By Dr Therese Maria Becker

Book Chapters

Po JW; Ma Y; Balakrishnar B; Brungs D; Azimi F; Cooper A; Saricilar E; Murthy V; de Souza P; Becker TM, 2021, 'PD-L1 Detection on Circulating Melanoma Cells', in Melanoma: Methods and Protocols, pp. 223 - 233, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1205-7_17

Po JW; Ma Y; Luk AWS; Lynch D; Balakrishnar B; Brungs D; Azimi F; Cooper A; Saricilar E; Murthy V; de Souza P; Becker TM, 2021, 'Single-Cell Analysis of BRAF^V600E and NRAS^Q61R Mutation Status in Melanoma Cell Lines as Method Generation for Circulating Melanoma Cells', in Melanoma: Methods and Protocols, pp. 277 - 286, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1205-7_21

Po JW; Lynch D; de Souza P; Becker TM, 2016, 'Importance and Detection of Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) Phenotype in CTCs', in Xu K (ed.), TUMOR METASTASIS, INTECH EUROPE, pp. 241 - 256, http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/64342

Becker T; Haferkamp S, 2013, 'Molecular Mechanisms of Cellular Senescence', in Senescence and Senescence-Related Disorders, InTech, http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/54120

Rizos H; Becker T; Holland E, 2003, 'Cell cycle regulation in the melanocyte', in Textbook of Melanoma, CRC Press, pp. 13 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b14732-3

Becker TM; Rizos H, 2003, 'Regulation of Cellular Senescence by the Retinoblastoma Pathway', in Aging of Cells in and Outside the Body, Springer Netherlands, pp. 151 - 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0669-8_9

Journal articles

Lock JG; Mann TJ; Zheng Y; Khan T; Neumann D; James A; Becker T; Roberts T, 2024, 'Abstract A031: Harnessing the potential of circulating tumour cells for precision diagnostics via multiplexed imaging of the levels and subcellular localizations of over 50 cell identity, state and signaling markers per cell', Clinical Cancer Research, 30, pp. A031 - A031, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1557-3265.liqbiop24-a031

Hirani R; Ross B; Ma Y; Irish K; Chamberlain J; Becker T; Smalley A; Irving H; Irving DO, 2024, 'The incidence of donor white blood cell survival (transfusion-associated microchimerism) in Australian pediatric patients', Transfusion, 64, pp. 1830 - 1840, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/trf.18010

Chan WY; Chua W; Wilkinson K; Epitakaduwa C; Mandaliya H; Descallar J; Roberts TL; Becker TM; Ng W; Lee CS; Lim SHS, 2024, 'The Prognostic and Predictive Utility of CDX2 in Colorectal Cancer', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms25168673

Nindra U; Lin P; Becker T; Roberts TL; Chua W, 2024, 'Current state of theranostics in metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 68, pp. 412 - 420, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1754-9485.13658

Lea V; Lim SH-S; Chua W; Ng WL; Wang B; Wilkinson KJ; Farzin M; Habashy P; Roberts T; Becker T; Lee CS, 2024, 'Incidence and potential prognostic implications of fibroblast growth factor receptor gene alterations and coexisting mutations in colorectal cancer.', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 42, pp. e15558 - e15558, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.e15558

Ho V; Chung L; Wilkinson K; Ma Y; Rutland T; Lea V; Lim SH; Abubakar A; Ng W; Lee M; Roberts TL; Becker TM; Mackenzie S; Chua W; Lee CS, 2024, 'Microsatellite Instability Testing and Prognostic Implications in Colorectal Cancer', Cancers, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers16112005

Nindra U; Pal A; Bray V; Yip PY; Tognela A; Roberts TL; Becker TM; Williamson J; Farzin M; Li JJ; Lea V; Hagelamin A; Ng W; Wang B; Lee CS; Chua W, 2024, 'Utility of multigene panel next-generation sequencing in routine clinical practice for identifying genomic alterations in newly diagnosed metastatic nonsmall cell lung cancer', Internal Medicine Journal, 54, pp. 596 - 601, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.16224

El-Kamand S; Quinn JMW; Sareen H; Becker TM; Wong-Erasmus M; Cowley MJ, 2024, 'CRUX, a platform for visualising, exploring and analysing cancer genome cohort data', NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nargab/lqae003

Habashy P; Lea V; Wilkinson K; Wang B; Wu XJ; Roberts TL; Ng W; Rutland T; Po JW; Becker T; Descallar J; Lee M; Mackenzie S; Gupta R; Cooper W; Lim S; Chua W; Lee CS, 2023, 'KRAS and BRAF Mutation Rates and Survival Outcomes in Colorectal Cancer in an Ethnically Diverse Patient Cohort', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms242417509

Grebstad Tune B; Sareen H; Powter B; Kahana-Edwin S; Cooper A; Koh ES; Lee CS; Po JW; McCowage G; Dexter M; Cain L; O’Neill G; Prior V; Karpelowsky J; Tsoli M; Baumbusch LO; Ziegler D; Roberts TL; DeSouza P; Becker TM; Ma Y, 2023, 'From Pediatric to Adult Brain Cancer: Exploring Histone H3 Mutations in Australian Brain Cancer Patients', Biomedicines, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11112907

Davoudi F; Moradi A; Becker TM; Lock JG; Abbey B; Fontanarosa D; Haworth A; Clements J; Ecker RC; Batra J, 2023, 'Genomic and Phenotypic Biomarkers for Precision Medicine Guidance in Advanced Prostate Cancer', Current Treatment Options in Oncology, 24, pp. 1451 - 1471, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11864-023-01121-z

Nindra U; Pal A; Lea V; Lim SHS; Wilkinson K; Asghari R; Roberts TL; Becker TM; Farzin M; Rutland T; Lee M; MacKenzie S; Ng W; Wang B; Soon Lee C; Chua W, 2023, 'Multigene panel next generation sequencing in metastatic colorectal cancer in an Australian population', PLoS ONE, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292087

Marivel AMJ; Ma Y; Becker TM; Verma A; Trieu S; Roberts TL; Ling SCW, 2023, 'The use of cell free DNA (cfDNA) for mutational screening of multiple myeloma', Leukemia Research Reports, 20, pp. 100393, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lrr.2023.100393

Khan T; Lock JG; Ma Y; Harman DG; de Souza P; Chua W; Balakrishnar B; Scott KF; Becker TM, 2022, 'Choice of antibody is critical for specific and sensitive detection of androgen receptor splice variant-7 in circulating tumor cells', Scientific Reports, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20079-w

Tincknell G; Naveed A; Nankervis J; Mukhtiar A; Piper AK; Becker TM; Chantrill L; Aghmesheh M; Vine KL; Ranson M; Brungs D, 2022, 'HER2-Positive Gastroesophageal Cancers Are Associated with a Higher Risk of Brain Metastasis', Cancers, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers14235754

Woodford R; Brungs D; Leighton C; Grimison P; Sjoquist KM; Becker T; Robinson S; Gebski V; Wilson K; Chantrill L; Aghmesheh M, 2022, 'Combination chemotherapy with NAB^®-paclitaxel and capecitabine for patients with advanced biliary tract cancer (NAP-CAPABIL Pilot Study)', Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 18, pp. e220 - e226, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajco.13599

, 2022, 'Towards Diagnostic ctDNA Testing in Multiple Myeloma: How does Automated Magnetic Bead-Based Cell-Free DNA Extraction Compare to the Leading Silica Membrane-Based Manual Extraction?', Biomarkers and Applications, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.29011/2576-9588.100043

Sareen H; Ma Y; Becker TM; Roberts TL; de Souza P; Powter B, 2022, 'Molecular Biomarkers in Glioblastoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', International journal of molecular sciences, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms23168835

Khan T; Becker TM; Po JW; Chua W; Ma Y, 2022, 'Single-Circulating Tumor Cell Whole Genome Amplification to Unravel Cancer Heterogeneity and Actionable Biomarkers', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms23158386

Jeffreys SA; Becker TM; Khan S; Soon P; Neubauer H; de Souza P; Powter B, 2022, 'Prognostic and Predictive Value of CCND1/Cyclin D1 Amplification in Breast Cancer With a Focus on Postmenopausal Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Frontiers in Endocrinology, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2022.895729

Fatima S; Ma Y; Safrachi A; Haider S; Spring KJ; Vafaee F; Scott KF; Roberts TL; Becker TM; de Souza P, 2022, 'Harnessing Liquid Biopsies to Guide Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy', Cancers, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers14071669

Yeap I; Becker T; Azimi F; Kernohan M, 2022, 'The management of hereditary melanoma, FAMMM syndrome and germline CDKN2A mutations: a narrative review', Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 5, pp. 12 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.34239/ajops.v5n2.324

Khan T; Becker TM; Scott KF; Descallar J; de Souza P; Chua W; Ma Y, 2022, 'Prognostic and Predictive Value of Liquid Biopsy-Derived Androgen Receptor Variant 7 (AR-V7) in Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Frontiers in Oncology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2022.868031

Young FP; Becker TM; Nimir M; Opperman T; Chua W; Balakrishnar B; de Souza P; Ma Y, 2022, 'Biomarkers of Castrate Resistance in Prostate Cancer: Androgen Receptor Amplification and T877A Mutation Detection by Multiplex Droplet Digital PCR', Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11010257

Wilkinson K; Ng W; Roberts TL; Becker TM; Lim SHS; Chua W; Lee CS, 2021, 'Tumour immune microenvironment biomarkers predicting cytotoxic chemotherapy efficacy in colorectal cancer', Journal of Clinical Pathology, 74, pp. 625 - 634, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jclinpath-2020-207309

Tincknell G; Piper AK; Aghmesheh M; Becker T; Vine KL; Brungs D; Ranson M, 2021, 'Experimental and clinical evidence supports the use of urokinase plasminogen activation system components as clinically relevant biomarkers in gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma', Cancers, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers13164097

Garrett C; Becker TM; Lynch D; Po J; Xuan W; Scott KF; De Souza P, 2021, 'Comparison of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and prognostic nutritional index with other clinical and molecular biomarkers for prediction of glioblastoma multiforme outcome', PLoS ONE, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252614

Pang TCY; Xu Z; Mekapogu AR; Pothula S; Becker T; Corley S; Wilkins MR; Goldstein D; Pirola R; Wilson J; Apte M, 2021, 'Hgf/c-met inhibition as adjuvant therapy improves outcomes in an orthotopic mouse model of pancreatic cancer', Cancers, 13, pp. 2763, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers13112763

Powter B; Jeffreys SA; Sareen H; Cooper A; Brungs D; Po J; Roberts T; Koh ES; Scott KF; Sajinovic M; Vessey JY; de Souza P; Becker TM, 2021, 'Human TERT promoter mutations as a prognostic biomarker in glioma', Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, 147, pp. 1007 - 1017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00432-021-03536-3

Ding PN; Roberts TL; Chua W; Becker TM; Caixeiro N; de Souza P; Gao B; Lee CK; Itchins M; Westman H; Clarke S; Blinman P; Kao S; John T; Leal JL; Bray VJ, 2021, 'Plasma pre-treatment T790M relative allelic frequency in patients with advanced EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer predicts treatment response to subsequent-line osimertinib', Translational Lung Cancer Research, 10, pp. 1623 - 1634, http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/tlcr-20-1125

Adam T; Becker TM; Chua W; Bray V; Roberts TL, 2021, 'The multiple potential biomarkers for predicting immunotherapy response-finding the needle in the haystack', Cancers, 13, pp. 1 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers13020277

Pang TCY; Po JW; Becker TM; Goldstein D; Pirola RC; Wilson JS; Apte MV, 2021, 'Circulating tumour cells in pancreatic cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinicopathological implications', Pancreatology, 21, pp. 103 - 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pan.2020.11.022

Brungs D; Minaei E; Piper AK; Perry J; Splitt A; Carolan M; Ryan S; Wu XJ; Corde S; Tehei M; Aghmesheh M; Vine KL; Becker TM; Ranson M, 2020, 'Establishment of novel long-term cultures from EpCAM positive and negative circulating tumour cells from patients with metastatic gastroesophageal cancer', Scientific Reports, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-57164-6

Pang TCY; Xu Z; Mekapogu AR; Pothula S; Becker TM; Goldstein D; Pirola RC; Wilson JS; Apte MV, 2020, 'An Orthotopic Resectional Mouse Model of Pancreatic Cancer', Journal of Visualized Experiments, http://dx.doi.org/10.3791/61726-v

Pang TCY; Xu Z; Mekapogu AR; Pothula S; Becker TM; Goldstein D; Pirola RC; Wilson JS; Apte MV, 2020, 'An orthotopic resectional mouse model of pancreatic cancer', Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2020, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3791/61726

Jeffreys SA; Powter B; Balakrishnar B; Mok K; Soon P; Franken A; Neubauer H; Souza PD; Becker TM, 2020, 'Endocrine resistance in breast cancer: The role of estrogen receptor stability', Cells, 9, pp. 1 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells9092077

Sareen H; Garrett C; Lynch D; Powter B; Brungs D; Cooper A; Po J; Koh ES; Vessey JY; McKechnie S; Bazina R; Sheridan M; van Gelder J; Darwish B; Jaeger M; Roberts TL; De Souza P; Becker TM, 2020, 'The role of liquid biopsies in detecting molecular tumor biomarkers in brain cancer patients', Cancers, 12, pp. 1 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers12071831

Lynch D; Powter B; Po JW; Cooper A; Garrett C; Koh ES; Sheridan M; van Gelder J; Darwish B; Mckechnie S; Bazina R; Jaeger M; Roberts TL; de Souza P; Becker TM, 2020, 'Isolation of circulating tumor cells from glioblastoma patients by direct immunomagnetic targeting', Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10093338

Khan T; Scott KF; Becker TM; Lock J; Nimir M; Ma Y; De Souza P, 2020, 'The Prospect of Identifying Resistance Mechanisms for Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer Using Circulating Tumor Cells: Is Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition a Key Player?', Prostate Cancer, 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7938280

Ding PN; Becker T; Bray V; Chua W; Ma Y; Xu B; Lynch D; de Souza P; Roberts T, 2019, 'Plasma next generation sequencing and droplet digital PCR-based detection of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations in patients with advanced lung cancer treated with subsequent-line osimertinib', Thoracic Cancer, 10, pp. 1879 - 1884, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1759-7714.13154

Brungs D; Lochhead A; Iyer A; Illemann M; Colligan P; Hirst NG; Splitt A; Liauw W; Vine KL; Pathmanandavel S; Carolan M; Becker TM; Aghmesheh M; Ranson M, 2019, 'Expression of cancer stem cell markers is prognostic in metastatic gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma', Pathology, 51, pp. 474 - 480, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2019.03.009

Ding PN; Becker TM; Bray VJ; Chua W; Ma YF; Lynch D; Po J; Luk AWS; Caixeiro N; de Souza P; Roberts TL, 2019, 'The predictive and prognostic significance of liquid biopsy in advanced epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated non-small cell lung cancer: A prospective study', Lung Cancer, 134, pp. 187 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lungcan.2019.06.021

Nimir M; Ma Y; Jeffreys SA; Opperman T; Young F; Khan T; Ding P; Chua W; Balakrishnar B; Cooper A; Souza PD; Becker TM, 2019, 'Detection of AR-v7 in liquid biopsies of castrate resistant prostate cancer patients: A comparison of AR-v7 analysis in circulating tumor cells, circulating tumor RNA and exosomes', Cells, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells8070688

Po JW; Ma Y; Balakrishna B; Brungs D; Azimi F; De Souza P; Becker TM, 2019, 'Immunomagnetic isolation of circulating melanoma cells and detection of PD-L1 status', PLoS ONE, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211866

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