Overview
Background
Breast and Endocrine Surgeon, Mater Hospitals South Brisbane.
Previous Fellowships at University of Nottingham(UK) and Mayo Clinic (USA)
Chairman, Foundation for Breast Cancer Care
Senior Surgeon Breast Screen Qld Metro south Brisbane
Availability
- Professor Chris Pyke is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, The University of Queensland
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Research interests
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Breast Cancer
MPS and cancer prognosis, circulating fDNA, Sentinel Node biopsy trials Breast Cancer Audit and cancer registries
Research impacts
Breast Cancer Quality Audit - >140,000 entries , identiying gaps in service delivery to Breast Cancer patients
Works
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2012
Journal Article
Survival from synchronous bilateral breast cancer: the experience of surgeons participating in the breast audit of the society of breast surgeons of Australia and New Zealand
Roder, David, de Silva, Primali, Zorbas, Helen, Kollias, James, Malycha, Peter, Pyke, Chris, Campbell, Ian and Webster, Fleur (2012). Survival from synchronous bilateral breast cancer: the experience of surgeons participating in the breast audit of the society of breast surgeons of Australia and New Zealand. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 13 (4), 1413-1418. doi: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.4.1413
2011
Journal Article
Prevalence and prognostic significance of secondary lymphedema following breast cancer
Hayes, Sandi, Di Sipio, Tracey, Rye, Sheree, Lopez, J. Alejandro, Saunders, Christobel, Pyke, Chris, Bashford, John, Battistutta, Diana and Newman, Beth (2011). Prevalence and prognostic significance of secondary lymphedema following breast cancer. Lymphatic Research and Biology, 9 (3), 135-141. doi: 10.1089/lrb.2011.0007
2011
Journal Article
A multilevel investigation of inequalities in clinical and psychosocial outcomes for women after breast cancer
Youl, Philippa H., Baade, Peter D., Aitken, Joanne F., Chambers, Suzanne K., Turrell, Gavin, Pyke, Christopher and Dunn, Jeffrey (2011). A multilevel investigation of inequalities in clinical and psychosocial outcomes for women after breast cancer. BMC Cancer, 11 (Article number 415) 415, 1-8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-11-415
2011
Journal Article
Anaphylaxis and patent Blue V
Pyke, C. (2011). Anaphylaxis and patent Blue V. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 39 (4), 758-758.
2011
Journal Article
Design and implementation of the Exercise for Health trial — a pragmatic exercise intervention for women with breast cancer
Hayes, Sandra, Rye, Sheree, Battistutta, Diana, Yates, Patsy, Pyke, Chris, Bashford, John and Eakin, Elizabeth (2011). Design and implementation of the Exercise for Health trial — a pragmatic exercise intervention for women with breast cancer. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 32 (4), 577-585. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2011.03.015
2009
Journal Article
Sentinel-Lymph-Node-Based management or routine axillary clearance? One-year outcomes of sentinel node biopsy versus axillary clearance (SNAC): A randomized controlled surgical trial
Gill, Grantley, The SNAC Trial Group of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, NHMRC Trials Centre, Ung, Owen and Pyke, Christopher M. (2009). Sentinel-Lymph-Node-Based management or routine axillary clearance? One-year outcomes of sentinel node biopsy versus axillary clearance (SNAC): A randomized controlled surgical trial. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 16 (2), 266-275. doi: 10.1245/s10434-008-0229-z
2007
Journal Article
Numerical and functional defects of blood dendritic cells in early- and late-stage breast cancer
Pinzon-Charry, A., Ho, C. S. K., Maxwell, T., McGuckin, M. A., Schmidt, C., Furnival, C., Pyke, C. M. and Lopez, J. A. (2007). Numerical and functional defects of blood dendritic cells in early- and late-stage breast cancer. British Journal of Cancer, 97 (9), 1251-1259. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604018
2005
Journal Article
Anaemia and hyperparathyroidism in pregnancy
Morton, A. and Pyke, C. (2005). Anaemia and hyperparathyroidism in pregnancy. Anz Journal of Surgery, 75 (4), 253-254. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03344.x
2005
Journal Article
A population of HLA-DR+ immature cells accumulates in the blood dendritic cell compartment of patients with different types of cancer
Pinzon-Charry, Alberto, Ho, Christopher S. K., Laherty, Richard, Maxwell, Tammy, Walker, David, Gardiner, Robert A., O'Connor, Linda E., Pyke, Christopher M., Schmidt, Christopher W., Furnival, Colin and Lopez, Jose´ Alejandro (2005). A population of HLA-DR+ immature cells accumulates in the blood dendritic cell compartment of patients with different types of cancer. Neoplasia, 7 (12), 1112-1122. doi: 10.1593/neo.05442
2005
Other Outputs
Risk quantification, therapeutic morbidity and quality of life in breast cancer
Pyke, Chris (2005). Risk quantification, therapeutic morbidity and quality of life in breast cancer. PhD Thesis, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/106948
2005
Conference Publication
Population of HLA-DR+ Immature Cells Accumulate in the Blood Dendritic Cell Compartment of Patients with Different Types of Cancer
Pinzon-Charry, A., Ho, C. S . K., Laherty, R., Maxwell, T., Walker, D., Gardiner, R. A., O'Connor, L., Pyke, C., Schmidt, C. W., Furnival, C. and Lopez, J. A. (2005). Population of HLA-DR+ Immature Cells Accumulate in the Blood Dendritic Cell Compartment of Patients with Different Types of Cancer. The 35th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Society for Immunology and 14th International HLA & Immunogenetics Workshop: 'Genetics and The Immune Response', Melbourne, Australia, 29 November - 2 December 2005. Copenhagen: BLACKWELL PUBLISHING INC. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2005.00523.x
2004
Journal Article
The immune response to breast cancer, and the case for DC immunotherapy
Allan, C. P., Turtle, C. J., Mainwaring, P. N., Pyke, C. and Hart, D. N. J. (2004). The immune response to breast cancer, and the case for DC immunotherapy. Cytotherapy, 6 (2), 154-163. doi: 10.1080/14653240410005249
2004
Journal Article
Monitoring dendritic cells in clinical practice using a new whole blood single-platform TruCOUNT assay
Vuckovic, S., Gardiner, D., Field, K., Chapman, G. V., Khalil, D., Gill, D., Marlton, P., Taylor, K., Wright, S., Pinzon-Charry, A., Pyke, C. M., Rodwell, R., Hockey, R. L., Gleeson, M., Tepes, S., True, D., Cotterill, A. and Hart, D. N. J. (2004). Monitoring dendritic cells in clinical practice using a new whole blood single-platform TruCOUNT assay. Journal of Immunological Methods, 284 (1-2), 73-87. doi: 10.1016/j.jim.2003.10.006
2003
Conference Publication
How can we disseminate psycho-oncology interventions to oncology and community settings? Results from a trial of a self-directed coping training program for women with cancer, and their closest support persons
Scott, JL, Halford, WK, McGuckin, MA, Ward, BG, Wetzig, NR and Pyke, C (2003). How can we disseminate psycho-oncology interventions to oncology and community settings? Results from a trial of a self-directed coping training program for women with cancer, and their closest support persons. CARLTON: AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOC.
2003
Journal Article
Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia of the Breast in Young Women: Two Case Reports
Johnson, David, Pyke, Christopher M., Norris, Deborah L. and Adkins, Graham F. (2003). Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia of the Breast in Young Women: Two Case Reports. Asian Journal of Surgery, 26 (1), 37-39. doi: 10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60213-X
2002
Journal Article
Letter to the editor re: "Safety of hormone replacement therapy after mastectomy" by Christopher B Del Mar, Paul P. Glasziou.
Pyke, Christopher M. (2002). Letter to the editor re: "Safety of hormone replacement therapy after mastectomy" by Christopher B Del Mar, Paul P. Glasziou.. Medical Journal of Australia, 176 (12), 618-618.
2002
Journal Article
Safety of hormone replacement therapy after mastectomy
Pyke, CM (2002). Safety of hormone replacement therapy after mastectomy. Medical Journal of Australia, 176 (12), 618-618.
2002
Journal Article
Spontaneous generation and survival of blood dendritic cells in mononuclear cell culture without exogenous cytokines
Ho, Christopher S. K., Munster, David, Pyke, Christopher M., Hart, Derek N. J. and Lopez, J. Alejandro (2002). Spontaneous generation and survival of blood dendritic cells in mononuclear cell culture without exogenous cytokines. Blood, 99 (8), 2897-2904. doi: 10.1182/blood.V99.8.2897
2001
Journal Article
Surgical and physical stress increases circulating blood dendritic cell count independently of monocyte counts
Lopez, J., Ho, C.S.K., Vuckovic, S., Pyke, C. M., Hockey, R.L. and Hart, D. N. J. (2001). Surgical and physical stress increases circulating blood dendritic cell count independently of monocyte counts. Blood, 98 (1), 140-145. doi: 10.1182/blood.V98.1.140
1998
Journal Article
Saksenaea vasiformis breast abscess related to gardening injury
Wilson, M, Robson, J, Pyke, CM and McCormack, JG (1998). Saksenaea vasiformis breast abscess related to gardening injury. Australian and New Zealand journal of medicine, 28 (6), 845-846. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1998.tb01573.x
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Epigenomic determinants of chemotherapy response in triple-negative breast cancer
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Hon Assoc Professor Adam Ewing, Dr Jodi Saunus
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Novel Biomarkers and Therapy Approaches in Breast Cancer
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Shannon Joseph, Professor Fiona Simpson
Media
Enquiries
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- Breast Cancer
- College of Surgeons
- Surgery
- Thyroid Surgery
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