individuals born preterm or small for gestational age.

Forssell L; Cnattingius S; Bottai M; Edstedt Bonamy A-K; Lagergren J; Agréus L; Akre O
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2013;49(9):2207-2213

Risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma among individuals born preterm or small for gestational age.

Forssell L; Cnattingius S; Bottai M; Edstedt Bonamy A-K; Lagergren J; Agréus L; Akre O
Article: CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL. 2013;24(3):505-515

How can we make cancer survival statistics more useful for patients and clinicians: an illustration using localized prostate cancer in Sweden.

Eloranta S; Adolfsson J; Lambert PC; Stattin P; Akre O; Andersson TM-L; Dickman PW
Article: EUROPEAN UROLOGY. 2013;63(2):354-363

Thromboembolic events following surgery for prostate cancer.

Van Hemelrijck M; Garmo H; Holmberg L; Bill-Axelson A; Carlsson S; Akre O; Stattin P; Adolfsson J
Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(9):e74492

Mortality following hip fracture in men with prostate cancer.

Van Hemelrijck M; Garmo H; Michaëlsson K; Thorstenson A; Akre O; Stattin P; Holmberg L; Adolfsson J
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2013;28(1):79-85

Obstructive pulmonary disease in old age among individuals born preterm.

Broström EB; Akre O; Katz-Salamon M; Jaraj D; Kaijser M
Article: CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 2012;10(12):1369-1375

Risk of esophagitis among individuals born preterm or small for gestational age.

Forssell L; Cnattingius S; Bottai M; Lagergren J; Ekbom A; Akre O
Article: EUROPEAN UROLOGY. 2012;62(4):656-661

Concordance of tumor differentiation among brothers with prostate cancer.

Jansson KF; Akre O; Garmo H; Bill-Axelson A; Adolfsson J; Stattin P; Bratt O
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMPOTENCE RESEARCH. 2012;24(5):179-184

Self-perceived penile shortening after radical prostatectomy.

Carlsson S; Nilsson AE; Johansson E; Nyberg T; Akre O; Steineck G
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2012;48(11):1672-1681

Incidence of fractures causing hospitalisation in prostate cancer patients: results from the population-based PCBaSe Sweden.

Thorstenson A; Bratt O; Akre O; Hellborg H; Holmberg L; Lambe M; Bill-Axelson A; Stattin P; Adolfsson J
Article: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2012;54(9):1304-1313

Long-term valacyclovir suppressive treatment after herpes simplex virus type 2 meningitis: a double-blind, randomized controlled trial.

Aurelius E; Franzen-Röhl E; Glimåker M; Akre O; Grillner L; Jorup-Rönström C; Studahl M; HSV-2 Meningitis Study Group
Article: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2011;35(6):E100-E104

Perinatal risk factors for childhood testicular germ-cell cancer: a Nordic population-based study.

Stephansson O; Wahnström C; Pettersson A; Sørensen HT; Tretli S; Gissler M; Troisi R; Akre O; Grotmol T
Article: EUROPEAN UROLOGY. 2011;60(3):554-563

Mortality among men with locally advanced prostate cancer managed with noncurative intent: a nationwide study in PCBaSe Sweden.

Akre O; Garmo H; Adolfsson J; Lambe M; Bratt O; Stattin P
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY. 2011;165(2):209-215

Cancer risk in hyperprolactinemia patients: a population-based cohort study.

Berinder K; Akre O; Granath F; Hulting A-L
Article: FERTILITY AND STERILITY. 2011;95(5):1709-U214

Celiac disease is not a risk factor for infertility in men.

Zugna D; Richiardi L; Akre O; Stephansson O; Ludvigsson JF
Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2011;269(3):299-305

Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor as a prognostic marker in men participating in prostate cancer screening.

Kjellman A; Akre O; Gustafsson O; Høyer-Hansen G; Lilja H; Norming U; Piironen T; Törnblom M
Article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2011;65(2):119-123

Differences in citation rates by country of origin for papers published in top-ranked medical journals: do they reflect inequalities in access to publication?

Akre O; Barone-Adesi F; Pettersson A; Pearce N; Merletti F; Richiardi L
Article: PLOS ONE. 2010;5(12):e14285

Cancer risk in mothers of men operated for undescended testis.

Lacerda HM; Richiardi L; Pettersson A; Corbin M; Merletti F; Akre O
Article: GUT. 2010;59(11):1471-1475

A nationwide population-based study to determine whether coeliac disease is associated with infertility.

Zugna D; Richiardi L; Akre O; Stephansson O; Ludvigsson JF
Article: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION. 2010;19(4):1053-1065

Subtype-specific risk of testicular tumors among immigrants and their descendants in Sweden, 1960 to 2007.

Beiki O; Granath F; Allebeck P; Akre O; Moradi T
Article: PROSTATE. 2010;70(2):200-205

Radical prostatectomy: influence on serum and urinary androgen levels.

Olsson M; Ekström L; Schulze J; Kjellman A; Akre O; Rane A; Gustafsson O
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY. 2009;32(5):473-478

Rates of orchiopexies in Sweden: 1977-1991.

Richiardi L; Vizzini L; Nordenskjöld A; Pettersson A; Akre O
Article: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION. 2009;18(7):2042-2045

Time trends in the incidence of testicular cancer in childhood and young adulthood.

Lacerda HM; Akre O; Merletti F; Richiardi L
Article: JOURNAL OF UROLOGY. 2009;181(4):1615-1621

15-year followup of a population based prostate cancer screening study.

Kjellman A; Akre O; Norming U; Törnblom M; Gustafsson O
Article: DIABETES. 2009;58(3):523-526

Perinatal risk factors for diabetes in later life.

Kaijser M; Bonamy A-KE; Akre O; Cnattingius S; Granath F; Norman M; Ekbom A
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2009;124(3):687-689

Risk of contralateral testicular cancer among men with unilaterally undescended testis: a meta analysis.

Akre O; Pettersson A; Richiardi L
Article: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES. 2009;117(2):299-302

How the effect of maternal age on the risk of childhood leukemia changed over time in Sweden, 1960-2004.

Maule MM; Vizzini L; Czene K; Akre O; Richiardi L
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY. 2009;43(4):259-264

Open retropubic prostatectomy versus robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy: a comparison of length of sick leave.

Hohwü L; Akre O; Pedersen KV; Jonsson M; Nielsen CV; Gustafsson O
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY. 2009;43(2):127-132

Clinical outcome following prostatic capsule- and seminal-sparing cystectomy for bladder cancer in 25 men.

Thorstenson A; O'connor RC; Ahonen R; Jonsson MN; Wijkstrom H; Akre O; Hosseini A; Wiklund NP; Henningsohn L
Article: CANCER RESEARCH. 2008;68(21):8832-8836

Gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, and risk of testicular cancer.

Pettersson A; Richiardi L; Cnattingius S; Kaijser M; Akre O
Article: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES. 2008;116(8):1071-1076

Maternal and gestational risk factors for hypospadias.

Akre O; Boyd HA; Ahlgren M; Wilbrand K; Westergaard T; Hjalgrim H; Nordenskjöld A; Ekbom A; Melbye M
Article: EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2008;19(2):191-196

Time trends in human fecundability in Sweden.

Scheike TH; Rylander L; Carstensen L; Keiding N; Jensen TK; Stromberg U; Joffe M; Akre O
Article: CIRCULATION. 2008;117(3):405-410

Perinatal risk factors for ischemic heart disease: disentangling the roles of birth weight and preterm birth.

Kaijser M; Bonamy A-KE; Akre O; Cnattingius S; Granath F; Norman M; Ekbom A
Article: EUROPEAN UROLOGY. 2008;53(1):106-111

Dihydrotestosterone levels and survival in screening-detected prostate cancer: a 15-yr follow-up study.

Kjellman A; Akre O; Norming U; Törnblom M; Gustafsson O
Article: CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY. 2007;67(3):393-397

Parity, pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in women treated for hyperprolactinaemia compared with a control group.

Berinder K; Hulting A-L; Granath F; Hirschberg AL; Akre O
Article: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2007;356(18):1835-1841

Age at surgery for undescended testis and risk of testicular cancer.

Pettersson A; Richiardi L; Nordenskjold A; Kaijser M; Akre O
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2007;120(9):2044-2046

Maternal smoking and the epidemic of testicular cancer--a nested case-control study.

Pettersson A; Akre O; Richiardi L; Ekbom A; Kaijser M
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2006;195(6):1680-1686

Will an adverse pregnancy outcome influence the risk of continued smoking in the next pregnancy?

Cnattingius S; Akre O; Lambe M; Ockene J; Granath F
Article: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION. 2006;15(5):867-871

Perinatal risk factors for cancer of the esophagus and gastric cardia: a nested case-control study.

Akre O; Forssell L; Kaijser M; Norén-Nilsson I; Lagergren J; Nyrén O; Ekbom A
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY. 2006;40(3):192-197

Oral oxycodone hydrochloride versus epidural anaesthesia for pain control after radical retropubic prostatectomy.

Hohwü L; Akre O; Bergenwald L; Törnblom M; Gustafsson O
Article: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION. 2005;14(11 Pt 1):2557-2562

Fertility among brothers of patients with testicular cancer.

Richiardi L; Akre O
Article: CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY. 2005;63(4):450-455

Hyperprolactinaemia in 271 women: up to three decades of clinical follow-up.

Berinder K; Stackenäs I; Akre O; Hirschberg AL; Hulting A-L
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2005;115(6):994-997

Reduced risk of prostate cancer in men who are childless as compared to those who have fathered a child: a population based case-control study.

Giwercman A; Richiardi L; Kaijser M; Ekbom A; Akre O
Article: GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2005;128(3):607-609

Preterm birth, low birth weight, and risk for esophageal adenocarcinoma.

Kaijser M; Akre O; Cnattingius S; Ekbom A
Article: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION. 2004;13(12):2157-2166

Testicular cancer incidence in eight northern European countries: secular and recent trends.

Richiardi L; Bellocco R; Adami H-O; Torrång A; Barlow L; Hakulinen T; Rahu M; Stengrevics A; Storm H; Tretli S; Kurtinaitis J; Tyczynski JE; Akre O
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2004;109(6):941-944

Women smoking and testicular cancer: one epidemic causing another?

Pettersson A; Kaijser M; Richiardi L; Askling J; Ekbom A; Akre O
Article: EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2004;15(3):323-329

Birth order, sibship size, and risk for germ-cell testicular cancer.

Richiardi L; Akre O; Lambe M; Granath F; Montgomery SM; Ekbom A
Article: JNCI-JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE. 2004;96(2):145-147

Fecundity and twinning rates as measures of fertility before diagnosis of germ-cell testicular cancer.

Richiardi L; Akre O; Montgomery SM; Lambe M; Kvist U; Ekbom A
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2004;19(3):225-230

Increased risk for cardiovascular mortality in psoriasis inpatients but not in outpatients.

Mallbris L; Akre O; Granath F; Yin L; Lindelöf B; Ekbom A; Ståhle-Bäckdahl M
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2003;89(9):1664-1666

Preterm birth, birth weight, and subsequent risk of female breast cancer.

Kaijser M; Akre O; Cnattingius S; Ekbom A
Article: JNCI-JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE. 2003;95(16):1238-1240

Age at immigration and duration of stay in relation to risk for testicular cancer among Finnish immigrants in Sweden.

Ekbom A; Richiardi L; Akre O; Montgomery SM; Sparén P
Article: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION. 2003;12(7):669-673

Body size at birth and adulthood and the risk for germ-cell testicular cancer.

Richiardi L; Askling J; Granath F; Akre O
Article: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION. 2003;12(7):643-646

Maternal lung cancer and testicular cancer risk in the offspring.

Kaijser M; Akre O; Cnattingius S; Ekbom A
Article: JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY. 2002;83(Pt 9):2321-2324

No association between human parvovirus B19 and testicular germ cell cancer.

Tolfvenstam T; Papadogiannakis N; Andersen A; Akre O
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2002;87(5):545-550

Perinatal determinants of germ-cell testicular cancer in relation to histological subtypes.

Richiardi L; Akre O; Bellocco R; Ekbom A
Article: JNCI-JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE. 2000;92(13):1093-1096

Body size and testicular cancer.

Akre O; Ekbom A; Sparén P; Tretli S
Article: LANCET. 1999;354(9195):2053

Sickness in pregnancy and sex of child.

Askling J; Erlandsson G; Kaijser M; Akre O; Ekbom A
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 1999;82(1):1-5

Epstein-Barr virus and cytomegalovirus in relation to testicular-cancer risk: a nested case-control study.

Akre O; Lipworth L; Tretli S; Linde A; Engstrand L; Adami HO; Melbye M; Andersen A; Ekbom A
Article: EPIDEMIOLOGY. 1999;10(4):364-369

Risk factor patterns for cryptorchidism and hypospadias.

Akre O; Lipworth L; Cnattingius S; Sparén P; Ekbom A
Article: FERTILITY AND STERILITY. 1999;71(6):1066-1069

Human fertility does not decline: evidence from Sweden.

Akre O; Cnattingius S; Bergström R; Kvist U; Trichopoulos D; Ekbom A
Article: JNCI-JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE. 1996;88(13):883-889

Testicular nonseminoma and seminoma in relation to perinatal characteristics.

Akre O; Ekbom A; Hsieh CC; Trichopoulos D; Adami HO
Article: JNCI-JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE. 1996;88(11):727-733

Increase in testicular cancer incidence in six European countries: a birth cohort phenomenon.

Bergström R; Adami HO; Möhner M; Zatonski W; Storm H; Ekbom A; Tretli S; Teppo L; Akre O; Hakulinen T
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Review: EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 2022;31(4):663-670

Systematic review and meta-analysis: relationships between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and urinary symptoms in children.

Mahjani B; Koskela LR; Mahjani CG; Janecka M; Batuure A; Hultman CM; Reichenberg A; Buxbaum JD; Akre O; Grice DE
Letter: EUROPEAN UROLOGY. 2022;81(2):e43

Reply to Wei Zhang So, Ziting Wang, and Ho Yee Tiong's Letter to the Editor re: Anna Lantz, David Bock, Olof Akre, et al. Functional and Oncological Outcomes After Open Versus Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy for Localised Prostate Cancer: 8-Year Follow-up. Eur Urol 2021;80:650-60.

Lantz A; Bock D; Akre O; Angenete E; Bjartell A; Carlsson S; Koss Modig K; Nyberg M; Stinesen Kollberg K; Steineck G; Stranne J; Wiklund P; Haglind E
Review: BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR. 2021;11(9):e2268

Systematic review and meta-analysis identify significant relationships between clinical anxiety and lower urinary tract symptoms.

Mahjani B; Koskela LR; Batuure A; Gustavsson Mahjani C; Janecka M; Hultman CM; Reichenberg A; Buxbaum JD; Akre O; Grice DE
Letter: TRIALS. 2021;22(1):209

COVIDENZA - A prospective, multicenter, randomized PHASE II clinical trial of enzalutamide treatment to decrease the morbidity in patients with Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Welén K; Överby AK; Ahlm C; Freyhult E; Robinsson D; Henningsson AJ; Stranne J; Bremell D; Angelin M; Lindquist E; Buckland R; Carlsson CT; Pauksens K; Bill-Axelsson A; Akre O; Ryden C; Wagenius M; Bjartell A; Nilsson AC; Styrke J; Repo J; Balkhed ÅÖ; Niward K; Gisslén M; Josefsson A
Corrigendum: EUROPEAN UROLOGY. 2020;78(1):e45-e47

Corrigendum re "Predicting Prostate Cancer Death with Different Pretreatment Risk Stratification Tools: A Head-to-head Comparison in a Nationwide Cohort Study" [Eur Urol 2020;77:180-8].

Zelic R; Garmo H; Zugna D; Stattin P; Richiardi L; Akre O; Pettersson A
Review: EUROPEAN UROLOGY FOCUS. 2019;5(5):788-798

Time-to-event Outcomes in Men with Nonmetastatic Castrate-resistant Prostate Cancer-A Systematic Literature Review and Pooling of Individual Participant Data.

Aly M; Hashim M; Heeg B; Liwing J; Leval A; Mehra M; Lawson J; Brookman-May SD; Akre O
Editorial comment: EUROPEAN UROLOGY. 2019;76(1):52-53

Solid Science for the Upside but Lack of Solid Science for the Downside-Towards Cutting-edge Prostate-cancer Screening.

Steineck G; Akre O; Bill-Axelson A
Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2018;115:E394

[Osteonecrosis of the jaws (ONJ) associated to antiresorptive treatment].

Larsson Wexell C; Kjellman A; Akre O
Editorial comment: BJU INTERNATIONAL. 2015;116(2):167-168

Robotic networks: delivering empowerment through integration.

Collins J; Akre O; Challacombe B; Karim O; Wiklund P
Review: CLINICAL GENITOURINARY CANCER. 2015;13(4):280-286

Acquired Hypothyroidism as a Predictive Marker of Outcome in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Treated With Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors: A Literature-Based Meta-Analysis.

Nearchou A; Valachis A; Lind P; Akre O; Sandström P
Letter: EUROPEAN UROLOGY. 2014;66(6):e121-e122

Re: Walter Artibani, Vincenzo Ficarra, Ben J. Challacombe, et al. EAU policy on live surgery events. Eur urol 2014;66:87-97.

Collins JW; Akre O; Wiklund PN
Letter: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2014;348:g2271

Authors' reply to Roach.

Sooriakumaran P; Nyberg T; Akre O; Steineck G; Wiklund P
Corrigendum: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2013;49(15):3385

Risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma among individuals born preterm or small for gestational age (vol 49, pg 2207, 2013)

Forssell L; Cnattingius S; Bottai M; Bonamy A-KE; Lagergren J; Agreus L; Akre O
Letter: LANCET. 2013;381(9877):1535

Assessing catheter-associated urinary tract infection.

Akre O; Thulin H; Bottai M
Corrigendum: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2012;55(3):478

Long-term valaciclovir suppressive treatment after herpes simplex virus type 2 meningitis: a double-blind, randomised, controlled trial (vol 54, pg 1304, 2012)

Aurelius E; Franzen-Rohl E; Glimaker M; Akre O; Grillner L; Jorup-Ronstrom C; Studahl M
Corrigendum: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2012;36(3):327

Perinatal risk factors for childhood testicular germ-cell cancer: A Nordic population-based study (vol 35, pg E100, 2011)

Stephansson O; Wahnstrom C; Pettersson A; Sorensen HT; Tretli S; Gissler M; Troisi R; Akre O; Grotmol T
Editorial comment: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2011;50 Suppl 1:2-3

Screening for prostate cancer: defining critical issues.

Holmberg L; Akre O
Meeting abstract: EUROPEAN UROLOGY OPEN SCIENCE. 2011;10(2):251

TREATMENT WITH 5-ALPHA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS AND PROSTATE CANCER SURVIVAL

Kjellman BA; Granath F; Friis S; Gustafsson O; Sorensen TH; Akre O
Meeting abstract: EUROPEAN UROLOGY OPEN SCIENCE. 2011;10(2):239-240

MORTALITY AMONG MEN WITH LOCALLY ADVANCED PROSTATE CANCER MANAGED WITH NON-CURATIVE INTENT; A NATIONWIDE STUDY IN PCBASE SWEDEN

Akre O; Garmo H; Adolfsson J; Lambe M; Bratt O; Stattin P
Review: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2010;39(6):1605-1618

A systematic review and meta-analysis of perinatal variables in relation to the risk of testicular cancer--experiences of the son.

Cook MB; Akre O; Forman D; Madigan MP; Richiardi L; McGlynn KA
Meeting abstract: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER, SUPPLEMENT. 2010;8(5):17

Subtype-specific risk of testicular germ-cell tumours among immigrants and their descendants in Sweden, 1960-2007

Beiki O; Granath F; Allebeck P; Akre O; Moradi T
Review: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2009;38(6):1532-1542

A systematic review and meta-analysis of perinatal variables in relation to the risk of testicular cancer--experiences of the mother.

Cook MB; Akre O; Forman D; Madigan MP; Richiardi L; McGlynn KA
Review: HUMAN REPRODUCTION. 2009;24(9):2053-2060

Does a testicular dysgenesis syndrome exist?

Akre O; Richiardi L
Published conference paper: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. 2009;27(19):3161-3168

Promoter methylation in APC, RUNX3, and GSTP1 and mortality in prostate cancer patients.

Richiardi L; Fiano V; Vizzini L; De Marco L; Delsedime L; Akre O; Tos AG; Merletti F
Meeting abstract: EUROPEAN UROLOGY OPEN SCIENCE. 2009;8(4):348

CLINICAL OUTCOME FOLLOWING PROSTATIC CAPSULE AND SEMINAL SPARING CYSTECTOMY FOR BLADDER CANCER IN 25 MEN

Thorstenson AT; Hosseini A; O'Connor RC; Ahonen R; Jonsson M; Wijkstroem H; Akre O; Wiklund NP; Henningsohn L
Letter: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2008;123(6):1480

Similar at a glance, but not the same.

Akre O; Ekbom A
Published conference paper: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY. 2007;30(4):230-240

Genetic and environmental risk factors for testicular cancer.

Richiardi L; Pettersson A; Akre O
Letter: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2007;357(8):826-827

Correction of cryptorchidism and testicular cancer - Reply

Pettersson A; Akre O; Richiardi L
Letter: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2006;118(3):788

Re: Reduced risk of prostate cancer in men who are childless

Giwercman A; Richiardi L; Kaijser M; Ekbom A; Akre O
Letter: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2002;86(8):1363-1364

Early life exposure to oestrogen and testicular cancer risk: evidence against an aetiological hypothesis.

Hsieh CC; Lambe M; Trichopoulos D; Ekbom A; Akre O; Adami H-O
Letter: FERTILITY AND STERILITY. 2000;73(2):422-423

Declining human fertility? Reply

Akre O; Cnattingius S; Kvist U; Triochopoulos D; Ekbom A
Published conference paper: APMIS. 1998;106(1):225-231

Increasing incidence of testicular cancer--birth cohort effects.

Ekbom A; Akre O
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Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2005
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