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Karolinska University Hospital
Sweden's leading cancer hospital, linked to the Karolinska Institutet and Nobel Assembly, with strong registry-based research.
Also called: Karolinska Comprehensive Cancer Center
Overview
Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm is Sweden's leading cancer hospital, linked to the Karolinska Institutet and the Nobel Assembly, and ranks thirty-ninth in the Newsweek/Statista oncology list. Its Comprehensive Cancer Centre is known for registry-based research, because Sweden's national quality registries make real-world evidence and registry-randomised trials possible, and it collaborates with the Skandion proton clinic in Uppsala; Per Hall, Jonas Bergh and Thomas Helleday are among the people OnCo lists. OnCo links it to the ALASCCA aspirin trial, to the Swedish registry study of HPV vaccination and cervical cancer, and to ideas on randomising inside cancer registries and a registry-based MCED trial. Whether registry designs can carry regulatory weight outside the Nordics is the open question. Its registry and haematology programmes are listed below.
Location
Stockholm, SE
Type
university · Karolinska Institutet
Website
Newsweek 2026 oncology rank
#39
OnCo score
#27 · 77 points (21 Newsweek + 0 NCI + 56 from 28 linked objects) · ranking
Research output
From OpenAlex, oncology works in the last five years (2022 to 2026, current year in progress); counted on 2026-09-24.
Matched to Karolinska University Hospital, including child institutions. 990 works · 12,624 citations · 82% open access · 11% clinical trials · 2% reviews.
Oncology works per year
2112022
1972023
2032024
2102025
1692026
Most works
- Ernesto Sparrelid70 works
- Poya Ghorbani62 works
- Alexios Matikas35 works
- Jonas Bergh32 works
- Hildur Helgadóttir31 works
- Caroline A.M. Nordenvall31 works
- Anna Martling30 works
- Bengt L. G. Glimelius29 works
- Theodoros Foukakis29 works
- Johan Hartman27 works
Most cited
- Registry research
- Haematology
Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren
Professor of Infectious Medicine, Karolinska Institutet; Center for Infectious Medicine
NK cell biologyMissing-self recognitionCell therapy
Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren proposed the missing-self hypothesis of NK cell recognition.
Jonas Bergh
Professor of Oncology, Karolinska Institutet; Senior Physician, Karolinska University Hospital
Breast cancerAdjuvant therapyDose-dense chemotherapy
Jonas Bergh is a breast oncologist and long-standing leader of Swedish and European breast cancer trials.
Patrik Rossi
Representative of Karolinska University Hospital to the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes
Cancer centre representation (OECI)
Patrik Rossi represents Karolinska University Hospital in the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes, which lists the centre among its members in Sweden.
Per Hall
Professor of Radiation Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet
Breast cancer epidemiologyRisk-based screeningMammographic density
Per Hall is the epidemiologist behind KARMA and the risk-based breast screening programme.
Rolf Kiessling
Professor of Experimental Oncology, Karolinska Institutet
Tumour immunologyNatural killer cellsCancer vaccines
Rolf Kiessling is the immunologist who first described natural killer cells.
Thomas Helleday
Professor of Chemical Biology, Karolinska Institutet; Professor, University of Sheffield
DNA damage responseSynthetic lethalityPARP inhibitors
Co-discovered that PARP inhibitors kill BRCA-deficient cells, the synthetic lethality behind olaparib and its successors.
observationalThe Lancet Digital Health 2023210 citations
Artificial intelligence for breast cancer detection in screening mammography in Sweden: a prospective, population-based, paired-reader, non-inferiority study (ScreenTrustCAD)
Screening programmes short of radiologists can read this as prospective evidence that a well-validated AI reader can take the second reader's seat without lowering cancer detection. It is a paired-reader study in one hospital, not a randomised trial, so MASAI and real-world follow-up carry the argument further.
observationalNew England Journal of Medicine 2020changed practice1,021 citations
Swedish registry study: HPV vaccination almost eliminates cervical cancer when given before 17
Vaccinating girls before they are exposed to HPV prevents most cervical cancers. Catch-up vaccination in young adults still helps, but less. Combined with HPV screening, elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem is a realistic goal.
rctNew England Journal of Medicine 1997changed practice1,583 citations
Improved survival with preoperative radiotherapy in resectable rectal cancer (Swedish Rectal Cancer Trial)
The origin of short-course preoperative radiotherapy, still the standard schedule across northern Europe and the backbone of the RAPIDO regimen 24 years later.
Similar pages
- JournalThe Lancet Digital Health
Shares Per Hall, Artificial intelligence for breast cancer detection in screening mammography in Sweden: a prospective, population-based, paired-reader, non-inferiority study (ScreenTrustCAD).
- PersonGustaf Storm
Shares Capio S:t Göran's Hospital, Organisation of European Cancer Institutes.
- PersonJonas Claesson
Shares Örebro University Hospital, Organisation of European Cancer Institutes.
- TreatmentLunit INSIGHT MMG
Shares Artificial intelligence for breast cancer detection in screening mammography in Sweden: a prospective, population-based, paired-reader, non-inferiority study (ScreenTrustCAD), ScreenTrustCAD.
- TechnologyCAR-NK & CAR-macrophage
Shares Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren, Rolf Kiessling.
- PersonKarl Landergren
Shares Linköping University Hospital Cancer Center, Organisation of European Cancer Institutes.
- CompanyLunit
Shares Artificial intelligence for breast cancer detection in screening mammography in Sweden: a prospective, population-based, paired-reader, non-inferiority study (ScreenTrustCAD), ScreenTrustCAD.
technologies
companies
institutions
Capio S:t Göran's HospitalHUS Comprehensive Cancer Center, Helsinki University HospitalLinköping University Hospital Cancer CenterÖrebro University HospitalOrganisation of European Cancer InstitutesOslo University Hospital, The Norwegian Radium HospitalSahlgrenska University Hospital / Sahlgrenska Center for Cancer ResearchSkåne University Hospital / Lund University Cancer CentreStockholm Gotland Comprehensive Cancer Network (SGCCN)Uppsala University Hospital / Uppsala University
terms
trials
ideas
A lifelong late-effects registry linked to every treatment for adult survivorsGet biomarker-directed aspirin after colorectal surgery into labels and guidelinesLink bariatric and GLP-1 registries to cancer registries in every country that has bothRandomise inside the cancer registry: registry-based trials for everyday questionsRegistry-based randomised MCED trial: a million people, no study visitsRegistry-based randomised trials for oncology comparative effectiveness
people
key papers
Artificial intelligence for breast cancer detection in screening mammography in Sweden: a prospective, population-based, paired-reader, non-inferiority study (ScreenTrustCAD)Improved survival with preoperative radiotherapy in resectable rectal cancer (Swedish Rectal Cancer Trial)Swedish registry study: HPV vaccination almost eliminates cervical cancer when given before 17
Open-source projects
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Clinical Genomics Stockholm's accredited pipeline for somatic variant calling on tumour panels and whole genomes.