Professor Ben Panizza
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Ben Panizza

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Background

Prof Ben Panizza is the Chairman of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery for Metro South and Director of the Queensland Head and Neck Cancer Centre. He has been active in head and neck cancer management for 27 years. He has created innovative approaches in dealing with malignancies extending to the skull base one of the most anatomically complex regions of the body. He is recognised as a world leader in cutaneous malignancy extending to the temporal bone and perineurial spread of keratinocyte skin cancers, being regularly invited overseas to present. Prof Panizza is active in integrating new treatments with surgery to change treatment paradigms and improve outcomes for patients. He is a professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Queensland and works collaboratively with basic scientist and has supervised to completion 28 research higher degrees over the last 12 years. He has established an in department clinical trials unit to run clinical trials from proof of principle to phase 3 clinical trials enabling access and rapid translation for his scientific partners at the Princess Alexandra Hospital which has one of Australia's largest head and neck clinics. Prof Panizza is a clinical consultant and advisor to industry (Merck, Sanofi, QBiotics, Decibel Therapeutics) and sits on the governing bodies of both the International Federation of Head and Neck Oncological Societies and The World Federation of Skull Base Societies. He has been the President of the Australian and New Zealand Head and Neck Cancer Society and was the Foundation president of the Australian and New Zealand Skull Base Society. He is active in publishing and sits on the editorial boards of the major head and neck journals (Head Neck, Oral Oncology, Skull Base, ANZ Journal of Surgery).

Availability

Professor Ben Panizza is:
Not available for supervision

Fields of research

Clinical sciences Immunology Sports science and exercise

Search Professor Ben Panizza’s works on UQ eSpace

172 works between 1989 and 2025
All (172) Journal Article (142) Book Chapter (7) Conference Publication (21) Book (1) Other Outputs (1)

1 - 20 of 172 works

2025

Journal Article

Cadaveric anatomical study of orbit‐preserving ophthalmic neurectomy via endoscopic and exoscopic techniques

Crawford, Lachlan, Midwinter, Mark and Panizza, Benedict (2025). Cadaveric anatomical study of orbit‐preserving ophthalmic neurectomy via endoscopic and exoscopic techniques. Head and Neck. doi: 10.1002/hed.28099

Cadaveric anatomical study of orbit‐preserving ophthalmic neurectomy via endoscopic and exoscopic techniques

2025

Journal Article

The effect of storage time and temperature on the proteomic analysis of FFPE tissue sections

Koh, Jennifer M. S., Sykes, Erin K., Rukhaya, Jyoti, Anees, Asim, Zhong, Qing, Jackson, Christopher, Panizza, Benedict J., Reddel, Roger R., Balleine, Rosemary L., Hains, Peter G. and Robinson, Phillip J. (2025). The effect of storage time and temperature on the proteomic analysis of FFPE tissue sections. Clinical Proteomics, 22 (1) 5. doi: 10.1186/s12014-025-09529-5

The effect of storage time and temperature on the proteomic analysis of FFPE tissue sections

2025

Journal Article

Quality of Information Provided by Artificial Intelligence Chatbots Surrounding the Management of Vestibular Schwannomas: A Comparative Analysis Between ChatGPT-4 and Claude 2

Borsetto, Daniele, Sia, Egidio, Axon, Patrick, Donnelly, Neil, Tysome, James R., Anschuetz, Lukas, Bernardeschi, Daniele, Capriotti, Vincenzo, Caye-Thomasen, Per, West, Niels Cramer, Erbele, Isaac D., Franchella, Sebastiano, Gatto, Annalisa, Hess-Erga, Jeanette, Kunst, Henricus P.M., Marinelli, John P., Mannion, Richard, Panizza, Benedict, Trabalzini, Franco, Obholzer, Rupert, Vaira, Luigi Angelo, Polesel, Jerry, Giudici, Fabiola, Carlson, Matthew L., Tirelli, Giancarlo and Boscolo-Rizzo, Paolo (2025). Quality of Information Provided by Artificial Intelligence Chatbots Surrounding the Management of Vestibular Schwannomas: A Comparative Analysis Between ChatGPT-4 and Claude 2. Otology & Neurotology, 46 (4), 432-436. doi: 10.1097/mao.0000000000004410

Quality of Information Provided by Artificial Intelligence Chatbots Surrounding the Management of Vestibular Schwannomas: A Comparative Analysis Between ChatGPT-4 and Claude 2

2025

Journal Article

Surgical approaches to pre-auricular cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas extending to the temporal bone

Schachtel, Michael, Gandhi, Mitesh, Bowman, James, Midwinter, Mark and Panizza, Benedict (2025). Surgical approaches to pre-auricular cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas extending to the temporal bone. Head and Neck. doi: 10.1002/hed.28073

Surgical approaches to pre-auricular cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas extending to the temporal bone

2025

Book Chapter

Malignancies of the temporal bone

Schachtel, Michael J.C., Homer, Jarrod J., Tysome, James R. and Panizza, Benedict J. (2025). Malignancies of the temporal bone. Stell & Maran's Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology. (pp. 602-620) Boca Raton, FL United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781003515227-36

Malignancies of the temporal bone

2024

Journal Article

Skull base surgery for malignant tumors: the 2nd international collaborative study (1995–2015)

Shah, Jatin P., Levyn, Helena, Valero, Cristina, Adilbay, Dauren, Eagan, Alana, Zheng, Junting, Gonen, Mithat, Cohen, Marc, Patel, Snehal, Ganly, Ian, Pai, Prathamesh, Castelnuovo, Paolo, Gao, Fang Ju, Piazza, Cesare, Nicolai, Piero, Panizza, Ben, Bowman, James, Barnett, Catherine, Kowalski, Luiz P., Toledo, Ronaldo, Fliss, Dan M., DeAlmeida, John, Witterick, Ian, Herman, Philippe, Fontanella, Walter, Aniceto, Gregorio Sanchez, Hosal, Sefik, Ozer, Serdar, Iyer, Subramania ... Hanna, Ehab (2024). Skull base surgery for malignant tumors: the 2nd international collaborative study (1995–2015). Head and Neck, 46 (11), 2762-2775. doi: 10.1002/hed.27746

Skull base surgery for malignant tumors: the 2nd international collaborative study (1995–2015)

2024

Journal Article

Documented Initial Growth Does Not Necessarily Indicate Treatment for Sporadic Vestibular Schwannomas

Bourque, Jean-Michel and Panizza, Benedict J. (2024). Documented Initial Growth Does Not Necessarily Indicate Treatment for Sporadic Vestibular Schwannomas. Otology & Neurotology, 45 (8), 939-946. doi: 10.1097/mao.0000000000004275

Documented Initial Growth Does Not Necessarily Indicate Treatment for Sporadic Vestibular Schwannomas

2024

Journal Article

Clinical outcomes in perineural spread of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma via the ophthalmic nerve

Crawford, Lachlan, Bowman, James, Gandhi, Mitesh, Porceddu, Sandro V. and Panizza, Benedict (2024). Clinical outcomes in perineural spread of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma via the ophthalmic nerve. Head and Neck, 46 (9), 2214-2222. doi: 10.1002/hed.27836

Clinical outcomes in perineural spread of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma via the ophthalmic nerve

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

Long‐term outcomes in advanced anterior skull base malignancy: a single quaternary institution experience

Barnett, Catherine, Bowman, James, Ladwa, Rahul, McGrath, Margaret, Liu, Howard, Gandhi, Mitesh, Zahir, Syeda Farah, Porceddu, Sandro and Panizza, Benedict (2024). Long‐term outcomes in advanced anterior skull base malignancy: a single quaternary institution experience. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 94 (12), 2165-2172. doi: 10.1111/ans.19144

Long‐term outcomes in advanced anterior skull base malignancy: a single quaternary institution experience

2024

Conference Publication

A phase 1 clinical trial of DB-020 intratympanic injections administered prior to high-dose cisplatin chemotherapy to reduce ototoxicity

Panizza, Benedict J., O'Leary, Stephen John, Hart, Christopher David, Diwakarla, Chandra Sai, Barnett, Catherine, Lapuerta, Pablo, Lee, John, Raines, Shane, Quigley, Tera, Wolff, Heather M., Keilty, John, Ladwa, Rahul, Porceddu, Sandro V., McGrath, Margaret, Seetharamu, Nagashree, Fua, Tsien and Rischin, Danny (2024). A phase 1 clinical trial of DB-020 intratympanic injections administered prior to high-dose cisplatin chemotherapy to reduce ototoxicity. 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.6100

A phase 1 clinical trial of DB-020 intratympanic injections administered prior to high-dose cisplatin chemotherapy to reduce ototoxicity

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

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

Evaluation of facial nerve perineural spread from cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma using 3T MR neurography

Schachtel, Michael JC, Panizza, Benedict J and Gandhi, Mitesh (2024). Evaluation of facial nerve perineural spread from cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma using 3T MR neurography. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 68 (1), 41-49. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13589

Evaluation of facial nerve perineural spread from cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma using 3T MR neurography

2024

Journal Article

Temporal bone management in external and middle ear carcinoma

Gowrishankar, Shravan, Borsetto, Daniele, Marinelli, John and Panizza, Ben (2024). Temporal bone management in external and middle ear carcinoma. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 32 (2), 138-142. doi: 10.1097/moo.0000000000000959

Temporal bone management in external and middle ear carcinoma

2023

Journal Article

Sphenoid sinus fungal ball presenting as ipsilateral primary aberrant regeneration of the third cranial nerve

Lin, Michael, Huang, Jessica J. M., Jiang, Ivy W., Spencer, Sascha K. R., Campbell, Raewyn G., Panizza, Ben, Sach, Toos A., Francis, Ian C., Avery, Robert, Golnik, Karl C., Froment, Caroline and Wang, An-Guor (2023). Sphenoid sinus fungal ball presenting as ipsilateral primary aberrant regeneration of the third cranial nerve. Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, 43 (4), E253-E255. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001503

Sphenoid sinus fungal ball presenting as ipsilateral primary aberrant regeneration of the third cranial nerve

2023

Journal Article

Patterns of spread and anatomical prognostic factors of pre-auricular cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma extending to the temporal bone

Schachtel, Michael J. C., Gandhi, Mitesh, Bowman, James J. and Panizza, Benedict J. (2023). Patterns of spread and anatomical prognostic factors of pre-auricular cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma extending to the temporal bone. Head and Neck, 45 (11), 2893-2906. doi: 10.1002/hed.27521

Patterns of spread and anatomical prognostic factors of pre-auricular cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma extending to the temporal bone

2023

Journal Article

Time is function and survival

Bekkers, Stijn, Stewart, Linda and Panizza, Benedict J. (2023). Time is function and survival. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 93 (10), 2281-2282. doi: 10.1111/ans.18680

Time is function and survival

2023

Journal Article

Deep spatial-omics analysis of Head & Neck carcinomas provides alternative therapeutic targets and rationale for treatment failure

Causer, Andrew, Tan, Xiao, Lu, Xuehan, Moseley, Philip, Teoh, Siok M., Molotkov, Natalie, McGrath, Margaret, Kim, Taehyun, Simpson, Peter T, Perry, Christopher, Frazer, Ian H., Panizza, Benedict, Ladwa, Rahul, Nguyen, Quan and Gonzalez-Cruz, Jazmina L. (2023). Deep spatial-omics analysis of Head & Neck carcinomas provides alternative therapeutic targets and rationale for treatment failure. n p j Precision Oncology, 7 (1) 89, 89. doi: 10.1038/s41698-023-00444-2

Deep spatial-omics analysis of Head & Neck carcinomas provides alternative therapeutic targets and rationale for treatment failure

2023

Journal Article

Development of an in vivo murine model of perineural invasion and spread of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

de Lima, Priscila O., Broit, Natasa, Huang, Johnson D., Lim, Jae H., Gardiner, Damien J., Brown, Ian S., Panizza, Benedict J., Boyle, Glen M. and Simpson, Fiona (2023). Development of an in vivo murine model of perineural invasion and spread of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Frontiers in Oncology, 13 1231104, 1-16. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1231104

Development of an in vivo murine model of perineural invasion and spread of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2024
    The Ins and Outs of Endocytosis inhibition: Providing diverse opportunities for treatment of incurable cancers
    NHMRC IDEAS Grants
    Open grant
  • 2020
    Increasing the number of breast cancer therapeutic antibody possibilities, patient choices and success rates.
    PA Research Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    Towards effective treatment of cutaneous SCC of the head and neck with perineural invasion.
    PA Research Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Pre-clinical testing for combination therapy
    PA Research Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2020
    Increasing the number of breast cancer therapeutic antibody possibilities, patient choices and success
    PA Research Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Micro RNA's in head and neck cancer
    PA Research Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Molecular mechanisms of perineural invasion in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
    PA Research Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2018
    Individualising care in oral cavity cancer using markers of genomic stability to guide drug target selection in a mouse model: A PDX Mouse Model for expediting translation of new treatments
    Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Local immune response to perineural squamous cell carcinoma
    PA Research Foundation
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Ben Panizza is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Master Philosophy

    An understanding of head and neck cutaneous cancer with perineurial invasion and spread

    Principal Advisor

  • Master Philosophy

    Proteomics and its implications in perineurial spread of squamous cell carcinoma

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Is indigenous status, socioeconomic indexes for areas (SEIFA) or remoteness associated with survival in head and neck cancer patients?

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Annika Antonsson

  • Master Philosophy

    An understanding of head and neck cutaneous cancer with perineurial invasion and spread

    Principal Advisor

  • Master Philosophy

    An understanding of head and neck cutaneous cancer with perineurial invasion and spread

    Principal Advisor

  • Master Philosophy

    A study of demographics and tumour characteristics on treatment outcomes of keratinocyte skin cancers associated with perineural invasion.

    Principal Advisor

  • Master Philosophy

    A study of demographics and tumour characteristics on treatment outcomes of keratinocyte skin cancers associated with perineural invasion.

    Principal Advisor

  • Master Philosophy

    Perineural spread of squamous cell carcinoma via the ophthalmic nerve: clinical outcomes, surgical anatomy, and radiological staging

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Mark Midwinter

Completed supervision

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