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2025

Journal Article

Pembrolizumab with or without chemotherapy in recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: 5-year follow-up from the randomized phase III KEYNOTE-048 study

Tahara, Makoto, Greil, Richard, Rischin, Danny, Harrington, Kevin J., Burtness, Barbara, de Castro, Gilberto, Psyrri, Amanda, Braña, Irene, Neupane, Prakash, Bratland, Åse, Fuereder, Thorsten, Hughes, Brett G.M., Mesía, Ricard, Ngamphaiboon, Nuttapong, Rordorf, Tamara, Ishak, Wan Zamaniah Wan, Lin, Jianxin, Gumuscu, Burak, Lerman, Nati and Soulières, Denis (2025). Pembrolizumab with or without chemotherapy in recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: 5-year follow-up from the randomized phase III KEYNOTE-048 study. European Journal of Cancer, 221 115395, 115395. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2025.115395

Pembrolizumab with or without chemotherapy in recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: 5-year follow-up from the randomized phase III KEYNOTE-048 study

2025

Journal Article

ASO Visual Abstract: Survival Following Orbital Exenteration for Primary Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma, a Retrospective Cohort Study

Murray-Douglass, Alexander, Crawford, Lachlan, Hunt, Justin, Dunn, Darryl, Hughes, Brett G. M., Lin, Charles and Fox, Carly (2025). ASO Visual Abstract: Survival Following Orbital Exenteration for Primary Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma, a Retrospective Cohort Study. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 32 (5), 3485-3486. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-16995-6

ASO Visual Abstract: Survival Following Orbital Exenteration for Primary Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma, a Retrospective Cohort Study

2025

Journal Article

Spatial interaction mapping of PD-1/PD-L1 in head and neck cancer reveals the role of macrophage-tumour barriers associated with immunotherapy response

Naei, Vahid Yaghoubi, Tubelleza, Rafael, Monkman, James, Sadeghirad, Habib, Donovan, Meg L., Blick, Tony, Wicher, Agata, Bodbin, Sara, Viratham, Amelie, Stad, Robert, Basu, Subham, Cooper, Caroline, Barnett, Catherine, O’Byrne, Ken, Ladwa, Rahul, Warkiani, Majid Ebrahimi, Hughes, Brett G. M. and Kulasinghe, Arutha (2025). Spatial interaction mapping of PD-1/PD-L1 in head and neck cancer reveals the role of macrophage-tumour barriers associated with immunotherapy response. Journal of Translational Medicine, 23 (1) 177. doi: 10.1186/s12967-025-06186-y

Spatial interaction mapping of PD-1/PD-L1 in head and neck cancer reveals the role of macrophage-tumour barriers associated with immunotherapy response

2025

Journal Article

Durvalumab, Tremelimumab, and Platinum Chemotherapy in EGFR Mutation–Positive NSCLC: An Open-Label Phase 2 Trial (ILLUMINATE)

Lee, Chee Khoon, Liao, Bin-Chi, Subramaniam, Shalini, Chiu, Chao-Hua, Mersiades, Antony J., Ho, Chao-Chi, Brown, Chris, Lai, Chun-Liang, Hughes, Brett G.M., Yang, Tsung-Ying, O'Byrne, Ken, Luo, Yung-Hung, Yip, Sonia, Ho, Ching-Liang, Bray, Victoria, Su, Wu-Chou, Moore, Melissa, Feng, Wei-Lien, Bai, Ya-Ying, Ford, Kate, Cummins, Michelle M., Stockler, Martin R., Solomon, Benjamin J., John, Thomas and Chih-Hsin Yang, James (2025). Durvalumab, Tremelimumab, and Platinum Chemotherapy in EGFR Mutation–Positive NSCLC: An Open-Label Phase 2 Trial (ILLUMINATE). JTO Clinical and Research Reports, 6 (2) 100771, 100771-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jtocrr.2024.100771

Durvalumab, Tremelimumab, and Platinum Chemotherapy in EGFR Mutation–Positive NSCLC: An Open-Label Phase 2 Trial (ILLUMINATE)

2025

Journal Article

Coupling of response biomarkers between tumor and peripheral blood in patients undergoing chemoimmunotherapy

Chin, Wee Loong, Cook, Alistair M., Chee, Jonathan, Principe, Nicola, Hoang, Tracy S., Kidman, Joel, Hmon, Khaing P.W., Yeow, Yen, Jones, Matthew E., Hou, Rui, Denisenko, Elena, McDonnell, Alison M., Hon, Chung-Chau, Moody, Jonathan, Anderson, Denise, Yip, Sonia, Cummins, Michelle M., Stockler, Martin R., Kok, Peey-Sei, Brown, Chris, John, Thomas, Kao, Steven C.-H., Karikios, Deme J., O'Byrne, Kenneth J., Hughes, Brett G.M., Lake, Richard A., Forrest, Alistair R.R., Nowak, Anna K., Lassmann, Timo and Lesterhuis, W. Joost (2025). Coupling of response biomarkers between tumor and peripheral blood in patients undergoing chemoimmunotherapy. Cell Reports Medicine, 6 (1) 101882, 101882. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2024.101882

Coupling of response biomarkers between tumor and peripheral blood in patients undergoing chemoimmunotherapy

2025

Journal Article

Survival After Orbital Exenteration for Primary Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Murray-Douglass, Alexander, Crawford, Lachlan, Hunt, Justin, Dunn, Darryl, Hughes, Brett G. M., Lin, Charles and Fox, Carly (2025). Survival After Orbital Exenteration for Primary Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 32 (4) i3, 1-7. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-16854-w

Survival After Orbital Exenteration for Primary Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Retrospective Cohort Study

2025

Journal Article

Type I interferon drives a cellular state inert to TCR-stimulation and could impede effective T-cell differentiation in cancer

Corvino, Dillon, Batstone, Martin, Hughes, Brett G. M., Kempchen, Tim, Ng, Susanna S, Salim, Nazhifah, Schneppenheim, Franziska, Rommel, Denise, Kumar, Ananthi, Pearson, Sally, Madore, Jason, Koufariotis, Lambross T., Steinheuer, Lisa Maria, Pathirana, Dilan, Thurley, Kevin, Hölzel, Michael, Borcherding, Nicholas, Braun, Matthias and Bald, Tobias (2025). Type I interferon drives a cellular state inert to TCR-stimulation and could impede effective T-cell differentiation in cancer. European Journal of Immunology, 55 (1) e202451371, 1-13. doi: 10.1002/eji.202451371

Type I interferon drives a cellular state inert to TCR-stimulation and could impede effective T-cell differentiation in cancer

2025

Journal Article

A phase 2 open-label study of cemiplimab in patients with advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (EMPOWER-CSCC-1): Final long-term analysis of Groups 1, 2, and 3, and primary analysis of fixed-dose treatment Group 6

Hughes, Brett G.M., Guminski, Alexander, Bowyer, Samantha, Migden, Michael R., Schmults, Chrysalyne D., Khushalani, Nikhil I., Chang, Anne Lynn S., Grob, Jean-Jacques, Lewis, Karl D., Ansstas, George, Day, Fiona, Ladwa, Rahul, Stein, Brian N., Muñoz Couselo, Eva, Meier, Friedegund, Hauschild, Axel, Schadendorf, Dirk, Basset-Seguin, Nicole, Modi, Badri, Dalac-Rat, Sophie, Dunn, Lara A., Flatz, Lukas, Mortier, Laurent, Guégan, Sarah, Heinzerling, Lucie M., Mehnert, Janice M., Trabelsi, Sabiha, Soria-Rivas, Ainara, Stratigos, Alexander J. ... Rischin, Danny (2025). A phase 2 open-label study of cemiplimab in patients with advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (EMPOWER-CSCC-1): Final long-term analysis of Groups 1, 2, and 3, and primary analysis of fixed-dose treatment Group 6. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 92 (1), 68-77. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2024.06.108

A phase 2 open-label study of cemiplimab in patients with advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (EMPOWER-CSCC-1): Final long-term analysis of Groups 1, 2, and 3, and primary analysis of fixed-dose treatment Group 6

2024

Journal Article

Circulating tumour cells predict recurrences and survival in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients

Zhang, Xi, Weeramange, Chameera Ekanayake, Hughes, Brett G. M., Vasani, Sarju, Liu, Zhen Yu, Warkiani, Majid, Hartel, Gunter, Ladwa, Rahul, Thiery, Jean Paul, Kenny, Liz, Breik, Omar and Punyadeera, Chamindie (2024). Circulating tumour cells predict recurrences and survival in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 81 (1) 233, 1-14. doi: 10.1007/s00018-024-05269-1

Circulating tumour cells predict recurrences and survival in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients

2024

Journal Article

Real‐world outcomes for patients with pleural mesothelioma: a multisite retrospective cohort study

Chow, Kar Ven Cavan, Turner, Cassie, Hughes, Brett, Lwin, Zarnie and Chan, Bryan (2024). Real‐world outcomes for patients with pleural mesothelioma: a multisite retrospective cohort study. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 20 (6), 723-730. doi: 10.1111/ajco.14098

Real‐world outcomes for patients with pleural mesothelioma: a multisite retrospective cohort study

2024

Journal Article

Revalidation of Proactive Gastrostomy Tube Placement Guidelines for Head and Neck Cancer Patients Receiving Helical Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy

Brown, Teresa E., Byrnes, Angela, Chan, Aaron C., Dwyer, Kathleen, Edwards, Anna, Blake, Claire L., Banks, Merrilyn D., Hughes, Brett G. M., Lin, Charles Y., Kenny, Lizbeth M., Spurgin, Ann-Louise and Bauer, Judith D. (2024). Revalidation of Proactive Gastrostomy Tube Placement Guidelines for Head and Neck Cancer Patients Receiving Helical Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy. Current Oncology, 31 (11), 6938-6955. doi: 10.3390/curroncol31110512

Revalidation of Proactive Gastrostomy Tube Placement Guidelines for Head and Neck Cancer Patients Receiving Helical Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy

2024

Journal Article

Impact of Bone Metastasis in Stage IV Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Durvalumab and Tremelimumab With or Without Chemotherapy: A Retrospective Analysis of the CCTG BR.34 Trial

Annageldiyev, Charyguly, Gaudreau, Pierre-Olivier, Leitzel, Kim, Ali, Suhail M., Ding, Keyue, Leighl, Natasha B., Vera Badillo, Francisco Emilio, Bradbury, Penelope Ann, Goss, Glenwood D., Shepherd, Lois E., Costa, Luis, Suva, Larry J., Hughes, Brett G.M., Stockler, Martin R., Drabick, Joseph J., Ma, Patrick C., Joshi, Monika, Moku, Prashanth, Polimera, Hyma V., Louis, Patricia, Ramachandrula, Priya and Lipton, Allan (2024). Impact of Bone Metastasis in Stage IV Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Durvalumab and Tremelimumab With or Without Chemotherapy: A Retrospective Analysis of the CCTG BR.34 Trial. JCO Oncology Advances (1). doi: 10.1200/oa.24.00017

Impact of Bone Metastasis in Stage IV Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Durvalumab and Tremelimumab With or Without Chemotherapy: A Retrospective Analysis of the CCTG BR.34 Trial

2024

Journal Article

Spatial dynamics of tertiary lymphoid aggregates in head and neck cancer: insights into immunotherapy response

Sadeghirad, Habib, Monkman, James, Tan, Chin Wee, Liu, Ning, Yunis, Joseph, Donovan, Meg L., Moradi, Afshin, Jhaveri, Niyati, Perry, Chris, Adams, Mark N., O’Byrne, Ken, Warkiani, Majid E., Ladwa, Rahul, Hughes, Brett G.M. and Kulasinghe, Arutha (2024). Spatial dynamics of tertiary lymphoid aggregates in head and neck cancer: insights into immunotherapy response. Journal of Translational Medicine, 22 (1) 677. doi: 10.1186/s12967-024-05409-y

Spatial dynamics of tertiary lymphoid aggregates in head and neck cancer: insights into immunotherapy response

2024

Journal Article

A phase Ib study to assess the safety of the human papillomavirus DNA vaccine (AMV002) in combination with durvalumab for HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Ladwa, Rahul, Chandra, Janin, Woo, Wai-Ping, Finlayson, Neil, Liu, Howard, McGrath, Margaret, See, Adrienne, Hughes, Brett G., Cooper, Caroline L., Jackson, Jim E., Dzienis, Marcin, Xu, Yan, Panizza, Benedict, Frazer, Ian and Porceddu, Sandro V. (2024). A phase Ib study to assess the safety of the human papillomavirus DNA vaccine (AMV002) in combination with durvalumab for HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Frontiers in Oncology, 14 1419258, 1-8. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1419258

A phase Ib study to assess the safety of the human papillomavirus DNA vaccine (AMV002) in combination with durvalumab for HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

2024

Journal Article

Pembrolizumab plus epacadostat in patients with recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (KEYNOTE-669/ECHO-304): a phase 3, randomized, open-label study

Cho, Byoung Chul, Braña, Irene, Cirauqui, Beatriz, Aksoy, Sercan, Couture, Felix, Hong, Ruey-Long, Miller, Wilson H., Chaves-Conde, Manuel, Teixeira, Margarida, Leopold, Lance, Munteanu, Mihaela, Ge, Joy Yang, Swaby, Ramona F. and Hughes, Brett G. M. (2024). Pembrolizumab plus epacadostat in patients with recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (KEYNOTE-669/ECHO-304): a phase 3, randomized, open-label study. BMC Cancer, 23 (Suppl 1) 1254, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12885-023-11316-0

Pembrolizumab plus epacadostat in patients with recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (KEYNOTE-669/ECHO-304): a phase 3, randomized, open-label study

2024

Journal Article

Capmatinib plus nivolumab in pretreated patients with EGFR wild-type advanced non–small cell lung cancer

Felip, Enriqueta, Metro, Giulio, Tan, Daniel S.W., Wolf, Juergen, Mark, Michael, Boyer, Michael, Hughes, Brett G. M., Bearz, Alessandra, Moro-Sibilot, Denis, Le, Xiuning, Puente, Javier, Massuti, Bartomeu, Tiedt, Ralph, Wang, Yingying, Xu, Chao, Mardjuadi, Feby I. and Cobo, Manuel (2024). Capmatinib plus nivolumab in pretreated patients with EGFR wild-type advanced non–small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer, 192 107820. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2024.107820

Capmatinib plus nivolumab in pretreated patients with EGFR wild-type advanced non–small cell lung cancer

2024

Journal Article

Pembrolizumab plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy versus placebo plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (KEYNOTE-412): a randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial

Machiels, Jean-Pascal, Tao, Yungan, Licitra, Lisa, Burtness, Barbara, Tahara, Makoto, Rischin, Danny, Alves, Gustavo, Lima, Iane Pinto Figueiredo, Hughes, Brett G M, Pointreau, Yoann, Aksoy, Sercan, Laban, Simon, Greil, Richard, Burian, Martin, Hetnał, Marcin, Delord, Jean-Pierre, Mesía, Ricard, Taberna, Miren, Waldron, John N, Simon, Christian, Grégoire, Vincent, Harrington, Kevin J, Swaby, Ramona F, Zhang, Yayan, Gumuscu, Burak, Bidadi, Behzad, Siu, Lillian L, Hughes, Brett GM, Gao, Bo ... Obara, Grzegorz S (2024). Pembrolizumab plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy versus placebo plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (KEYNOTE-412): a randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial. The Lancet Oncology, 25 (5), 572-587. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00100-1

Pembrolizumab plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy versus placebo plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (KEYNOTE-412): a randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial

2024

Journal Article

Human papillomavirus associated oropharyngeal cancer now the most common mucosal head and neck cancer in Queensland

Porceddu, Sandro, Negrello, Theresa, Rawson, Neal, Dunn, Nathan, Batstone, Martin, Collins, Michael, Dowthwaite, Sam, Hughes, Brett G. M., Kenny, Liz, Ladwa, Rahul, Panizza, Ben and Cossio, Danica (2024). Human papillomavirus associated oropharyngeal cancer now the most common mucosal head and neck cancer in Queensland. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 68 (4), 472-480. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13643

Human papillomavirus associated oropharyngeal cancer now the most common mucosal head and neck cancer in Queensland

2024

Journal Article

High response rate with extended dosing of cemiplimab in advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

Rischin, Danny, Hughes, Brett G. M., Basset-Séguin, Nicole, Schadendorf, Dirk, Bowyer, Samantha, Trabelsi Messai, Sabiha, Meier, Friedegund, Eigentler, Thomas K, Casado Echarren, Victoria, Stein, Brian, Beylot-Barry, Marie, Dalac, Sophie, Dréno, Brigitte, Migden, Michael R, Hauschild, Axel, Schmults, Chrysalyne D, Lim, Annette M, Yoo, Suk-Young, Paccaly, Anne J, Papachristos, Apostolos, Nguyen, Jenny-Hoa, Okoye, Emmanuel, Seebach, Frank, Booth, Jocelyn, Lowy, Israel, Fury, Matthew G and Guminski, Alexander (2024). High response rate with extended dosing of cemiplimab in advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, 12 (3) e008325, 1-8. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2023-008325

High response rate with extended dosing of cemiplimab in advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

2024

Journal Article

Lurbinectedin in small cell lung cancer: real-world experience of a multicentre national early access programme

Alexander, Marliese, Rogers, Jennifer, Parakh, Sagun, Mitchell, Paul, Clay, Timothy D., Kao, Steven, Hughes, Brett G. M., Itchins, Malinda, Kong, Benjamin Y., Pavlakis, Nick, Solomon, Benjamin J. and John, Thomas (2024). Lurbinectedin in small cell lung cancer: real-world experience of a multicentre national early access programme. Internal Medicine Journal, 54 (7), 1087-1096. doi: 10.1111/imj.16348

Lurbinectedin in small cell lung cancer: real-world experience of a multicentre national early access programme