By Associate Professor Mandy Ballinger

Journal articles

Best MC; Butow P; Savard J; Newson AJ; Campbell R; Vatter S; Napier CE; Bartley N; Tucker K; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Best MC; Savard J; Newson AJ; Campbell R; Napier CE; Bartley N; Tucker K; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Juraskova I; Newson A; Schlub T; Davies G; Meiser B; Goldstein D, 2024, 'From ownership to custodianship of tumor biopsy tissue in genomic testing: A mixed methods study of patient views', Oncologist, 29, pp. e1169 - e1179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oncolo/oyae074

Nagabushan S; Fuentes-Bolanos N; Lau LMS; Rumford M; Warby M; Courtney E; Grant A; Rodriguez M; Solinas A; Ziegler DS; Kellie SJ; Heath J; Ballinger M; Tucker K, 2024, 'HGG-50. LOW GRADE GLIOMA CAUGHT IN TRANSFORMATION: UTILITY OF COMPREHENSIVE GENOMIC PROFILING IN PEDIATRIC LI FRAUMENI SYNDROME ASSOCIATED HIGH-GRADE GLIOMA', Neuro-Oncology, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/noae064.334

Lin FP-Y; Grady JP; Napier CE; Callow M; Thavaneswaran S; Huang ML; Zaheed M; Kansara M; Sebastian L; Ballinger ML; Simes J; Thomas DM, 2024, 'Impact of artificial intelligence (AI) decision support on clinical trial participation: A before-after implementation study on a nationwide molecular tumor board.', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 42, pp. 1557 - 1557, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.1557

Mirabello L; Egolf LE; Zhu B; Gianferante DM; Wang K; Li SA; Machiela MJ; Spector LG; Schiffman JD; Sabo A; Renwick A; Martin-Giacalone B; Scheurer ME; Plon S; Hawkins D; Venkatramani R; Stewart D; Morton LM; Hudson MM; Armstrong GT; Bhatia S; Dean M; Janeway KA; Patiño-Garcia A; Lecanda F; Serra M; Hattinger C; Scotlandi K; Flanagan AM; Amary F; Andrulis IL; Wunder JS; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Delattre O; Hubbard AK; Liu J; Luo W; Hicks BD; Yeager M; Rafati M; Huang W-Y; Landi MT; Lori A; Diver R; Savage SA; Chanock SJ; Lupo PJ, 2024, 'Abstract 775: Underlying germline genetic architecture of pediatric sarcomas: Evaluating the role of common and rare variants in 4,160 patients', Cancer Research, 84, pp. 775 - 775, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.am2024-775

Mersiades AJ; Solomon BJ; Thomas DM; Lee CK; Cummins MM; Sebastian L; Ballinger ML; Collignon E; Turnbull OM; Yip S; Morton RL; Brown C; Wheeler PJ; Itchins M; Simes RJ; Pavlakis N, 2024, 'ASPiRATION: Australian observational cohort study of comprehensive genomic profiling in metastatic lung cancer tissue', Future oncology (London, England), 20, pp. 361 - 371, http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/fon-2023-0366

Fortuno C; Feng BJ; Carroll C; Innella G; Kohlmann W; Lázaro C; Brunet J; Feliubadaló L; Iglesias S; Menéndez M; Teulé A; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Campbell A; Field M; Harris M; Kirk J; Pachter N; Poplawski N; Susman R; Tucker K; Wallis M; Williams R; Cops E; Goldgar D; Investigators KCF; James PA; Spurdle AB, 2024, 'Cancer Risks Associated With TP53 Pathogenic Variants: Maximum Likelihood Analysis of Extended Pedigrees for Diagnosis of First Cancers Beyond the Li-Fraumeni Syndrome Spectrum', JCO Precision Oncology, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/PO.23.00453

Ballinger ML; Thomas DM, 2024, 'POT1 clinical risk management is an open question', European Journal of Human Genetics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41431-024-01676-x

Hetherington K; Wakefield CE; McGill BC; Tucker KM; Donoghoe MW; Daly R; Hunter JD; Ballinger M; Fuentes-Bolanos NA; Ziegler DS, 2024, 'When genetics and pediatric cancer collide: Understanding and optimizing families' experiences', Neuro-Oncology Advances, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/noajnl/vdae133

Ng JY; Warwick L; Craft P; Austen L; Ashford B; Gorddard N; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Blombery P; Tucker K; Polizzotto MN, 2023, 'Myelodysplastic syndrome and multiple solid tumours in an individual with compound heterozygous deleterious FANCM variants: A case report and review of the literature', British Journal of Haematology, 203, pp. 481 - 484, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjh.19059

Harrison C; Bartley N; Jacobs C; Best M; Vatter S; Meiser B; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Butow P, 2023, 'Family communication and results disclosure after germline sequencing: A mixed methods study', Patient Education and Counseling, 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2023.107800

Thavaneswaran S; Kansara M; Lin F; Espinoza D; Grady JP; Lee CK; Ballinger ML; Sebastian L; Corpuz T; Qiu MR; Mundra P; Bailey CG; Schmitz U; Simes J; Joshua AM; Thomas DM, 2023, 'A signal-seeking Phase 2 study of olaparib and durvalumab in advanced solid cancers with homologous recombination repair gene alterations', British Journal of Cancer, 129, pp. 475 - 485, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41416-023-02311-0

Kansara M; Lin FP-Y; Thavaneswaran S; Napier CE; Grady JP; Ballinger ML; Simes J; Thomas DM, 2023, 'Genomic alterations associated with response to immune checkpoint inhibitors in rare cancers: A biomarker exploration study from the Australian Molecular Screening and Therapeutics (MoST) Program.', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 41, pp. 2594 - 2594, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.2594

Thavaneswaran S; Lin FP-Y; Napier CE; Grady JP; Ballinger ML; Kansara M; Grimison PS; Pavlakis N; Wong MK; Sjoquist KM; Goldstein D; Chantrill LA; Simes J; Thomas DM, 2023, 'Genomic targetability and survival outcomes of biliary tract cancers (BTC): A retrospective cohort study of the Australian Molecular Screening and Therapeutics (MoST) program.', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 41, pp. 4093 - 4093, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.4093

Lin FP-Y; Thavaneswaran S; Napier CE; Grady JP; Kansara M; Sebastian L; Kee D; Zaheed M; Millward M; Brown MP; Charakidis M; Craft PS; Grimison PS; Harrup RA; O'Byrne KJ; Desai J; Lee CK; Ballinger ML; Simes J; Thomas DM, 2023, 'Genomic therapy matching in rare and refractory cancers: Updated results from a retrospective cohort study in the Molecular Screening and Therapeutic (MoST) program.', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 41, pp. 1540 - 1540, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.1540

Zaheed M; Napier CE; Cops EJ; Ferris N; Moodie K; Milner B; Moses D; Poplawski N; Dow EG; Harris M; Tucker K; Trainer A; James P; Thomas DM; Ballinger ML, 2023, 'Long-term clinical and psychosocial outcomes of surveillance in Li Fraumeni syndrome.', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 41, pp. 10578 - 10578, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.10578

Kee D; Lin FP-Y; Thavaneswaran S; Napier CE; Harrison ML; Beale PJ; Lynch J; Davis AJ; Ananda S; Lombard JM; Friedlander M; Kansara M; Sebastian L; Lee CK; Ballinger ML; Simes J; Thomas DM, 2023, 'Molecular tumor profiling and therapy selection in advanced gynecological cancers: A retrospective cohort analysis from the Australian Molecular Screening and Therapeutics (MoST) Program.', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 41, pp. 5526 - 5526, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.5526

Ballinger ML; Pattnaik S; Mundra PA; Zaheed M; Rath E; Priestley P; Baber J; Ray-Coquard I; Isambert N; Causeret S; van der Graaf WTA; Puri A; Duffaud F; Le Cesne A; Seddon B; Chandrasekar C; Schiffman JD; Brohl AS; James PA; Kurtz JE; Penel N; Myklebost O; Meza-Zepeda LA; Pickett H; Kansara M; Waddell N; Kondrashova O; Pearson JV; Barbour AP; Li S; Nguyen TL; Fatkin D; Graham RM; Giannoulatou E; Green MJ; Kaplan W; Ravishankar S; Copty J; Powell JE; Cuppen E; van Eijk K; Veldink J; Ahn JH; Kim JE; Lor Randall R; Tucker K; Judson I; Sarin R; Ludwig T; Genin E; Deleuze JF; Haber M; Marshall G; Cairns MJ; Blay JY; Thomas DM, 2023, 'Heritable defects in telomere and mitotic function selectively predispose to sarcomas', Science, 379, pp. 253 - 260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.abj4784

Gianferante DM; Moore A; Spector LG; Wheeler W; Yang T; Hubbard A; Gorlick R; Patiño-Garcia A; Lecanda F; Flanagan AM; Amary F; Andrulis IL; Wunder JS; Thomas DM; Ballinger ML; Serra M; Hattinger C; Demerath E; Johnson W; Birmann BM; De Vivo I; Giles G; Teras LR; Arslan A; Vermeulen R; Sample J; Freedman ND; Huang WY; Chanock SJ; Savage SA; Berndt SI; Mirabello L, 2023, 'Genetically inferred birthweight, height, and puberty timing and risk of osteosarcoma', Cancer Epidemiology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2023.102432

Best MC; Bartley N; Napier CE; Fisher A; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Goldstein D; Tucker K; Biesecker BB; Butow P, 2022, 'Return of comprehensive tumour genomic profiling results to advanced cancer patients: a qualitative study', Supportive Care in Cancer, 30, pp. 8201 - 8210, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-07272-3

Butow P; Napier C; Campbell R; Bartley N; Best M; Ballinger ML, 2022, 'Validation of the Knowledge of Genome Sequencing (KOGS) scale in cancer patients', Patient Education and Counseling, 105, pp. 3110 - 3115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2022.06.009

Best MC; Butow P; Savard J; Jacobs C; Bartley N; Davies G; Napier CE; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Biesecker B; Tucker KM; Juraskova I; Meiser B; Schlub T; Newson AJ, 2022, 'Preferences for return of germline genome sequencing results for cancer patients and their genetic relatives in a research setting', European Journal of Human Genetics, 30, pp. 930 - 937, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41431-022-01069-y

Butow PN; Best MC; Davies G; Schlub T; Napier CE; Bartley N; Ballinger ML; Juraskova I; Meiser B; Goldstein D; Biesecker B; Thomas DM, 2022, 'Psychological impact of comprehensive tumor genomic profiling results for advanced cancer patients', Patient Education and Counseling, 105, pp. 2206 - 2216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2022.01.011

Best M; Napier C; Schlub T; Bartley N; Biesecker B; Ballinger M; Butow P, 2022, 'Validation of the multidimensional impact of Cancer Risk Assessment Questionnaire to assess impact of waiting for genome sequencing results', Psycho-Oncology, 31, pp. 1204 - 1211, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.5908

Meiser B; Butow P; Davies G; Napier CE; Schlub TE; Bartley N; Juraskova I; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Best MC, 2022, 'Psychological predictors of cancer patients' and their relatives’ attitudes towards the return of genomic sequencing results', European Journal of Medical Genetics, 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmg.2022.104516

Napier CE; Davies G; Butow PN; Schlub TE; Best MC; Bartley N; Juraskova I; Meiser B; Tucker KM; Biesecker BB; Thomas DM; Ballinger ML, 2022, 'Cancer patient knowledge about and behavioral intentions after germline genome sequencing', Patient Education and Counseling, 105, pp. 707 - 718, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2021.07.004

Willis AM; Terrill B; Pearce A; McEwen A; Ballinger ML; Young MA, 2022, 'My Research Results: a program to facilitate return of clinically actionable genomic research findings', European Journal of Human Genetics, 30, pp. 363 - 366, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41431-021-00973-z

Meiser B; Butow P; Davies G; Napier CE; Schlub TE; Bartley N; Juraskova I; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Tucker K; Goldstein D; Biesecker BB; Best MC; Young M-A, 2022, 'Psychological predictors of advanced cancer patients’ preferences for return of results from comprehensive tumor genomic profiling', American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A, 188, pp. 725 - 734, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.62563

Bartley N; Best MC; Biesecker BB; Fisher A; Goldstein D; Meiser B; Thomas DM; Ballinger ML; Butow P, 2022, 'Effectively communicating comprehensive tumor genomic profiling results: Mitigating uncertainty for advanced cancer patients', Patient Education and Counseling, 105, pp. 452 - 459, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2021.05.018

Sylvester DE; Chen Y; Grima N; Saletta F; Padhye B; Bennetts B; Wright D; Krivanek M; Graf N; Zhou L; Catchpoole D; Kirk J; Latchoumanin O; Qiao L; Ballinger M; Thomas D; Jamieson R; Dalla-Pozza L; Byrne JA, 2022, 'Rare germline variants in childhood cancer patients suspected of genetic predisposition to cancer', Genes Chromosomes and Cancer, 61, pp. 81 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gcc.23006

Butow P; Davies G; Napier CE; Bartley N; Ballinger ML; Biesecker B; Juraskova I; Meiser B; Schlub T; Thomas DM; Goldstein D; Best MC, 2022, 'Value of whole-genome sequencing to Australian cancer patients and their first-degree relatives participating in a genomic sequencing study', Journal of Genetic Counseling, 31, pp. 96 - 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1455

Vatter S; Schlub TE; Napier CE; Best MC; Bartley N; Juraskova I; Meiser B; Ballinger ML; Biesecker BB; Goldstein D; Thomas DM; Butow P, 2022, 'Psychological Outcomes in Advanced Cancer Patients After Receiving Genomic Tumor Profiling Results', Health Psychology, 41, pp. 396 - 408, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/hea0001181

Lin FP; Thavaneswaran S; Grady JP; Ballinger M; Kansara M; Oakes SR; Desai J; Lee CK; Simes J; Thomas DM, 2021, 'Criteria-based curation of a therapy-focused compendium to support treatment recommendations in precision oncology', npj Precision Oncology, 5, pp. 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41698-021-00194-z

Bartley N; Davies G; Butow P; Napier CE; Schlub T; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Juraskova I; Meiser B; Best MC, 2021, 'Fear of cancer recurrence in patients undergoing germline genome sequencing', Supportive Care in Cancer, 29, pp. 7289 - 7297, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-021-06311-9

Butow P; Müller F; Napier CE; Bartley N; Ballinger ML; Biesecker B; Juraskova I; Meiser B; Schlub TE; Thomas DM; Goldstein D; Best MC; Newson A; Tucker K; Vines R; Vines K; Kirk J; Young MA; Savard J; Jacobs C, 2021, 'Longitudinal patterns in fear of cancer progression in patients with rare, advanced cancers undergoing comprehensive tumour genomic profiling', Psycho-Oncology, 30, pp. 1920 - 1929, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.5764

Thavaneswaran S; Ballinger M; Butow P; Meiser B; Goldstein D; Lin F; Napier C; Thomas D; Best M, 2021, 'The experiences and needs of australian medical oncologists in integrating comprehensive genomic profiling into clinical care: A nation-wide survey', Oncotarget, 12, pp. 2169 - 2176, http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/ONCOTARGET.28076

Vatter S; Bartley N; Best M; Juraskova I; Jacobs C; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Butow P, 2021, 'Does undertaking genome sequencing prompt actual and planned lifestyle-related behavior change in cancer patients and survivors? A qualitative study', Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice, 3, pp. E059, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OR9.0000000000000059

Willis AM; Smith SK; Meiser B; James PA; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Yanes T; Young MA, 2021, 'Influence of lived experience on risk perception among women who received a breast cancer polygenic risk score: ‘Another piece of the pie’', Journal of Genetic Counseling, 30, pp. 849 - 860, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1384

Smit AK; Bartley N; Best MC; Napier CE; Butow P; Newson AJ; Tucker K; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Jacobs C; Meiser B; Goldstein D; Savard J; Juraskova I, 2021, 'Family communication about genomic sequencing: A qualitative study with cancer patients and relatives', Patient Education and Counseling, 104, pp. 944 - 952, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2020.10.022

Bartley N; Napier CE; Butt Z; Schlub TE; Best MC; Biesecker BB; Ballinger ML; Butow P, 2021, 'Cancer Patient Experience of Uncertainty While Waiting for Genome Sequencing Results', Frontiers in Psychology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.647502

Kovac M; Woolley C; Ribi S; Blattmann C; Roth E; Morini M; Kovacova M; Ameline B; Kulozik A; Bielack S; Hartmann W; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Tomlinson I; Nathrath M; Heinimann K; Baumhoer D, 2021, 'Germline RET variants underlie a subset of paediatric osteosarcoma', Journal of Medical Genetics, 58, pp. 20 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jmedgenet-2019-106734

Ballinger ML; Thomas D, 2021, 'Heritable cancer risk in the genomic ERA', Pathology, 53, pp. S10 - S10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2021.05.038

Kaur S; Sikta N; Schafferhans A; Bordin N; Cowley M; Thomas D; Ballinger M; O’Donoghue S, 2021, 'Streamlined use of protein structures in variant analysis', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.09.10.459756

Heyer EE; Deveson IW; Wooi D; Selinger CI; Lyons RJ; Hayes VM; O’Toole SA; Ballinger ML; Gill D; Thomas DM; Mercer TR; Blackburn J; O'Toole S, 2020, 'Author Correction: Diagnosis of fusion genes using targeted RNA sequencing (Nature Communications, (2019), 10, 1, (1388), 10.1038/s41467-019-09374-9)', Nature Communications, 11, pp. 1810, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15697-9

Bartley N; Best M; Jacobs C; Juraskova I; Newson AJ; Savard J; Meiser B; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Biesecker B; Butow P, 2020, 'Cancer patients' views and understanding of genome sequencing: A qualitative study', Journal of Medical Genetics, 57, pp. 671 - 676, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jmedgenet-2019-106410

Davies G; Butow P; Napier CE; Bartley N; Juraskova I; Meiser B; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Schlub TE; Best MC, 2020, 'Advanced Cancer Patient Knowledge of and Attitudes towards Tumor Molecular Profiling', Translational Oncology, 13, pp. 100799, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tranon.2020.100799

Joshua AM; Prawira A; Thavaneswaran S; Cosman R; Lee CK; Sjoquist KM; Simes J; Thomas DM; Espinoza D; Sebastian L; Ballinger ML; Hague W; Chinchen S; Collignon E; Kansara M; Palacios T; Grady J; Barker H; Thornton K, 2020, 'A signal-seeking trial of olaparib and durvalumab in homologous repair-deficient tumors: A sub-study of the cancer molecular screening and therapeutics (MoST) program.', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 38, pp. 3073 - 3073, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.3073

Zaheed M; Tucker K; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM, 2020, 'Genotype and phenotype correlation of common cancer predisposition syndromes in sarcoma cases.', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 38, pp. 1524 - 1524, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.1524

Butow P; Davies G; Napier C; Thomas DM; Bartley N; Goldstein D; Ballinger ML; Juraskova I; Schlub TE; Tucker K; Meiser B; Young M-A, 2020, 'Return of results after somatic tumor mutation profiling in advanced cancer: Psychological impacts.', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 38, pp. 1541 - 1541, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.1541

Butow P; Butow P; Davies G; Napier CE; Schlub T; Best MC; Bartley N; Juraskova I; Meiser B; Ballinger ML; Biesecker B; Goldstein D; Thomas DM, 2020, 'Assessment of the Value of Tumor Variation Profiling Perceived by Patients with Cancer', JAMA Network Open, 3, pp. e204721, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.4721

Mirabello L; Zhu B; Koster R; Karlins E; Dean M; Yeager M; Gianferante M; Spector LG; Morton LM; Karyadi D; Robison LL; Armstrong GT; Bhatia S; Song L; Pankratz N; Pinheiro M; Gastier-Foster JM; Gorlick R; De Toledo SRC; Petrilli AS; Patino-Garcia A; Lecanda F; Gutierrez-Jimeno M; Serra M; Hattinger C; Picci P; Scotlandi K; Flanagan AM; Tirabosco R; Amary MF; Kurucu N; Ilhan IE; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Barkauskas DA; Mejia-Baltodano G; Valverde P; Hicks BD; Wang M; Hutchinson AA; Tucker M; Sampson J; Landi MT; Freedman ND; Gapstur S; Carter B; Hoover RN; Chanock SJ; Savage SA, 2020, 'Frequency of Pathogenic Germline Variants in Cancer-Susceptibility Genes in Patients with Osteosarcoma', JAMA Oncology, 6, pp. 724 - 734, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.0197

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