Markku H. Vaarala

Oulu University Hospital — Finland

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research(22), Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment(15), Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments(12), Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research(8), Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies(6)

Publications73 total

Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the Finnish version of the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 for patients with localised prostate cancer
Scandinavian Journal of Urology·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
The impact of metastasectomy on survival of patients with synchronous metastatic renal cell cancer in Finland: A nationwide study
Scandinavian Journal of Surgery·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Dampened Regulatory Circuitry of TEAD1/ITGA1/ITGA2 Promotes TGFβ1 Signaling to Orchestrate Prostate Cancer Progression
Advanced Science·2024· 14 citedOpen Access
Global Variation in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Quality of the Prostate
Radiology·2023· 52 citedOpen Access
Patient-derived prostate cancer organoids require α6-integrins for self-renewal and recapitulate genetic heterogeneity and histopathology of the original tumors
Research Square (Research Square)·2023Open Access
Nationwide analysis of survival after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer in Finland
Acta Oncologica·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
TEAD1 regulates ITGA1 and ITGA2 to control prostate cancer progression
2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Nationwide analysis of survival after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer in Finland
Figshare·2023Open Access
Disassembly of α6β4-mediated hemidesmosomal adhesions promotes tumorigenesis in PTEN-negative prostate cancer by targeting plectin to focal adhesions
Oncogene·2022· 36 citedOpen Access
Awareness of Smoking as a Risk Factor in Bladder Cancer: Results from the Prospective FinnBladder 9 Trial
European Urology Focus·2022· 10 cited
Disassembly of hemidesmosomes promotes tumorigenesis in PTEN-negative prostate cancer by targeting plectin into focal adhesions
2021· 1 citedOpen Access
Transition to Targeted Therapies Improved the Prognosis and Increased the Utilization of Medical Treatments among Patients with Synchronous Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer
International Journal of Surgical Oncology·2021· 1 citedOpen Access
Nephrectomy improves the survival of metastatic renal cell cancer patients with moderate to good performance status—results from a Finnish nation-wide population-based study from 2005 to 2010
World Journal of Surgical Oncology·2021· 7 citedOpen Access
Keyhole versus Sugarbaker techniques in parastomal hernia repair following ileal conduit urinary diversion: a retrospective nationwide cohort study
BMC Surgery·2021· 22 citedOpen Access
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British Journal of Urology·2019Open Access
Symptoms and diagnostic delays in bladder cancer with high risk of recurrence: results from a prospective FinnBladder 9 trial
World Journal of Urology·2019· 14 citedOpen Access
Multiparametric MRI prior to radical prostatectomy identifies intraductal and cribriform growth patterns in prostate cancer
British Journal of Urology·2019· 37 cited
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Does Not Increase the Morbidity of Radical Cystectomy: A 10-year Retrospective Nationwide Study
European Urology Oncology·2018· 27 cited
Biology and Clinical Implications of the 19q13 Aggressive Prostate Cancer Susceptibility Locus
Cell·2018· 163 citedOpen Access
MP77-15 A MULTI-CENTRE RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL ASSESSING WHETHER MRI-TARGETED BIOPSY IS NON-INFERIOR TO STANDARD TRANS-RECTAL ULTRASOUND GUIDED BIOPSY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT PROSTATE CANCER IN MEN WITHOUT PRIOR BIOPSY - THE PRECISION STUDY: PROSTATE EVALUATION FOR CLINICALLY IMPORTANT DISEASE, SAMPLING USING IMAGE-GUIDANCE OR NOT? (NCT02380027)
The Journal of Urology·2018· 1 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Pasi Hirvikoski(9), Saila Kauppila(7), Pasi Ohtonen(6), Hanna Ronkainen(6), Katja Porvari(5), Pirkko Vihko(5), Katri S. Selander(5), Timo Paavonen(5), Timo Marttila(5), Per M. Hellström(5), Marja‐Riitta Väisänen(4), Aki Manninen(4), Gong‐Hong Wei(4), Panu P. Tonttila(4), Ylermi Soini(4), Arja Jukkola‐Vuorinen(4), Katri Vuopala(4), Tapani Liukkonen(4), Marjo Seppänen(4), Peter J. Boström(4)