Khamaiseh, Sara
Koivisto-Korander, Riitta
Schreiber, Nora
Pitkänen, Esa
Ahvenainen, Terhi
Bützow, Ralf
Mehine, Miika
Vahteristo, Pia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4615-3825
Funding for this research was provided by:
Syöpäsäätiö
Paulon Säätiö
University of Helsinki Doctoral Program in Biomedicine
Suomen Kulttuurirahasto
K. Albin Johanssons Stiftelse
Orionin Tutkimussäätiö
Biomedicum Helsinki-säätiö
Sigrid Juséliuksen Säätiö
iCAN Digital Precision Cancer Medicine Flagship
Jane ja Aatos Erkon Säätiö
Article History
Received: 3 April 2025
Revised: 22 September 2025
Accepted: 30 September 2025
First Online: 29 October 2025
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The research has been approved by the ethics review board of the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, Finland (88/13/03/03/2015), and carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Tissue samples and clinical data were collected with written informed consent from the patients or with permission from the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira; 602/06.01.03.01/2016).