Overview
Background
Dr Keane is a haematologist at Princess Alexandra Hospital and runs the Lymphoma Research Lab at the UQDI in Brisbane. His main research interest is focused on the interface between the tumour microenvironment and the malignant lymphoma cell, with a goal to build an understanding of lymphoma from an immunological and biomarkers perspective. To bridge developments between the clinic and bench-top, the laboratory has a strong emphasis on patient material, which it obtains from international and national clinical collaborators, much being from investigator-led clinical trials.
Lymphomas studied include more common lymphomas such as Hodgkin Lymphoma, Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma and Follicular Lymphoma but his lab has a particular focus on rare lymphomas such as primary central nervous system lymphoma and lymphomas that develop in patients who are immunocompromised.
Dr. Keane has been instrumental in translating work from his lab into multiple immune based clinical trials currently being run across Australia, many in rare and hard to treat lymphomas, where patients have limited treatments available.
The goals of the lab are to directly improve outcomes for all lymphoma patients by performing innovative translational science that not only generates new knowledge and brings new treatments to Australian patients but helps to train the next generation of lymphoma researchers in Australia.
Availability
- Associate Professor Colm Keane is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework) of Business Administration, Griffith University
- Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University
Research interests
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Tumour Immunology
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DLBCL
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Primary CNS Lymphoma
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Hodgkin Lymphoma
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Viral Associated Lymphomas
Works
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2023
Journal Article
EBV-positive PCNSL in older patients: incidence, characteristics, tumor pathology, and outcomes across a large multicenter cohort
Agrawal, Prashasti, David, Kevin A., Chen, Zhengming, Sundaram, Suchitra, Kim, Seo-Hyun, Vaca, Ryan, Lin, Yong, Singer, Samuel, Malecek, Mary-Kate, Carter, Jordan, Zayac, Adam, Kim, Myung Sun, Reddy, Nishitha, Ney, Douglas, Habib, Alma, Strouse, Christopher, Graber, Jerome, Bachanova, Veronika, Salman, Sidra, Vendiola, Jean A., Hossain, Nasheed, Tsang, Mazie, Major, Ajay, Gandhi, Maher K., Keane, Colm, Bond, David A., Folstad, Matthew, Chang, Julie, Mier-Hicks, Angel ... Martin, Peter (2023). EBV-positive PCNSL in older patients: incidence, characteristics, tumor pathology, and outcomes across a large multicenter cohort. Leukemia and Lymphoma, 64 (5), 1026-1034. doi: 10.1080/10428194.2023.2191152
2023
Journal Article
Immune priming with avelumab and rituximab prior to R-CHOP in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: the phase II AvR-CHOP study
Manos, Kate, Chong, Geoffrey, Keane, Colm, Lee, Sze-Ting, Smith, Charmaine, Churilov, Leonid, McKendrick, Joseph, Renwick, William, Blombery, Piers, Burgess, Melinda, Nelson, Niles Elizabeth, Fancourt, Tineke, Hawking, Joanne, Lin, Wendi, Scott, Andrew M., Barraclough, Allison, Wight, Joel, Grigg, Andrew, Fong, Chun Yew and Hawkes, Eliza A. (2023). Immune priming with avelumab and rituximab prior to R-CHOP in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: the phase II AvR-CHOP study. Leukemia, 37 (5), 1092-1102. doi: 10.1038/s41375-023-01863-7
2022
Journal Article
Australian experience with ibrutinib in patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma: a study from the Lymphoma and Related Diseases Registry
Baggio, Diva, Wellard, Cameron, Chung, Eliza, Talaulikar, Dipti, Keane, Colm, Opat, Stephen, Giri, Pratyush, Minson, Adrian, Cheah, Chan Yoon, Armytage, Tasman, Lee, Denise, Chong, Geoffrey, Johnston, Anna, Cochrane, Tara, Waters, Neil, Hamad, Nada, Wood, Erica M. and Hawkes, Eliza A. (2022). Australian experience with ibrutinib in patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma: a study from the Lymphoma and Related Diseases Registry. Leukemia & Lymphoma, 64 (3), 621-627. doi: 10.1080/10428194.2022.2157676
2022
Conference Publication
Updated Results from an Open-Label Phase 1/2 Study of Favezelimab (anti-LAG-3) Plus Pembrolizumab in Relapsed or Refractory Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma
Johnson, Nathalie A., Lavie, David, Borchmann, Peter, Gregory, Gareth P., Herrera, Alex F., Minuk, Leonard, Vucinic, Vladan, Armand, Philippe, Avigdor, Abraham, Gasiorowski, Robin, Herishanu, Yair, Keane, Colm, Kuruvilla, John, Palcza, John, Pillai, Pallavi, Nahar, Akash and Timmerman, John (2022). Updated Results from an Open-Label Phase 1/2 Study of Favezelimab (anti-LAG-3) Plus Pembrolizumab in Relapsed or Refractory Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma. 64th ASH Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA United States, 10-13 December 2022. Washington, DC United States: American Society of Hematology. doi: 10.1182/blood-2022-166846
2022
Conference Publication
Updated Results from an Open-Label Phase 1/2 Study of Favezelimab (anti-LAG-3) Plus Pembrolizumab in Relapsed or Refractory Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma after Anti-PD-1 Treatment
Timmerman, John, Lavie, David, Johnson, Nathalie A., Avigdor, Abraham, Borchmann, Peter, Andreadis, Charalambos, Bazargan, Ali, Gregory, Gareth P., Keane, Colm, Tsoran-Rosenthal, Inna, Vucinic, Vladan, Zinzani, Pier Luigi, West, Rachel Marceau, Pillai, Pallavi, Nahar, Akash and Herrera, Alex F. (2022). Updated Results from an Open-Label Phase 1/2 Study of Favezelimab (anti-LAG-3) Plus Pembrolizumab in Relapsed or Refractory Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma after Anti-PD-1 Treatment. 64th ASH Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA United States, 10-13 December 2022. Washington, DC United States: American Society of Hematology. doi: 10.1182/blood-2022-166670
2022
Journal Article
Improving outcomes for patients with lymphoma: design and development of the Australian and New Zealand Lymphoma and Related Diseases Registry
Lymphoma and Related Diseases Registry Investigators, Gandhi, Maher K. and Keane, Colm (2022). Improving outcomes for patients with lymphoma: design and development of the Australian and New Zealand Lymphoma and Related Diseases Registry. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 22 (1) 266, 1-10. doi: 10.1186/s12874-022-01728-0
2022
Conference Publication
Safety and Dose-Expansion Study of Combination Favezelimab (anti–LAG-3) Plus Pembrolizumab in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma Refractory to Anti–PD-1 Treatment
Timmerman, John, Lavie, David, Johnson, Nathalie A., Avigdor, Abraham, Borchmann, Peter, Andreadis, Charalambos, Bazargan, Ali, Gregory, Gareth, Keane, Colm, Tzoran, Inna, Vucinic, Vladan, Zinzani, Pier Luigi, Zhang, Hong, Pillai, Pallavi, Nahar, Akash and Herrera, Alex F. (2022). Safety and Dose-Expansion Study of Combination Favezelimab (anti–LAG-3) Plus Pembrolizumab in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma Refractory to Anti–PD-1 Treatment. 12th International Symposium on Hodgkin Lymphoma, Cologne, Germany, 22-24 October 2022. Philadelphia, PA United States: Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/01.hs9.0000890800.36906.bb
2022
Conference Publication
Safety and Dose-Expansion Study of Combination Favezelimab (anti–LAG-3) Plus Pembrolizumab in Anti–PD-1–Naive Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma
Borchmann, Peter, Johnson, Nathalie A., Lavie, David, Gregory, Gareth, Herrera, Alex F., Minuk, Leonard, Vucinic, Vladan, Armand, Philippe, Avigdor, Abraham, Gasiorowski, Robin, Herishanu, Yair, Keane, Colm, Kuruvilla, John, Palcza, John, Pillai, Pallavi, Nahar, Akash and Timmerman, John (2022). Safety and Dose-Expansion Study of Combination Favezelimab (anti–LAG-3) Plus Pembrolizumab in Anti–PD-1–Naive Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma. 12th International Symposium on Hodgkin Lymphoma, Cologne, Germany, 22-24 October 2022. Philadelphia, PA United States: Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/01.hs9.0000890812.66186.e8
2022
Conference Publication
Abstract A17: the immune checkpoints TIGIT and PD-1 are markedly upregulated in NLPHL compared to classical Hodgkin Lymphoma
Gunawardana, Jay, Law, Soi C., Sabdia, Muhammed B., Bednarska, Karolina, Brosda, Sandra, Zaharia, Andreea, Tsang, Hennes, de Long, Lilia M., Burgess, Melinda, Talaulikar, Dipti, Lee, Justina N., Jude, Emily, Hawkes, Eliza A., Jain, Sanjiv, Nath, Karthik, Gould, Clare, Swain, Fiona, Tobin, Joshua W. D., Keane, Colm, Birch, Simone, Shanavas, Mohamed, Snell, Cameron and Gandhi, Maher K. (2022). Abstract A17: the immune checkpoints TIGIT and PD-1 are markedly upregulated in NLPHL compared to classical Hodgkin Lymphoma. Third AACR International Meeting: Advances in Malignant Lymphoma: Maximizing the Basic-Translational Interface for Clinical Application, 23-25 June 2022, Boston, MA USA. Philadelphia, PA USA: American Association for Cancer Research. doi: 10.1158/2643-3249.lymphoma22-a17
2022
Journal Article
Diagnosis and management of primary central nervous system lymphoma: a consensus practice statement from the Australasian Lymphoma Alliance
Keane, Colm, Hamad, Nada, Barraclough, Allison, Lee, Yoo Y., Talaulikar, Dipti, Ku, Matthew, Wight, Joel, Tatarczuch, Maciej, Swain, Fiona and Gregory, Gareth P. (2022). Diagnosis and management of primary central nervous system lymphoma: a consensus practice statement from the Australasian Lymphoma Alliance. Internal Medicine Journal, 52 (9), 1624-1632. doi: 10.1111/imj.15658
2022
Journal Article
CD4 T Cells: the complicated key to unlocking the immune environment of classical Hodgkin Lymphoma
Gandhi, Maher K and Keane, Colm (2022). CD4 T Cells: the complicated key to unlocking the immune environment of classical Hodgkin Lymphoma. Haematologica, 108 (4), 1-3. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2022.281440
2022
Conference Publication
Favezelimab (anti-LAG-3) plus pembrolizumab in patients with anti-PD-1-naive relapsed or refractory (R/R) classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL): An open-label phase 1/2 study
Johnson, Nathalie A., Lavie, David, Borchmann, Peter, Gregory, Gareth, Herrera, Alex Francisco, Minuk, Leonard, Vucinic, Vladan, Armand, Philippe, Avigdor, Abraham, Gasiorowski, Robin, Herishanu, Yair, Keane, Colm, Kuruvilla, John, Palcza, John, Pillai, Pallavi, Marinello, Patricia and Timmerman, John (2022). Favezelimab (anti-LAG-3) plus pembrolizumab in patients with anti-PD-1-naive relapsed or refractory (R/R) classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL): An open-label phase 1/2 study. Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Clinical-Oncology (ASCO), Electr Network, Jun 03-07, 2022. PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
2022
Conference Publication
Favezelimab (anti-LAG-3) plus pembrolizumab in patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) after anti-PD-1 treatment: An open-label phase 1/2 study
Timmerman, John, Lavie, David, Johnson, Nathalie A., Avigdor, Abraham, Borchmann, Peter, Andreadis, Charalambos, Bazargan, Ali, Gregory, Gareth, Keane, Colm, Inna, Tzoran, Vucinic, Vladan, Zinzani, Pier Luigi, Zhang, Hong, Pillai, Pallavi, Marinello, Patricia and Herrera, Alex Francisco (2022). Favezelimab (anti-LAG-3) plus pembrolizumab in patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) after anti-PD-1 treatment: An open-label phase 1/2 study. Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Clinical-Oncology (ASCO), Electr Network, Jun 03-07, 2022. PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
2021
Conference Publication
The NLPHL Tumor Microenvironment Is Markedly Enriched in the Tigit and PD-1 Signalling Axes Compared to Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma
Gunawardana, Jay, Sabdia, Muhammed B., Bednarska, Karolina, Law, Soi C., Brosda, Sandra, Tsang, Hennes, De Long, Lilia Merida, Zaharia, Andreea, Lee, Justina, Jude, Emily, Hawkes, Eliza, Nath, Karthik, Gould, Clare, Burgess, Melinda Lea, Swain, Fiona, Tobin, Joshua W. D., Keane, Colm, Birch, Simone, Talaulikar, Dipti, Jain, Sanjiv, Shanavas, Mohamed, Snell, Cameron and Gandhi, Maher (2021). The NLPHL Tumor Microenvironment Is Markedly Enriched in the Tigit and PD-1 Signalling Axes Compared to Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma. 63rd Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American-Society-of-Hematology (ASH), Atlanta Ga, Dec 11-14, 2021. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER. doi: 10.1182/blood-2021-145840
2021
Journal Article
Intratumoral T‐cell receptor repertoire is predictive of interim PET scan results in patients with diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma treated with rituximab/cyclophosphamide/doxorubicin/prednisolone/vincristine (R‐CHOP) chemoimmunotherapy
Shanavas, Mohamed, Law, Soi‐Cheng, Hertzberg, Mark, Hicks, Rodney J., Seymour, John F., Li, Zhixiu, Merida de Long, Lilia, Nath, Karthik, Sabdia, Muhammed B., Gunawardana, Jay, Gandhi, Maher K. and Keane, Colm (2021). Intratumoral T‐cell receptor repertoire is predictive of interim PET scan results in patients with diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma treated with rituximab/cyclophosphamide/doxorubicin/prednisolone/vincristine (R‐CHOP) chemoimmunotherapy. Clinical and Translational Immunology, 10 (11) e1351, e1351. doi: 10.1002/cti2.1351
2021
Journal Article
Immune system disequilibrium-neutrophils, their extracellular traps, and COVID-19-induced sepsis
Keane, Colm, Coalter, Matthew and Martin-Loeches, Ignacio (2021). Immune system disequilibrium-neutrophils, their extracellular traps, and COVID-19-induced sepsis. Frontiers in Medicine, 8 711397, 1-12. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.711397
2021
Journal Article
Targeting Replication Stress Using CHK1 Inhibitor Promotes Innate and NKT Cell Immune Responses and Tumour Regression
Proctor, Martina, Gonzalez Cruz, Jazmina L., Daignault-Mill, Sheena M., Veitch, Margaret, Zeng, Bijun, Ehmann, Anna, Sabdia, Muhammed, Snell, Cameron, Keane, Colm, Dolcetti, Riccardo, Haass, Nikolas K., Wells, James W. and Gabrielli, Brian (2021). Targeting Replication Stress Using CHK1 Inhibitor Promotes Innate and NKT Cell Immune Responses and Tumour Regression. Cancers, 13 (15) 3733, 1-19. doi: 10.3390/cancers13153733
2021
Conference Publication
Phase I Dose Escalation Study of Radiotherapy and Durvalumab (MEDI4736) in Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL): The RaDD Study
Manos, Kate, Khor, Richard, Chong, Geoffrey, Palmer, Jodie, MacManus, Michael, Keane, Colm, Scott, Andrew M., Shortt, Jake, Ritchie, David, Churilov, Leonid, Johnston, Laura, Witkowski, Tom, Barraclough, Allison, Lee, Sze Ting, Lin, Wendi, Koldej, Rachel and Hawkes, Eliza (2021). Phase I Dose Escalation Study of Radiotherapy and Durvalumab (MEDI4736) in Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL): The RaDD Study. Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-Cancer-Research (AACR), Philadelphia Pa, Apr 10-May 21, 2021. PHILADELPHIA: AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH.
2021
Journal Article
Intratumoral T cells have a differential impact on FDG-PET parameters in follicular lymphoma
Nath, Karthik, Law, Soi-Cheng, Sabdia, Muhammed B., Gunawardana, Jay, de Long, Lilia M., Sester, David, Shanavas, Mohamed, Tsang, Hennes, Tobin, Joshua W. D., Halliday, Sarah-Jane, Hernandez, Annette, Cross, Donna, Bird, Robert J., Jain, Sanjiv, Keane, Colm, Talaulikar, Dipti, Trotman, Judith, Law, Phillip and Gandhi, Maher K. (2021). Intratumoral T cells have a differential impact on FDG-PET parameters in follicular lymphoma. Blood Advances, 5 (12), 2644-2649. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020004051
2021
Journal Article
Successful treatment of Epstein–Barr virus–associated primary central nervous system lymphoma due to post‐transplantation lymphoproliferative disorder, with ibrutinib and third‐party Epstein–Barr virus–specific T cells
Law, Soi C., Hoang, Thanh, O'Rourke, Kacey, Tobin, Joshua W. D., Gunawardana, Jay, Loo‐Oey, Dorothy, Bednarska, Karolina, Merida de Long, Lilia, Sabdia, Muhammed B., Hapgood, Greg, Blyth, Emily, Clancy, Leighton, Hennig, Stefanie, Keane, Colm and Gandhi, Maher K. (2021). Successful treatment of Epstein–Barr virus–associated primary central nervous system lymphoma due to post‐transplantation lymphoproliferative disorder, with ibrutinib and third‐party Epstein–Barr virus–specific T cells. American Journal of Transplantation, 21 (10) ajt.16628, 3465-3471. doi: 10.1111/ajt.16628
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Colm Keane is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Immuno-genetic biomarkers of response in a prospective study of immune checkpoint therapy in primary CNS lymphoma
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Arutha Kulasinghe, Dr Zachary Hawula
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigation of responses to CAR-T cell therapy in PCNSL
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Zachary Hawula
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating the mechanisms of immune evasion in relapsed/refractory DLBCL
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Zachary Hawula
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigation of immune responses to novel and standard therapies in DLBCL
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Joshua Tobin, Associate Professor Fernando Guimaraes
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Master Philosophy
Novel Radionuclide Tracers for Imaging in Amyloidosis
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Peter Mollee
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Doctor Philosophy
Impact of genetics upon the tumour microenvironment in Follicular Lymphoma
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Joshua Tobin, Dr Soi Law, Professor Maher Gandhi
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Doctor Philosophy
Reversing tumour necrosis factor-mediated immunosuppression to boost immunity against experimental CD19+ blood cancers
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Allie Lam, Associate Professor Fernando Guimaraes
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
A Comprehensive Study of Intratumoural T-cells in Follicular Lymphoma
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Soi Law, Professor Maher Gandhi
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Clinical and Prognostic Tools to Improve Frontline Management Strategies in Follicular Lymphoma
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Maher Gandhi
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
The impact of deficient antigen presentation on the tumour microenvironment of diffuse large B cell lymphoma
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Maher Gandhi
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
A LABORATORY STUDY OF PRIMARY CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LYMPHOMA
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Maher Gandhi
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