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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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lrr.2023.100393

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, 2023, '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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.16224

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

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

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

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, 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

Jeffreys SA; Powter B; Balakrishnar B; Mok K; Soon P; Franken A; Neubauer H; de Souza P; Becker TM, 2020, 'Endocrine Resistance in Breast Cancer: The Role of Estrogen Receptor Stability', Cells, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells9092077

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

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

Singh P; de Souza P; Scott KF; Hall BM; Verma ND; Becker TM; Toh JWT; Sajinovic M; Spring KJ, 2019, 'Biomarkers in immune checkpoint inhibition therapy for cancer patients: what is the role of lymphocyte subsets and PD1/PD-L1?', Translational Medicine Communications, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41231-019-0032-9

Ding PN; Ma YF; Roberts TJ; Chua W; Bray VJ; Lynch D; Burke D; Souza PD; Becker TM, 2018, 'Droplet Digital PCR Based Detection of EGFR Mutations in Advanced Lung Cancer Patient Liquid Biopsies: A Comparison of Circulating Tumour DNA Extraction Kits', Journal of Molecular Biomarkers & Diagnosis, 09, http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2155-9929.1000397

Po JW; Roohullah A; Lynch D; DeFazio A; Harrison M; Harnett PR; Kennedy C; de Souza P; Becker TM, 2018, 'Improved ovarian cancer EMT-CTC isolation by immunomagnetic targeting of epithelial EpCAM and mesenchymal N-cadherin', Journal of Circulating Biomarkers, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1849454418782617

Po JW; Roohullah A; Lynch D; DeFazio A; Harrison M; Harnett PR; Kennedy C; Kennedy C; De Souza P; Becker TM, 2018, 'Improved ovarian cancer EMT-CTC isolation by immunomagnetic targeting of epithelial EpCAM and mesenchymal N-cadherin', Journal of Circulating Biomarkers, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.33393/jcb.2018.2090

Brungs D; Lynch D; Luk AWS; Minaei E; Ranson M; Aghmesheh M; Vine KL; Carolan M; Jaber M; De Souza P; Becker TM, 2018, 'Cryopreservation for delayed circulating tumor cell isolation is a valid strategy for prognostic association of circulating tumor cells in gastroesophageal cancer', World Journal of Gastroenterology, 24, pp. 810 - 818, http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v24.i7.810

Pang T; Xu Z; Pothula S; Yang MH; Becker T; Goldstein D; Heeschen C; Pirola R; Wilson J; Apte MV, 2018, '517 - World-First Identification of Circulating Pancreatic Stellate Cells in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer', Gastroenterology, 154, pp. S - 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(18)30816-3

Ding PN; Roberts TL; Chua W; Becker TM; Descallar J; Yip PY; Bray V, 2017, 'Clinical outcomes in patients with advanced epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated non-small-cell lung cancer in South Western Sydney Local Health District', Internal Medicine Journal, 47, pp. 1405 - 1411, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.13555

Pang TCY; Xu Z; Pothula S; Becker T; Goldstein D; Pirola RC; Wilson JS; Apte MV, 2017, 'Circulating pancreatic stellate (stromal) cells in pancreatic cancer-a fertile area for novel research', Carcinogenesis, 38, pp. 588 - 591, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/carcin/bgx030

Luk AWS; Ma Y; Ding PN; Young FP; Chua W; Balakrishnar B; Dransfield DT; De Souza P; Becker TM, 2017, 'CTC-mRNA (AR-V7) analysis from blood samples—impact of blood collection tube and storage time', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms18051047

Brungs D; Chen J; Aghmesheh M; Vine KL; Becker TM; Carolan MG; Ranson M, 2017, 'The urokinase plasminogen activation system in gastroesophageal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Oncotarget, 8, pp. 23099 - 23109, http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.15485

Ma Y; Luk A; Young FP; Lynch D; Chua W; Balakrishnar B; de Souza P; Becker TM, 2016, 'Droplet digital PCR based androgen receptor variant 7 (AR-V7) detection from prostate cancer patient blood biopsies', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms17081264

Brungs D; Aghmesheh M; Vine KL; Becker TM; Carolan MG; Ranson M, 2016, 'Gastric cancer stem cells: evidence, potential markers, and clinical implications', Journal of Gastroenterology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00535-015-1125-5


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