Overview
Background
Matthew J. Roberts, BSc, MBBS, PhD, FRACS (Urol)
- Consultant Urologist, Royal Brisbane and Women’s (RBWH), Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS), Queensland Health
- Clinician Research Fellow, Metro North Hospital and Health Service
- Group Leader & Associate Professor, The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research
Matthew is a medical graduate of The University of Queensland and completed Urology specialty training in Queensland and New South Wales. He completed his PhD under the supervision of Professor “Frank” Gardiner investigating new biomarkers for the early detection and characterization of prostate cancer.
Matthew is a surgeon-scientist, working clinically as a urologist and robotic surgeon at RBWH & STARS with academic appointment as Clinician Research Fellow at Metro North Health (Qld) and Associate Professor at UQCCR. His clinical and research interests are in Urologic cancers (e.g. prostate cancer), focusing on novel imaging and biomarkers, clinical trials, urological infections and innovation in urology. He has authored over 140 peer reviewed manuscripts in international journals and presented research at more than 20 international urology and clinical cancer meetings. He is a member of the EAU Prostate Cancer Guidelines Committee, Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry (PCOR)-Queensland Steering Committee, Editorial Board of the BJU International, as well as Co-Convenor of the ANZUP 2024 ASM.
Availability
- Dr Matthew Roberts is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Biomedical Science, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor of Medicine, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Urology
All fields related to urology including urologic oncology, prostate cancer, kidney/renal cancer, bladder cancer and others. Urologic infections Quality-of-life and survivorship research Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Works
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2024
Journal Article
ChatGPT can help guide and empower patients after prostate cancer diagnosis
Collin, Harry, Keogh, Kandice, Basto, Marnique, Loeb, Stacy and Roberts, Matthew J. (2024). ChatGPT can help guide and empower patients after prostate cancer diagnosis. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, 1-3. doi: 10.1038/s41391-024-00864-6
2024
Journal Article
Clinical trial protocol for PRIMARY2: a multicentre, phase 3, randomised controlled trial investigating the additive diagnostic value of [68Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 positron emission tomography/computed tomography in men with negative or equivocal multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of clinically significant prostate cancer
Buteau, James P., Moon, Daniel, Fahey, Michael T., Roberts, Matthew J., Thompson, James, Murphy, Declan G., Papa, Nathan, Mitchell, Catherine, De Abreu Lourenco, Richard, Dhillon, Haryana M., Kasivisvanathan, Veeru, Francis, Roslyn J., Stricker, Phillip, Agrawal, Shihka, O'Brien, Jonathan, McVey, Aoife, Sharma, Gaurav, Levy, Sidney, Ayati, Narjess, Nguyen, Andrew, Lee, Su-Faye, Pattison, David A., Sivaratnam, Dinesh, Frydenberg, Mark, Du, Yang, Titus, Jehan, Lee, Sze-Ting, Ischia, Joseph, Jack, Greg ... Emmett, Louise (2024). Clinical trial protocol for PRIMARY2: a multicentre, phase 3, randomised controlled trial investigating the additive diagnostic value of [68Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 positron emission tomography/computed tomography in men with negative or equivocal multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of clinically significant prostate cancer. European Urology Oncology, 7 (3), 544-552. doi: 10.1016/j.euo.2023.11.008
2024
Journal Article
Determining the optimal fill volume for fluid‐filled testicular prostheses – less is more
Mehawed, Georges, Murray, Rebecca, Wang, Kevin, Roberts, Matthew J. and Rukin, Nicholas J. (2024). Determining the optimal fill volume for fluid‐filled testicular prostheses – less is more. BJU International, 134 (S2), 14-16. doi: 10.1111/bju.16374
2024
Journal Article
What to do about recurrent urinary tract infections: A review of evidence behind emerging therapies
Wynn, Jessica, Homewood, David, Tse, Vincent, Fong, Eva, Roberts, Matthew J., Chung, Eric and Dowling, Caroline (2024). What to do about recurrent urinary tract infections: A review of evidence behind emerging therapies. Australian Journal of General Practice, 53 (5), 265-273. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-10-23-7004
2024
Journal Article
Prostate tumour visualisation with PET: is image fusion with MRI the answer?
Mehawed, Georges, Murray, Rebecca, Rukin, Nicholas J. and Roberts, Matthew J. (2024). Prostate tumour visualisation with PET: is image fusion with MRI the answer?. BJU International, 133 (Supplement 4), 4-6. doi: 10.1111/bju.16335
2024
Journal Article
Exploring unmet needs in prostate cancer care: a cross-sectional descriptive study
Roberts, Natasha A., Esler, Rachel, Pearce, Adam, Wyld, David, Smith, Michael, Woollett, Kaylene, Mazariego, Carolyn and Roberts, Matthew J. (2024). Exploring unmet needs in prostate cancer care: a cross-sectional descriptive study. European Urology Open Science, 62, 36-42. doi: 10.1016/j.euros.2024.01.018
2024
Journal Article
Is extended pelvic lymph node dissection REALLY required for staging of prostate cancer in the PSMA-PET era?
Roberts, Matthew J., Yaxley, John W., Stranne, Johan, van Oort, Inge M. and Tilki, Derya (2024). Is extended pelvic lymph node dissection REALLY required for staging of prostate cancer in the PSMA-PET era?. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, 1-3. doi: 10.1038/s41391-024-00821-3
2024
Journal Article
Cancer‐on‐chip and integrative tumor microenvironment sensor technologies for progressing precision radiotherapy
Dey, Shuvashis, Kinoshita, Masaki, Puttick, Simon, Rose, Stephen, Trau, Matt, Roberts, Matthew J. and Koo, Kevin M. (2024). Cancer‐on‐chip and integrative tumor microenvironment sensor technologies for progressing precision radiotherapy. Advanced Sensor Research, 3 (7) 2300193. doi: 10.1002/adsr.202300193
2024
Conference Publication
Early oncological outcomes following radical prostatectomy of patients with pelvic lymph node-positive prostate cancer at preoperative PSMA PET/CT
Zuur, L.G., de Bie, K., Vis, A.N., Van Der Poel, H.G., Donswijk, M.L., Oprea-Lager, D.E., Roberts, M. and Van Leeuwen, P.J. (2024). Early oncological outcomes following radical prostatectomy of patients with pelvic lymph node-positive prostate cancer at preoperative PSMA PET/CT. EAU24 - 39th Annual EAU Congress, Paris, France, 5-8 April 2024. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s0302-2838(24)01187-4
2024
Conference Publication
Combining MRI PI-RADS and PSMA-PET/CT PRIMARY score in a composite (P) score for more accurate diagnosis of clinically significant prostate cancer
Emmett, L., Papa, N., Hope, T., Fendler, W., Calais, J., Burger, I., Eiber, M., Barbato, F., Moon, D., Xue, A., Franklin, A., Thompson, J., Rasiah, K., Frydenberg, M., Yaxley, J., Buteau, J., Liu, V., Nguyen, A., Hsiao, E., Stricker, P., Hofman, M., Kasivisvanathan, V., Roberts, M. and Murphy, D. (2024). Combining MRI PI-RADS and PSMA-PET/CT PRIMARY score in a composite (P) score for more accurate diagnosis of clinically significant prostate cancer. EAU24 - 39th Annual EAU Congress, Paris, France, 5-8 April 2024. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s0302-2838(24)00417-2
2024
Conference Publication
Development and external validation of a novel nomogram to predict the probability of pelvic lymph-node metastases in prostate cancer patients using magnetic resonance imaging and molecular imaging with prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission
Vis, A., Meijer, D., Roberts, M.J., Siriwardana, A.R., Morton, A., Yaxley, J.W., Samaratunga, H., Emmett, L., Van Der Ven, P.M., Heymans, M.W., Nieuwenhuijzen, J.A., Van Der Poel, H.G., Van Donswijk, M.L., Boellaard, T.N., Schoots, I.G., Stricker, P., Haynes, A-M., Oprea-Lager, D.E., Coughlin, G.D. and Van Leeuwen, P.J. (2024). Development and external validation of a novel nomogram to predict the probability of pelvic lymph-node metastases in prostate cancer patients using magnetic resonance imaging and molecular imaging with prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission. EAU24 - 39th Annual EAU Congress, Paris, France, 5-8 April 2024. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s0302-2838(24)00422-6
2024
Conference Publication
The early oncological effect of extended pelvic lymph node dissection in men with at PSMA PET/CT N0M0 intermediate/high-risk prostate cancer - an international cohort study
Van Leeuwen, P.J., Berrens, A-C., Vis, A., Yaxley, J., Meijer, D., Siriwardana, A., Wit, E., Van Der Noort, V., Morton, A., Franklin, A., Yaxley, J., Wong, D., Goughlin, G., Gianduzzo, T., Kua, B., Emmett, L., Zuur, L., Van Der Poel, H. and Roberts, M. (2024). The early oncological effect of extended pelvic lymph node dissection in men with at PSMA PET/CT N0M0 intermediate/high-risk prostate cancer - an international cohort study. EAU24 - 39th Annual EAU Congress, Paris, France, 5-8 April 2024. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s0302-2838(24)01002-9
2024
Journal Article
The impact of management option on out-of-pocket costs and perceived financial burden among men with localised prostate cancer in Australia within 6 months of diagnosis
Lindsay, Daniel, Schofield, Penelope, Nabukalu, Doreen, Roberts, Matthew J., Yaxley, John, Quinn, Stephen, Richards, Natalie, Frydenberg, Mark, Gardiner, Robert, Lawrentschuk, Nathan, Juraskova, Ilona, Murphy, Declan G. and Gordon, Louisa G. (2024). The impact of management option on out-of-pocket costs and perceived financial burden among men with localised prostate cancer in Australia within 6 months of diagnosis. Australian Health Review, 48 (2), 172-181. doi: 10.1071/ah23231
2024
Journal Article
Intra‐individual comparison of prostate‐specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography/computed tomography versus bone scan in detecting skeletal metastasis at prostate cancer diagnosis
Shanmugasundaram, Ramesh, Saad, Jeremy, Heyworth, Ash, Wong, Veronica, Pelecanos, Anita, Arianayagam, Mohan, Canagasingham, Bertram, Ferguson, Richard, Goolam, Ahmed Saeed, Khadra, Mohamed, Kam, Jonathan, Ko, Raymond, McCombie, Stephen, Varol, Celi, Winter, Matthew, Mansberg, Robert, Nguyen, Diep, Bui, Chuong, Loh, Han, Le, Ken and Roberts, Matthew J. (2024). Intra‐individual comparison of prostate‐specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography/computed tomography versus bone scan in detecting skeletal metastasis at prostate cancer diagnosis. BJU International, 133 (S3), 25-32. doi: 10.1111/bju.16115
2024
Journal Article
Guidelines for genetic testing in prostate cancer: a scoping review
Tuffaha, Haitham, Edmunds, Kim, Fairbairn, David, Roberts, Matthew J., Chambers, Suzanne, Smith, David P, Horvath, Lisa, Arora, Shiksha and Scuffham, Paul (2024). Guidelines for genetic testing in prostate cancer: a scoping review. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, 27 (4), 594-603. doi: 10.1038/s41391-023-00676-0
2024
Journal Article
Reproducibility and accuracy of the PRIMARY score on PSMA PET and of PI-RADS on multiparametric MRI for prostate cancer diagnosis within a real-world database
Emmett, Louise, Papa, Nathan, Counter, William, Calais, Jeremie, Barbato, Francesco, Burger, Irene, Eiber, Matthias, Roberts, Matthew J., Agrawal, Shikha, Franklin, Anthony, Xue, Alan, Rasiah, Krishan, John, Nikeith, Moon, Daniel, Frydenberg, Mark, Yaxley, John, Stricker, Phillip, Wong, Keith, Coughlin, Geoff, Gianduzzo, Troy, Kua, Boon, Ho, Bao, Nguyen, Andrew, Liu, Victor, Lee, Jonathan, Hsiao, Edward, Sutherland, Tom, Perry, Elisa, Fendler, Wolfgang P. and Hope, Thomas A. (2024). Reproducibility and accuracy of the PRIMARY score on PSMA PET and of PI-RADS on multiparametric MRI for prostate cancer diagnosis within a real-world database. Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 65 (1), 94-99. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.123.266164
2024
Journal Article
Etiology and management of urethral calculi: a systematic review of contemporary series
Morton, Andrew, Tariq, Arsalan, Dunglison, Nigel, Esler, Rachel and Roberts, Matthew J. (2024). Etiology and management of urethral calculi: a systematic review of contemporary series. Asian Journal of Urology, 11 (1), 10-18. doi: 10.1016/j.ajur.2021.12.011
2024
Journal Article
Oncological Benefits of Extended Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection: More Fog or Clarity to the Debate?
Roberts, Matthew J., Cornford, Philip and Tilki, Derya (2024). Oncological Benefits of Extended Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection: More Fog or Clarity to the Debate?. European Urology, 87 (2), 261-263. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2024.12.001
2024
Journal Article
EAU-EANM-ESTRO-ESUR-ISUP-SIOG guidelines on prostate cancer. Part II—2024 update: treatment of relapsing and metastatic prostate cancer
Tilki, Derya, van den Bergh, Roderick C.N., Briers, Erik, Van den Broeck, Thomas, Brunckhorst, Oliver, Darraugh, Julie, Eberli, Daniel, De Meerleer, Gert, De Santis, Maria, Farolfi, Andrea, Gandaglia, Giorgio, Gillessen, Silke, Grivas, Nikolaos, Henry, Ann M., Lardas, Michael, J.L.H. van Leenders, Geert, Liew, Matthew, Linares Espinos, Estefania, Oldenburg, Jan, van Oort, Inge M., Oprea-Lager, Daniela E., Ploussard, Guillaume, Roberts, Matthew J., Rouvière, Olivier, Schoots, Ivo G., Schouten, Natasha, Smith, Emma J., Stranne, Johan, Wiegel, Thomas ... Cornford, Philip (2024). EAU-EANM-ESTRO-ESUR-ISUP-SIOG guidelines on prostate cancer. Part II—2024 update: treatment of relapsing and metastatic prostate cancer. European Urology, 86 (2), 164-182. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2024.04.010
2024
Journal Article
The effect of three years of vitamin D supplementation on erectile dysfunction: results from the randomized placebo-controlled D-Health Trial
Romero, Briony Duarte, Waterhouse, Mary, Baxter, Catherine, McLeod, Donald S.A., English, Dallas R., Armstrong, Bruce K., Chung, Eric, Ebeling, Peter R., Hartel, Gunter, van der Pols, Jolieke C., Roberts, Matthew, Venn, Alison J., Webb, Penelope M., Whiteman, David C. and Neale, Rachel E. (2024). The effect of three years of vitamin D supplementation on erectile dysfunction: results from the randomized placebo-controlled D-Health Trial. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 60, 109-115. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2024.01.011
Funding
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Roles of image fusion and 3D technology in urology: exploration and clinical integration for personalised devices
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kristofer Thurecht, Dr Nick Rukin
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