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Journal articles
2016, 'Patterns of care for patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma: experience from Australian sarcoma services.', Clin Sarcoma Res, 6, pp. 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13569-016-0052-4
,2015, 'Ask, speak up, and be proactive: Empowering patient infection control to prevent health care-acquired infections', American Journal of Infection Control, 43, pp. 447 - 453, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2015.01.007
,2015, 'Current clinical regulation of PI3K/PTEN/Akt/mTOR signalling in treatment of human cancer', Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, 141, pp. 671 - 689, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00432-014-1803-3
,2015, 'A nitinol "u-clip" versus sutured arteriovenous anastomosis: Local tissue response and intimal hyperplasia development in a sheep model', European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 49, pp. 344 - 352, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2014.12.025
,2015, 'The Potential of panHER Inhibition in Cancer', Frontiers in Oncology, 5, pp. 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2015.00002
,2015, 'A Nitinol “U-Clip” versus Sutured Arteriovenous Anastomosis: Local Tissue Response and Intimal Hyperplasia Development in a Sheep Model', Journal of Vascular Surgery, 61, pp. 839 - 839, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2015.01.014
,2014, 'Impact of STAT3 inhibition on survival of osteosarcoma cell lines', Anticancer Research, 34, pp. 6537 - 6545
,2014, 'A Case-Control Study of the Role of Human Papillomavirus in Oesophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Australia', Journal of Oncology, 2014, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/236482
,2013, 'Uncovering a key to the process of metastasis in human cancers: A review of critical regulators of anoikis', Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, 139, pp. 1795 - 1805, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00432-013-1482-5
,2013, 'The Aetiological Role of Human Papillomavirus in Oesophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis', PLoS ONE, 8, pp. e69238 - e69238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069238
,2013, 'S3I-201, a novel STAT3 inhibitor, inhibits growth of human soft tissue sarcoma cell lines', World Journal of Cancer Research, http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/wjcr.2013.1005
,2013, 'Targeted therapy in soft tissue sarcoma-A novel direction in therapeutics', Chinese Clinical Oncology, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.3978/j.issn.2304-3865.2013.08.01
,2013, 'Role of human papillomaviruses in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.', Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 9, pp. 12 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-7563.2012.01555.x
,2013, 'The relationship between human papillomavirus and oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in China – a review of the evidence', Adv Infect Dis, 3, pp. 17 - 34
,2012, 'Adjunctive Ultrasonography to Minimize Iodinated Contrast Administration During Carotid Artery Stenting: A Randomized Trial', Journal of Endovascular Therapy, 19, pp. 638 - 647, http://dx.doi.org/10.1583/JEVT-12-3918R.1
,2012, 'An Arteriovenous Fistula Model of Intimal Hyperplasia for Evaluation of a Nitinol U-Clip Anastomosis', European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 43, pp. 224 - 231, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.11.002
,2012, 'STAT3 inhibition, a novel approach to enhancing targeted therapy in human cancers', International Journal of Oncology, 41, pp. 1181 - 1191, http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2012.1568
,2011, 'Significance of IGF-1R and Its signaling pathways in human sarcoma', CANCER RESEARCH, 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.AM2011-4416
,2011, 'Comprehensive mapping of p53 pathway alterations reveals an apparent role for both SNP309 and MDM2 amplification in sarcomagenesis', Clinical Cancer Research, 17, pp. 416 - 426, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-10-2050
,2011, 'High-risk human papillomavirus in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma', Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, 20, pp. 408 - 409, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-10-0920
,2011, 'Trends in surgical oncology research in Australia during the period 1998-2009-a bibliometric review.', Journal of Surgical Oncology, 104, pp. 216 - 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jso.21942
,2011, 'Whither surgical oncology?', ANZ Journal of Surgery, 81, pp. 763 - 764, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-2197.2011.05875.x
,2010, 'Effect of type 1 insulin-like growth factor receptor targeted therapy on chemotherapy in human cancer and the mechanisms involved', Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, 136, pp. 639 - 650, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00432-010-0792-0
,2010, 'Exploring Australasian surgical trainees' satisfaction with operating theatre learning using the surgical theatre educational environment measure', ANZ Journal of Surgery, 80, pp. 884 - 889
,2010, 'Optimising the operating theatre environment', ANZ Journal of Surgery, 80, pp. 917 - 924
,2010, 'Relationship between ongoing learning approaches and development of clinical reasoning ability', Kuwait Medical Journal, 42, pp. 15 - 18
,2010, 'Wound infusion with local anaesthesia after laparotomy: a randomized controlled trial.', ANZ Journal of Surgery, 80, pp. 794 - 801
,2009, 'Acute-care surgical service: A change in culture', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 79, pp. 12 - 18
,2009, 'Combined therapies for cancer: A review of EGFR-targeted monotherapy and combination treatment with other drugs', Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, 135, pp. 1137 - 1148
,2009, 'Expression of M-CSF and CSF-1R is correlated with histological grade in soft tissue tumors', Anticancer Research, 29, pp. 3861 - 3866
,2009, 'Improving surgical outcomes for patients with cancer: An Australian perspective', Journal of Surgical Oncology, 99, pp. 478 - 480
,2009, 'Re: Diathermy tips.', ANZ J Surg, 79, pp. 573, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.04998.x
,2009, 'Re: Surgical heuristics', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 79, pp. 573 - 574
,2008, 'Cure, continence and quality of life after treatment of fistula-in-ano', ANZ Journal of Surgery, 78, pp. 675 - 682
,2007, 'p53 expression is associated with malignant potential in xenograft tissues of a fibrosarcoma mouse model', Anticancer Research, 27, pp. 973 - 978
,2007, 'Targeted therapies in adult soft tissue sarcomas', Journal of Surgical Oncology, 95, pp. 183 - 184
,2006, 'Horner's syndrome after placement of a peripherally inserted central catheter', Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 30, pp. 451 - 452, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0148607106030005451
,2006, 'Does presentation at the registrars` papers day predict future publication?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 76, pp. 522 - 525
,2006, 'Expression of HER1/EGFR protein in human soft tissue sarcomas', European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 32, pp. 466 - 468
,2005, 'Development of a Leiomyosarcoma Cell Line From a Li Fraumeni Patient', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 75, pp. 138 - 138
,2005, 'Meta-analysis of sentinel node imprint cytology in breast cancer', British Journal of Surgery, 92, pp. 1068 - 1080
,2005, 'Preoperative chemoradiotherapy (modified Eilber protocol) provides maximum local control and minimal morbidity in patients with soft tissue sarcoma', Annals of Surgical Oncology, 12, pp. 646 - 653
,2004, 'Expression of insulin-like growth factor mitogenic signals in adult soft-tissue sarcomas: significant correlation with malignant potential', Virchows Archiv, 444, pp. 142 - 148
,2003, 'Pattern of equestrian injuries presenting to a Sydney teaching hospital', ANZ Journal of Surgery, 73, pp. 567 - 571, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1445-2197.2003.02707.x
,2003, 'Computer-assisted instruction: guiding learning through a key features approach in a community-based medical course', Medical Teacher, 25, pp. 332 - 335, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01421590306806
,2003, 'Computer-assisted instruction: guiding learning through a key features approach in a community-based medical course', Medical Teacher, 25/3, pp. 332 - 335
,2003, 'Expression of insulin-like growth factor mitogenic signals in adult soft tissue sarcomas: significant correlation with malignant potential.', Virchows Archiv
,2003, 'Expression of nm23 protein in adult soft tissue sarcoma is correlated with histological grade', Anticancer Research, 23, pp. 3289 - 3294
,2003, 'Quantitative expression of protein markers of plasminogen activation system in prognosis of colorectal cancer', Journal of Surgical Oncology, 82, pp. 184 - 193
,2002, 'Expression of the KAI1 metastasis suppressor gene in non-metastatic versus metastatic human colorectal cancer', Anticancer Research, 22, pp. 3337 - 3342
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