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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2020
Conference Publication
Correlation between hybrid PSMA PET MRI and histopathology at radical prostatectomy
Mehawed, G., Tariq, A., Saadat, P., Joshi, A., Roberts, M., Perera, M., Rhee, H., Yeates, A., Mckenzie, I., Munns, J., Chung, E., Heathcote, P., Preston, J., Lawson, M., Wood, S., Gustafson, S., Miles, K. and Vela, I. (2020). Correlation between hybrid PSMA PET MRI and histopathology at radical prostatectomy. EAU20 Virtual Congress and Theme Week, Online, 17-26 July 2020. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)32890-1
2020
Journal Article
Intermittent versus continuous androgen deprivation therapy for advanced prostate cancer
Perera, Marlon, Roberts, Matthew J., Klotz, Laurence, Higano, Celestia S., Papa, Nathan, Sengupta, Shomik, Bolton, Damien and Lawrentschuk, Nathan (2020). Intermittent versus continuous androgen deprivation therapy for advanced prostate cancer. Nature Reviews Urology, 17 (8), 469-481. doi: 10.1038/s41585-020-0335-7
2020
Journal Article
A prospective, matched comparison of ultra-low and standard-dose computed tomography for assessment of renal colic : Ultra-low vs standard-dose CT for renal colic
Roberts, Matthew J., Williams, Julia, Khadra, Sam, Nalavenkata, Sunny, Kam, Jonathan, McCombie, Steve P., Arianayagam, Mohan, Canagasingham, Bertram, Ferguson, Richard, Khadra, Mohamed, Varol, Celi, Winter, Matthew, Sanaei, Fardin, Loh, Han, Thakkar, Yogesh, Dugdale, Piers and Ko, Raymond (2020). A prospective, matched comparison of ultra-low and standard-dose computed tomography for assessment of renal colic : Ultra-low vs standard-dose CT for renal colic. BJU International, 126 Suppl 1 (S1), 27-32. doi: 10.1111/bju.15116
2020
Journal Article
Management of benign prostatic hyperplasia in the 21st century: temporal trends in Australian population-based data: managing BPH in the 21st century
Morton, Andrew, Williams, Michael, Perera, Marlon, Teloken, Patrick E., Donato, Peter, Ranasinghe, Sachinka, Chung, Eric, Bolton, Damien, Yaxley, John and Roberts, Matthew J. (2020). Management of benign prostatic hyperplasia in the 21st century: temporal trends in Australian population-based data: managing BPH in the 21st century. BJU International, 126 Suppl 1 (S1), 18-26. doi: 10.1111/bju.15098
2020
Journal Article
3-year freedom from progression following 68GaPSMA PET CT triaged management in men with biochemical recurrence post radical prostatectomy: results of a prospective multi-center trial
Emmett, Louise, Tang, Reuben, Nandurkar, Rohan H., Hruby, George, Roach, Paul J., Watts, Jo Anne, Cusick, Thomas, Kneebone, Andrew, Ho, Bao, Chan, Lyn, van Leeuwen, Pim, Scheltema, Matthijs, Nguyen, Andrew, Yin, Charlotte, Scott, Andrew, Tang, Colin, McCarthy, Michael, Fullard, Karen, Roberts, Matthew, Francis, Roslyn and Stricker, Phillip (2020). 3-year freedom from progression following 68GaPSMA PET CT triaged management in men with biochemical recurrence post radical prostatectomy: results of a prospective multi-center trial. The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 61 (6), 866-872. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.119.235028
2020
Journal Article
Challenges, applications and future directions of precision medicine in prostate cancer - the role of organoids and patient-derived xenografts
Joshi, Andre, Roberts, Matthew J., Alinezhad, Saeid, Williams, Elizabeth D. and Vela, Ian (2020). Challenges, applications and future directions of precision medicine in prostate cancer - the role of organoids and patient-derived xenografts. BJU International, 126 (1), 65-72. doi: 10.1111/bju.15103
2020
Journal Article
A systematic review and meta-analysis of pelvic drain insertion after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy
Zhong, Wenjie, Roberts, Matthew, Saad, Jeremy, Thangasamy, Isaac, Arianayagam, Ranjan, Sathianathen, Niranjan, Gendy, Rasha, Goolam, Ahmed, Khadra, Mohamed, Arianayagam, Mohan, Varol, Celi, Ko, Raymond, Canagasingham, Bertram, Ferguson, Richard and Winter, Matthew (2020). A systematic review and meta-analysis of pelvic drain insertion after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. Journal of Endourology, 34 (4) end.2019.0554, 401-408. doi: 10.1089/end.2019.0554
2020
Journal Article
Declining use of radical prostatectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy despite more robotics: national population data over 15 years
Roberts, Matthew J., Papa, Nathan, Perera, Marlon, Joshi, Andre, Scott, Susan, Bolton, Damien, Lawrentschuk, Nathan and Yaxley, John (2020). Declining use of radical prostatectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy despite more robotics: national population data over 15 years. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 16 (2) ajco.13158, e118-e124. doi: 10.1111/ajco.13158
2020
Journal Article
Infectious complications of prostate biopsy: winning battles but not war
Derin, Okan, Fonseca, Limírio, Sanchez-Salas, Rafael and Roberts, Matthew J. (2020). Infectious complications of prostate biopsy: winning battles but not war. World Journal of Urology, 38 (11), 2743-2753. doi: 10.1007/s00345-020-03112-3
2020
Journal Article
68Ga-PSMA PET/CT better characterises localised prostate cancer after MRI and transperineal prostate biopsy: Is 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT guided biopsy the future?
Donato, Peter, Morton, Andrew, Yaxley, John, Ranasinghe, Sachinka, Teloken, Patrick E., Kyle, Samuel, Coughlin, Geoff, Esler, Rachel, Dunglison, Nigel, Gardiner, Robert A. and Roberts, Matthew J. (2020). 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT better characterises localised prostate cancer after MRI and transperineal prostate biopsy: Is 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT guided biopsy the future?. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 47 (8), 1843-1851. doi: 10.1007/s00259-019-04620-0
2020
Conference Publication
Ga-68-PSMA PET/CT outperforms mpMRI at intra-prostatic tumour characterisation following biopsy: should Ga-68-PSMA PET/CT be included earlier in the prostate cancer pathway?
Donato, P., Raveenthiran, S., Roberts, M., Yaxley, W., Morton, A., Ranasinghe, S., Teloken, P., Kyle, S., Pokorny, M., Coughlin, G., Esler, R., Dunglison, N., Gardiner, R. A., Kua, B., Gianduzzo, T. and Yaxley, J. (2020). Ga-68-PSMA PET/CT outperforms mpMRI at intra-prostatic tumour characterisation following biopsy: should Ga-68-PSMA PET/CT be included earlier in the prostate cancer pathway?. 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand, Sydney, NSW Australia, 7-10 March 2020. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
2020
Conference Publication
Analysis of national trends in the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia in Australia: updated population-based data
Chung, E., Teloken, P., Yaxley, J., Morton, A., Williams, M., Donato, P., Perera, M., Ranasinghe, S., Bolton, D. and Roberts, M. (2020). Analysis of national trends in the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia in Australia: updated population-based data. 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand, Sydney, NSW Australia, 7-10 March 2020. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
2020
Conference Publication
Optimal detection of bone metastasis in primary staging of prostate cancer: direct comparison of 68-Gallium Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) with bone scan in 532 patients
Shanmugasundaram, R., Roberts, M., Wong, V., Arianayagam, M., Canagasingham, B., Ferguson, R., Goolam, A., Khadra, M., Ko, R., Varol, C., Winter, M., Loh, H., Le, K., Mansberg, R., Nguyen, D. N., Bui, C., Loh, H. and Le, K. (2020). Optimal detection of bone metastasis in primary staging of prostate cancer: direct comparison of 68-Gallium Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) with bone scan in 532 patients. 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand, Sydney, NSW Australia, 7-10 March 2020. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
2020
Conference Publication
Morbidity and cost implications of shifting from routine transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy to mpMRI triage with selective transperineal prostate biopsy: A 12-year retrospective analysis from a tertiary referral centre
Roberts, M., Macdonald, A., Teloken, P., Ranasinghe, S., Bennett, H., Gardiner, R., Dunglison, N., Esler, R. and Yaxley, J. (2020). Morbidity and cost implications of shifting from routine transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy to mpMRI triage with selective transperineal prostate biopsy: A 12-year retrospective analysis from a tertiary referral centre. 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand, Sydney, NSW Australia, 7-10 March 2020. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
2020
Journal Article
The clinical efficacy of PSMA PET/MRI in biochemically recurrent prostate cancer compared with standard of care imaging modalities and confirmatory histopathology: results of a single-centre, prospective clinical trial
Joshi, A., Roberts, M. J., Perera, M., Williams, E., Rhee, H., Pryor, D., Lehman, M., Heathcote, P., Wood, S., Coucher, J., Gustafson, S., Miles, K. and Vela, I. (2020). The clinical efficacy of PSMA PET/MRI in biochemically recurrent prostate cancer compared with standard of care imaging modalities and confirmatory histopathology: results of a single-centre, prospective clinical trial. Clinical and Experimental Metastasis, 37 (4), 551-560. doi: 10.1007/s10585-020-10043-1
2020
Conference Publication
Improved Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) after robotic assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP): implications for prostate cancer (CaP) survivorship and treatment selection
Ahn, T., Roberts, M. J., Strahan, A., Malone, G., Paterdis, J., Wood, G. and Heathcote, P. (2020). Improved Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) after robotic assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP): implications for prostate cancer (CaP) survivorship and treatment selection. 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand, Sydney, NSW Australia, 7-10 March 2020. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
2020
Journal Article
Images - Acute urinary retention due to urethral steinstrasse
Morton, Andrew, Gordon, Lachlan, Fowler, Ross, Esler, Rachel, Dunglison, Nigel and Roberts, Matthew J. (2020). Images - Acute urinary retention due to urethral steinstrasse. Canadian Urological Association Journal, 15 (5), E299-E300. doi: 10.5489/CUAJ.6725
2019
Journal Article
Pharmacokinetics of enteric coated mycophenolate sodium in lupus nephritis (POEMSLUN)
Ranganathan, Dwarakanathan, Abdul-Aziz, Mohd H., John, George T., McWhinney, Brett C., Fassett, Robert G., Healy, Helen, Kubler, Paul, Lim, Aaron, Lipman, Jeffrey, Purvey, Megan, Roberts, Matthew, Reyaldeen, Reza, Ungerer, Jacobus and Roberts, Jason A. (2019). Pharmacokinetics of enteric coated mycophenolate sodium in lupus nephritis (POEMSLUN). Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 41 (6), 703-713. doi: 10.1097/ftd.0000000000000658
2019
Journal Article
A contemporary, nationwide analysis of surgery and radiotherapy treatment for prostate cancer
Roberts, Matthew J., Papa, Nathan, Perera, Marlon, Scott, Susan, Teloken, Patrick E., Joshi, Andre, Vela, Ian, Pryor, David, Martin, Jarad and Woo, Henry (2019). A contemporary, nationwide analysis of surgery and radiotherapy treatment for prostate cancer. BJU International, 124 (S1), 31-36. doi: 10.1111/bju.14773
2019
Journal Article
Outcomes and learning curve for robotic‐assisted radical cystectomy: an Australian experience
Honore, Matthew, Roberts, Matthew J., Morton, Andrew, Teloken, Patrick E., Navaratnam, Anojan and Coughlin, Geoffrey D. (2019). Outcomes and learning curve for robotic‐assisted radical cystectomy: an Australian experience. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 89 (12) ans.15413, 1593-1598. doi: 10.1111/ans.15413
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Matthew Roberts is:
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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
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Doctor Philosophy
Multi-Bioanalyte Profiling of Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer in a Phase 2 STATEsMAN Trial
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Amy McCart Reed, Dr Kevin M. Koo
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