Overview
Background
Profile Summary
Dr Sandro Porceddu is an internationally recognised radiation oncologist and a leading authority in head and neck and skin cancer. With over 20 years experience in medicine his areas of clinical expertise include head and neck cancer, skin cancer, sarcoma and lymphoma. He is currently a senior radiation oncologist and Director of radiation oncology research at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Professor of Medicine, University of Queensland and Associate Editor for the International Head and Neck journal, Oral Oncology.
Dr Porceddu is a nationally and internationally recognised cancer advocate through his involvement in high-level committees, engagement with key policymakers, community education and media roles.
Career Summary
Professor Porceddu completed his medical degree at Monash University before undertaking his residency at Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne. He commenced his specialist training in radiation oncology at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in 1996 and was made Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists, Faculty of Radiation Oncology in 2000. After working as a consultant radiation oncologist at PeterMac for several years he moved to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in 2004.
Professional Committees and Organisations
Professor Porceddu has been the President of the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA), the peak organisation for cancer-related health professionals, and the Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group (TROG), one of the largest cancer collaborative trials group in Australia/New Zealand. He has served on numerous national and international professional and academic committees including the board of the Cancer Council of Australia, the National Cancer Expert Reference Group for the Commonwealth and the International Union for the Control of Cancer (UICC) TNM Expert Advisory Panel.
Currently, he is the Chair of the Cancer Council Queensland Co-operative Oncology Group, a committee that provides over $1.2M per annum to support clinical research throughout Queensland and is on the board of the of the Head and Neck Cancer InterGroup (HNCIG), a group of leading world cancer experts dedicated to promoting the global harmonisation of head and neck cancer research and treatment.
Academic Highlights
Professor Porceddu runs an active clinical research program with over 150 peer-review articles, book chapters, published abstracts, invited reviews and commentaries. He has received invitations to speak at major international conferences such as the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting and publish in prestigious journals such as the Lancet Oncology and Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Awards
Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group Outstanding Contribution
American Head and Neck Society Chris O’Brien Travelling Scholar
Pre-eminent status by Queensland Health
Rouse Fellowship, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists
Teaching
Dr Porceddu has had a life-long commitment to teaching and is a supervisor and mentor to Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Philosophy candidates, Clinical Research Fellows, MBBS Honours students, resident, registrars and other allied health professionals.
Availability
- Professor Sandro Porceddu is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, Monash University
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, Monash University
- Doctoral Diploma of Medicine, The University of Queensland
Research impacts
Dr Porceddu’s has been investigating methods to reduce the morbidity of treatment, improve cure rates and quality of life for cancer patients. He runs an active head and neck/skin cancer research program and is the principal investigator of numerous trials including an NHMRC-supported Randomised Phase III trial on head and neck skin cancer (POST TROG 05.01). In line with his research goals he has been examining the integration of radiation therapy and new technologies in the management of head and neck cancer and has received his Doctorate of Medicine (MD) on this topic with UQ. His current research on Positron Emission Tomography in the management of the neck following chemo-radiotherapy has been internationally recognised and incorporated into the USA National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines. He has been the recipient of over $3.91M in competitive funding, including one recently closed and two open NHMRC grants.
Works
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2020
Journal Article
Head and Neck Cancer International Group (HNCIG) Consensus Guidelines for the Delivery of Postoperative Radiation Therapy in Complex Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (cSCCHN)
Porceddu, Sandro V., Daniels, Christopher, Yom, Sue S., Liu, Howard, Waldron, John, Gregoire, Vincent, Moore, Alisha, Veness, Michael, Yao, Min, Johansen, Jorgen, Mehanna, Hisham, Rischin, Danny and Le, Quynh-Thu (2020). Head and Neck Cancer International Group (HNCIG) Consensus Guidelines for the Delivery of Postoperative Radiation Therapy in Complex Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (cSCCHN). International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, 107 (4), 641-651. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.03.024
2020
Journal Article
Dysregulation of stemness pathways in HPV mediated cervical malignant transformation identifies potential oncotherapy targets
Budhwani, Megha, Lukowski, Samuel W., Porceddu, Sandro V., Frazer, Ian H. and Chandra, Janin (2020). Dysregulation of stemness pathways in HPV mediated cervical malignant transformation identifies potential oncotherapy targets. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 10 307, 307. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00307
2020
Journal Article
Validation and characterisation of prognostically significant PD-L1+ immune cells in HPV+ oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
Young, Richard J., Bressel, Mathias, Porceddu, Sandro, Cernelc, Janez, Savas, Peter, Liu, Howard, Urban, Damien, Thai, Alesha A., Cooper, Caroline, Fua, Tsien, Neeson, Paul, Rischin, Danny and Solomon, Benjamin (2020). Validation and characterisation of prognostically significant PD-L1+ immune cells in HPV+ oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Oral Oncology, 101 104516, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2019.104516
2020
Journal Article
Treating patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck unsuitable to receive cisplatin-based therapy
Porceddu, Sandro V., Scotte, Florian, Aapro, Matti, Salmio, Satu, Castro, Ana, Launay-Vacher, Vincent and Licitra, Lisa (2020). Treating patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck unsuitable to receive cisplatin-based therapy. Frontiers in Oncology, 9 1522, 1522. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2019.01522
2020
Journal Article
Immune checkpoint inhibitors in advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Beyond an era of chemoradiation?
Masterson, Liam, Howard, James, Gonzalez-Cruz, Jazmina, Jackson, Christopher, Barnett, Catherine, Overton, Lewis, Liu, Howard, Ladwa, Rahul, Simpson, Fiona, McGrath, Margie, Wallwork, Ben, Jones, Terry, Ottensmeier, Christian, Chua, Melvin L. K., Perry, Chris, Khanna, Rajiv, Panizza, Benedict, Porceddu, Sandro and Lechner, Matt (2020). Immune checkpoint inhibitors in advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Beyond an era of chemoradiation?. International Journal of Cancer, 146 (8) ijc.32869, 2305-2314. doi: 10.1002/ijc.32869
2020
Journal Article
Prophylactic swallowing therapy for patients with head and neck cancer: a three-arm randomized parallel-group trial
Wall, Laurelie R., Ward, Elizabeth C., Cartmill, Bena, Hill, Anne J., Isenring, Elizabeth, Byrnes, Joshua and Porceddu, Sandro V. (2020). Prophylactic swallowing therapy for patients with head and neck cancer: a three-arm randomized parallel-group trial. Head and Neck, 42 (5) hed.26060, 873-885. doi: 10.1002/hed.26060
2020
Journal Article
Primary pharyngolaryngectomy with jejunal free flap reconstruction: a single centre's evolving experience
Henrys, Courtenay, Slaughter, Thomas, Bernard, Anne, Perry, Christopher, Porceddu, Sandro and Panizza, Benedict (2020). Primary pharyngolaryngectomy with jejunal free flap reconstruction: a single centre's evolving experience. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 90 (10) ans.15930, 1965-1969. doi: 10.1111/ans.15930
2020
Journal Article
Practice Recommendations for Risk-Adapted Head and Neck Cancer Radiation Therapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An ASTRO-ESTRO Consensus Statement
Thomson, David J., Palma, David, Guckenberger, Matthias, Balermpas, Panagiotis, Beitler, Jonathan J., Blanchard, Pierre, Brizel, David, Budach, Wilfred, Caudell, Jimmy, Corry, June, Corvo, Renzo, Evans, Mererid, Garden, Adam S., Giralt, Jordi, Gregoire, Vincent, Harari, Paul M., Harrington, Kevin, Hitchcock, Ying J., Johansen, Jorgen, Kaanders, Johannes, Koyfman, Shlomo, Langendijk, J. A., Le, Quynh-Thu, Lee, Nancy, Margalit, Danielle, Mierzwa, Michelle, Porceddu, Sandro, Soong, Yoke Lim, Sun, Ying ... Yom, Sue S. (2020). Practice Recommendations for Risk-Adapted Head and Neck Cancer Radiation Therapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An ASTRO-ESTRO Consensus Statement. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, 107 (4), 618-627. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.04.016
2020
Journal Article
Recommendations for head and neck surgical oncology practice in a setting of acute severe resource constraint during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international consensus
Mehanna, Hisham, Hardman, John C., Shenson, Jared A., Abou-Foul, Ahmad K., Topf, Michael C., AlFalasi, Mohammad, Chan, Jason Y. K., Chaturvedi, Pankaj, Chow, Velda Ling Yu, Dietz, Andreas, Fagan, Johannes J., Godballe, Christian, Golusiński, Wojciech, Homma, Akihiro, Hosal, Sefik, Iyer, N. Gopalakrishna, Kerawala, Cyrus, Koh, Yoon Woo, Konney, Anna, Kowalski, Luiz P., Kraus, Dennis, Kuriakose, Moni A., Kyrodimos, Efthymios, Lai, Stephen Y., Leemans, C. Rene, Lennon, Paul, Licitra, Lisa, Lou, Pei-Jen, Lyons, Bernard ... Holsinger, F. Christopher (2020). Recommendations for head and neck surgical oncology practice in a setting of acute severe resource constraint during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international consensus. The Lancet Oncology, 21 (7), 350-359. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30334-X
2019
Journal Article
Identification of an excellent prognosis subset of human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal cancer patients by quantification of intratumoral CD103+ immune cell abundance
Solomon, B., Young, R. J., Bressel, M., Cernelc, J., Savas, P., Liu, H., Urban, D., Thai, A., Cooper, C., Fua, T., Neeson, P., Loi, S., Porceddu, S. V. and Rischin, D. (2019). Identification of an excellent prognosis subset of human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal cancer patients by quantification of intratumoral CD103+ immune cell abundance. Annals of Oncology, 30 (10), 1638-1646. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdz271
2019
Journal Article
A prospective examination of mask anxiety during radiotherapy for head and neck cancer and patient perceptions of management strategies
Nixon, Jodie L., Brown, Bena, Pigott, Amanda E., Turner, Jane, Brown, Elizabeth, Bernard, Anne, Wall, Laurelie R., Ward, Elizabeth C. and Porceddu, Sandro V. (2019). A prospective examination of mask anxiety during radiotherapy for head and neck cancer and patient perceptions of management strategies. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 66 (3) jmrs.346, 184-190. doi: 10.1002/jmrs.346
2019
Journal Article
Outcomes of primary trans-oral surgical management of early tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma with risk-adapted adjuvant radiotherapy
Dowthwaite, Samuel, Panizza, Benedict, O’Neill, John, Porceddu, Sandro, Jackson, Jim E. and Chua, Benjamin (2019). Outcomes of primary trans-oral surgical management of early tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma with risk-adapted adjuvant radiotherapy. Australian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2 (February) 7, 7. doi: 10.21037/ajo.2019.02.01
2019
Journal Article
Utility of a repeat PET/CT scan in HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer following incomplete nodal response from (chemo)radiotherapy
Liu, Howard Yu-hao, Milne, Robin, Lock, Gregory, Panizza, Benedict James, Bernard, Anne, Foote, Matthew, McGrath, Margaret, Brown, Elizabeth, Gandhi, Mitesh and Porceddu, Sandro Virgilio (2019). Utility of a repeat PET/CT scan in HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer following incomplete nodal response from (chemo)radiotherapy. Oral Oncology, 88, 153-159. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2018.11.033
2018
Journal Article
Economic analysis of a three-arm RCT exploring the delivery of intensive, prophylactic swallowing therapy to patients with head and neck cancer during (chemo)radiotherapy
Wall, Laurelie R., Kularatna, Sanjeewa, Ward, Elizabeth C., Cartmill, Bena, Hill, Anne J., Isenring, Elizabeth, Byrnes, Joshua and Porceddu, Sandro V. (2018). Economic analysis of a three-arm RCT exploring the delivery of intensive, prophylactic swallowing therapy to patients with head and neck cancer during (chemo)radiotherapy. Dysphagia, 34 (5), 627-639. doi: 10.1007/s00455-018-9960-1
2018
Journal Article
Exploring the prevalence and experience of mask anxiety for the person with head and neck cancer undergoing radiotherapy
Nixon, Jodie L., Cartmill, Bena, Turner, Jane, Pigott, Amanda E., Brown, Elizabeth, Wall, Laurelie R., Ward, Elizabeth C., Porceddu, Sandro V. and Wall, Laurelie (2018). Exploring the prevalence and experience of mask anxiety for the person with head and neck cancer undergoing radiotherapy. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 65 (4), 282-290. doi: 10.1002/jmrs.308
2018
Journal Article
In regard to Beadle and Anderson
Le, Quynh-Thu , Yom, Sue S., Wee, Joseph T. S., Lee, Anne W. M., Grau, Cai, Gregoire, Vincent, Porceddu, Sandro, Welch, John J. and Mehanna, Hisham (2018). In regard to Beadle and Anderson. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, 102 (1), 229-230. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.05.015
2018
Journal Article
An ex vivo human tumour assay reveals distinct patterns of EGFR trafficking in squamous cell carcinoma correlating to therapeutic outcomes
Joseph, Shannon R., Gaffney, Daniel, Barry, Rachael, Hu, Lingbo, Banushi, Blerida, Wells, James W., Lambie, Duncan, Strutton, Geoff, Porceddu, Sandro V., Burmeister, Bryan, Leggatt, Graham R., Schaider, Helmut, Dolcetti, Riccardo, Frazer, Ian H., Saunders, Nicholas A., Foote, Matthew, Soyer, H. Peter and Simpson, Fiona (2018). An ex vivo human tumour assay reveals distinct patterns of EGFR trafficking in squamous cell carcinoma correlating to therapeutic outcomes. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 139 (1), 213-223. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.06.190
2018
Journal Article
A mixed methods examination of distress and person-centred experience of head and neck lymphoedema
Nixon, Jodie L., Pigott, Amanda E., Cartmill, Bena, Turner, Jane, Fleming, Jennifer and Porceddu, Sandro V. (2018). A mixed methods examination of distress and person-centred experience of head and neck lymphoedema. Oral Oncology, 83, 18-24. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2018.05.025
2018
Journal Article
Head and neck lymphedema management: evaluation of a therapy program
Pigott, Amanda, Nixon, Jodie, Fleming, Jennifer and Porceddu, Sandro (2018). Head and neck lymphedema management: evaluation of a therapy program. Head and Neck, 40 (6), 1131-1137. doi: 10.1002/hed.25086
2018
Journal Article
HPV-16 viral load in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma using digital PCR
Antonsson, Annika, Knight, Lani, Panizza, Benedict J., Porceddu, Sandro V., Emmett, Sarah and Whiteman, David C. (2018). HPV-16 viral load in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma using digital PCR. Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 138 (9), 1-5. doi: 10.1080/00016489.2018.1461239
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Sandro Porceddu is:
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2017
Master Philosophy
Pre-radiotherapy dental extractions and osteoradionecrosis: a retrospective analysis and cross-sectional study on quality of life
Associate Advisor
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Swallowing, nutrition, and patient-rated functional outcomes in head and neck cancer patients treated with altered fractionation radiotherapy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Elizabeth Ward
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