Overview
Background
Dr Brett Hughes graduated from the University of NSW with a Bachelor of Medical Science and Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery in 1997. He completed his postgraduate training in Canberra and Brisbane and was admitted as a Fellow of the Australian College of Physicians as a Specialist Medical Oncologist in 2005.
Dr Hughes is currently a Senior Staff Specialist Medical Oncologist at the RBWH and TPCH. He is also an Associate Professor at the University of Queensland since 2015. As the previous Clinical Director of Oncology (201-2017) and current Cancer Care Services Research lead at TPCH, Dr Hughes has established both an independent TPCH Oncology unit and continuing TPCH’s reputation as a lung cancer research centre of excellence.
Dr Hughes is an active senior member of the Thoracic Oncology Group Australasia (TOGA) and the Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group (TROG). He is also heavily involved in many pivotal multicentre trials of cancer therapy at both TPCH and RBWH with his principal research interests in Lung cancer, Head & Neck cancer, Mesothelioma, cutaneous SCC and Thyroid cancer. He has published over 100 peer review papers. Dr Hughes is also involved in undergraduate and post graduate teaching in his fields of research interest.
Availability
- Associate Professor Brett Hughes is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Works
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2020
Journal Article
An occult HPV-driven oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma discovered through a saliva test
Tang, Kai Dun, Vasani, Sarju, Taheri, Touraj, Walsh, Laurence J., Hughes, Brett G. M., Kenny, Lizbeth and Punyadeera, Chamindie (2020). An occult HPV-driven oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma discovered through a saliva test. Frontiers in Oncology, 10 408, 408. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.00408
2020
Journal Article
Prior or concurrent radiotherapy and nivolumab immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer
Ratnayake, Gishan, Shanker, Mihir, Roberts, Kate, Mason, Robert, Hughes, Brett G. M., Lwin, Zarnie, Jain, Vikram, O'Byrne, Kenneth, Lehman, Margot and Chua, Benjamin (2020). Prior or concurrent radiotherapy and nivolumab immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 16 (1), 56-62. doi: 10.1111/ajco.13242
2020
Journal Article
Adenosine 2A receptor blockade as an immunotherapy for treatment-refractory renal cell cancer
Fong, Lawrence, Hotson, Andrew, Powderly, John D., Sznol, Mario, Heist, Rebecca S., Choueiri, Toni K., George, Saby, Hughes, Brett G. M., Hellmann, Matthew D., Shepard, Dale R., Rini, Brian I., Kummar, Shivaani, Weise, Amy M., Riese, Matthew J., Markman, Ben, Emens, Leisha A., Mahadevan, Daruka, Luke, Jason J., Laport, Ginna, Brody, Joshua D., Hernandez-Aya, Leonel, Bonomi, Philip, Goldman, Jonathan W., Berim, Lyudmyla, Renouf, Daniel J., Goodwin, Rachel A., Munneke, Brian, Ho, Po Y., Hsieh, Jessica ... Miller, Richard A. (2020). Adenosine 2A receptor blockade as an immunotherapy for treatment-refractory renal cell cancer. Cancer Discovery, 10 (1), 40-53. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-19-0980
2020
Journal Article
Outcomes of incidental pulmonary nodules in head-and-neck squamous cell cancer patients treated with curative intent
Tani, Daniel, Ladwa, Rahul, Xu, Wen, Lwin, Zarnie, Steinke, Karin and Hughes, Brett G. M. (2020). Outcomes of incidental pulmonary nodules in head-and-neck squamous cell cancer patients treated with curative intent. Journal of Head and Neck Physicians and Surgeons, 8 (1), 17-22. doi: 10.4103/jhnps.jhnps_39_19
2019
Journal Article
Bilateral acute anterior uveitis: a rare ocular side effect of erlotinib
Chan, Sarah, Ahern, Elizabeth, Chaudhry, Sarah and Hughes, Brett (2019). Bilateral acute anterior uveitis: a rare ocular side effect of erlotinib. BMJ case reports, 12 (12) e232868, e232868. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-232868
2019
Journal Article
An update: circulating tumor cells in head and neck cancer
Kulasinghe, Arutha, Hughes, Brett G. M., Kenny, Liz and Punyadeera, Chamindie (2019). An update: circulating tumor cells in head and neck cancer. Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics, 19 (12), 1109-1115. doi: 10.1080/14737159.2020.1688145
2019
Journal Article
EGFR mutations in lung cancer: not all equal in the eyes of the immune system?
Fong, Kwun M., Hughes, Brett G. M., Lwin, Zarnie and Yang, Ian A. (2019). EGFR mutations in lung cancer: not all equal in the eyes of the immune system?. Annals of Translational Medicine, 7 (S8) S326, S326-S326. doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.09.132
2019
Conference Publication
Impact of prior lines of systemic therapy (PST) on the efficacy of cemiplimab, a human monoclonal anti-PD-1, in patients (pts) with advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC)
Rischin, D., Khushalani, N. I., Schmults, C. D., Guminski, A., Chang, A. L. S., Lewis, K. D., Lim, A. M., Hernandez-Aya, L., Hughes, B. G. M., Schadendorf, D., Hauschild, A., Stankevich, E., Booth, J., Li, S., Chen, Z., Desai, J., Lowy, I., Fury, M. G. and Migden, M. R. (2019). Impact of prior lines of systemic therapy (PST) on the efficacy of cemiplimab, a human monoclonal anti-PD-1, in patients (pts) with advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC). Immuno-Oncology Congress of the European-Society-for-Medical-Oncology (ESMO), Geneva Switzerland, Dec 11-14, 2019. OXFORD: OXFORD UNIV PRESS.
2019
Journal Article
Pharmacodynamics of Pre-Operative PD1 checkpoint blockade and receptor activator of NFkB ligand (RANKL) inhibition in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): study protocol for a multicentre, open-label, phase 1B/2, translational trial (POPCORN)
Ahern, Elizabeth, Cubitt, Annette, Ballard, Emma, Teng, Michele W. L., Dougall, William C., Smyth, Mark J., Godbolt, David, Naidoo, Rishendran, Goldrick, Amanda and Hughes, Brett G. M. (2019). Pharmacodynamics of Pre-Operative PD1 checkpoint blockade and receptor activator of NFkB ligand (RANKL) inhibition in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): study protocol for a multicentre, open-label, phase 1B/2, translational trial (POPCORN). Trials, 20 (1) 753, 753. doi: 10.1186/s13063-019-3951-x
2019
Journal Article
Pembrolizumab alone or with chemotherapy versus cetuximab with chemotherapy for recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (KEYNOTE-048): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 study
Burtness, Barbara, Harrington, Kevin J., Greil, Richard, Soulières, Denis, Tahara, Makoto, de Castro, Gilberto, Psyrri, Amanda, Basté, Neus, Neupane, Prakash, Bratland, Åse, Fuereder, Thorsten, Hughes, Brett G. M., Mesía, Ricard, Ngamphaiboon, Nuttapong, Rordorf, Tamara, Wan Ishak, Wan Zamaniah, Hong, Ruey-Long, González Mendoza, René, Roy, Ananya, Zhang, Yayan, Gumuscu, Burak, Cheng, Jonathan D., Jin, Fan, Rischin, Danny, Lerzo, Guillermo, Tatangelo, Marcelo, Varela, Mirta, Zarba, Juan Jose, Boyer, Michael ... on behalf of the KEYNOTE-048 Investigators (2019). Pembrolizumab alone or with chemotherapy versus cetuximab with chemotherapy for recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (KEYNOTE-048): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 study. The Lancet, 394 (10212), 1915-1928. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32591-7
2019
Conference Publication
Pembrolizumab for recurrent/metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC): Efficacy and safety results from the phase II KEYNOTE-629 study
Grob, J. J., Gonzalez Mendoza, R., Basset-Seguin, N., Vornicova, O., Schachter, J., Joshi, A., Meyer, N., Grange, F., Piulats, J. M., Bauman, J., Zhang, P., Gumuscu, B., Swaby, R. F. and Hughes, B. G. M. (2019). Pembrolizumab for recurrent/metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC): Efficacy and safety results from the phase II KEYNOTE-629 study. 44th Congress of the European-Society-for-Medical-Oncology (ESMO), Barcelona Spain, Sep 27-Oct 01, 2019. OXFORD: OXFORD UNIV PRESS.
2019
Conference Publication
Phase II study of 2 dosing regimens of cemiplimab, a human monoclonal anti-PD-1, in metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (mCSCC)
Rischin, D., Lim, A. M., Schmults, C. D., Khushalani, N. I., Hughes, B. G., Schadendorf, D., Dunn, L. A., Chang, A. L. S., Hauschild, A., Ulrich, C., Eigentler, T., Migden, M. R., Pavlick, A. C., Geiger, J., Stankevich, E., Li, S., Lowy, I., Fury, M. G. and Guminski, A. (2019). Phase II study of 2 dosing regimens of cemiplimab, a human monoclonal anti-PD-1, in metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (mCSCC). 44th Congress of the European-Society-for-Medical-Oncology (ESMO), Barcelona, Spain, 27 September - 1 October 2019. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
2019
Journal Article
Evaluation of a speech pathology service delivery model for patients at low dysphagia risk during radiotherapy for HNC
Moroney, Laura B., Ward, Elizabeth C., Helios, Jennifer, Crombie, Jane, Burns, Clare L., Blake, Claire, Comans, Tracy, Chua, Benjamin, Kenny, Lizbeth and Hughes, Brett G. M. (2019). Evaluation of a speech pathology service delivery model for patients at low dysphagia risk during radiotherapy for HNC. Supportive Care in Cancer, 28 (4), 1867-1876. doi: 10.1007/s00520-019-04992-x
2019
Journal Article
Traveling with cancer: a guide for oncologists in the modern world
Heng, Sharon, Hughes, Brett, Hibbert, Michael, Khasraw, Mustafa and Lwin, Zarnie (2019). Traveling with cancer: a guide for oncologists in the modern world. Journal of Global Oncology, 5 (5) Y, 1-10. doi: 10.1200/JGO.19.00029
2019
Conference Publication
KEYNOTE-629: Phase II study of pembrolizumab for recurrent/metastatic or locally advanced unresectable cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
Grob, Jean-Jacques, Gonzalez Mendoza, Rene, Basset-Seguin, Nicole, Schachter, Jacob, Vornicova, Olga, Bauman, Jessica, Grange, Florent, Meyer, Nicolas, Piulats, Josep, Zhang, Pingye (Eric), Gumuscu, Burak, Swaby, Ramona and Hughes, Brett G. M. (2019). KEYNOTE-629: Phase II study of pembrolizumab for recurrent/metastatic or locally advanced unresectable cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. AACR Annual Meeting on Bioinformatics, Convergence Science, and Systems Biology, Atlanta Ga, Mar 29-Apr 03, 2019. PHILADELPHIA: AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH. doi: 10.1158/1538-7445.AM2019-CT170
2019
Journal Article
The ENHANCES study: a randomised controlled trial of a nurse-led survivorship intervention for patients treated for head and neck cancer
Turner, Jane, Yates, Patsy, Kenny, Lizbeth, Gordon, Louisa G., Burmeister, Bryan, Hughes, Brett G. M., McCarthy, Alexandra L., Perry, Chris, Chan, Raymond J., Paviour, Alana, Skerman, Helen, Batstone, Martin and Mackenzie, Lisa (2019). The ENHANCES study: a randomised controlled trial of a nurse-led survivorship intervention for patients treated for head and neck cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer, 27 (12), 4627-4637. doi: 10.1007/s00520-019-04748-7
2019
Conference Publication
Preoperative PD1 checkpoint blockade and receptor activator of NFkB ligand (RANKL) inhibition in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (POPCORN)
Ahern, Elizabeth Stephanie, Cubitt, Annette, Ballard, Emma, Teng, Michele W.L., Dougall, William C., Smyth, Mark J. and Hughes, Brett Gordon Maxwell (2019). Preoperative PD1 checkpoint blockade and receptor activator of NFkB ligand (RANKL) inhibition in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (POPCORN). 2019 ASCO-SITC Clinical Immuno-Oncology Symposium, San Francisco, CA United States, 28 February — 2 March 2019. Alexandria, VA United States: American Society of Clinical Oncology. doi: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.8_suppl.tps129
2019
Journal Article
Patterns of care for stage III non–small cell lung cancer in Australia
Parente, Phillip, Chan, Bryan A., Hughes, Brett G. M., Jasas, Kevin, Joshi, Rohit, Kao, Steven, Hegi-Johnson, Fiona, Hui, Rina, McLaughlin-Barrett, Sara, Nordman, Ina and Stone, Emily (2019). Patterns of care for stage III non–small cell lung cancer in Australia. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 15 (3), 93-100. doi: 10.1111/ajco.13140
2019
Conference Publication
Influence of tumor size and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) at baseline on patient (pt) outcomes in lenvatinib-treated radioiodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer (RR-DTC)
Wirth, Lori J., Leboulleux, Sophie, Kiyota, Naomi, Tahara, Makoto, Muro, Kei, Ahn, Myung-Ju, Ando, Yuichi, Taylor, Matthew H., Takahashi, Shunji, Kim, Sung-Bae, Misir, Soamnauth, Dutcus, Corina E., Xie, Ran, Joshi, Prashant Ramesh, Hughes, Brett Gordon Maxwell, Aller, Javier, Krzyzanowska, Monika K. and Capdevila, Jaume (2019). Influence of tumor size and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) at baseline on patient (pt) outcomes in lenvatinib-treated radioiodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer (RR-DTC). Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Clinical-Oncology (ASCO), Chicago, IL, United States, 31 May - 4 June 2019. Alexandria, VA, United States: American Society of Clinical Oncology. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2019.37.15_suppl.6081
2019
Conference Publication
Evaluating the prognostic significance of significant weight loss in patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) undergoing definitive chemoradiation (CRT) after FOG-PET staging
Senko, Clare, Moore, Julie, Hay, Karen, Lwin, Zarnie, Pratt, Gary, Fong, Kwun and Hughes, Brett Gordon Maxwell (2019). Evaluating the prognostic significance of significant weight loss in patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) undergoing definitive chemoradiation (CRT) after FOG-PET staging. Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Clinical-Oncology (ASCO), Chicago, IL, United States, 31 May - 4 June 2019. Alexandria, VA, United States: American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
The changing face of head and neck cancer: addressing and advancing best-practice nutritional care to improve outcomes for patients with human papillomavirus-associated disease
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Developing predictive biomarkers for immunotherapy using deep spatial profiling
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Arutha Kulasinghe
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Doctor Philosophy
Spatial profiling of the tumour microenvironment to determine predictors of clinical responses to therapy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Arutha Kulasinghe
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
The investigation of the tumour microenvironment in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma to identify predictive biomarkers of response to immunotherapy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Quan Nguyen, Associate Professor Arutha Kulasinghe
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