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2022

Journal Article

BRAF mutation testing for patients diagnosed with stage III or stage IV melanoma: practical guidance for the Australian setting

Scolyer, Richard A., Atkinson, Victoria, Gyorki, David E., Lambie, Duncan, O'Toole, Sandra, Saw, Robyn P.M., Amanuel, Benhur, Angel, Christopher M., Button-Sloan, Alison E., Carlino, Matteo S., Ch'ng, Sydney, Colebatch, Andrew J., Daneshvar, Dariush, Pires da Silva, Inês, Dawson, Tamara, Ferguson, Peter M., Foster-Smith, Erwin, Fox, Stephen B., Gill, Anthony J., Gupta, Ruta, Henderson, Michael A., Hong, Angela M., Howle, Julie R., Jackett, Louise A., James, Craig, Lee, C. Soon, Lochhead, Alistair, Loh, Daphne, McArthur, Grant A. ... Long, Georgina V. (2022). BRAF mutation testing for patients diagnosed with stage III or stage IV melanoma: practical guidance for the Australian setting. Pathology, 54 (1), 6-19. doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2021.11.002

BRAF mutation testing for patients diagnosed with stage III or stage IV melanoma: practical guidance for the Australian setting

2022

Journal Article

Outcomes after totally minimally invasive versus hybrid and open Ivor Lewis oesophagectomy: results from the International Esodata Study Group

van der Wilk, Berend J., Hagens, Eliza R. C., Eyck, Ben M., Gisbertz, Suzanne S., van Hillegersberg, Richard, Nafteux, Philippe, Schröder, Wolfgang, Nilsson, Magnus, Wijnhoven, Bas P. L., Lagarde, Sjoerd M., van Berge Henegouwen, Mark I., International Esodata Study Group Collaborators , Smithers, Mark, Thomson, Iain, Barbour, Andrew and Thomas, Janine (2022). Outcomes after totally minimally invasive versus hybrid and open Ivor Lewis oesophagectomy: results from the International Esodata Study Group. British Journal of Surgery, 109 (3), 283-290. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab432

Outcomes after totally minimally invasive versus hybrid and open Ivor Lewis oesophagectomy: results from the International Esodata Study Group

2022

Journal Article

Therapeutic Value of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients With Melanoma: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Crystal, Jessica S., Thompson, John F., Hyngstrom, John, Caracò, Corrado, Zager, Jonathan S., Jahkola, Tiina, Bowles, Tawnya L., Pennacchioli, Elisabetta, Beitsch, Peter D., Hoekstra, Harald J., Moncrieff, Marc, Ingvar, Christian, Van Akkooi, Alexander, Sabel, Michael S., Levine, Edward A., Agnese, Doreen, Henderson, Michael, Dummer, Reinhard, Neves, Rogerio, Rossi, Carlo Riccardo, Kane, John M., Trocha, Steven, Wright, Frances, Byrd, David R., Matter, Maurice, Hsueh, Eddy C., Mackenzie-Ross, Alastair, Kelley, Mark, Terheyden, Patrick ... Multicenter Selective Lymphadenectomy Trials Study Group (2022). Therapeutic Value of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients With Melanoma: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surgery, 157 (9), 835-842. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.2055

Therapeutic Value of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients With Melanoma: A Randomized Clinical Trial

2021

Journal Article

Responsiveness and convergent validity of QLU-C10D and EQ-5D-3L in assessing short-term quality of life following esophagectomy

Bulamu, Norma B., Vissapragada, Ravi, Chen, Gang, Ratcliffe, Julie, Mudge, Louise A., Smithers, B. Mark, Isenring, Elizabeth A., Smith, Lorelle, Jamieson, Glyn G., Watson, David I., Bessell, Justin, Barbour, Andrew, Aly, Ahmad, Archer, Stephen, Ballal, Mohammed, Barbon, Jessica, Benton, Katie, Bond, Melissa, Berryman, Melissa, Bright, Tim, Cade, Richard, Cardamis, Anna, Carroll, Rosemary, Cashman, Kara, Chan, Larissa, Chapman, Brooke, Chapman, Sally, Chen, Derek, Chisholm, Jacob ... on behalf of The Australian Immunonutrition Study Group (2021). Responsiveness and convergent validity of QLU-C10D and EQ-5D-3L in assessing short-term quality of life following esophagectomy. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 19 (1) 233, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s12955-021-01867-w

Responsiveness and convergent validity of QLU-C10D and EQ-5D-3L in assessing short-term quality of life following esophagectomy

2021

Journal Article

Comparative performance of predictors of death from thin (≤1.0 mm) melanoma

Claeson, M., Baade, P., Marchetti, M., Brown, S., Soyer, H.P., Smithers, B.M., Green, A.C., Whiteman, D.C. and Khosrotehrani, K. (2021). Comparative performance of predictors of death from thin (≤1.0 mm) melanoma. British Journal of Dermatology, 185 (4) bjd.20480, 849-851. doi: 10.1111/bjd.20480

Comparative performance of predictors of death from thin (≤1.0 mm) melanoma

2021

Journal Article

Procedure‐specific outcomes following gastrectomy for cancer compared by hospital volume and service capability

Tian, Kevin, Baade, Peter D., Aitken, Joanne F., Narendra, Aaditya and Smithers, B. Mark (2021). Procedure‐specific outcomes following gastrectomy for cancer compared by hospital volume and service capability. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 91 (11) ans.17132, 2430-2435. doi: 10.1111/ans.17132

Procedure‐specific outcomes following gastrectomy for cancer compared by hospital volume and service capability

2021

Journal Article

Contemporary management of locoregionally advanced melanoma in Australia and New Zealand and the role of adjuvant systemic therapy

Smithers, B. Mark, Saw, Robyn P. M., Gyorki, David E., Martin, Richard C. W., Atkinson, Victoria, Haydon, Andrew, Roberts‐Thomson, Rachel and Thompson, John F. (2021). Contemporary management of locoregionally advanced melanoma in Australia and New Zealand and the role of adjuvant systemic therapy. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 91 (S2), 3-13. doi: 10.1111/ans.17051

Contemporary management of locoregionally advanced melanoma in Australia and New Zealand and the role of adjuvant systemic therapy

2021

Journal Article

Risk prediction model of 90-day mortality after esophagectomy for cancer

D'Journo, Xavier Benoit, Boulate, David, Fourdrain, Alex, Loundou, Anderson, Henegouwen, Mark I. van Berge, Gisbertz, Suzanne S., O'Neill, J. Robert, Hoelscher, Arnulf, Piessen, Guillaume, van Lanschot, Jan, Wijnhoven, Bas, Jobe, Blair, Davies, Andrew, Schneider, Paul M., Pera, Manuel, Nilsson, Magnus, Nafteux, Philippe, Kitagawa, Yuko, Morse, Christopher R., Hofstetter, Wayne, Molena, Daniela, So, Jimmy Bok-Yan, Immanuel, Arul, Parsons, Simon L., Larsen, Michael Hareskov, Dolan, James P., Wood, Stephanie G., Maynard, Nick, Smithers, Mark ... Low, Donald E. (2021). Risk prediction model of 90-day mortality after esophagectomy for cancer. JAMA Surgery, 156 (9), 836-845. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.2376

Risk prediction model of 90-day mortality after esophagectomy for cancer

2021

Journal Article

Radiomics biomarkers correlate with CD8 expression and predict immune signatures in melanoma patients

Aoude, Lauren G., Wong, Bernadette, Bonazzi, Vanessa F, Brosda, Sandra, Walters, Shaun B., Koufariotis, Lambros T., Naeini, Marjan M., Pearson, John V, Oey, Harald, Patel, Kalpana, Bradford, Julia J., Bloxham, Conor J, Atkinson, Victoria, Law, Phillip, Strutton, Geoffrey, Bayley, Gerard, Yang, Samuel, Smithers, B. Mark, Waddell, Nicola, Miles, Kenneth and Barbour, Andrew P. (2021). Radiomics biomarkers correlate with CD8 expression and predict immune signatures in melanoma patients. Molecular Cancer Research, 19 (6) molcanres.1038.2020, 950-956. doi: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-20-1038

Radiomics biomarkers correlate with CD8 expression and predict immune signatures in melanoma patients

2021

Journal Article

Pulmonary metastasectomy in the era of targeted therapy and immunotherapy

Bong, Christopher Y., Smithers, B. Mark and Chua, Terence C. (2021). Pulmonary metastasectomy in the era of targeted therapy and immunotherapy. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 13 (4), 2618-2627. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2020.03.120

Pulmonary metastasectomy in the era of targeted therapy and immunotherapy

2021

Journal Article

Preoperative ultrasound assessment of regional lymph nodes in melanoma patients does not provide reliable nodal staging: results from a large multicenter trial

Thompson, John F., Haydu, Lauren E., Uren, Roger F., Andtbacka, Robert H., Zager, Jonathan S., Beitsch, Peter D., Agnese, Doreen M., Mozzillo, Nicola, Testori, Alessandro, Bowles, Tawnya L., Hoekstra, Harald J., Kelley, Mark C., Sussman, Jeffrey, Schneebaum, Schlomo, Smithers, B Mark, McKinnon, Gregory, Hsueh, Eddy, Jacobs, Lisa, Schultz, Erwin, Reintgen, Douglas, Kane, John M., Friedman, Erica B., Wang, Hejing, Van Kreuningen, Lisa, Schiller, Vicki, Elashoff, David A., Elashoff, Robert, Cochran, Alistair J., Stern, Stacey and Faries, Mark B. (2021). Preoperative ultrasound assessment of regional lymph nodes in melanoma patients does not provide reliable nodal staging: results from a large multicenter trial. Annals of Surgery, 273 (4), 814-820. doi: 10.1097/sla.0000000000003405

Preoperative ultrasound assessment of regional lymph nodes in melanoma patients does not provide reliable nodal staging: results from a large multicenter trial

2021

Journal Article

Hospital characteristics associated with better ‘quality of surgery’ and survival following oesophagogastric cancer surgery in Queensland: a population-level study

Narendra, Aaditya, Baade, Peter D., Aitken, Joanne F., Fawcett, Jonathan, Leggett, Brandon, Leggett, Callum, Tian, Kevin, Sklavos, Theodore and Smithers, B. Mark (2021). Hospital characteristics associated with better ‘quality of surgery’ and survival following oesophagogastric cancer surgery in Queensland: a population-level study. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 91 (3), 323-328. doi: 10.1111/ans.16397

Hospital characteristics associated with better ‘quality of surgery’ and survival following oesophagogastric cancer surgery in Queensland: a population-level study

2021

Journal Article

Patient age and risk of recurrence of primary melanoma at high risk of spread

Ghiasvand, R., Khosrotehrani, K., Hughes, M.C.B., von Schuckmann, L. A., Beesley, V. L., Malt, M., Smithers, B. M. and Green, A. C. (2021). Patient age and risk of recurrence of primary melanoma at high risk of spread. British Journal of Dermatology, 184 (3) bjd.19601, 566-568. doi: 10.1111/bjd.19601

Patient age and risk of recurrence of primary melanoma at high risk of spread

2021

Journal Article

Intra-abdominal desmoplastic small round cell tumour in a 56-year-old female: Case report of a very rare presentation of an unusual tumour

Laurens, Jason Russell, Frankel, Adam John and Smithers, Bernard Mark (2021). Intra-abdominal desmoplastic small round cell tumour in a 56-year-old female: Case report of a very rare presentation of an unusual tumour. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, 79, 323-326. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.01.058

Intra-abdominal desmoplastic small round cell tumour in a 56-year-old female: Case report of a very rare presentation of an unusual tumour

2021

Journal Article

Complications and survival after hybrid and fully minimally invasive oesophagectomy

Veenstra, M. M. K., Smithers, B. M., Visser, E., Edholm, D., Brosda, S., Thomas, J. M., Gotley, D. C., Thomson, I. G., Wijnhoven, B. P. L. and Barbour, A. P. (2021). Complications and survival after hybrid and fully minimally invasive oesophagectomy. BJS Open, 5 (1) zraa033, 1-7. doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zraa033

Complications and survival after hybrid and fully minimally invasive oesophagectomy

2021

Journal Article

Increased melanoma recurrence in patients with multiple primary invasive melanomas

Green, Adele C., Hughes, Maria Celia B., Williams, Gail M., Malt, Maryrose, Beesley, Vanessa L., Khosrotehrani, Kiarash and Smithers, B. Mark (2021). Increased melanoma recurrence in patients with multiple primary invasive melanomas. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 86 (6), 1366-1369. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.05.025

Increased melanoma recurrence in patients with multiple primary invasive melanomas

2020

Journal Article

Oncologic Outcomes After Isolated Limb Infusion for Advanced Melanoma: An International Comparison of the Procedure and Outcomes Between the United States and Australia

Carr, Michael J., Sun, James, Kroon, Hidde M., Miura, John T., Beasley, Georgia M., Farrow, Norma E., Mosca, Paul J., Lowe, Michael C., Farley, Clara R., Kim, Youngchul, Naqvi, Syeda Mahrukh Hussnain, Kirichenko, Dennis A., Potdar, Aishwarya, Daou, Hala, Mullen, Dean, Farma, Jeffrey M., Henderson, Michael A., Speakman, David, Serpell, Jonathan, Delman, Keith A., Smithers, B. Mark, Coventry, Brendon J., Tyler, Douglas S., Thompson, John F. and Zager, Jonathan S. (2020). Oncologic Outcomes After Isolated Limb Infusion for Advanced Melanoma: An International Comparison of the Procedure and Outcomes Between the United States and Australia. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 27 (13), 5107-5118. doi: 10.1245/s10434-020-09051-y

Oncologic Outcomes After Isolated Limb Infusion for Advanced Melanoma: An International Comparison of the Procedure and Outcomes Between the United States and Australia

2020

Journal Article

Intraoperative fluid restriction during enhanced recovery after surgery versus liberal fluids for esophagectomy: a single center retrospective pilot study

Ng, Rachel L., Thomson, Iain G., Smithers, B. Mark and Booth, Anton W. G. (2020). Intraoperative fluid restriction during enhanced recovery after surgery versus liberal fluids for esophagectomy: a single center retrospective pilot study. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 67 110030, 110030. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2020.110030

Intraoperative fluid restriction during enhanced recovery after surgery versus liberal fluids for esophagectomy: a single center retrospective pilot study

2020

Journal Article

Pathogenic germline variants are associated with poor survival in stage III/IV melanoma patients

Aoude, Lauren G., Bonazzi, Vanessa F., Brosda, Sandra, Patel, Kalpana, Koufariotis, Lambros T., Oey, Harald, Nones, Katia, Wood, Scott, Pearson, John V., Lonie, James M., Arneil, Melissa, Atkinson, Victoria, Smithers, B. Mark, Waddell, Nicola and Barbour, Andrew P. (2020). Pathogenic germline variants are associated with poor survival in stage III/IV melanoma patients. Scientific Reports, 10 (1) 17687, 17687. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-74956-3

Pathogenic germline variants are associated with poor survival in stage III/IV melanoma patients

2020

Journal Article

Germline and somatic albinism variants in amelanotic/hypomelanotic melanoma: increased carriage of TYR and OCA2 variants

Rayner, Jenna E., Duffy, David L., Smit, Darren J., Jagirdar, Kasturee, Lee, Katie J., De’Ambrosis, Brian, Smithers, B. Mark, McMeniman, Erin K., McInerney-Leo, Aideen M., Schaider, Helmut, Stark, Mitchell S., Soyer, H. Peter and Sturm, Richard A. (2020). Germline and somatic albinism variants in amelanotic/hypomelanotic melanoma: increased carriage of TYR and OCA2 variants. PLoS ONE, 15 (9) e0238529, e0238529. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238529

Germline and somatic albinism variants in amelanotic/hypomelanotic melanoma: increased carriage of TYR and OCA2 variants