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2025

Conference Publication

2D and 3D spatial characterisation of tertiary lymphoid structures in head and neck cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint blockade therapy

Donovan, Meg L., Sadeghirad, Habib, Berrell, Naomi, Monkman, James, Naei, Vahid Yaghoubi, Tan, Chin Wee, Yunis, Joseph, West, Zoe, Warkiani, Majid E., Ladwa, Rahul, Hughes, Brett G., Da Gama Duarte, Jessica and Kulasinghe, Arutha (2025). 2D and 3D spatial characterisation of tertiary lymphoid structures in head and neck cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint blockade therapy. AACR Annual Meeting 2025, Chicago, IL United States, 25-30 April 2025. Philadelphia, PA United States: American Association for Cancer Research. doi: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2025-5252

2D and 3D spatial characterisation of tertiary lymphoid structures in head and neck cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint blockade therapy

2025

Conference Publication

Exploring PD1/PDL1 interactions and macrophage-tumor barriers in head and neck cancer: A spatial approach to immunotherapy response

Naei, Vahid Yaghoubi, Tubelleza, Rafael, Monkman, James, Sadeghirad, Habib, Donovan, Meg L., Blick, Tony, Wicher, Agata, Bodbin, Sara, Basu, Subham, Stad, Robert, Barnett, Catherine, O’Byrne, Ken, Ladwa, Rahul, Cooper, Caroline, Warkiani, Majid Ebrahimi, Hughes, Brett G.M. and Kulasinghe, Arutha (2025). Exploring PD1/PDL1 interactions and macrophage-tumor barriers in head and neck cancer: A spatial approach to immunotherapy response. AACR Annual Meeting 2025, Chicago, IL United States, 25-30 April 2025. Philadelphia, PA United States: American Association for Cancer Research. doi: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2025-750

Exploring PD1/PDL1 interactions and macrophage-tumor barriers in head and neck cancer: A spatial approach to immunotherapy response

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, 2725-2731. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-16854-w

Survival after orbital exenteration for primary cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective cohort 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, 1-15. 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. 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, 1-18. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2024.101882

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

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

Health-related quality of life outcomes from KEYNOTE-412: chemoradiotherapy with or without pembrolizumab in participants with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Machiels, J. P., Tao, Y., Licitra, L., Burtness, B., Tahara, M., Rischin, D., Alves, G. V., Lima, I. P.F., Hughes, B. G.M., Pointreau, Y., Aksoy, S., Laban, S., Greil, R., Burian, M., Hetnal, M., Delord, J. P., Mesia, R., Taberna, M., Waldron, J., Simon, C., Gregoire, V., Harrington, K., Black, C. M., Norquist, J. M., Wang, A., Gumuscu, B., Bidadi, B. and Siu, L. L. (2025). Health-related quality of life outcomes from KEYNOTE-412: chemoradiotherapy with or without pembrolizumab in participants with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Frontiers in Oncology, 15 1645509. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2025.1645509

Health-related quality of life outcomes from KEYNOTE-412: chemoradiotherapy with or without pembrolizumab in participants with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

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

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

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

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, 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

Avelumab in combination with lorlatinib or crizotinib in patients with previously treated advanced NSCLC: phase 1b/2 results from the JAVELIN lung 101 trial

Solomon, Benjamin J., Dagogo-Jack, Ibiayi, Lee, Se-Hoon, Boyer, Michael J., Ramalingam, Suresh S., Carcereny, Enric, Felip, Enriqueta, Han, Ji-Youn, Hida, Toyoaki, Hughes, Brett G.M., Kim, Sang-We, Nishio, Makoto, Seto, Takashi, Okamoto, Tatsuro, Zhang, Xiaoxi, Martini, Jean-Francois, Wang, Erjian, De Beukelaer, Steven and Bauer, Todd M. (2024). Avelumab in combination with lorlatinib or crizotinib in patients with previously treated advanced NSCLC: phase 1b/2 results from the JAVELIN lung 101 trial. JTO Clinical and Research Reports, 5 (7) 100685. doi: 10.1016/j.jtocrr.2024.100685

Avelumab in combination with lorlatinib or crizotinib in patients with previously treated advanced NSCLC: phase 1b/2 results from the JAVELIN lung 101 trial

2024

Conference Publication

A phase 2 study of de-escalation in resectable, locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) with the use of neoadjuvant pembrolizumab: De-Squamate

Ladwa, Rahul, Lee, Jenny H.J., Porceddu, Sandro V., McGrath, Margaret Louise, Cooper, Caroline, Liu, Howard, Gupta, Ruta, Cuscaden, Claire, Nottage, Michelle K., Clark, Jonathan, Le, Dieu, Pauley, Marketa, Gonzalez-Cruz, Jazmina, Frazer, Ian, Hughes, Brett Gordon Maxwell and Panizza, Benedict J. (2024). A phase 2 study of de-escalation in resectable, locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) with the use of neoadjuvant pembrolizumab: De-Squamate. 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL United States, 31 May - 4 June 2024. Alexandria, VA United States: American Society of Clinical Oncology. doi: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.9514

A phase 2 study of de-escalation in resectable, locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) with the use of neoadjuvant pembrolizumab: De-Squamate

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, 107820. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2024.107820

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