By Conjoint Professor Tracey OBrien

Book Chapters

Ko KH; Nordon R; O Brien TA; Symonds G; Dolnikov A, 2017, 'Ex vivo expansion of hematopoietic stem cells to improve engraftment in stem cell transplantation', in Methods in Molecular Biology, pp. 301 - 311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6603-5_19

Dolnikov A; O'Brien TA; Xu N; Shen S; Klamer G, 2014, 'Strategies to improve immune reconstitution after haematopoeitic stem cell transplantation.', in Rahman A; Anjum S (ed.), Frontiers in Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research, vol. 1, Bentham Science, pp. 30 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/97816080599421150101

Anazodo AC; O'Brien TA, 2012, 'Cancer', in 9780702042928

Samuel G; Kerridge I; O’Brien T, 2011, 'Ethical Issues Surrounding Umbilical Cord Blood Donation and Banking', in Bhattacharya N; Stubblefield P (ed.), Regenerative Medicine Using Pregnancy-Specific Biological Substances, Springer Nature, pp. 443 - 452, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-718-9_40

Ko K; Nordon R; O Brien T; Symonds G; Dolnikov A, 2011, 'Ex Vivo Expansion of Haematopoietic Stem Cells to Improve Engraftment in Stem Cell Transplantation', in Humana Press (ed.), Cell Cycle Synchronization, Springer, New York, pp. 249 - 260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-182-6_17

Zwi KJ; Woolfenden SR; Wheeler DM; O'Brien TA; Tait P; Williams KW, 2003, 'School-based education programmes for the prevention of child sexual abuse', in Zwi K (ed.), , John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd004380

Journal articles

Renzaho AMN; Challam S; Hartcher N; Smith M; Elhelw S; Jayakody A; McGill S; O'Brien TA, 2026, 'Co-Designing Culturally Tailored Bowel, Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Interventions With Migrant Communities: Towards Closing the Migration-Related Cancer-Equity Gap in New South Wales, Australia', Health Expectations, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hex.70805

Gerritsen S; Howell M; Chen W; Mistry C; Walker P; Haywood P; Horn C; Howard K; Scott N; Warner-Smith M; McGill S; O'Brien T, 2026, 'Nurse-led virtual triage is cost effective for bowel cancer screening referrals for colonoscopy: An economic evaluation of direct access colonoscopy in New South Wales', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2026.100330

Maynard P; Scott N; Dubois S; Sugden C; Furestad E; McGill S; O’Brien TA, 2026, 'Ultraviolet arrows signal immediate, ever-present danger: development and evaluation of a skin cancer prevention campaign to improve young adults’ sun protection in Australia', Public Health Research and Practice, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/PU25111

Chan L; Miller N; Rickards S; Murray D; Hearnshaw G; Cheng Y; Roddis T; Eglentals AJ; Furestad E; Warner-Smith M; O'Brien T, 2026, ''Every Vape is a Hit to your Health': evaluation of an anti-vaping campaign in New South Wales, Australia', TOBACCO CONTROL, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tc-2025-059887

Hunter JD; Hetherington K; McGillycuddy M; Wakefield CE; Tucker KM; O’Brien TA; McGill BC; Fuentes-Bolanos NA; Bhatia K; Padhye B; Grant A; Barlow-Stewart K; Warby M; Courtney EK; Peate M, 2026, '“I don’t think I even thought of myself” A mixed-methods study of family experiences of trio germline whole genome sequencing in newly diagnosed childhood cancer', British Journal of Cancer, 134, pp. 1336 - 1351, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41416-026-03354-9

Gerritsen S; Dimopoulos-Bick T; Limakatso K; Czerniec B; Horn C; Scott N; Warner-Smith M; McGill S; Levesque JF; O’Brien T, 2026, 'General practitioners’ perspectives on Direct Access Colonoscopy services in New South Wales: a mixed-methods study using implementation science to improve a value-based healthcare initiative', Public Health Research and Practice, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/PU25032

Mazariego C; Williamson K; McCarthy K; Gazzard A; Stuart K; Leon S; Taylor N; Rushton S; O’Brien T, 2026, 'Driving statewide digital transformation in oncology care: a change management case study using ADKAR methodology for the implementation of patient-reported outcomes in cancer clinical care', Jbi Evidence Implementation, Publish Ahead of Print, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/XEB.0000000000000559

You H; Creighton N; Walton RJ; Lord SJ; Smith AL; Kiely BE; Roder DM; Rushton S; O'Brien TA, 2026, 'Estimating the number of people living with metastatic breast cancer: a population-based retrospective cohort study using linked health data', Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2025.101786

Walton R; Dunn D; Warner-Smith M; Mistry C; Ren K; Roder D; O'Brien T, 2026, 'Measuring Breast Density at Scale With AI: Insights From BreastScreen NSW', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1754-9485.70146

Mistry C; Walton R; Warner-Smith M; Ren K; Roder D; Morley B; O’Brien T, 2026, 'Assessing the Effect of Breast Density on Screening Performance in a Population‐Based Program', The Breast Journal, 2026, pp. 9750357, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/tbj/9750357

Stapleton B; Lawrance S; Perry P; Daveson B; Roder D; Rushton S; O'Brien T, 2026, 'Evaluating the use of new and advanced technologies in a population-based cancer registry.', Health Inf Manag, 55, pp. 148 - 158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/18333583251370057

Tegg A; Curtis J; O'Brien T; Burgess P; Biles B; McMillan F; Sara G, 2025, 'Cardiovascular and all-cause mortality following acute coronary syndromes in mental health service users.', General Hospital Psychiatry, 97, pp. 246 - 252, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2025.11.001

Mazariego C; Williamson K; Leon S; McCarthy K; Stuart K; Gazzard A; Arnold A; Delaney G; Girgis A; Rushton S; O'Brien T, 2025, 'Statewide integration of electronic patient-reported outcome measures into routine oncology care: a mixed-methods implementation study', Eclinicalmedicine, 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103547

Body A; Lal L; Downie P; Anazodo A; O’Brien T; Padhye B; Fuentes-Bolanos N; Srihari S; Ahern ES; Haber M; Smith C; Lineburg K; Turville S; Naing Z; Rawlinson W; Buttery J; Raina MacIntyre C; Milch V; Segelov E, 2025, 'Immune Response to COVID-19 Vaccination in Children With Cancer', Pediatrics, 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2024-070209

Banham D; Roder D; Nguyen AM; Stone E; Rushton S; O’Brien T, 2025, 'Sociodemographic and Health-Service Precursors of Local-Stage Lung Cancer Diagnosis: A Population-Based Study in New South Wales, Australia', Cancers, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers17111791

Nguyen R; Safri F; Sharma A; Howell J; Roberts SK; Strasser SI; Zekry A; Wigg A; Adams LA; Wallace M; Ahlenstiel G; Feletto E; Canfell K; O'Brien T; George J; Qiao L, 2025, 'Clinical Need and Research Investment for Liver Cancer in Australia', Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajco.70055

Mercado G; Tupanceski I; Scott N; Woolley N; Jayakody A; Reakes K; McGill S; O'Brien T, 2025, 'Effectiveness of cross-sector collaboration in strategy implementation and impact: Evaluation of the NSW Skin Cancer Prevention Strategy 2016–2022', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.934

Banham D; Roder D; Stone E; Quayle S; Rushton S; O’Brien T, 2024, 'Demographic, health and socioeconomic characteristics related to lung cancer diagnosis: a population analysis in New South Wales, Australia', Discover Social Science and Health, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s44155-024-00095-z

Sugden C; Dubois S; Maynard P; Scott N; Le Clerc A; Clarke M; McGill S; O'Brien T, 2024, 'UV arrows descend from above: lessons from a mass media campaign to improve sun protection behaviours among young adults.', Public Health Research & Practice, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.17061/phrp3422416

Shingleton JV; Stapleton BW; Kelly AP; Ward RL; Lean CL; Rushton SA; O'Brien TA, 2024, 'eviQ Cancer Treatments Online: Providing evidence-based information to improve cancer patient outcomes', Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 20, pp. 491 - 496, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajco.14067

Labani M; Beheshti A; O’Brien TA, 2024, 'GENet: A Graph-Based Model Leveraging Histone Marks and Transcription Factors for Enhanced Gene Expression Prediction', Genes, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genes15070938

Li M; Sara G; Roder D; O'Brien TA, 2024, 'Mental Health Service Contact Following Cancer Diagnosis and Associations with Cancer Mortality: Results from a Linked Population-Based Study of Adolescents and Young Adults in New South Wales', Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 13, pp. 481 - 491, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jayao.2023.0127

Warner-Smith M; Ren K; Mistry C; Walton R; Roder D; Bhola N; McGill S; O'Brien TA, 2024, 'Protocol for evaluating the fitness for purpose of an artificial intelligence product for radiology reporting in the BreastScreen New South Wales breast cancer screening programme', BMJ Open, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082350

Sara G; Hamer J; Gould P; Curtis J; Ramanuj P; O'brien TA; Burgess P, 2024, 'Greater need but reduced access: a population study of planned and elective surgery rates in adult mental health service users', Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2045796024000131

McKay F; Chan L; Cerio R; Rickards S; Hastings P; Reakes K; O'Brien T; Dunn M, 2024, 'Assessing the Quality and Behavior Change Potential of Vaping Cessation Apps: Systematic Search and Assessment', Jmir Mhealth and Uhealth, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/55177

Morrell S; Roder D; Currow D; Engel A; Hovey E; Lewis CR; Liauw W; Martin JM; Patel M; Thompson SR; O’Brien T, 2024, 'Estimated incidence of disruptions to event-free survival from non-metastatic cancers in New South Wales, Australia - a population-wide epidemiological study of linked cancer registry and treatment data', Frontiers in Oncology, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2024.1338754

Roder D; Banham D; George J; Rushton S; O’Brien T, 2023, 'Demographic, health, and prognostic characteristics of Australians with liver cancer: a cohort study of linked data in New South Wales for informing cancer control', BMC Public Health, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16809-y

McErlean G; Bajel A; Bhattacharyya A; Brown N; De Abreu Lourenco R; Greenwood M; Kerridge I; Kim N; Kliman D; Maneze D; O'Brien T; Szer J; Twist I, 2023, 'If we do not count it, it does not count: ethnicity in allogeneic haemopoietic stem cell transplant in Australia', Internal Medicine Journal, 53, pp. 2155 - 2158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.16232

McGill BC; Wakefield CE; Tucker KM; Daly RA; Donoghoe MW; Vetsch J; Warby M; Fuentes-Bolanos NA; Barlow-Stewart K; Kirk J; Courtney E; O’Brien TA; Marshall GM; Pinese M; Cowley MJ; Tyrrell V; Deyell RJ; Ziegler DS; Hetherington K, 2023, 'Parents’ expectations, preferences, and recall of germline findings in a childhood cancer precision medicine trial', Cancer, 129, pp. 3620 - 3632, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cncr.34917

Wakefield CE; Hetherington K; Robertson EG; Donoghoe MW; Hunter JD; Vetsch J; Marron JM; Tucker KM; Marshall GM; Broom A; Haber M; Tyrrell V; Malkin D; Lau L; Mateos MK; O’Brien TA; Ziegler DS, 2023, 'Hopes, concerns, satisfaction and regret in a precision medicine trial for childhood cancer: a mixed-methods study of parent and patient perspectives', British Journal of Cancer, 129, pp. 1634 - 1644, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41416-023-02429-1

Subramanian S; Thoms JAI; Huang Y; Cornejo-Páramo P; Koch FC; Jacquelin S; Shen S; Song E; Joshi S; Brownlee C; Woll PS; Chacon-Fajardo D; Beck D; Curtis DJ; Yehson K; Antonenas V; O'Brien T; Trickett A; Powell JA; Lewis ID; Pitson SM; Gandhi MK; Lane SW; Vafaee F; Wong ES; Göttgens B; Alinejad-Rokny H; Wong JWH; Pimanda JE, 2023, 'Genome-wide transcription factor–binding maps reveal cell-specific changes in the regulatory architecture of human HSPCs', Blood, 142, pp. 1448 - 1462, http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood.2023021120

Daly R; Hetherington K; Hazell E; Wadling BR; Tyrrell V; Tucker KM; Marshall GM; Ziegler DS; Lau LMS; Trahair TN; O’Brien TA; Collins K; Gifford AJ; Haber M; Pinese M; Malkin D; Cowley MJ; Karpelowsky J; Drew D; Jacobs C; Wakefield CE, 2023, 'Precision Medicine Is Changing the Roles of Healthcare Professionals, Scientists, and Research Staff: Learnings from a Childhood Cancer Precision Medicine Trial', Journal of Personalized Medicine, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm13071033

Coutsouvelis J; Kirkpatrick CM; Dooley M; Spencer A; Kennedy G; Chau M; Huang G; Doocey R; Copeland TS; Do L; Bardy P; Kerridge I; Cole T; Fraser C; Perera T; Larsen SR; Mason K; O'Brien TA; Shaw PJ; Teague L; Butler A; Watson AM; Ramachandran S; Marsh J; Khan Z; Hamad N, 2023, 'Incidence of Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome/Veno-Occlusive Disease and Treatment with Defibrotide in Allogeneic Transplantation: A Multicenter Australasian Registry Study', Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, 29, pp. 383 - 383.e10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtct.2023.03.014

Fuentes Bolanos NA; Padhye B; Daley M; Hunter J; Hetherington K; Warby M; Courtney E; Kirk J; Josephi-Taylor S; Chen Y; Alvaro F; Barlow-Stewart K; Wong-Erasmus M; Barahona P; Ajuyah P; Altekoester AK; Tyrrell VJ; Lau LMS; Wakefield C; Sylvester D; Tucker K; Pinese M; Dalla Pozza L; O'Brien TA, 2023, 'Protocol for a comprehensive prospective cohort study of trio-based whole-genome sequencing for underlying cancer predisposition in paediatric and adolescent patients newly diagnosed with cancer: The PREDICT study', BMJ Open, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070082

Rosser SPA; Lee S; Kohli S; Keogh SJ; Chung J; O'Brien T; Fraser C; McLachlan AJ; Shaw PJ; Nath CE, 2023, 'Evaluation of treosulfan cumulative exposure in paediatric patients through population pharmacokinetics and dosing simulations', British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 89, pp. 1413 - 1424, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bcp.15599

Othman J; Aarons D; Bajel A; Butler J; Doocey R; O'Brien T; Purtill D; Smith L; Wilcox L; Hamad N, 2023, 'Allogeneic haemopoietic cell transplant services in Australia and New Zealand in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a report from Australia and New Zealand transplant and cellular therapies', Internal Medicine Journal, 53, pp. 323 - 329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.15886

Perram J; Purtill D; Bajel A; Butler J; O'Brien T; Teh B; Gilroy N; Ho PJ; Doocey R; Hills T; Perera T; Douglas G; Ramachandran S; Chee L; Trotman J; Weinkove R; Keogh S; Fraser C; Cochrane T; Watson AM; Diamond P; Latimer M; Irving I; Blyth E; Cheah C; Cole T; Milliken S; Yang H; Greenwood M; Bardy P; Kennedy G; Larsen S; Conyers R; Hamad N, 2023, 'Australia and New Zealand Transplant and Cellular Therapies (ANZTCT) position statement: COVID-19 management in patients with haemopoietic stem cell transplant and chimeric antigen receptor T cell', Internal Medicine Journal, 53, pp. 119 - 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.15978

Body A; Ahern E; Lal L; Gillett K; Abdulla H; Opat S; O’Brien T; Downie P; Turville S; Munier CML; Smith C; MacIntyre CR; Segelov E; OBrien T, 2022, 'Protocol for SARS-CoV-2 post-vaccine surveillance study in Australian adults and children with cancer: an observational study of safety and serological and immunological response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination (SerOzNET)', BMC Infectious Diseases, 22, pp. 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-07019-1

Westbrook JI; Li L; Raban MZ; Mumford V; Badgery-Parker T; Gates P; Fitzpatrick E; Merchant A; Woods A; Baysari M; McCullagh C; Day R; Gazarian M; Dickinson M; Seaman K; Dalla-Pozza L; Ambler G; Barclay P; Gardo A; O’Brien T; Barbaric D; White L; OBrien T, 2022, 'Short- and long-term effects of an electronic medication management system on paediatric prescribing errors', Npj Digital Medicine, 5, pp. 179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41746-022-00739-x

Cancarevic I; Ghallab M; Idrees Z; O'Brien T; Compas F, 2022, 'Abstract 14471: Cardiac Sarcoidosis Presenting With Hiccups - A Case Report', Circulation, 146, pp. a14471 - a14471, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/circ.146.suppl_1.14471

Smith J; Braithwaite J; O’Brien TA; Smith S; Tyrrell VJ; Mould EVA; Long JC; Rapport F, 2022, 'The Voices of Stakeholders Involved in Precision Medicine: The Co-Design and Evaluation of Qualitative Indicators of Intervention Acceptability, Fidelity and Context in PRecISion Medicine for Children With Cancer in Australia', Qualitative Health Research, 32, pp. 1865 - 1880, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10497323221120501

Iqbal S; Nassar M; Kondaveeti R; O'Brien T; Siddiqui RS; Lopez R, 2022, 'Massive Hemoptysis in Previously Treated Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Case Series', Cureus, 14, pp. e27882, http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.27882

Lawson R; Staatz CE; Fraser CJ; Ramachandran S; Teague L; Mitchell R; O'Brien T; Hennig S, 2022, 'Population pharmacokinetic model for once-daily intravenous busulfan in pediatric subjects describing time-associated clearance', Cpt Pharmacometrics and Systems Pharmacology, 11, pp. 1002 - 1017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/psp4.12809

Hunter JD; Robertson EG; Hetherington K; Ziegler DS; Marshall GM; Kirk J; Marron JM; Denburg AE; Barlow-Stewart K; Warby M; Tucker KM; Lee BM; O’Brien TA; Wakefield CE; OBrien T, 2022, 'What’s in a Name? Parents’ and Healthcare Professionals’ Preferred Terminology for Pathogenic Variants in Childhood Cancer Predisposition Genes', Journal of Personalized Medicine, 12, pp. 1327, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm12081327

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