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Dr Matthew Roberts
Dr

Matthew Roberts

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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

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

  • 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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263 works between 2000 and 2025

141 - 160 of 263 works

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

Correlation between hybrid PSMA PET MRI and histopathology at radical prostatectomy

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

Intermittent versus continuous androgen deprivation therapy for advanced prostate cancer

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

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

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

Management of benign prostatic hyperplasia in the 21st century: temporal trends in Australian population-based data: managing BPH in the 21st century

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

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

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

Challenges, applications and future directions of precision medicine in prostate cancer - the role of organoids and patient-derived xenografts

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

A systematic review and meta-analysis of pelvic drain insertion after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy

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

Declining use of radical prostatectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy despite more robotics: national population data over 15 years

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

Infectious complications of prostate biopsy: winning battles but not war

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

68Ga-PSMA PET/CT better characterises localised prostate cancer after MRI and transperineal prostate biopsy: Is 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT guided biopsy the future?

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.

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?

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.

Analysis of national trends in the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia in Australia: updated population-based data

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Improved Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) after robotic assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP): implications for prostate cancer (CaP) survivorship and treatment selection

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

Images - Acute urinary retention due to urethral steinstrasse

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

Pharmacokinetics of enteric coated mycophenolate sodium in lupus nephritis (POEMSLUN)

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

A contemporary, nationwide analysis of surgery and radiotherapy treatment for prostate cancer

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

Outcomes and learning curve for robotic‐assisted radical cystectomy: an Australian experience

Funding

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2030
    Prostate Cancer - FDG - Spatial Imaging (Spatial biology meets PET imaging: A non-invasive, Google Map for Prostate cancer)
    PA Research Foundation
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2025
    Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Phase 3 Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety and Immunogenicity of Vaccination With ExPEC9V in the Prevention of Invasive Extraintestinal Path
    Janssen-Cilag Pty Limited (Janssen-Cilag Australia)
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    Prospective surgeon-led trials in Prostate Cancer for personalised management and healthcare sustainability
    Viertl Clinical Investigator Award
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    De-Intensification of Post ProstatEctomy Radiotherapy (DIPPER) incorporating clinical and imaging-based risk stratification: Part 1 - Pilot study (additional site)
    ANZUP Below the Belt Research Fund
    Open grant
  • 2021
    A prospective clinical evaluation of prostate biopsy under local anaesthetic to optimise health care resources: feasibility study
    Metro North Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2021
    Staging of aggressive prostate cancer 'invisible' to PSMA-PET: The FDG-PET for INvisible Disease (FIND) Trial
    Metro North Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Combined TMPRSS2:ERG, PCA3 and SChLAP1 RNA in Urine for selective detection of Aggressive Prostate Cancer
    Metro North Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Exploring new Paradigms in Pre-prostate cancer detection and management
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Exploring new Paradigms in Pre-prostate cancer detection and management
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Optimising collection for metabonomic profiling of ejaculate to complement PCR in prostate cancer detection
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Dr Matthew Roberts is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • 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

  • 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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