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Helsinki University Hospital: Helsinki, FI

2020-02-01 to present | Clinical researcher / Specialising physician (Oncology) (HUS Comprehensive Cancer Center)
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Ilkka Liikanen

Education and qualifications (4)

University of Helsinki: Helsinki, FI

2021-10-14 to present | Associate professor (Docent) in Experimental Oncology
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Ilkka Liikanen

University of California San Diego: La Jolla, CA, US

2015-06-01 to 2021-04-01 | Postdoctoral fellow (Division of Biological Sciences, UCSD)
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Ilkka Liikanen

University of Helsinki: Helsinki, FI

2011-06-01 to 2015-04-15 | M.D. Ph.D. (Faculty of Medicine, Doctoral Programme in Biomedicine)
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Ilkka Liikanen

University of Helsinki: Helsinki, FI

2005-08-15 to 2011-05-31 | M.D. (Faculty of Medicine)
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Works (24)

Oncolytic adenovirus decreases the proportion of TIM-3+ subset of tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells with correlation to improved survival in patients with cancer

Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
2022-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Ilkka Liikanen; Saru Basnet; Dafne C A Quixabeira; Kristian Taipale; Otto Hemminki; Minna Oksanen; Matti Kankainen; Juuso Juhila; Anna Kanerva; Timo Joensuu et al.
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Hypoxia-inducible factor activity promotes antitumor effector function and tissue residency by CD8+ T cells

Journal of Clinical Investigation
2021-04-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Ilkka Liikanen; Colette Lauhan; Sara Quon; Kyla Omilusik; Anthony T. Phan; Laura Barceló Bartrolí; Amir Ferry; John Goulding; Joyce Chen; James P. Scott-Browne et al.
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Oncograms Visualize Factors Influencing Long-Term Survival of Cancer Patients Treated with Adenoviral Oncolytic Immunotherapy

Molecular Therapy - Oncolytics
2018-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2372-7705
Source: Self-asserted source
Ilkka Liikanen

Interleukin 8 activity influences the efficacy of adenoviral oncolytic immunotherapy in cancer patients

Oncotarget
2018-01-19 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1949-2553
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Ilkka Liikanen

Oncolytic Adenovirus Expressing Monoclonal Antibody Trastuzumab for Treatment of HER2-Positive Cancer

Molecular Cancer Therapeutics
2016-09-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1535-7163
Part of ISSN: 1538-8514
Source: Self-asserted source
Ilkka Liikanen

Predictive and Prognostic Clinical Variables in Cancer Patients Treated With Adenoviral Oncolytic Immunotherapy

Molecular Therapy
2016-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1525-0016
Source: Self-asserted source
Ilkka Liikanen

Fate of fenestration in children treated with fontan operation

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
2016-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1522-1946
Source: Self-asserted source
Ilkka Liikanen

Oncolytic virotherapy for treatment of breast cancer, including triple-negative breast cancer

OncoImmunology
2016-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2162-402X
Source: Self-asserted source
Ilkka Liikanen

Chronic Activation of Innate Immunity Correlates With Poor Prognosis in Cancer Patients Treated With Oncolytic Adenovirus

Molecular Therapy
2016-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1525-0016
Source: Self-asserted source
Ilkka Liikanen

Treatment of melanoma with a serotype 5/3 chimeric oncolytic adenovirus coding for GM-CSF: Resultsin vitro, in rodents and in humans

International Journal of Cancer
2015-10-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0020-7136
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Ilkka Liikanen

T-cell Subsets in Peripheral Blood and Tumors of Patients Treated With Oncolytic Adenoviruses

Molecular Therapy
2015-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1525-0016
Source: Self-asserted source
Ilkka Liikanen

Serum HMGB1 is a predictive and prognostic biomarker for oncolytic immunotherapy

OncoImmunology
2015-03-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2162-402X
Source: Self-asserted source
Ilkka Liikanen

Case–Control Estimation of the Impact of Oncolytic Adenovirus on the Survival of Patients With Refractory Solid Tumors

Molecular Therapy
2015-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1525-0016
Source: Self-asserted source
Ilkka Liikanen

Immunological data from cancer patients treated with Ad5/3-E2F-Δ24-GMCSF suggests utility for tumor immunotherapy

Oncotarget
2015-02-28 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1949-2553
Source: Self-asserted source
Ilkka Liikanen

Combining Oncolytic Immunotherapy with Conventional Cancer Treatments

2015-02-13 | Dissertation or Thesis
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Ilkka Liikanen

Serotype chimeric oncolytic adenovirus coding for GM-CSF for treatment of sarcoma in rodents and humans

International Journal of Cancer
2014-08-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0020-7136
Source: Self-asserted source
Ilkka Liikanen

Fc-gamma receptor polymorphisms as predictive and prognostic factors in patients receiving oncolytic adenovirus treatment

Journal of Translational Medicine
2013 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1479-5876
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Ilkka Liikanen

Oncolytic Adenovirus With Temozolomide Induces Autophagy and Antitumor Immune Responses in Cancer Patients

Molecular Therapy
2013-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1525-0016
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Ilkka Liikanen

Antiviral and Antitumor T-cell Immunity in Patients Treated with GM-CSF-Coding Oncolytic Adenovirus

Clinical Cancer Research
2013-05-15 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1078-0432
Part of ISSN: 1557-3265
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Ilkka Liikanen

Verapamil Results in Increased Blood Levels of Oncolytic Adenovirus in Treatment of Patients With Advanced Cancer

Molecular Therapy
2012-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1525-0016
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Ilkka Liikanen

Induction of Interferon Pathways Mediates In Vivo Resistance to Oncolytic Adenovirus

Molecular Therapy
2011-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1525-0016
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Ilkka Liikanen

Adenoviral E4orf3 and E4orf6 Proteins, But Not E1B55K, Increase Killing of Cancer Cells by Radiotherapy in vivo

International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
2010-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0360-3016
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Ilkka Liikanen

Targeted Chemotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer with a Chimeric Oncolytic Adenovirus Coding for Bifunctional Suicide Protein FCU1

Clinical Cancer Research
2010-05-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1078-0432
Part of ISSN: 1557-3265
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Ilkka Liikanen

Multimodal approach using oncolytic adenovirus, cetuximab, chemotherapy and radiotherapy in HNSCC low passage tumour cell cultures

European Journal of Cancer
2010-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0959-8049
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Ilkka Liikanen