Journal Article: ctDNA: a promising biomarker for predicting recurrence in BRAF-negative melanoma patients
Aoude, Lauren G., Brosda, Sandra, Ng, Jessica, Lonie, James M., Belle, Clemence J., Patel, Kalpana, Koufariotis, Lambros T., Wood, Scott, Atkinson, Victoria, Smithers, B. Mark, Pearson, John V., Waddell, Nicola, Barbour, Andrew P. and Bonazzi, Vanessa F. (2023). ctDNA: a promising biomarker for predicting recurrence in BRAF-negative melanoma patients. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, 25 (10), 771-781. doi: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2023.06.014
Journal Article: pSTAT5 is associated with improved survival in patients with thick or ulcerated primary cutaneous melanoma
Tan, Samuel X., Chong, Sharene, Rowe, Casey, Claeson, Magdalena, Dight, James, Zhou, Chenhao, Rodero, Mathieu P., Malt, Maryrose, Smithers, B. Mark, Green, Adele C. and Khosrotehrani, Kiarash (2023). pSTAT5 is associated with improved survival in patients with thick or ulcerated primary cutaneous melanoma. Melanoma Research. doi: 10.1097/cmr.0000000000000915
Journal Article: Massive mixed epithelial-stromal tumour of seminal vesicle requiring challenging abdominoperineal resection: a case report and review of literature
Yu, Zirong, Choy, Kay Tai, Ong, Ferdinand, Williams, Evan, Naidu, Sanjeev, Smithers, Bernard M, Gurung, Anjan and Lutton, Nicholas (2023). Massive mixed epithelial-stromal tumour of seminal vesicle requiring challenging abdominoperineal resection: a case report and review of literature. Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2023 (8). doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjad490
(2021–2026) University of Sydney
(2021–2024) Cancer Council Queensland
(2021–2023) Metro South Hospital and Health Service
Trends in the regional nodal management of cutaneous melanoma.
Master Philosophy
New Frontiers in the Management of Appendicitis
Doctor Philosophy
An assessment of the impacts of centralising complex upper-gastrointestinal surgery in Queensland
(2020) Master Philosophy
Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand
Aitken, Joanne F., Barbour, Andrew, Burmeister, Bryan, Taylor, Simon, Walpole, Euan, Australian Cancer Network, Smithers, Bernhard M. and Melanoma Guidelines Revision Working Party (2008). Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand. Sydney, Australia: Cancer Council Australia; Australian Cancer Network; Ministry of Health, New Zealand.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Frankel, Adam and Smithers, B. Mark (2023). Gastroesophageal reflux disease. Mastering endo-laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgery: ELSA manual. (pp. 219-227) edited by Davide Lomanto, William Tzu-Liang Chen and Marilou B. Fuentes. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-19-3755-2_34
Ablation for patients with Barrett or Dysplasia
Smithers, B. Mark and Thomson, Iain (2019). Ablation for patients with Barrett or Dysplasia. Schakelford's Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. (pp. 350-361) edited by Charles J. Yeo, Steven R. DeMeester, David W. McFadden, Jeffrey B. Matthews and Fleshman James W.. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-40232-3.00034-0
Frankel, Adam J. and Smithers, B. Mark (2019). Esophageal Ulcers. Encyclopedia of Gastroenterology. (pp. 400-403) London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.65935-4
Treatment of early oesophageal cancer
Smithers, B. Mark and Thomson, Iain (2019). Treatment of early oesophageal cancer. Oesophagogastric Surgery - A Companion to Specialist Surgical Practice. (pp. 89-99) edited by S. Michael Griffin. Edinburgh, Scotland: Elsevier.
Thoracoscopic and laparoscopic esophagectomy
Smithers, B. Mark, Thomson, Iain and Barbour, Andrew (2018). Thoracoscopic and laparoscopic esophagectomy. Operative thoracic surgery. (pp. 377-386) edited by Larry R. Kaiser, Sarah K. Thompson and Glyn G. Jamieson. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781315113777
Esophagus carcinoma surveillance counter: Australia
Smithers, Bernard Mark, Thomas, Janine M. and Burmeister, Bryan H. (2013). Esophagus carcinoma surveillance counter: Australia. Patient Surveillance after Cancer Treatment. (pp. 97-100) edited by Frank Johnson, Yoshihiko Maehara, George P. Browman, Julie A. Margenthaler, Riccardo A. Audisio, John F. Thompson, David Y. Johnson, Craig C. Earle and Katerine S. Virgo. New York, United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-60327-969-7_17
Isolated limb perfusion and infusion: preclinical studies and future directions
Smithers, B. Mark and De Wilt, Johannes H. W. (2004). Isolated limb perfusion and infusion: preclinical studies and future directions. Textbook of Melanoma. (pp. 438-442) edited by Thompson, John F., Morton, Donald L. and Kroon, Bin B.R.. London; New York: Martin Dunitz.
Primary melanomas of the gastrointestinal tract
Smithers, B. M. (2004). Primary melanomas of the gastrointestinal tract. Textbook of Melanoma. (pp. 648-662) edited by J. Thompson. London & New York: Martin Dunitz.
Burmeister, B. H., Poulsen, M., Smithers, B. M., Kennedy, D. and Thompson, D. (2004). Skin Cancer and Melanoma. UICC Manual for Clinical Oncology. (pp. 319-334) edited by R. E. Pollock, J. H. Doroshow, D. Khayat, A. Nakao and B. O'Sullivan. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley-Liss.
ctDNA: a promising biomarker for predicting recurrence in BRAF-negative melanoma patients
Aoude, Lauren G., Brosda, Sandra, Ng, Jessica, Lonie, James M., Belle, Clemence J., Patel, Kalpana, Koufariotis, Lambros T., Wood, Scott, Atkinson, Victoria, Smithers, B. Mark, Pearson, John V., Waddell, Nicola, Barbour, Andrew P. and Bonazzi, Vanessa F. (2023). ctDNA: a promising biomarker for predicting recurrence in BRAF-negative melanoma patients. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, 25 (10), 771-781. doi: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2023.06.014
Tan, Samuel X., Chong, Sharene, Rowe, Casey, Claeson, Magdalena, Dight, James, Zhou, Chenhao, Rodero, Mathieu P., Malt, Maryrose, Smithers, B. Mark, Green, Adele C. and Khosrotehrani, Kiarash (2023). pSTAT5 is associated with improved survival in patients with thick or ulcerated primary cutaneous melanoma. Melanoma Research. doi: 10.1097/cmr.0000000000000915
Yu, Zirong, Choy, Kay Tai, Ong, Ferdinand, Williams, Evan, Naidu, Sanjeev, Smithers, Bernard M, Gurung, Anjan and Lutton, Nicholas (2023). Massive mixed epithelial-stromal tumour of seminal vesicle requiring challenging abdominoperineal resection: a case report and review of literature. Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2023 (8). doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjad490
Faron, Matthieu, Cheugoua-Zanetsie, Maurice, Tierney, Jayne, Thirion, Pierre, Nankivell, Matthew, Winter, Kathryn, Yang, Hong, Shapiro, Joel, Vernerey, Dewi, Smithers, B. Mark, Walsh, Thomas, Piessen, Guillaume, Nilsson, Magnus, Boonstra, Jurjen, Ychou, Marc, Law, Simon, Cunningham, David, de Vathaire, Florent, Stahl, Michael, Urba, Susan, Valmasoni, Michele, Williaume, Danièle, Thomas, Janine, Lordick, Florian, Tepper, Joel, Roth, Jack, Gebski, Val, Burmeister, Bryan, Paoletti, Xavier ... on behalf of the MANATEC-02 Collaborative Group (2023). Individual participant data network meta-analysis of neoadjuvant chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy in esophageal or gastroesophageal junction carcinoma. Journal of Clinical Oncology jco2202279. doi: 10.1200/jco.22.02279
M. Naeini, Marjan, Newell, Felicity, Aoude, Lauren G., Bonazzi, Vanessa F., Patel, Kalpana, Lampe, Guy, Koufariotis, Lambros T., Lakis, Vanessa, Addala, Venkateswar, Kondrashova, Olga, Johnston, Rebecca L., Sharma, Sowmya, Brosda, Sandra, Holmes, Oliver, Leonard, Conrad, Wood, Scott, Xu, Qinying, Thomas, Janine, Walpole, Euan, Tao Mai, G., Ackland, Stephen P., Martin, Jarad, Burge, Matthew, Finch, Robert, Karapetis, Christos S., Shannon, Jenny, Nott, Louise, Bohmer, Robert, Wilson, Kate ... Waddell, Nicola (2023). Multi-omic features of oesophageal adenocarcinoma in patients treated with preoperative neoadjuvant therapy. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 3155, 3155. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-38891-x
Quality indicators in surgery for cancer: not just the operation
Smithers, B. Mark (2023). Quality indicators in surgery for cancer: not just the operation. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 93 (7-8), 1765-1767. doi: 10.1111/ans.18516
Thompson, John F., Hyngstrom, John, Caracò, Corrado, Zager, Jonathan S., Jahkola, Tiina, Bowles, Tawnya L., Pennacchioli, Elisabetta, Hoekstra, Harald J., Moncrieff, Marc, Ingvar, Christian, van Akkooi, Alexander, Sabel, Michael S., Levine, Edward A., Henderson, Michael, Dummer, Reinhard, Rossi, Carlo Riccardo, Kane, John M., Trocha, Steven, Wright, Frances, Byrd, David R., Matter, Maurice, MacKenzie-Ross, Alastair, Kelley, Mark C., Terheyden, Patrick, Huston, Tara L., Wayne, Jeffrey D., Neuman, Heather, Smithers, B. Mark, Desai, Darius ... Faries, Mark B. (2023). Regarding: Predicting Regional Lymph Node Recurrence in The Modern Age of Tumor-Positive Sentinel Node Melanoma. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 30 (7), 1-2. doi: 10.1245/s10434-023-13570-9
Claeson, M., Tan, S. X., Lambie, D., Brown, S., Walsh, M. D., Baade, P. D., Pandeya, N., Whitehead, K. J., Soyer, H. P., Smithers, B. M., Whiteman, D. C. and Khosrotehrani, K. (2023). The association between BRAF‐V600E mutations and death from thin (≤1.00 mm) melanomas: a nested case‐case study from Queensland, Australia. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 37 (9), e1168-e1172. doi: 10.1111/jdv.19173
202 Automated assessment of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes informs mortality in thin melanoma
Tan, S.X., Aung, T. Nwe, Claeson, M., Zhou, C., Brown, S., Acs, B., Lambie, D., Baade, P., Pandeya, N., Soyer, H., Smithers, B., Whiteman, D., Rimm, D. and Khosrotehrani, K. (2023). 202 Automated assessment of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes informs mortality in thin melanoma. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 143 (5), S34. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2023.03.204
Wong, Jessica, Moore, Julie, Soyer, H. Peter, Mar, Victoria and Smithers, B. Mark (2023). Trends and patterns of care of sentinel node biopsy in cutaneous melanoma: a population‐based study in Queensland. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 93 (9), 2172-2179. doi: 10.1111/ans.18372
Wu, Michael Yulong, McGregor, Richard J., Scott, Justin, Smithers, B. Mark, Thomas, Janine, Frankel, Adam, Barbour, Andrew and Thomson, Iain (2023). Textbook outcomes for oesophagectomy: A valid composite measure assessment tool for surgical performance in a specialist unit. European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 49 (9) 106897, 106897. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2023.03.233
Tedman, Alexander James, Liyanage, Upekha E., Chong, Sharene, Rowe, Casey, von Schuckmann, Lena A., Malt, Maryrose, Green, Adele C., Smithers, B. Mark and Khosrotehrani, Kiarash (2023). Conditional survival in patients with stage IB‐IIIA melanoma undergoing sentinel node biopsy in Queensland: a longitudinal study. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 64 (1), e34-e40. doi: 10.1111/ajd.13974
Frankel, Adam, Thomson, Iain, Shah, Ayesha, Chen, Chen, Zahir, Syeda Farah, Barbour, Andrew, Holtmann, Gerald and Mark Smithers, B (2022). Laparoscopic fundoplication versus laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in obese patients: protocol for a randomized clinical trial. BJS Open, 6 (6) zrac132. doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrac132
Efficacy of laparoscopic fundoplication in patients with chronic cough and gastro-oesophageal reflux
Frankel, Adam, Ong, Hock Soo, Smithers, B. Mark, Nathanson, Les K. and Gotley, David C. (2022). Efficacy of laparoscopic fundoplication in patients with chronic cough and gastro-oesophageal reflux. Esophagus, 20 (1), 1-8. doi: 10.1007/s10388-022-00953-2
It's time we measure more than Australia's gastrectomy mortality rate
Johnson, Mary Ann, Winter, Nicole and Smithers, Mark (2022). It's time we measure more than Australia's gastrectomy mortality rate. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 92 (9), 1972-1973. doi: 10.1111/ans.17997
Kamarajah, Sivesh K., Siddaiah-Subramanya, Manjunath, Parente, Alessandro, Evans, Richard P. T., Adeyeye, Ademola, Ainsworth, Alan, Takahashi, Alberto M. L., Charalabopoulos, Alex, Chang, Andrew, Eroglue, Atila, Wijnhoven, Bas, Donohoe, Claire, Molena, Daniela, Talavera-Urquijo, Eider, Takeda, Flavio Roberto, Darling, Gail, Rosero, German, Piessen, Guillaume, Mahendran, Hans, Kuei, Hsu Po, Gockel, Ines, Negoi, Ionut, Weindelmayer, Jacopo, Rasanen, Jari, Bekele, Kebebe, Kim, Guowei, Depypere, Lieven, Ferri, Lorenzo, Nilsson, Magnus ... Griffiths, Ewen A. (2022). Risk factors, diagnosis and management of chyle leak following esophagectomy for cancers: an international consensus statement. Annals of Surgery Open, 3 (3) e192, 1-8. doi: 10.1097/as9.0000000000000192
Chidambaram, Swathikan, Patel, Nikhil M., Sounderajah, Viknesh, Alfieri, Rita, Bonavina, Luigi, Cheong, Edward, Cockbain, Andy, D'Journo, Xavier Benoit, Ferri, Lorenzo, Griffiths, Ewen A., Grimminger, Peter, Gronnier, Caroline, Gutschow, Christian, Hedberg, Jakob, Kauppila, Joonas H., Lagarde, Sjoerd, Low, Donald, Nafteux, Philippe, Nieuwenhuijzen, Grard, Nilsson, Magnus, Rosati, Riccardo, Schroeder, Wolfgang, Smithers, B. Mark, Henegouwen, Mark I. van Berge, van Hillegesberg, Richard, Watson, David, Vohra, Ravinder, Maynard, Nick and Markar, Sheraz R. (2022). Identifying a core symptom set triggering radiological and endoscopic investigations for suspected recurrent esophago-gastric cancer: a modified Delphi consensus process. Diseases of the Esophagus, 36 (1) doac038. doi: 10.1093/dote/doac038
Nilsson, Magnus, Olafsdottir, Halla, Alexandersson von Döbeln, Gabriella, Villegas, Fernanda, Gagliardi, Giovanna, Hellström, Mats, Wang, Qiao-Li, Johansson, Hemming, Gebski, Val, Hedberg, Jakob, Klevebro, Fredrik, Markar, Sheraz, Smyth, Elizabeth, Lagergren, Pernilla, Al-Haidari, Ghazwan, Rekstad, Lars Cato, Aahlin, Eirik Kjus, Wallner, Bengt, Edholm, David, Johansson, Jan, Szabo, Eva, Reynolds, John V., Pramesh, C. S., Mummudi, Naveen, Joshi, Amit, Ferri, Lorenzo, Wong, Rebecca KS, O’Callaghan, Chris, Lukovic, Jelena ... Lordick, Florian (2022). Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma versus definitive chemoradiotherapy with salvage surgery as needed: The study protocol for the randomized controlled NEEDS trial. Frontiers in Oncology, 12 917961. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.917961
Diet quality is associated with primary melanoma thickness
Hughes, M. C. B., Malt, M., Khosrotehrani, K., Smithers, B. M. and Green, A. C. (2022). Diet quality is associated with primary melanoma thickness. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 36 (10), 1745-1750. doi: 10.1111/jdv.18174
Clayton, Bethan, Muneeb, Ferhan, Hughes, Maria Celia B., Grant, Megan E., Khosrotehrani, Kiarash, Smithers, B. Mark, Spina, Romina, Campana, Luca G., Oudit, Deemesh and Green, Adele C. (2022). Hypothesised cutaneous sites of origin of stage III melanomas with unknown primary: a multi‐centre study. International Journal of Cancer, 151 (3), 396-401. doi: 10.1002/ijc.34020
ctDNA as a biomarker of progression in oesophageal adenocarcinoma
Bonazzi, V. F., Aoude, L. G., Brosda, S., Lonie, J. M., Patel, K., Bradford, J. J., Koufariotis, L. T., Wood, S., Smithers, B. Mark, Waddell, N. and Barbour, A. P. (2022). ctDNA as a biomarker of progression in oesophageal adenocarcinoma. ESMO Open, 7 (3) 100452, 100452. doi: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2022.100452
Mercieca-Bebber, R., Barnes, E. H., Wilson, K., Samoon, Z., Walpole, E., Mai, T., Ackland, S., Burge, M., Dickie, G., Watson, D., Leung, J., Wang, T., Bohmer, R., Cameron, D., Simes, J., Gebski, V., Smithers, M., Thomas, J., Zalcberg, J. and Barbour, A. P. (2022). Patient-reported outcome (PRO) results from the AGITG DOCTOR trial: a randomised phase 2 trial of tailored neoadjuvant therapy for resectable oesophageal adenocarcinoma. BMC Cancer, 22 (1) 276, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s12885-022-09270-4
Reply to: A practical guide on the use of imiquimod cream to treat lentigo maligna
Muir, James, McCormack, Chris, De’Ambrosis, Brian, Brown, Hilary, Kennedy, Daniel, Louie, Brendan and Smithers, B. Mark (2022). Reply to: A practical guide on the use of imiquimod cream to treat lentigo maligna. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 63 (2), e197-e198. doi: 10.1111/ajd.13771
Laurens, Jason R., Frankel, Adam J., Smithers, Bernard M. and Strutton, Geoffrey (2022). A rare case of a giant retroperitoneal lipoma with multiple limb and trunk lipomata without familial multiple lipomatosis. Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2022 (3), 1-3. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjac121
Scolyer, Richard A., Atkinson, Victoria, Gyorki, David E., Lambie, Duncan, O'Toole, Sandra, Saw, Robyn P.M., Amanuel, Benhur, Angel, Christopher M., Button-Sloan, Alison E., Carlino, Matteo S., Ch'ng, Sydney, Colebatch, Andrew J., Daneshvar, Dariush, Pires da Silva, Inês, Dawson, Tamara, Ferguson, Peter M., Foster-Smith, Erwin, Fox, Stephen B., Gill, Anthony J., Gupta, Ruta, Henderson, Michael A., Hong, Angela M., Howle, Julie R., Jackett, Louise A., James, Craig, Lee, C. Soon, Lochhead, Alistair, Loh, Daphne, McArthur, Grant A. ... Long, Georgina V. (2022). BRAF mutation testing for patients diagnosed with stage III or stage IV melanoma: practical guidance for the Australian setting. Pathology, 54 (1), 6-19. doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2021.11.002
van der Wilk, Berend J., Hagens, Eliza R. C., Eyck, Ben M., Gisbertz, Suzanne S., van Hillegersberg, Richard, Nafteux, Philippe, Schröder, Wolfgang, Nilsson, Magnus, Wijnhoven, Bas P. L., Lagarde, Sjoerd M., van Berge Henegouwen, Mark I., International Esodata Study Group Collaborators , Smithers, Mark, Thomson, Iain, Barbour, Andrew and Thomas, Janine (2022). Outcomes after totally minimally invasive versus hybrid and open Ivor Lewis oesophagectomy: results from the International Esodata Study Group. British Journal of Surgery, 109 (3), 283-290. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab432
Crystal, Jessica S., Thompson, John F., Hyngstrom, John, Caracò, Corrado, Zager, Jonathan S., Jahkola, Tiina, Bowles, Tawnya L., Pennacchioli, Elisabetta, Beitsch, Peter D., Hoekstra, Harald J., Moncrieff, Marc, Ingvar, Christian, Van Akkooi, Alexander, Sabel, Michael S., Levine, Edward A., Agnese, Doreen, Henderson, Michael, Dummer, Reinhard, Neves, Rogerio, Rossi, Carlo Riccardo, Kane, John M., Trocha, Steven, Wright, Frances, Byrd, David R., Matter, Maurice, Hsueh, Eddy C., Mackenzie-Ross, Alastair, Kelley, Mark, Terheyden, Patrick ... Multicenter Selective Lymphadenectomy Trials Study Group (2022). Therapeutic Value of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients With Melanoma: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surgery, 157 (9), 835-842. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.2055
Bulamu, Norma B., Vissapragada, Ravi, Chen, Gang, Ratcliffe, Julie, Mudge, Louise A., Smithers, B. Mark, Isenring, Elizabeth A., Smith, Lorelle, Jamieson, Glyn G., Watson, David I., Bessell, Justin, Barbour, Andrew, Aly, Ahmad, Archer, Stephen, Ballal, Mohammed, Barbon, Jessica, Benton, Katie, Bond, Melissa, Berryman, Melissa, Bright, Tim, Cade, Richard, Cardamis, Anna, Carroll, Rosemary, Cashman, Kara, Chan, Larissa, Chapman, Brooke, Chapman, Sally, Chen, Derek, Chisholm, Jacob ... on behalf of The Australian Immunonutrition Study Group (2021). Responsiveness and convergent validity of QLU-C10D and EQ-5D-3L in assessing short-term quality of life following esophagectomy. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 19 (1) 233, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s12955-021-01867-w
Comparative performance of predictors of death from thin (≤1.0 mm) melanoma
Claeson, M., Baade, P., Marchetti, M., Brown, S., Soyer, H.P., Smithers, B.M., Green, A.C., Whiteman, D.C. and Khosrotehrani, K. (2021). Comparative performance of predictors of death from thin (≤1.0 mm) melanoma. British Journal of Dermatology, 185 (4) bjd.20480, 849-851. doi: 10.1111/bjd.20480
Tian, Kevin, Baade, Peter D., Aitken, Joanne F., Narendra, Aaditya and Smithers, B. Mark (2021). Procedure‐specific outcomes following gastrectomy for cancer compared by hospital volume and service capability. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 91 (11) ans.17132, 2430-2435. doi: 10.1111/ans.17132
Smithers, B. Mark, Saw, Robyn P. M., Gyorki, David E., Martin, Richard C. W., Atkinson, Victoria, Haydon, Andrew, Roberts‐Thomson, Rachel and Thompson, John F. (2021). Contemporary management of locoregionally advanced melanoma in Australia and New Zealand and the role of adjuvant systemic therapy. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 91 (S2), 3-13. doi: 10.1111/ans.17051
Risk prediction model of 90-day mortality after esophagectomy for cancer
D'Journo, Xavier Benoit, Boulate, David, Fourdrain, Alex, Loundou, Anderson, Henegouwen, Mark I. van Berge, Gisbertz, Suzanne S., O'Neill, J. Robert, Hoelscher, Arnulf, Piessen, Guillaume, van Lanschot, Jan, Wijnhoven, Bas, Jobe, Blair, Davies, Andrew, Schneider, Paul M., Pera, Manuel, Nilsson, Magnus, Nafteux, Philippe, Kitagawa, Yuko, Morse, Christopher R., Hofstetter, Wayne, Molena, Daniela, So, Jimmy Bok-Yan, Immanuel, Arul, Parsons, Simon L., Larsen, Michael Hareskov, Dolan, James P., Wood, Stephanie G., Maynard, Nick, Smithers, Mark ... Low, Donald E. (2021). Risk prediction model of 90-day mortality after esophagectomy for cancer. JAMA Surgery, 156 (9), 836-845. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.2376
Aoude, Lauren G., Wong, Bernadette, Bonazzi, Vanessa F, Brosda, Sandra, Walters, Shaun B., Koufariotis, Lambros T., Naeini, Marjan M., Pearson, John V, Oey, Harald, Patel, Kalpana, Bradford, Julia J., Bloxham, Conor J, Atkinson, Victoria, Law, Phillip, Strutton, Geoffrey, Bayley, Gerard, Yang, Samuel, Smithers, B. Mark, Waddell, Nicola, Miles, Kenneth and Barbour, Andrew P. (2021). Radiomics biomarkers correlate with CD8 expression and predict immune signatures in melanoma patients. Molecular Cancer Research, 19 (6) molcanres.1038.2020, 950-956. doi: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-20-1038
Thompson, John F., Haydu, Lauren E., Uren, Roger F., Andtbacka, Robert H., Zager, Jonathan S., Beitsch, Peter D., Agnese, Doreen M., Mozzillo, Nicola, Testori, Alessandro, Bowles, Tawnya L., Hoekstra, Harald J., Kelley, Mark C., Sussman, Jeffrey, Schneebaum, Schlomo, Smithers, B Mark, McKinnon, Gregory, Hsueh, Eddy, Jacobs, Lisa, Schultz, Erwin, Reintgen, Douglas, Kane, John M., Friedman, Erica B., Wang, Hejing, Van Kreuningen, Lisa, Schiller, Vicki, Elashoff, David A., Elashoff, Robert, Cochran, Alistair J., Stern, Stacey and Faries, Mark B. (2021). Preoperative ultrasound assessment of regional lymph nodes in melanoma patients does not provide reliable nodal staging: results from a large multicenter trial. Annals of Surgery, 273 (4), 814-820. doi: 10.1097/sla.0000000000003405
Pulmonary metastasectomy in the era of targeted therapy and immunotherapy
Bong, Christopher Y., Smithers, B. Mark and Chua, Terence C. (2021). Pulmonary metastasectomy in the era of targeted therapy and immunotherapy. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 13 (4), 2618-2627. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2020.03.120
Narendra, Aaditya, Baade, Peter D., Aitken, Joanne F., Fawcett, Jonathan, Leggett, Brandon, Leggett, Callum, Tian, Kevin, Sklavos, Theodore and Smithers, B. Mark (2021). Hospital characteristics associated with better ‘quality of surgery’ and survival following oesophagogastric cancer surgery in Queensland: a population-level study. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 91 (3), 323-328. doi: 10.1111/ans.16397
Patient age and risk of recurrence of primary melanoma at high risk of spread
Ghiasvand, R., Khosrotehrani, K., Hughes, M.C.B., von Schuckmann, L. A., Beesley, V. L., Malt, M., Smithers, B. M. and Green, A. C. (2021). Patient age and risk of recurrence of primary melanoma at high risk of spread. British Journal of Dermatology, 184 (3) bjd.19601, 566-568. doi: 10.1111/bjd.19601
Laurens, Jason Russell, Frankel, Adam John and Smithers, Bernard Mark (2021). Intra-abdominal desmoplastic small round cell tumour in a 56-year-old female: Case report of a very rare presentation of an unusual tumour. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, 79, 323-326. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.01.058
Complications and survival after hybrid and fully minimally invasive oesophagectomy
Veenstra, M. M. K., Smithers, B. M., Visser, E., Edholm, D., Brosda, S., Thomas, J. M., Gotley, D. C., Thomson, I. G., Wijnhoven, B. P. L. and Barbour, A. P. (2021). Complications and survival after hybrid and fully minimally invasive oesophagectomy. BJS Open, 5 (1) zraa033, 1-7. doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zraa033
Increased melanoma recurrence in patients with multiple primary invasive melanomas
Green, Adele C., Hughes, Maria Celia B., Williams, Gail M., Malt, Maryrose, Beesley, Vanessa L., Khosrotehrani, Kiarash and Smithers, B. Mark (2021). Increased melanoma recurrence in patients with multiple primary invasive melanomas. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 86 (6), 1366-1369. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.05.025
Ng, Rachel L., Thomson, Iain G., Smithers, B. Mark and Booth, Anton W. G. (2020). Intraoperative fluid restriction during enhanced recovery after surgery versus liberal fluids for esophagectomy: a single center retrospective pilot study. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 67 110030, 110030. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2020.110030
Carr, Michael J., Sun, James, Kroon, Hidde M., Miura, John T., Beasley, Georgia M., Farrow, Norma E., Mosca, Paul J., Lowe, Michael C., Farley, Clara R., Kim, Youngchul, Naqvi, Syeda Mahrukh Hussnain, Kirichenko, Dennis A., Potdar, Aishwarya, Daou, Hala, Mullen, Dean, Farma, Jeffrey M., Henderson, Michael A., Speakman, David, Serpell, Jonathan, Delman, Keith A., Smithers, B. Mark, Coventry, Brendon J., Tyler, Douglas S., Thompson, John F. and Zager, Jonathan S. (2020). Oncologic Outcomes After Isolated Limb Infusion for Advanced Melanoma: An International Comparison of the Procedure and Outcomes Between the United States and Australia. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 27 (13), 5107-5118. doi: 10.1245/s10434-020-09051-y
Pathogenic germline variants are associated with poor survival in stage III/IV melanoma patients
Aoude, Lauren G., Bonazzi, Vanessa F., Brosda, Sandra, Patel, Kalpana, Koufariotis, Lambros T., Oey, Harald, Nones, Katia, Wood, Scott, Pearson, John V., Lonie, James M., Arneil, Melissa, Atkinson, Victoria, Smithers, B. Mark, Waddell, Nicola and Barbour, Andrew P. (2020). Pathogenic germline variants are associated with poor survival in stage III/IV melanoma patients. Scientific Reports, 10 (1) 17687, 17687. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-74956-3
Rayner, Jenna E., Duffy, David L., Smit, Darren J., Jagirdar, Kasturee, Lee, Katie J., De’Ambrosis, Brian, Smithers, B. Mark, McMeniman, Erin K., McInerney-Leo, Aideen M., Schaider, Helmut, Stark, Mitchell S., Soyer, H. Peter and Sturm, Richard A. (2020). Germline and somatic albinism variants in amelanotic/hypomelanotic melanoma: increased carriage of TYR and OCA2 variants. PLoS ONE, 15 (9) e0238529, e0238529. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238529
Kenyon-Smith, Timothy J., Kroon, Hidde M., Miura, John T., Teras, Jüri, Beasley, Georgia M., Mullen, Dean, Farrow, Norma E., Mosca, Paul J., Lowe, Michael C., Farley, Clara R., Potdar, Aishwarya, Daou, Hala, Sun, James, Farma, Jeffrey M., Henderson, Michael A., Speakman, David, Serpell, Jonathan, Delman, Keith A., Smithers, B. Mark, Barbour, Andrew, Coventry, Brendon J., Tyler, Douglas S., Zager, Jonathan S. and Thompson, John F. (2020). Factors predicting toxicity and response following isolated limb infusion for melanoma: an international multi-centre study. European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 46 (11), 2140-2146. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2020.06.040
Beesley, Vanessa L., Hughes, Maria Celia B., Smithers, B. Mark, Khosrotehrani, Kiarash, Malt, Maryrose K., von Schuckmann, Lena A. and Green, Adèle C. (2020). Anxiety and depression after diagnosis of high-risk primary cutaneous melanoma: a 4-year longitudinal study. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 14 (5), 712-719. doi: 10.1007/s11764-020-00885-9
von Schuckmann, Lena A., Khosrotehrani, Kiarash, Hughes, Maria Celia B., van der Pols, Jolieke C., Malt, Maryrose, Smithers, B. Mark and Green, Adele C. (2020). Prognostic implications of biopsy with tumor transection for patients with high-risk primary melanoma. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 82 (6), 1521-1524. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.01.067
Patterns of Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acid Dietary Intake and Melanoma Thickness at Diagnosis
Mahamat-Saleh, Yahya, Hughes, Maria Celia B., Miura, Kyoko, Malt, Maryrose K., von Schuckmann, Lena, Khosrotehrani, Kiarash, Smithers, B. Mark and Green, Adèle C. (2020). Patterns of Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acid Dietary Intake and Melanoma Thickness at Diagnosis. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 29 (8), 1647-1653. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-20-0319
Efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors for in-transit melanoma
Nan Tie, Emilia, Lai-Kwon, Julia, Rtshiladze, Michael Alexander, Na, Lumine, Bozzi, James, Read, Tavis, Atkinson, Victoria, Au-Yeung, George, Long, Georgina V., McArthur, Grant A., Sandhu, Shahneen, Saw, Robyn, Walpole, Euan, Menzies, Alexander, Smithers, Mark and Gyorki, David E (2020). Efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors for in-transit melanoma. Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer, 8 (1) e000440, 1-6. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2019-000440
Landi, Maria Teresa, GenoMEL Consortium, Bishop, D. Timothy, MacGregor, Stuart, Machiela, Mitchell J., Stratigos, Alexander J., Ghiorzo, Paola, Brossard, Myriam, Calista, Donato, Choi, Jiyeon, Fargnoli, Maria Concetta, Zhang, Tongwu, Rodolfo, Monica, Trower, Adam J., Menin, Chiara, Martinez, Jacobo, Hadjisavvas, Andreas, Song, Lei, Stefanaki, Irene, Scolyer, Richard, Yang, Rose, Goldstein, Alisa M., Potrony, Miriam, Kypreou, Katerina P., Pastorino, Lorenza, Queirolo, Paola, Pellegrini, Cristina, Cattaneo, Laura, Zawistowski, Matthew ... MelaNostrum Consortium (2020). Genome-wide association meta-analyses combining multiple risk phenotypes provide insights into the genetic architecture of cutaneous melanoma susceptibility. Nature Genetics, 52 (5), 494-504. doi: 10.1038/s41588-020-0611-8
Cebon, Jonathan S., Gore, Martin, Thompson, John F., Davis, Ian D., McArthur, Grant A., Walpole, Euan, Smithers, Mark, Cerundolo, Vincenzo, Dunbar, P. Rod, MacGregor, Duncan, Fisher, Cyril, Millward, Michael, Nathan, Paul, Findlay, Michael P. N., Hersey, Peter, Evans, T. R. Jeffry, Ottensmeier, Christian Hermann, Marsden, Jeremy, Dalgleish, Angus G., Corrie, Pippa G., Maria, Marples, Brimble, Margaret, Williams, Geoff, Winkler, Sintia, Jackson, Heather M., Endo-Munoz, Liliana, Tutuka, Candani S. A., Venhaus, Ralph, Old, Lloyd J. ... Chen, Weisan (2020). Results of a randomized, double-blind phase II clinical trial of NY-ESO-1 vaccine with ISCOMATRIX adjuvant versus ISCOMATRIX alone in participants with high-risk resected melanoma. Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, 8 (1) e000410, e000410. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2019-000410
Gronchi, Alessandro, Bonvalot, Sylvie, Poveda Velasco, Andres, Kotasek, Dusan, Rutkowski, Piotr, Hohenberger, Peter, Fumagalli, Elena, Judson, Ian R., Italiano, Antoine, Gelderblom, Hans J., Van Coevorden, Frits, Penel, Nicolas, Kopp, Hans-Georg, Duffaud, Florence, Goldstein, David, Broto, Javier Martin, Wardelmann, Eva, Marréaud, Sandrine, Smithers, Mark, Le Cesne, Axel, Zaffaroni, Facundo, Litière, Saskia, Blay, Jean-Yves and Casali, Paolo G. (2020). Quality of surgery and outcome in localized gastrointestinal stromal tumors treated within an international intergroup randomized clinical trial of adjuvant Imatinib. JAMA Surgery, 155 (6), e200397. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.0397
Theile, Harrison, Moore, Julie, Dunn, Nathan, Cossio, Danica, Forristal, Catherine E., Green, Adele C. and Smithers, B. Mark (2020). Regional nodal metastasis and 5-year survival in patients with thin melanoma in Queensland: a population-based study. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 90 (4) ans.15804, 503-507. doi: 10.1111/ans.15804
Teras, Jüri, Kroon, Hidde M., Miura, John T., Kenyon-Smith, Tim, Beasley, Georgia M., Mullen, Dean, Farrow, Norma E., Mosca, Paul J., Lowe, Michael C., Farley, Clara R., Potdar, Aishwarya, Daou, Hala, Sun, James, Carr, Michael, Farma, Jeffrey M., Henderson, Michael A., Speakman, David, Serpell, Jonathan, Delman, Keith A., Smithers, B. Mark, Barbour, Andrew, Tyler, Douglas S., Coventry, Brendon J., Zager, Jonathan S. and Thompson, John F. (2020). International multicenter experience of isolated limb infusion for in-transit melanoma metastases in octogenarian and nonagenarian patients. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 27 (5), 1420-1429. doi: 10.1245/s10434-020-08312-0
Statins may reduce disease recurrence in patients with ulcerated primary melanoma
von Schuckmann, L. A., Khosrotehrani, K., Ghiasvand, R., Hughes, M. C.B., van der Pols, J. C., Malt, M., Smithers, B. M. and Green, A. C. (2020). Statins may reduce disease recurrence in patients with ulcerated primary melanoma. British Journal of Dermatology, 183 (6), 1049-1055. doi: 10.1111/bjd.19012
Janda, Monika, Horsham, Caitlin, Vagenas, Dimitrios, Loescher, Lois J., Gillespie, Nicole, Koh, Uyen, Curiel-Lewandrowski, Clara, Hofmann-Wellenhof, Rainer, Halpern, Allan, Whiteman, David C., Whitty, Jennifer A., Smithers, B. Mark and Soyer, H. Peter (2020). Accuracy of mobile digital teledermoscopy for skin self-examinations in adults at high risk of skin cancer: an open-label, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Digital Health, 2 (3), e129-e137. doi: 10.1016/S2589-7500(20)30001-7
Long‐term deaths from melanoma according to tumour thickness at diagnosis
Baade, Peter D., Whiteman, David C., Janda, Monika, Cust, Anne E., Neale, Rachel E., Smithers, B. Mark, Green, Adele C., Khosrotehrani, Kiarash, Mar, Victoria, Soyer, H. Peter and Aitken, Joanne F. (2020). Long‐term deaths from melanoma according to tumour thickness at diagnosis. International Journal of Cancer, 147 (5) ijc.32930, 1391-1396. doi: 10.1002/ijc.32930
Genes determining nevus count and dermoscopic appearance in Australian melanoma cases and controls
Duffy, David L., Jagirdar, Kasturee, Lee, Katie J., McWhirter, Seamus R., McMeniman, Erin K., De’Ambrosis, Brian, Pflugfelder, Annette, Rayner, Jenna E., Whiteman, David C., Brown, Matthew A., Martin, N.G., Smithers, B.M., Schaider, Helmut, Soyer, H. Peter and Sturm, Richard A. (2020). Genes determining nevus count and dermoscopic appearance in Australian melanoma cases and controls. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 140 (2), 498-501.e17. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.05.032
Barbour, A P, Walpole, E T, Mai, G T, Barnes, E H, Watson, D I, Ackland, S P, Martin, J M, Burge, M, Finch, R, Karapetis, C S, Shannon, J, Nott, L M, Varma, S, Marx, G, Falk, G L, Gebski, V, Oostendorp, M, Wilson, K, Thomas, J, Lampe, G, Zalcberg, J R, Simes, J, Smithers, B M and DOCTOR investigators (2020). Preoperative cisplatin, fluorouracil, and docetaxel with or without radiotherapy after poor early response to cisplatin and fluorouracil for resectable oesophageal adenocarcinoma (AGITG DOCTOR): results from a multicentre, randomised controlled phase II trial. Annals of Oncology, 31 (2), 236-245. doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2019.10.019
Narendra, Aaditya, Baade, Peter D., Aitken, Joanne F., Fawcett, Jonathan and Smithers, B. Mark (2019). Impact of hospital resection volume and service capability on post‐operative mortality following gastrectomy. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 90 (1-2) ans.15616, 86-91. doi: 10.1111/ans.15616
McMeniman, E. K., Duffy, D. L., Jagirdar, K., Lee, K. J., Peach, E., McInerney-Leo, A. M., De'Ambrosis, B., Rayner, J. E., Smithers, B. M., Soyer, H. P. and Sturm, R. A. (2019). The interplay of sun-damage and genetic risk in Australian multiple and single primary melanoma cases and controls. British Journal of Dermatology, 183 (2) bjd.18777, 357-366. doi: 10.1111/bjd.18777
Henderson, Michael A., Gyorki, D., Burmeister, B. H., Ainslie, J., Fisher, R., Di Iulio, J., Smithers, B. M., Hong, A., Shannon, K., Scolyer, R. A., Carruthers, S., Coventry, B. J., Babington, S., Duprat, J., Hoekstra, H. J. and Thompson, J. F. (2019). Inguinal and ilio-inguinal lymphadenectomy in management of palpable melanoma lymph node metastasis: A long-term prospective evaluation of morbidity and quality of life. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 26 (13), 4663-4672. doi: 10.1245/s10434-019-07810-0
Primiero, Clare Amy, McInerney-Leo, Aideen M., Betz-Stablein, Brigid, Whiteman, David C., Gordon, Louisa, Caffery, Liam, Aitken, Joanne F., Eakin, Elizabeth, Osborne, Sonya, Gray, Len, Smithers, B. Mark, Janda, Monika, Soyer, H. Peter and Finnane, Anna (2019). Evaluation of the efficacy of 3D total-body photography with sequential digital dermoscopy in a high-risk melanoma cohort: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 9 (11) e032969, e032969. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032969
van Hootegem, S. J. M., Smithers, B. M., Gotley, D. C., Brosda, S., Thomson, I. G., Thomas, J. M., Gartside, M. and Barbour, A. P. (2019). Baseline neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio holds no prognostic value for esophageal and junctional adenocarcinoma in patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Diseases of the Esophagus, 33 (6). doi: 10.1093/dote/doz082
Narendra, Aaditya, Baade, Peter D., Aitken, Joanne F., Fawcett, Jonathan and Smithers, Bernard M. (2019). Assessment of hospital characteristics associated with improved mortality following complex upper gastrointestinal cancer surgery in Queensland. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 89 (11), 1404-1409. doi: 10.1111/ans.15389
Read, Tavis, Lonne, Michael, Sparks, David S., David, Michael, Wagels, Michael, Schaider, Helmut, Soyer, Peter H. and Smithers, Mark B. (2019). Response to Stahlie et al regarding “A systematic review and meta-analysis of locoregional treatments for in-transit melanoma”. Journal of Surgical Oncology, 120 (6), 1058-1059. doi: 10.1002/jso.25686
New treatment paradigms for clinically apparent metastatic melanoma in regional lymph nodes
Henderson, Michael A., Spillane, John, Hughes, T. Michael, Spillane, Andrew J., Smithers, B. Mark and Thompson, John F. (2019). New treatment paradigms for clinically apparent metastatic melanoma in regional lymph nodes. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 89 (10), 1187-1189. doi: 10.1111/ans.15407
Clinicopathological factors associated with death from thin (≤ 1·00 mm) melanoma
Claeson, M., Baade, P., Brown, S., Soyer, H. P., Smithers, B. M., Green, A. C., Whiteman, D. C. and Khosrotehrani, K. (2019). Clinicopathological factors associated with death from thin (≤ 1·00 mm) melanoma. British Journal of Dermatology, 182 (4) bjd.18560, 927-931. doi: 10.1111/bjd.18560
van Hootegem, Sander J. M., Smithers, B. Mark, Gotley, David C., Brosda, Sandra, Thomson, Iain G., Thomas, Janine M., Gartside, Michael, van Lanschot, Jan J. B., Lagarde, Sjoerd M., Wijnhoven, Bas P. L. and Barbour, Andrew P. (2019). The impact of signet ring cell differentiation on outcome in patients with esophageal and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 26 (8), 2375-2384. doi: 10.1245/s10434-019-07322-x
IRF4 rs12203592*T/T genotype is associated with nodular melanoma
Rayner, Jenna E., McMeniman, Erin K., Duffy, David L., De'Ambrosis, Brian, Smithers, B Mark, Jagirdar, Kasturee, Lee, Katie J., Soyer, H Peter and Sturm, Richard A. (2019). IRF4 rs12203592*T/T genotype is associated with nodular melanoma. Melanoma Research, 29 (4), 445-446. doi: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000596
Multidisciplinary cancer care in Australia
Walpole, Euan, Smithers, Mark, Cossio, Danica, Harden, Hazel, Thiele, David and Janda, Monika (2019). Multidisciplinary cancer care in Australia. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 15 (4), 197-198. doi: 10.1111/ajco.13164
Future is bright for academic surgery in Australasia: highlights of the 2018 Academic Meetings
Lee, James C., Mukherjee, Payal, Koh, Cherry and Smithers, Mark (2019). Future is bright for academic surgery in Australasia: highlights of the 2018 Academic Meetings. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 89 (7-8), 798-799. doi: 10.1111/ans.15341
Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of amelanotic and hypomelanotic melanoma patients
Rayner, J. E., McMeniman, E. K., Duffy, D. L., De'Ambrosis, B., Smithers, B. M., Jagirdar, K., Lee, K. J., Soyer, H. P. and Sturm, R. A. (2019). Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of amelanotic and hypomelanotic melanoma patients. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 33 (6) jdv.15446, 1076-1083. doi: 10.1111/jdv.15446
Smithers, B. Mark (2019). Conclusions from quality of life studies in patients with resected high-risk melanoma: one part of the full story. The Lancet Oncology, 20 (5), 611-612. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30176-7
Kroon, Hidde M., Coventry, Brendon J., Henderson, Michael A., Barbour, Andrew, Serpell, Jonathan, Smithers, B. Mark and Thompson, John F. (2019). Evaluation of the efficacy and toxicity of upper extremity isolated limb infusion chemotherapy for melanoma: an Australian multi-center study. European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 45 (5), 832-837. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2019.02.026
Risk of melanoma recurrence after diagnosis of a high-risk primary tumor
Von Schuckmann, Lena A., Hughes, Maria Celia B., Ghiasvand, Reza, Malt, Maryrose, Van Der Pols, Jolieke C., Beesley, Vanessa L., Khosrotehrani, Kiarash, Smithers, B. Mark and Green, Adele C. (2019). Risk of melanoma recurrence after diagnosis of a high-risk primary tumor. JAMA Dermatology, 155 (6), 688-693. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.0440
Miura, John T., Kroon, Hidde M., Beasley, Georgia M., Mullen, Dean, Farrow, Norma E., Mosca, Paul J., Lowe, Michael C., Farley, Clara R., Kim, Youngchul, Naqvi, Syeda Mahrukh Hussnain, Potdar, Aishwarya, Daou, Hala, Sun, James, Farma, Jeffrey M., Henderson, Michael A., Speakman, David, Serpell, Jonathan, Delman, Keith A., Smithers, B. Mark , Coventry, Brendon J., Tyler, Douglas S., Thompson, John F. and Zager, Jonathan S. (2019). Long–term oncologic outcomes after isolated limb infusion for locoregionally metastatic melanoma: an international multicenter analysis. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 26 (8), 2486-2494. doi: 10.1245/s10434-019-07288-w
Atay, Scott M., Correa, Arlene, Hofstetter, Wayne L., Swisher, Stephen G., Ajani, Jaffer, Altorki, Nassar K., Blackmon, Shanda H., Blackstone, Eugene H., Rice, Thomas W., Crabtree, Traves D., D'Amico, Thomas A., Darling, Gail E., DeMeester, Steven R., DeMeester, Thomas R., Worrell, Stephanie G., Ferri, Lorenzo E., Gaissert, Henning A., Krasna, Mark J., Lerut, Antoon, Nafteux, Phillippe, Moons, Johnny, Little, Alex G., Low, Donald E., Carrott, Phillip W., Schmidt, Henner M., Miller, Daniel, Nason, Katie S., Luketich, James D., Orringer, Mark B. ... Yang, Stephen C. (2019). Predictors of staging accuracy, pathologic nodal involvement, and overall survival for cT2N0 carcinoma of the esophagus. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 157 (3), 1264-1272.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.10.057
A systematic review and meta-analysis of locoregional treatments for in-transit melanoma
Read, Tavis, Lonne, Michael, Sparks, David S., David, Michael, Wagels, Michael, Schaider, Helmut, Soyer, H. Peter and Smithers, B. Mark (2019). A systematic review and meta-analysis of locoregional treatments for in-transit melanoma. Journal of Surgical Oncology, 119 (7) jso.25686, 887-896. doi: 10.1002/jso.25400
Read, Tavis, Fayers, Warren, Thomas, Janine, Wagels, Michael, Barbour, Andrew and Smithers, B. Mark (2019). Patients with in-transit melanoma metastases have comparable survival outcomes following isolated limb infusion or intralesional PV-10-A propensity score matched, single center study. Journal of Surgical Oncology, 119 (6), 717-727. doi: 10.1002/jso.25373
Narendra, Aaditya, Baade, Peter D., Aitken, Joanne F., Fawcett, Jonathan and Smithers, Bernard Mark (2019). Pancreaticoduodenectomy in a low-resection volume region: a population-level study examining the impact of hospital-volume on surgical quality and longer-term survival. HPB, 22 (9), 1288-1294. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2019.11.015
von Schuckmann, Lena A., Wilson, Louise F., Hughes, Maria Celia B., Beesley, Vanessa L., Janda, Monika, van der Pols, Jolieke C., Smithers, B. Mark, Khosrotehrani, Kiarash and Green, Adele C. (2019). Sun protection behaviour after diagnosis of high-risk primary melanoma and risk of a subsequent primary. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 80 (1), 139-148.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.06.068
Survival of patients with early invasive melanoma down-staged under the new 8 AJCC edition
von Schuckmann, Lena A., Hughes, Maria Celia B., Lee, Rebecca, Lorigan, Paul, Khosrotehrani, Kiarash, Smithers, B. Mark and Green, Adele C. (2019). Survival of patients with early invasive melanoma down-staged under the new 8 AJCC edition. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 80 (1), 272-274. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.04.017
Low, Donald E., Allum, William, De Manzoni, Giovanni, Ferri, Lorenzo, Immanuel, Arul, Kuppusamy, Madhan Kumar, Law, Simon, Lindblad, Mats, Maynard, Nick, Neal, Joseph, Pramesh, C. S., Scott, Mike, Mark Smithers, B., Addor, Valérie and Ljungqvist, Olle (2018). Guidelines for perioperative care in esophagectomy: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society recommendations. World Journal of Surgery, 43 (2), 299-330. doi: 10.1007/s00268-018-4786-4
Mudge, L. A., Watson, D. I., Smithers, B. M., Isenring, E. A., Smith, L., Jamieson, G. G., Australian Immunonutrition Study Group and McFarlane, Catherine (2018). Multicentre factorial randomized clinical trial of perioperative immunonutrition versus standard nutrition for patients undergoing surgical resection of oesophageal cancer. The British Journal of Surgery, 105 (10), 1262-1272. doi: 10.1002/bjs.10923
Aitken, Joanne F., Youlden, Danny R., Baade, Peter D., Soyer, H. Peter, Green, Adele C. and Smithers, B. Mark (2018). In response to: immigration is the most likely reason for the generational change in melanoma incidence in Queensland, Australia. International Journal of Cancer, 143 (3), 722-723. doi: 10.1002/ijc.31347
Effeney, R., Shaw, T., Burmeister, B. H., Burmeister, E., Harvey, J., Mai, G. T., Thomas, J., Barbour, A. P., Smithers, B. M. and Pryor, D. I. (2018). Patterns of failure following dose-escalated chemoradiotherapy for fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography staged squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus. Clinical Oncology, 30 (10), 642-649. doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2018.06.011
Dreno, Brigitte, Thompson, John F., Smithers, Bernard Mark, Santinami, Mario, Jouary, Thomas, Gutzmer, Ralf, Levchenko, Evgeny, Rutkowski, Piotr, Grob, Jean-Jacques, Korovin, Sergii, Drucis, Kamil, Grange, Florent, Machet, Laurent, Hersey, Peter, Krajsova, Ivana, Testori, Alessandro, Conry, Robert, Guillot, Bernard, Kruit, Wim H. J., Demidov, Lev, Thompson, John A., Bondarenko, Igor, Jaroszek, Jaroslaw, Puig, Susana, Cinat, Gabriela, Hauschild, Axel, Goeman, Jelle J., van Houwelingen, Hans C., Ulloa-Montoya, Fernando ... Kirkwood, John M. (2018). MAGE-A3 immunotherapeutic as adjuvant therapy for patients with resected, MAGE-A3-positive, stage III melanoma (DERMA): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. The Lancet Oncology, 19 (7), 916-929. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30254-7
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy for adenocarcinoma of the esophagus
Visser, Els, Edholm, David, Smithers, B. Mark, Thomson, Iain G., Burmeister, Bryan H., Walpole, Euan T., Gotley, David C., Joubert, Warren L., Atkinson, Victoria, Mai, Tao, Thomas, Janine M. and Barbour, Andrew P. (2018). Neoadjuvant chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy for adenocarcinoma of the esophagus. Journal of Surgical Oncology, 117 (8), 1687-1696. doi: 10.1002/jso.25089
Clustering of prevention behaviours in patients with high-risk primary melanoma
Green, Adèle C., Hughes, Maria Celia B., von Schuckmann, Lena A., Khosrotehrani, Kiarash and Mark Smithers, B. (2018). Clustering of prevention behaviours in patients with high-risk primary melanoma. Psycho-Oncology, 27 (5), 1442-1449. doi: 10.1002/pon.4565
Neoadjuvant therapy reduces cardiopulmunary function in patients undegoing oesophagectomy
Thomson, Iain G., Wallen, Matthew P., Hall, Adrian, Ferris, Rebekah, Gotley, David C., Barbour, Andrew P., Lee, Andrew, Thomas, Janine and Smithers, Bernard M. (2018). Neoadjuvant therapy reduces cardiopulmunary function in patients undegoing oesophagectomy. International Journal of Surgery, 53, 86-92. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2018.03.030
Read, Tavis A., Smith, Aaron, Thomas, Janine, David, Michael, Foote, Matthew, Wagels, Michael, Barbour, Andrew and Smithers, B. Mark (2018). Intralesional PV-10 for the treatment of in-transit melanoma metastases-Results of a prospective, non-randomized, single center study. Journal of Surgical Oncology, 117 (4), 579-587. doi: 10.1002/jso.24921
Aitken, Sarah, Lee, James and Smithers, Mark (2018). Future-proofing academic surgery in Australia and New Zealand: the Annual RACS Joint Academic Meeting. ANZ Journal of Surgery , 88 (3), 130-131. doi: 10.1111/ans.14372
Benton, Katie, Thomson, Iain, Isenring, Elisabeth, Mark Smithers, B. and Agarwal, Ekta (2018). An investigation into the nutritional status of patients receiving an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol versus standard care following Oesophagectomy. Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 26 (6), 1-6. doi: 10.1007/s00520-017-4038-4
Benchmarking complications associated with esophagectomy
Low, Donald E., Kuppusamy, Madhan Kumar, Alderson, Derek, Cecconello, Ivan, Chang, Andrew C, Darling, Gail, Davies, Andrew, D'Journo, Xavier Benoit, Gisbertz, Suzanne S, Griffin, S Michael, Hardwick, Richard, Hoelscher, Arnulf, Hofstetter, Wayne, Jobe, Blair, Kitagawa, Yuko, Law, Simon, Mariette, Christophe, Maynard, Nick, Morse, Christopher R, Nafteux, Philippe, Pera, Manuel, Pramesh, C S, Puig, Sonia, Reynolds, John V, Schroeder, Wolfgang, Smithers, Mark and Wijnhoven, B P L (2017). Benchmarking complications associated with esophagectomy. Annals of surgery, 269 (2), 1-298. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002611
Generational shift in melanoma incidence and mortality in Queensland, Australia, 1995-2014
Aitken, Joanne F, Youlden, Danny R, Baade, Peter D, Soyer, H Peter, Green, Adèle C and Smithers, B Mark (2017). Generational shift in melanoma incidence and mortality in Queensland, Australia, 1995-2014. International journal of cancer, 142 (8), 1528-1535. doi: 10.1002/ijc.31141
Whither melanoma in Australia?
Smithers, B. Mark, Dunn, Jeff and Soyer, H. Peter (2017). Whither melanoma in Australia?. Medical Journal of Australia, 207 (8), 330-331. doi: 10.5694/mja17.00740
Read, Tavis, Webber, Scott, Thomas, Janine, Wagels, Michael, Schaider, Helmut, Soyer, H. Peter and Smithers, B. Mark (2017). Protocol for the TIDAL Melanoma Study: topical imiquimod or diphenylcyclopropenone for the management of cutaneous in-transit melanoma metastases-a phase II, single centre, randomised, pilot study. BMJ Open, 7 (10) e016816, 1-8. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016816
Associations of statins and diabetes with diagnosis of ulcerated cutaneous melanoma
von Schuckmann, Lena A., Smith, David, Hughes, Maria Celia B., Malt, Maryrose, van der Pols, Jolieke C., Khosrotehrani, Kiarash, Smithers, Bernard M. and Green, Adele C. (2017). Associations of statins and diabetes with diagnosis of ulcerated cutaneous melanoma. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 137 (12), 2599-2605. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.07.836
Kroon, Hidde M., Coventry, Brendon J., Giles, Mitchell H., Henderson, Michael A., Speakman, David, Wall, Mark, Barbour, Andrew, Serpell, Jonathan, Paddle, Paul, Smithers, Bernard M. and Thompson, John F. (2017). Safety and Efficacy of Isolated Limb Infusion Chemotherapy for Advanced Locoregional Melanoma in Elderly Patients: An Australian Multicenter Study. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 24 (11), 3245-3251. doi: 10.1245/s10434-017-6046-5
The impact of smoking on sentinel node metastasis of primary cutaneous melanoma
Jones, Maris S., Jones, Peter C., Stern, Stacey L., Elashoff, David, Hoon, Dave S. B., Thompson, John, Mozzillo, Nicola, Nieweg, Omgo E., Noyes, Dirk, Hoekstra, Harald J., Zager, Jonathan S., Roses, Daniel F., Testori, Alessandro, Coventry, Brendon J., Smithers, Mark B., Andtbacka, Robert, Agnese, Doreen, Schultz, Erwin, Hsueh, Eddy C., Kelley, Mark, Schneebaum, Schlomo, Jacobs, Lisa, Bowles, Tawnya, Kashani-Sabet, Mohammed, Johnson, Douglas and Faries, Mark B. (2017). The impact of smoking on sentinel node metastasis of primary cutaneous melanoma. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 24 (8), 2089-2094. doi: 10.1245/s10434-017-5775-9
Read, T., Webber, S., Tan, J., Wagels, M., Schaider, H., Soyer, H. P. and Smithers, B. M. (2017). Diphenylcyclopropenone for the treatment of cutaneous in-transit melanoma metastases - results of a prospective, non-randomized, single-centre study. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 31 (12), 2030-2037. doi: 10.1111/jdv.14422
Completion dissection or observation for sentinel-node metastasis in melanoma
Faries, M. B., Thompson, J. F., Cochran, A. J., Andtbacka, R. H., Mozzillo, N., Zager, J. S., Jahkola, T., Bowles, T. L., Testori, A., Beitsch, P. D., Hoekstra, H. J., Moncrieff, M., Ingvar, C., Wouters, M. W. J. M., Sabel, M. S., Levine, E. A., Agnese, D., Henderson, M., Dummer, R., Rossi, C. R., Neves, R. I., Trocha, S. D., Wright, F., Byrd, D. R., Matter, M., Hsueh, E., MacKenzie-Ross, A., Johnson, D. B., Terheyden, P. ... Elashoff, R. M. (2017). Completion dissection or observation for sentinel-node metastasis in melanoma. New England Journal of Medicine, 376 (23), 2211-2222. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1613210
von Schuckmann, Lena A., Smithers, Bernhard M., Khosrotehrani, Kiarash, Beesley, Vanessa L., van der Pols, Jolieke C., Hughes, Maria B. and Green, Adele C. (2017). Use of support services in a sample of patients with high-risk primary melanomas in urban, regional and rural Queensland. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 41 (3), 315-319. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12662
Leong, Trevor, Smithers, B. Mark, Haustermans, Karin, Michael, Michael, Gebski, Val, Miller, Danielle, Zalcberg, John, Boussioutas, Alex, Findlay, Michael, O'Connell, Rachel L., Verghis, Jaclyn, Willis, David, Kron, Tomas, Crain, Melissa, Murray, William K., Lordick, Florian, Swallow, Carol, Darling, Gail, Simes, John and Wong, Rebecca (2017). TOPGEAR: A Randomized, Phase III Trial of Perioperative ECF Chemotherapy with or Without Preoperative Chemoradiation for Resectable Gastric Cancer: Interim Results from an International, Intergroup Trial of the AGITG, TROG, EORTC and CCTG. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 24 (8), 2252-2258. doi: 10.1245/s10434-017-5830-6
Primary cutaneous melanoma of the scalp: Patterns of recurrence
Sparks, David S., Read, Tavis, Lonne, Michael, Barbour, Andrew P., Wagels, Michael, Bayley, Gerard J. and Smithers, B. Mark (2017). Primary cutaneous melanoma of the scalp: Patterns of recurrence. Journal of Surgical Oncology, 115 (4), 449-454. doi: 10.1002/jso.24535
GSTP1 does not modify MC1R effects on melanoma risk
Daley, G. M., Duffy, D. L., Pflugfelder, A., Jagirdar, K., Lee, K. J., Yong, X. L., Eigentler, T. K., Weide, B., Smithers, B. M., Martin, N. G., Garbe, C., Soyer, H. P. and Sturm, R. A. (2017). GSTP1 does not modify MC1R effects on melanoma risk. Experimental Dermatology, 26 (8), 730-733. doi: 10.1111/exd.13114
Foote, Matthew, Read, Tavis, Thomas, Janine, Wagels, Michael, Burmeister, Bryan and Smithers, B. Mark (2017). Results of a phase II, open-label, non-comparative study of intralesional PV-10 followed by radiotherapy for the treatment of in-transit or metastatic melanoma. Journal of Surgical Oncology, 115 (7), 891-897. doi: 10.1002/jso.24580
Trans tracheal approach to the oesophagus: case report
Lynch, Angelica, Perry, Chris, Smithers, Bernard Mark, Gundelach, Raefe and Rowe, Daniel (2016). Trans tracheal approach to the oesophagus: case report. Archives of Otolaryngology and Rhinology, 077-078. doi: 10.17352/2455-1759.000030
Rice, Thomas W., Ishwaran, Hemant, Blackstone, Eugene H., Hofstetter, Wayne L., Kelsen, David P., Apperson-Hansen, Carolyn, Worldwide Esophageal Cancer Collaboration Investigators and Smithers, Bernard (2016). Recommendations for clinical staging (cTNM) of cancer of the esophagus and esophagogastric junction for the 8th edition AJCC/UICC staging manuals. Diseases of the Esophagus, 29 (8), 913-919. doi: 10.1111/dote.12540
Krause, Lutz, Nones, Katia , Loffler, Kelly A., Nancarrow, Derek, Oey, Harald , Tang, Yue Hang, Wayte, Nicola J., Patch, Ann Marie, Patel, Kalpana , Brosda, Sandra, Manning, Suzanne, Lampe, Guy, Clouston, Andrew, Thomas, Janine, Stoye, Jens, Hussey, Damian J., Watson, David I., Lord, Reginald V., Phillips, Wayne A., Gotley, David, Smithers, B. Mark, Whiteman, David C., Hayward, Nicholas K., Grimmond, Sean M., Waddell, Nicola and Barbour, Andrew P. (2016). Identification of the CIMP-like subtype and aberrant methylation of members of the chromosomal segregation and spindle assembly pathways in esophageal adenocarcinoma. Carcinogenesis, 37 (4), 356-365. doi: 10.1093/carcin/bgw018
Worldwide Esophageal Cancer Collaboration: pathologic staging data
Rice, T. W., Chen, L. -Q., Hofstetter, W. L., Smithers, B. M., Rusch, V. W., Wijnhoven, B. P. L., Chen, K. L., Davies, A. R., D'Journo, X. B., Kesler, K. A., Luketich, J. D., Ferguson, M. K., Raesaenen, J. V., van Hillegersberg, R., Fang, W., Durand, L., Cecconello, I., Allum, W. H., Cerfolio, R. J., Pera, M., Griffin, S. M., Burger, R., Liu, J. -F., Allen, M. S., Law, S., Watson, T. J., Darling, G. E., Scott, W. J., Duranceau, A. ... Blackstone, E. H. (2016). Worldwide Esophageal Cancer Collaboration: pathologic staging data. Diseases of the Esophagus, 29 (7), 724-733. doi: 10.1111/dote.12520
Worldwide esophageal cancer collaboration: clinical staging data
Rice, T. W., Apperson-Hansen, C., DiPaola, L. M., Semple, M. E., Lerut, T. E. M. R., Orringer, M. B., Chen, L. -Q., Hofstetter, W. L., Smithers, B. M., Rusch, V. W., Wijnhoven, B. P. L., Chen, K. N., Davies, A. R., D'Journo, X. B., Kesler, K. A., Luketich, J. D., Ferguson, M. K., Rasanen, J. V., van Hillegersberg, R., Fang, W., Durand, L., Allum, W. H., Cecconello, I., Cerfolio, R. J., Pera, M., Griffin, S. M., Burger, R., Liu, J. -F., Allen, M. S. ... Blackstone, E. H. (2016). Worldwide esophageal cancer collaboration: clinical staging data. Diseases of the Esophagus, 29 (7), 707-714. doi: 10.1111/dote.12493
Worldwide esophageal cancer collaboration: neoadjuvant pathologic staging data
Rice, T. W., Lerut, T. E. M. R., Orringer, M. B., Chen, L. -Q., Hofstetter, W. L., Smithers, B. M., Rusch, V. W., van Lanschot, J., Chen, K. N., Davies, A. R., D'Journo, X. B., Kesler, K. A., Luketich, J. D., Ferguson, M. K., Rasanen, J. V., van Hillegersberg, R., Fang, W., Durand, L., Allum, W. H., Cecconello, I., Cerfolio, R. J., Pera, M., Griffin, S. M., Burger, R., Liu, J. -F., Allen, M. S., Law, S., Watson, T. J., Darling, G. E. ... Blackstone, E. H. (2016). Worldwide esophageal cancer collaboration: neoadjuvant pathologic staging data. Diseases of the Esophagus, 29 (7), 715-723. doi: 10.1111/dote.12513
Beesley, Vanessa L., Smithers, B. Mark, O'Rourke, Peter, Janda, Monika, Khosrotehrani, Kiarash and Green, Adèle C. (2016). Variations in supportive care needs of patients after diagnosis of localised cutaneous melanoma: a 2-year follow-up study. Supportive Care in Cancer, 25 (1), 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s00520-016-3378-9
Rowe, Casey J., Tang, Fiona, Hughes, Maria Celia B., Rodero, Mathieu P., Malt, Maryrose, Lambie, Duncan, Barbour, Andrew, Hayward, Nicholas K., Smithers, B. Mark, Green, Adele C. and Khosrotehrani, Kiarash (2016). Molecular markers to complement sentinel node status in predicting survival in patients with high-risk locally invasive melanoma. International Journal of Cancer, 139 (3), 664-672. doi: 10.1002/ijc.30085
Theodore, Jane E., Frankel, Adam J., Thomas, Janine M., Barbour, Andrew P., Bayley, Gerard J., Allan, Christopher P., Wagels, Michael and Smithers, B. Mark (2016). Assessment of morbidity following regional nodal dissection in the axilla and groin for metastatic melanoma. ANZ journal of surgery, 87 (1-2), 44-48. doi: 10.1111/ans.13526
Australian multicenter study of isolated limb infusion for melanoma
Kroon, Hidde M., Coventry, Brendon J., Giles, Mitchell H., Henderson, Michael A., Speakman, David, Wall, Mark, Barbour, Andrew, Serpell, Jonathan, Paddle, Paul, Coventry, Alexander G. J., Sullivan, Thomas, Smithers, Bernard Mark and Thompson, John F. (2016). Australian multicenter study of isolated limb infusion for melanoma. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 23 (4), 1096-1103. doi: 10.1245/s10434-015-4969-2
Sentinel node biopsy in patients with intermediate and thick melanomas - A balanced view
Saw, Robyn, Allan, Christopher, Barbour, Andrew, Ch'ng, Sydney, Coventry, Brendon J., Gyorki, David, Henderson, Michael, Howle, Julie, Hughes, T. Michael, Lee, Kenneth, Neuhaus, Susan, Saunders, Christobel, Shannon, Kerwin, Smithers, Mark, Speakman, David, Spillane, John and Stretch, Jonathan (2015). Sentinel node biopsy in patients with intermediate and thick melanomas - A balanced view. Australian Family Physician, 44 (12), 876-876.
Windsor, J., Searle, J., Hanney, R., Chapman, A., Grigg, M., Choong, P., Mackay, A., Smithers, B.M., Churchill, J.A., Carney, S., Smith, J.A., Wainer, Z., Talley, N.J. and Gladman, M.A. (2015). Building a sustainable clinical academic workforce to meet the future healthcare needs of Australia and New Zealand: Report from the first summit meeting. Internal Medicine Journal, 45 (9), 965-971. doi: 10.1111/imj.12854
Smithers, B.Mark, Hughes, Maria Celia B., Beesley, Vanessa L., Barbour, Andrew P., Malt, Maryrose K., Weedon, David, Zonta, Mark J., Wood, Dominic J., Triscott, Joseph A., Bayley, Gerard J., Brown, Lee J., Allan, Christopher P., D'Arcy, Justin, Williamson, Richard, Khosrotehrani, Kiarash and Green, Adele C. (2015). Prospective study of patterns of surgical management in adults with primary cutaneous melanoma at high risk of spread, in Queensland, Australia. Journal of Surgical Oncology, 112 (4), 359-365. doi: 10.1002/jso.24013
A systematic review of non-surgical treatments for lentigo maligna
Read, T., Noonan, C., David, M., Wagels, M., Foote, M., Schaider, H., Soyer, H. P. and Smithers, B. M. (2015). A systematic review of non-surgical treatments for lentigo maligna. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 30 (5), 1-6. doi: 10.1111/jdv.13252
Leong, Trevor, Smithers, B. Mark, Michael, Michael, Gebski, Val, Boussioutas, Alex, Miller, Danielle, Simes, John, Zalcberg, John, Haustermans, Karin, Lordick, Florian, Schuhmacher, Christoph, Swallow, Carol, Darling, Gail and Wong, Rebecca (2015). TOPGEAR: A randomised phase III trial of perioperative ECF chemotherapy versus preoperative chemoradiation plus perioperative ECF chemotherapy for resectable gastric cancer (an international, intergroup trial of the AGITG/TROG/EORTC/NCIC CTG). BMC Cancer, 15 (532) 532, 2252-2258. doi: 10.1186/s12885-015-1529-x
Henderson Michael A., Burmeister, Bryan H., Ainslie, Jill, Fisher, Richard, Di Iulio, Juliana, Smithers, B. Mark, Hon, Angela, Shannon, Kerwin, Scolyer, Richard A., Carruthers, Scott, Coventry, Brendon J., Babington, Scott, Duprat, Joao, Hoekstra, Harald J. and Thompson, John F. (2015). Adjuvant lymph-node field radiotherapy versus observation only in patients with melanoma at high risk of further lymph-node field relapse after lymphadenectomy (ANZMTG 01.02/TROG 02.01): 6-year follow-up of a phase 3, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Oncology, 16 (9) 155, 1049-1060. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(15)00187-4
Two cases of NSAID-induced gastropathy and enteropathy of the ileum
Auld, Michael C., Dodd, Benjamin R., Barbour, Andrew P. and Smithers, Mark (2015). Two cases of NSAID-induced gastropathy and enteropathy of the ileum. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 85 (7-8), 584-585. doi: 10.1111/ans.12462
Whiteman, David C., Appleyard, Mark, Bahin, Farzan F., Bobryshev, Yuri V., Bourke, Michael J., Brown, Ian, Chung, Adrian, Clouston, Andrew, Dickins, Emma, Emery, Jon, Eslick, Guy D., Gordon, Louisa G., Grimpen, Florian, Hebbard, Geoff, Holliday, Laura, Hourigan, Luke F., Kendall, Bradley J., Lee, Eric Y. T., Levert-Mignon A., Lord, Reginald V., Lord, Sarah J., Maule, Derek, Moss, Alan, Norton, Ian, Olver, Ian, Pavey, Darren, Raftopoulos, Spiro, Rajendra, Shan, Schoeman, Mark ... Yusoff, Ian F. (2015). Australian clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of Barrett's esophagus and early esophageal adenocarcinoma. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia), 30 (5), 804-820. doi: 10.1111/jgh.12913
Low, Donald E., Alderson, Derek, Cecconello, Ivan, Chang, Andrew C., Darling, Gail E., D'Journo, Xavier Benoit, Griffin, S. Michael, Holscher, Arnulf H., Hofstetter, Wayne L., Jobe, Blair A., Kitagawa, Yuko, Kucharczuk, John C., Law, Simon Ying Kit, Lerut, Toni E., Maynard, Nick, Pera, Manuel, Peters, Jeffrey H., Pramesh, C. S., Reynolds, John V., Smithers, B. Mark and van Lanschot, J. Jan B. (2015). International consensus on standardization of data collection for complications associated with esophagectomy: Esophagectomy Complications Consensus Group (ECCG). Annals of Surgery, 262 (2), 286-294. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001098
Barbour, Samantha, Smithers, B. Mark, Allan, Chris, Bayley, Gerard, Thomas, Janine, Foote, Matthew, Burmeister, Bryan and Barbour, Andrew P. (2015). Patterns of recurrence in patients with stage IIIB/C cutaneous melanoma of the head and neck following surgery with and without adjuvant radiation therapy: is isolated regional recurrence salvageable?. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 22 (12), 4052-4059. doi: 10.1245/s10434-014-4356-4
Genomic catastrophes frequently arise in esophageal adenocarcinoma and drive tumorigenesis
Nones, Katia, Waddell, Nicola, Wayte, Nicci, Patch, Ann-Marie, Bailey, Peter, Newell, Felicity, Holmes, Oliver, Fink, J. Lynn, Quinn, Michael C. J., Tang, Yue Hang, Lampe, Guy, Quek, Kelly, Loffler, Kelly A., Manning, Suzanne, Idrisoglu, Senel, Miller, David, Xu, Qinying, Waddell, Nick, Wilson, Peter J., Bruxner, Timothy J. C., Christ, Angelika N., Harliwong, Ivon, Nourse, Craig, Nourbakhsh, Ehsan, Anderson, Matthew, Kazakoff, Stephen, Leonard, Conrad, Wood, Scott, Simpson, Peter T. ... Barbour, Andrew P. (2014). Genomic catastrophes frequently arise in esophageal adenocarcinoma and drive tumorigenesis. Nature Communications, 5 (1) 6224, 5224.1-5224.9. doi: 10.1038/ncomms6224
Beesley, Vanessa L., Smithers, B. Mark, Khosrotehrani, Kiarash, Khatun, Modsina, O'Rourke, Peter, Hughes, Maria Celia B., Malt, Maryrose K., Zonta, Mark J., Bayley, Gerard J., Barbour, Andrew P., Brown, Lee J., D'Arcy, Justin, Allan, Christopher and Green, Adèle C. (2014). Supportive care needs, anxiety, depression and quality of life amongst newly diagnosed patients with localised invasive cutaneous melanoma in Queensland, Australia. Psycho-Oncology, 24 (7), 763-770. doi: 10.1002/pon.3718
Phase 2 study of intralesional PV-10 in refractory metastatic melanoma
Thompson, John F., Agarwala, Sanjiv S., Smithers, B. Mark, Ross, Merrick I., Scoggins, Charles R., Coventry, Brendon J., Neuhaus, Susan J., Minor, David R., Singer, Jamie M. and Wachter, Eric A. (2014). Phase 2 study of intralesional PV-10 in refractory metastatic melanoma. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 22 (7), 2135-2142. doi: 10.1245/s10434-014-4169-5
Barbour, Andrew P., Tang, Yue Hang, Armour, Nicola, Dutton-Regester, Ken, Krause, Lutz, Loffler, Kelly A., Lambie, Duncan, Burmeister, Bryan, Thomas, Janine, Smithers, B. Mark and Hayward, Nicholas K. (2014). BRAF mutation status is an independent prognostic factor for resected stage IIIB and IIIC melanoma: implications for melanoma staging and adjuvant therapy. European Journal of Cancer, 50 (15), 2668-2676. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2014.06.009
The Effect on Melanoma Risk of Genes Previously Associated With Telomere Length
Iles, Mark M., Bishop, D. Timothy, Taylor, John C., Hayward, Nicholas K., Brossard, Myriam, Cust, Anne E., Dunning, Alison M., Lee, Jeffrey E., Moses, Eric K., Akslen, Lars A., AMFS Investigators, Andresen, Per A., Avril, Marie-Francoise, Azizi, Esther, Scarra, Giovanna Bianchi, Brown, Kevin M., Debniak, Tadeusz, Elder, David E., Friedman, Eitan, Ghiorzo, Paola, Gillanders, Elizabeth M., Goldstein, Alisa M., Gruis, Nelleke A., Hansson, Johan, Harland, Mark, Helsing, Per, Hocevar, Marko, Hoiom, Veronica, IBD investigators ... Visscher, Peter (2014). The Effect on Melanoma Risk of Genes Previously Associated With Telomere Length. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 106 (10) dju267. doi: 10.1093/jnci/dju267
Controversies in the management of gastrointestinal stromal tumors
Yip, Desmond, Zalcberg, John, Ackland, Stephen, Barbour, Andrew P., Desai, Jayesh, Fox, Stephen, Kotasek, Dusan, McArthur, Grant and Smithers, B. Mark (2014). Controversies in the management of gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 10 (3), 216-227. doi: 10.1111/ajco.12187
Coping with esophageal cancer approaches worldwide
Cotton, Richard G. H., Langer, Rupert, Leong, Trevor, Martinek, Jan, Sewram, Vikash, Smithers, Mark, Swanson, Paul E., Qiao, You-Lin, Udagawa, Harushi, Ueno, Masaki, Wang, Meng, Wei, Wen-Qiang and White, Russell E. (2014). Coping with esophageal cancer approaches worldwide. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1325 (1), 138-158. doi: 10.1111/nyas.12522
Coventry, Brendon J., Kroon, Hidde M., Giles, Mitchell H., Henderson, Michael, Speakman, David, Wall, Mark, Barbour, Andrew, Serpell, Jonathan, Paddle, Paul, Coventry, Alexander G.J., Sullivan, Thomas and Smithers, B. Mark (2014). Australian multi-center experience outside of the Sydney Melanoma Unit of isolated limb infusion chemotherapy for melanoma. Journal of Surgical Oncology, 109 (8), 780-785. doi: 10.1002/jso.23590
Khosrotehrani, Kiarash, van der Ploeg, Augustinus P.T., Siskind,Victor, Hughes, Maria Celia, Wright, Annaliesa, Thomas, Janine, Barbour, Andrew, Allan, Christopher, Bayley, Gerard, Eggermont, Alexander, Verhoef, Cornelis, Smithers, B. Mark and Green, Adele C. (2014). Nomograms to predict recurrence and survival in stage IIIB and IIIC melanoma after therapeutic lymphadenectomy. European Journal of Cancer, 50 (7), 1301-1309. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2014.02.010
Frankel, Adam, Armour, Nicola, Nancarrow, Derek, Krause, Lutz, Hayward, Nicholas, Lampe, Guy, Smithers, B. Mark and Barbour, Andrew (2014). Genome-wide analysis of esophageal adenocarcinoma yields specific copy number aberrations that correlate with prognosis. Genes Chromosomes and Cancer, 53 (4), 324-338. doi: 10.1002/gcc.22143
Final trial report of sentinel-node biopsy versus nodal observation in melanoma
Morton, D. L., Thompson, J. F., Cochran, A. J., Mozzillo, N., Nieweg, O. E., Roses, D. F., Hoekstra, H. J., Karakousis, C. P., Puleo, C. A., Coventry, B. J., Kashani-Sabet, M., Smithers, B. M., Paul, E., Kraybill ,W. G., McKinnon, J. G., Wang, H.-J., Elashoff, R. and Faries, M. B. (2014). Final trial report of sentinel-node biopsy versus nodal observation in melanoma. New England Journal of Medicine, 370 (7), 599-609. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1310460
Changeable naevi in people at high risk for melanoma
Abbott, Nicola C. D., Pandeya, Nirmala, Ong, Natalie, McClenahan, Phil, Smithers, B. Mark, Green, Adele and Soyer, H. Peter (2014). Changeable naevi in people at high risk for melanoma. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 56 (1), 14-18. doi: 10.1111/ajd.12181
Thomson I.G., Gotley D.C., Barbour A.P., Martin I., Jayasuria N., Thomas J. and Smithers B.M. (2014). Treatment results of curative gastric resection from a specialist Australian unit: Low volume with satisfactory outcomes. Gastric Cancer, 17 (1), 152-160. doi: 10.1007/s10120-013-0240-3
Hughes, Maria Celia, Wright, Annaliesa, Barbour, Andrew, Thomas, Janine, Smithers, B. Mark, Green, Adele C. and Khosrotehrani, Kiarash (2013). Patients undergoing lymphadenectomy for Stage III melanomas of known or unknown primary site do not differ in outcome. International Journal of Cancer, 133 (12), 3000-3007. doi: 10.1002/ijc.28318
Pinkham, Mark B., Foote, Matthew C., Burmeister, Elizabeth, Thomas, Janine, Meakin, Janelle, Smithers, B. Mark and Burmeister, Bryan H. (2013). Stage III melanoma in the axilla: patterns of regional recurrence after surgery with and without adjuvant radiation therapy. International Journal of Radiation: Oncology - Biology - Physics, 86 (4), 702-708. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.03.019
Surgery and the management of cutaneous melanoma
Allan, C. and Smithers, B. M. (2013). Surgery and the management of cutaneous melanoma. British Journal of Surgery, 100 (3), 313-315. doi: 10.1002/bjs.9054
Impact of postoperative morbidity on long-term survival after oesophagectomy
Hii, M. W., Smithers, B. M., Gotley, D. C., Thomas, J. M., Thomson, I., Martin, I. and Barbour, A. P. (2013). Impact of postoperative morbidity on long-term survival after oesophagectomy. British Journal of Surgery, 100 (1), 95-104. doi: 10.1002/bjs.8973
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy or Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer
Smithers, B. Mark and Thomson, Iain (2013). Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy or Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer. Thoracic Surgery Clinics, 23 (4), 509-523. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2013.07.005
Prevalence and determinants of frequent gastroesophageal reflux symptoms in the Australian community
Pandeya, N., Green, A. C., Whiteman, D. C., The Australian Cancer Study and Smithers, B. M. (2012). Prevalence and determinants of frequent gastroesophageal reflux symptoms in the Australian community. Diseases of the Esophagus, 25 (7), 573-583. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2011.01287.x
Howard, J. Harrison, Thompson, John F., Mozzillo, Nicola, Nieweg, Omgo E., Hoekstra, Harald J., Roses, Daniel F., Sondak, Vernon K., Reintgen, Douglas S., Kashani-Sabet, Mohammed, Karakousis, Constantine P., Coventry, Brendon J., Kraybill, William G., Smithers, B. Mark, Elashoff, Robert, Stern, Stacey L., Cochran, Alistair J., Faries, Mark B. and Morton, Donald L. (2012). Metastasectomy for distant metastatic melanoma: analysis of data from the first multicenter selective lymphadenectomy trial (MSLT-I). Annals of Surgical Oncology, 19 (8), 2547-2555. doi: 10.1245/s10434-012-2398-z
Gordon, Louisa G., Hirst, Nicholas G., Mayne, George C., Watson, David I., Bright, Timothy, Cai, Wang, Barbour, Andrew P., Smithers, Bernard M., Whiteman, David C. and Eckermann, Simon (2012). Modeling the cost-effectiveness of strategies for treating esophageal adenocarcinoma and high-grade dysplasia. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 16 (8), 1451-1461. doi: 10.1007/s11605-012-1911-9
Burmeister, Bryan H., Henderson, Michael A., Ainslie, Jill, Fisher, Richard, Di Iulio, Juliana, Smithers, B. Mark, Hong, Angela, Shannon, Kerwin, Scolyer, Richard A., Carruthers, Scott, Coventry, Brendon J., Babington, Scott, Duprat, Joao, Hoekstra, Harald J. and Thompson, John F. (2012). Adjuvant radiotherapy versus observation alone for patients at risk of lymph-node field relapse after therapeutic lymphadenectomy for melanoma: a randomised trial. Lancet Oncology, 13 (6), 589-597. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(12)70138-9
Foote, Matthew, Burmeister, Bryan, Dwyer, Patrick, Burmeister, Elizabeth, Lambie, Duncan, Allan, Christopher, Barbour, Andrew, Bayley, Gerard, Pullar, Andrew, Meakin, Janelle, Thomas, Janine and Smithers, Mark (2012). An innovative approach for locally advanced stage III cutaneous melanoma: radiotherapy, followed by nodal dissection. Melanoma Research, 22 (3), 257-262. doi: 10.1097/CMR.0b013e3283531335
Green, Adele C., Baade, Peter, Coory, Michael, Aitken, Joanne F. and Smithers, Mark (2012). Population-based 20-year survival among people diagnosed with thin melanomas in Queensland, Australia. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 30 (13), 1462-1467. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.38.8561
Thrift, Aaron P., Nagle, Christina M., Fahey, Paul P., Smithers, Bernard M., Watson, David I. and Whiteman, David C. (2012). Predictors of survival among patients diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction. Cancer Causes and Control, 23 (4), 555-564. doi: 10.1007/s10552-012-9913-1
Thrift, Aaron P., Nagle, Christina M., Fahey, Paul P., Russell, Anne, Smithers, Bernard M., Watson, David I., Whiteman, David C. and for the Australian Cancer Study Clinical Follow-Up Study (2012). The influence of pre-diagnostic demographic and lifestyle factors on oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma survival. International Journal of Cancer, Early online (5), 1-29. doi: 10.1002/ijc.27420
Local therapies and resection in Barrett's oesophagus and early oesophagogastric cancer
Tan, Alyisha, Macrae, Finlay and Smithers B. Mark (2011). Local therapies and resection in Barrett's oesophagus and early oesophagogastric cancer. Cancer Forum, 35 (3), 141-145.
Nancarrow, Derek J., Clouston, Andrew D., Smithers, B. Mark, Gotley, David C., Drew, Paul A., Watson, David I., Tyagi, Sonika, Hayward, Nicholas K. and Whiteman, David C. (2011). Whole genome expression array profiling highlights differences in mucosal defense genes in barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma. Plos One, 6 (7) e22513, e22513-1-e22513-15. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022513
Sjoquist, Katrin M., Burmeister, Bryan H., Smithers, B. Mark, Zalcberg, John R., Simes, R. John, Barbour, Andrew, Gebski, Val and for the Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group (2011). Survival after neoadjuvant chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy for resectable oesophageal carcinoma: an updated meta-analysis. Lancet Oncology, 12 (7), 681-692. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(11)70142-5
Defining cure for esophageal cancer: Analysis of actual 5-year survivors following esophagectomy
Hirst, Jodi, Smithers, Bernard Mark, Gotley, David C., Thomas, Janine and Barbour, Andrew (2011). Defining cure for esophageal cancer: Analysis of actual 5-year survivors following esophagectomy. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 18 (6), 1766-1774. doi: 10.1245/s10434-010-1508-z
Trends in melanoma incidence among children: Possible influence of sun-protection programs
Baade, Peter D., Green, Adele C., Smithers, Bernard Mark and Aitken, Joanne F. (2011). Trends in melanoma incidence among children: Possible influence of sun-protection programs. Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy, 11 (5), 661-664. doi: 10.1586/ERA.11.28
Burmeister, Bryan H., Thomas, Janine M., Burmeister, Elizabeth A., Walpole, Euan T., Harvey, Jennifer A., Thomson, Damien B., Barbour, Andrew P., Gotley, David C. and Smithers, B. Mark (2011). Is concurrent radiation therapy required in patients receiving preoperative chemotherapy for adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus? A randomised phase II trial. European Journal of Cancer, 47 (3), 354-360. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2010.09.009
Dermoscopic naevus patterns in people at high versus moderate/low melanoma risk in Queensland
Douglas, Nicola C, Borgovan, Theo, Carroll, Melissa J., Williams, Patricia F., Berry, Elizabeth G., Victor Siskind, Hoedl, Andreas F., Wurm, Elisabeth M.T., Smithers, B. Mark, Green, Adele C. and Soyer, H. Peter (2011). Dermoscopic naevus patterns in people at high versus moderate/low melanoma risk in Queensland. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 52 (4), 248-253. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2011.00798.x
Factors associated with postoperative pulmonary morbidity after esophagectomy for cancer
Zingg, Urs, Smithers, Bernard M., Gotley, David C., Smith, Garett, Aly, Ahmad, Clough, Anthony, Esterman, Adrian J., Jamieson, Glyn G. and Watson, David I. (2011). Factors associated with postoperative pulmonary morbidity after esophagectomy for cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 18 (5), 1460-1468. doi: 10.1245/s10434-010-1474-5
Smithers, Bernard M., Fahey, Paul P., Corish, Tracie, Gotley, David C, Falk, Gregory L., Smith, Garett S., Kiroff, George K., Clouston, Andrew D., Watson, David I. and Whiteman, David C. (2010). Symptoms, investigations and management of patients with cancer of the oesophagus and gastro-oesophageal junction in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia, 193 (10), 572-577. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb04064.x
Baade, Peter D., Herrero Hernández, Elena, Freedman, D. Michal, Smithers, B. Mark and Fritschi, Lin (2010). No role for melanoma treatment in the association between melanoma and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Parkinson's disease. Neuroepidemiology, 35 (4), 303-304. doi: 10.1159/000321177
Risk stratification for early esophageal adenocarcinoma: Analysis of lymphatic spread
Barbour, Andrew P., Jones, Mark, Brown, Ian, Gotley, David C., Martin, Ian, Thomas, Janine, Clouston, Andre and Smithers, B. Mark (2010). Risk stratification for early esophageal adenocarcinoma: Analysis of lymphatic spread. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 17 (9), 2494-2502. doi: 10.1245/s10434-010-1025-0
High-risk human papillomavirus in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Antonsson, Annika, Nancarrow, Derek J., Brown, Ian S., Green, Adele C., Drew, Paul A., Watson, David I., Hayward, Nicholas K., Whiteman, David C., For the Australian Cancer Study, Gotley, David and Smithers, B. Mark (2010). High-risk human papillomavirus in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 19 (8), 2080-2087. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-10-0033
Thomson, Iain G., Smithers, Bernard M., Gotley, David C., Martin, Ian, Thomas, Janine M., O'Rourke, Peter and Barbour, Andrew P. (2010). Thoracoscopic-assisted esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: Analysis of patterns and prognostic factors for recurrence. Annals of Surgery, 252 (2), 281-291. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181e909a2
Foote, Matthew C., Burmeister, Bryan H., Thomas, Janine and Smithers, B. Mark (2010). A novel treatment for metastatic melanoma with intralesional rose bengal and radiotherapy: A case series. Melanoma Research, 20 (1), 48-51. doi: 10.1097/CMR.0b013e328331caa2
Minimally invasive esophagectomy: An overview
Smithers, B. Mark (2010). Minimally invasive esophagectomy: An overview. Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 4 (1), 91-99. doi: 10.1586/EGH.09.62
Isolated limb infusion for malignant melanoma: Predictors of response and outcome
Barbour, A. P., Thomas, J., Suffolk, J., Beller, E. and Smithers, B. M, (2009). Isolated limb infusion for malignant melanoma: Predictors of response and outcome. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 16 (12), 3463-3472. doi: 10.1245/s10434-009-0717-9
Shenfine, J., Barbour, A. P., Wong, D., Martin, I., Gotley, D. C. and Smithers, B. M. (2009). Prognostic value maximum standardized uptake value from preoperative positron emission tomography in resectable adenocarcinoma of the esophagus treated by surgery alone. Diseases of the Esophagus, 22 (8), 668-675. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2009.00941.x
Burmeister, B., Walpole, E., D'Arcy, N., Burmeister, E.A., Cox, S., Thomson, D.B., Harvey, J. and Smithers, B.M. (2009). A phase II trial of chemoradiation therapy with weekly oxaliplatin and protracted infusion of 5-fluorouracil for esophageal cancer. Investigational New Drugs, 27 (3), 275-279. doi: 10.1007/s10637-008-9178-4
Baxi, S.H., Burmeister, B., Harvey, J., Smithers, B.M. and Thomas, J. (2009). Salvage definitive chemo-radiotherapy for locally recurrent oesophageal carcinoma after primary surgery: Retrospective review. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 52 (6), 583-587. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2008.02023.x
Similarity of aberrant DNA methylation in Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma
Smith, Eric, De Young, Neville J., Pavey, Sandra J., Hayward, Nicholas K., Nancarrow, Derek J., Whiteman, David C., Smithers, B. Mark, Ruszkiewicz, Andrew R., Clouston, Andrew D., Gotley, David C., Devitt, Peter G., Jamieson, Glyn G. and Drew, Paul A. (2008). Similarity of aberrant DNA methylation in Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma. Molecular Cancer, 7 (1) 75, 75.1-75.12. doi: 10.1186/1476-4598-7-75
Refining esophageal cancer staging after neoadjuvant therapy: importance of treatment response
Barbour, A.P., Jones, M., Gonen, M., Gotley, D.C., Thomas, J., Thomson, D.B., Burmeister, B. and Smithers, B.M. (2008). Refining esophageal cancer staging after neoadjuvant therapy: importance of treatment response. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 15 (10), 2894-2902. doi: 10.1245/s10434-008-0084-y
Nancarrow, D.J., Handoko, H. Y., Smithers, B.M., Gotley, D. C., Drew, P.A., Watson, D.I., Clouston, A. D., Hayward, N. and Whiteman, D. C. (2008). Genome-wide copy number analysis in esophageal adenocarcinoma using high-density single-nucleotide polymorphism arrays. Cancer Research, 68 (11), 4163-4172. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-07-6710
Consideration of mesh-related complications: Letters and comments
Shenfine, Jon, Barbour, Andrew, Martin, Ian, Smithers, B. Mark and Gotley, David C. (2008). Consideration of mesh-related complications: Letters and comments. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 90 (2), 175-176. doi: 10.1308/003588408X261780
Re: Comparison of the outcomes between open and minimally invasive esophagectomy - Reply
Smithers, Bernard M. and Gotley, David (2008). Re: Comparison of the outcomes between open and minimally invasive esophagectomy - Reply. Annals of Surgery, 247 (2), 397-398. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181640266
Combined effects of obesity, acid reflux and smoking on adenocarcinomas of the oesophagus
Whiteman, D. C., Sadeghi, S., Pandeya, N., Smithers, B. M., Gotley, D. C., Bain, C. J., Webb, P. M. and Green, A. C. (2008). Combined effects of obesity, acid reflux and smoking on adenocarcinomas of the oesophagus. Gut, 57 (2), 173-180. doi: 10.1136/gut.2007.131375
Desmoplastic melanoma: the role of radiotherapy in improving local control
Foote, M. C., Burmeister, B., Burmeister, E., Bayley, G. and Smithers, B. M. (2008). Desmoplastic melanoma: the role of radiotherapy in improving local control. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 78 (4), 273-276. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04436.x
Smithers, B .M., Couper, G. C., Thomas, J. M., Wong, D., Gotley, D. C., Martin, I., Harvey, J., Thomson, D. B., Walpole, E., Watts, N. and Burmeister, B. (2008). Positron emission tomography and pathological evidence of response to neoadjuvant therapy in adenocarcinoma of the esophagus. Diseases of the Esophagus, 21 (2), 151-158. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2007.00732.x
Smithers, B. (2007). Randomized clinical trial of the effects of perioperative use of immune-enhancing enteral formula on metabolic immunological status in patients undergoing esophagectomy. World Journal of Surgery, 31 (11), 2158-2159. doi: 10.1007/s00268-007-9230-0
Burmeister, Bryan H., Walpole, Euan T., Thomas, Janine and Smithers, B. Mark (2007). Two cases of esophageal carcinoma following corrosive esophagitis successfully treated with chemoradiation therapy. Asia–Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 3 (2), 108-111. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-7563.2007.00096.x
Comparison of the outcomes between open and minimally invasive esophagectomy
Smithers, Bernard M., Gotley, David C., Martin, Ian and Thomas, Janine M. (2007). Comparison of the outcomes between open and minimally invasive esophagectomy. Annals of Surgery, 245 (2), 232-240. doi: 10.1097/01.sla.0000225093.58071.c6
Smithers, B. M., Cullinan, M., Thomas, J. M., Martin, I., Barbour, A. P., Burmeister, B. H., Harvey, J. A., Thomson, D. B., Walpole, E. T. and Gotley, D. C. (2007). Outcomes from salvage esophagectomy post definitive chemoradiotherapy compared with resection following preoperative neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Diseases of The Esophagus, 20 (6), 471-477. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2007.00701.x
Gebski, V., Burmeister, B., Smithers, B. M., Foo, K., Zalcberg, J. and Simes, J. (2007). Survival benefits from neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy or chemotherapy in oesophageal carcinoma: a meta-analysis. Lancet Oncology, 8 (3), 226-234. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(07)70039-6
Trends for in situ and invasive melanoma in Queensland, Australia, 1982-2002
Coory, Michael, Baade, Peter, Aitken, Joanne, Smithers, Mark, McLeod, G. Roderick C. and Ring, Ian (2006). Trends for in situ and invasive melanoma in Queensland, Australia, 1982-2002. Cancer Causes & Control, 17 (1), 21-27. doi: 10.1007/s10552-005-3637-4
Burmeister, Bryan H., Smithers, B. Mark, Burmeister, Elizabeth, Baumann, Kathryn, Davis, Sidney, Krawitz, Hedley, Johnson, Carol and Spry, Nigel (2006). A prospective phase II study of adjuvant postoperative radiation therapy following nodal surgery in malignant melanoma - Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group (TROG) Study 96.06. Radiotherapy and Oncology, 81 (2), 136-142. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2006.10.001
Minimally invasive esophagectomy
Leibman, S., Smithers, B. M., Gotley, D. C., Martin, I. and Thomas, J. (2006). Minimally invasive esophagectomy. Surgical Endoscopy And Other Interventional Techniques, 20 (3), 428-433. doi: 10.1007/s00464-005-0388-y
Radiotherapy for metastatic melanoma presenting in pregnancy
Daly, T., Burmeister, B, Smithers, B M, Doody, J. and Kane, A. (2006). Radiotherapy for metastatic melanoma presenting in pregnancy. Australasian Radiology, 50 (6), 598-603. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2006.01641.x
Urban-rural differences in survival from cutaneous melanoma in Queensland
Coory, Michael, Smithers, Mark, Aitken, Joanne, Baade, Peter and Ring, Ian (2006). Urban-rural differences in survival from cutaneous melanoma in Queensland. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 30 (1), 71-74. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2006.tb00089.x
Smith, Louise, Smithers, Mark, Prins, Johannes and O'Moore-Sullivan, Trisha (2005). Acute and long-term effect of alpha-glucosidase inhibitor on dumping syndrome in a patient after a vagotomy and pyloric surgery *. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 75 (12), 1124-1126. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03628.x
Interactions among smoking, obesity, and symptoms of acid reflux in Barrett's esophagus
Smith, Kylie J., O'Brien, Suzanne M., Smithers, B. Mark, Gotley, David C., Webb, Penelope M., Green, Adèle C. and Whiteman, David C. (2005). Interactions among smoking, obesity, and symptoms of acid reflux in Barrett's esophagus. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 14 (11), 2481-2486. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-05-0370
Neoadjuvant chemoadiotherapy in resectable oesophageal cancer - Authors' reply
Burmeister, Bryan H. and Smithers, B.Mark (2005). Neoadjuvant chemoadiotherapy in resectable oesophageal cancer - Authors' reply. Lancet Oncology, 6 (11), 825-826. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(05)70402-2
Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in resectable oesophageal cancer – Authors’ reply
Burmeister, Bryan H. and Smithers, B. Mark (2005). Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in resectable oesophageal cancer – Authors’ reply. Lancet Oncology, 6 (11), 825-825. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(05)70402-2
Symptomatic and functional outcome after laparoscopic reoperation for failed antireflux surgery
Byrne, J. P., Smithers, B. M., Nathanson, L. K., Martin, I., Ong, H. S. and Gotley, D. C. (2005). Symptomatic and functional outcome after laparoscopic reoperation for failed antireflux surgery. British Journal of Surgery, 92 (8), 996-1001. doi: 10.1002/bjs.4914
Burmeister, B., Walpole, E. T., Burmeister, E., Thomas, J., Thomson, D. B., Harvey, J., Smithers, B. M. and Gotley, D. C. (2005). Feasibility of chemoradiation therapy with protracted infusion of 5-fluorouracil for esophageal cancer patients not suitable for cisplatin. International Journal of Clinical Oncology, 10 (4), 256-261. doi: 10.1007/s10147-005-0506-9
Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in resectable oesophageal cancer
Pramesh, C. S., Mistry, Rajesh C., Laskar, Sarbani G., Burmeister, Bryan H. and Smithers, B. Mark (2005). Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in resectable oesophageal cancer. Lancet Oncology, 6 (11), 824-825. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(05)70401-0
Novel approach to oesophageal resection
Smithers, Mark (2005). Novel approach to oesophageal resection. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 75 (12), 1029-1029. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03661.x
Burmeister, B. H., Smithers, B. M., Gebski, V., Fitzgerald, L., Simes, R. J., Devitt, P., Ackland, S., Gotley, D. C., Joseph, D., Millar, J., North, J., Walpole, E. T. and Denham, J. W. (2005). Surgery alone versus chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery for resectable cancer of the oesophagus: a randomised controlled phase III trial. Lancet Oncology, 6 (9), 659-668. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(05)70288-6
Chemoradiation therapy is effective for the palliative treatment of malignant dysphagia
Harvey, J. A., Bessell, J. R., Beller, E., Thomas, J., Gotley, D. C., Burmeister, B. H., Walpole, E. T., Thomson, D. B., Martin, I., Doyle, L., Burmeister, E. and Smithers, B. M. (2004). Chemoradiation therapy is effective for the palliative treatment of malignant dysphagia. Diseases of The Esophagus, 17 (3), 260-265. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2004.00420.x
Use of oesophagogastroscopy to assess the response of oesophageal carcinoma to neoadjuvant therapy
Brown, WA, Thomas, J, Gotley, D, Burmeister, BH, Lim, KH, Martin, I, Walpole, ET, Thomson, DB, Harvey, JA and Smithers, BM (2004). Use of oesophagogastroscopy to assess the response of oesophageal carcinoma to neoadjuvant therapy. British Journal of Surgery, 91 (2), 199-204. doi: 10.1002/bjs.4411
Stowasser, Michael, Gordon, Richard D., Gunasekera, Thanuja G., Cowley, Diane C., Ward, Gregory, Archibald, Colin and Smithers, B. Mark (2003). High rate of detection of primary aldosteronism, including surgically treatable forms, after 'non-selective' screening of hypertensive patients. Journal of Hypertension, 21 (11), 2149-2157. doi: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000098141.70956.53
Relapse patterns after chemo-radiation for carcinoma of the oesophagus
Denham, J. W., Steigler, A., Kilmurray, J., Wratten, C., Burmeister, B., Lamb, D. S., Joseph, D., Delaney, G., Christie, D., Jamieson, G., Smithers, B. M., Ackland, S. and Walpole, E. (2003). Relapse patterns after chemo-radiation for carcinoma of the oesophagus. Clinical Oncology, 15 (3), 98-108. doi: 10.1053/clon.2003.0212
Smithers, Mark, O'Connell, Kathleen, MacFadyen, Susan, Chambers, Melita, Greenwood, Kathryn, Boyce, Amanda, Abdul-Jabbar, Ibtissam, Barker, Kylie, Grimmett, Karen, Walpole, Euan and Thomas, Ranjeny (2003). Clinical response after intradermal immature dendritic cell vaccination in metastatic melanoma is associated with immune response to particulate antigen. Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy, 52 (1), 41-52. doi: 10.1007/s00262-002-0318-y
Belt, P.J., Smithers, M. and Elston, T. (2002). The triad of bilateral retinoblastoma, dysplastic naevus syndrome and multiple cutaneous malignant melanomas: a case report and review of the literature. Melanoma Research, 12 (2), 179-182. doi: 10.1097/00008390-200204000-00012
Early reoperation for acute dysphagia following laparoscopic fundoplication
Bessell, JR, Adair, WD, Smithers, BM, Martin, I, Menzies, B and Gotley, DC (2002). Early reoperation for acute dysphagia following laparoscopic fundoplication. British Journal of Surgery, 89 (6), 783-786. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.2002.02112.x
Ong H.S. and Smithers B.M. (2002). Gastric cancer in Australia. Gastric Cancer, 5 (2), 118-121. doi: 10.1007/s101200200020
Radiation therapy following nodal surgery for melanoma: An analysis of late toxicity
Burmeister, B. H., Smithers, B. M., Davis, S., Spry, N., Johnson, C., Krawitz, H. and Baumann, K. C. (2002). Radiation therapy following nodal surgery for melanoma: An analysis of late toxicity. Anz Journal of Surgery, 72 (5), 344-348. doi: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2002.02405.x
Second primary oesophageal cancer following radiation for breast cancer
Matheson, JB, Burmeister, BH, Smithers, BM, Gotley, D, Harvey, JA and Doyle, L (2002). Second primary oesophageal cancer following radiation for breast cancer. Radiotherapy And Oncology, 65 (3), 159-163. doi: 10.1016/S0167-8140(02)00135-4
Wrap: Laparoscopic fundoplication
Smithers, B. M. (2002). Wrap: Laparoscopic fundoplication. Asia Pacific Digestive News (9), 12-12.
Thomas, R., Padmanabha, J., Chambers, M., McFadyen, S., Walpole, E., Nielssen, G. and Smithers, M. (2001). Metastatic lesions in the joint associated with acute inflammatory arthritis after dendritic cell immunotherapy for metastatic melanoma. Melanoma Research, 11 (2), 167-173. doi: 10.1097/00008390-200104000-00012
Thoracoscopic mobilization of the esophagus - A 6 year experience
Smithers, B. M., Gotley, D. C., McEwan, D., Martin, I., Bessell, J. and Doyle, L. (2001). Thoracoscopic mobilization of the esophagus - A 6 year experience. Surgical Endoscopy, 15 (2), 176-182. doi: 10.1007/s004640000307
Burmeister, BH, Beukema, J, Guidi, R, Harvey, JA, Gotley, D and Smithers, BM (2001). Localization of small esophageal cancers for radiation planning using endoscopic contrast injection: report on a series of eight cases. Diseases of The Esophagus, 14 (1), 28-31. doi: 10.1046/j.1442-2050.2001.00147.x
Thompson, J. F., Siebert, G., Anissimov, Y., Smithers, B. M., Doubrovsky, A., Anderson, C. and Roberts, M. S. (2001). Microdialysis and response during regional chemotherapy by isolated limb infusion of melphalan for limb malignancies. British Journal of Cancer, 85 (2), 157-165. doi: 10.1054/bjoc.2001.1902
Roberts, M. S., Wu, Z. Y., Siebert, G., Anissimov, Y., Thompson, J. F. and Smithers, B. M. (2001). Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of melphalan in isolated limb infusion for recurrent localized limb malignancy. Melanoma Research, 11 (4), 423-431. doi: 10.1097/00008390-200108000-00014
Roberts, M. S., Wu, Z., Siebert, G., Thompson, J. F. and Smithers, B. M. (2001). Saturable dose-response relationships for melphalan in melanoma treatment by isolated limb infusion in the nude rat. Melanoma Research, 11 (6), 611-618. doi: 10.1097/00008390-200112000-00007
Wu, Z., Smithers, B. M., Anderson, C. and Roberts, M. S. (2000). Can tissue drug concentrations be monitored by microdialysis during or after isolated limb perfusion for melanoma treatment?. Melanoma Research, 10 (1), 47-54. doi: 10.1097/00008390-200010010-00007
Chronic dysphagia following laparoscopic fundoplication
Bessell, J., Finch, R., Gotley, D. C., Smithers, B. M., Nathanson, L. K. and Menzies, B. L. (2000). Chronic dysphagia following laparoscopic fundoplication. British Journal of Surgery, 87 (10), 1341-1345. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.2000.01634.x
Thirty-four patients with carcinoma of the cervical esophagus treated with chemoradiation therapy
Burmeister, B., Dickie, G., Smithers, B. M., Hodge, R. and Morton, K. (2000). Thirty-four patients with carcinoma of the cervical esophagus treated with chemoradiation therapy. Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, 126 (2), 205-208. doi: 10.1001/archotol.126.2.205
Thomas, R, Chambers, M, Boytar, R, Barker, K, Cavanagh, LL, MacFadyen, S, Smithers, M, Jenkins, M and Andersen, J (1999). Immature human monocyte-derived dendritic cells migrate rapidly to draining lymph nodes after intradermal injection for melanoma immunotherapy. Melanoma Research, 9 (5), 474-481. doi: 10.1097/00008390-199910000-00007
Laparoscopy in the management of diaphragmatic rupture due to blunt trauma
Martin, Ian, O'Rourke, Nicholas, Gotley, David and Smithers, Mark (1998). Laparoscopy in the management of diaphragmatic rupture due to blunt trauma. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 68 (8), 584-586. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1998.tb02105.x
Automated red cell exchange in sickle cell disease [1] (multiple letters)
Olujohungbe, A., Smithers, B., Godbert, F., Adamson, M., Cinkotai, K., Janes, S. L. and Bevan, D. H. (1997). Automated red cell exchange in sickle cell disease [1] (multiple letters). British Journal of Haematology, 99 (1)
Combined modality therapy for carcinoma of the oesophagus: Current status and future directions
Burmeister, B. H., Smithers, B. M. and Denham, J. W. (1997). Combined modality therapy for carcinoma of the oesophagus: Current status and future directions. Medical Journal of Australia, 167 (7), 349-350. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb125097.x
Wu, Z. Y., Smithers, B. M. and Roberts, M. S. (1997). Melphalan dosing regimens for management of recurrent melanoma by isolated limb perfusion: application of a physiological pharmacokinetic model based on melphalan distribution in the isolated perfused rat hindlimb. Melanoma Research, 7 (3), 252-264. doi: 10.1097/00008390-199706000-00010
A combined modality approach to the management of oesophageal cancer
Smithers, B. Mark, Devitt, Peter, Jamieson, Glyn G., Bessell, Justin, Gotley, David, Gill, P. Grantley, Neely, Mervyn, Joseph, David J., Yeoh, Eric K., Burmeister, Bryan and Denham, James W. (1997). A combined modality approach to the management of oesophageal cancer. European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 23 (3), 219-223. doi: 10.1016/S0748-7983(97)92364-7
Wu, ZY, Roberts, MS, Parsons, PG and Smithers, BM (1997). Isolated limb perfusion with melphalan for human melanoma xenografts in the hindlimb of nude rats: A surviving animal model. Melanoma Research, 7 (1), 19-26. doi: 10.1097/00008390-199702000-00004
Roberts, MS, Wu, ZY, Rivory, LP, Smithers, BM, Egerton, WS and Weiss, M (1997). Relative dispersion of intravascular transit times during isolated human limb perfusions for recurrent melanoma. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 44 (4), 347-351. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.1997.t01-1-00593.x
Wu, Z. Y., Smithers, B. M., Parsons, P. G. and Roberts, M. S. (1997). The effects of perfusion conditions on melphalan distribution in the isolated perfused rat hindlimb bearing a human melanoma xenograft. British Journal of Cancer, 75 (8), 1160-1166. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1997.200
Tissue and perfusate pharmacokinetics of melphalan in isolated perfused rat hindlimb
Wu, ZY, Smithers, BM and Roberts, MS (1997). Tissue and perfusate pharmacokinetics of melphalan in isolated perfused rat hindlimb. Journal of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics, 282 (3), 1131-1138.
Laparoscopic nissen fundoplication and postoperative dysphagia - Can it be predicted?
Gotley, D. C., Smithers, B. M., Menzies, B., Branicki, F. J., Rhodes, M. and Nathanson, L. (1996). Laparoscopic nissen fundoplication and postoperative dysphagia - Can it be predicted?. Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore, 25 (5), 646-649.
Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication - 200 consecutive cases
Gotley, D. C., Smithers, B. M., Rhodes, M., Menzies, B., Branicki, F. J. and Nathanson, L. (1996). Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication - 200 consecutive cases. Gut, 38 (4), 487-491. doi: 10.1136/gut.38.4.487
Malignant sacrococcygeal germ cell tumour in an adult
Smithers, B. Mark, Theile, David E., Dickinson, Ian C., Thomson, Damien B. and Axelsen, Roy A. (1996). Malignant sacrococcygeal germ cell tumour in an adult. Australian and New Zeland Journal of Surgery, 66 (3), 185-189. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1996.tb01156.x
Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy: Prospective randomized trial
Hansen, John Brendan, Smithers, Bernard Mark, Schache, David, Wall, Daryl Robert, Miller, Brian John and Menzies, Betty Lynette (1996). Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy: Prospective randomized trial. World Journal of Surgery, 20 (1), 17-21. doi: 10.1007/s002689900003
Wu, Zhen-Yu, Thompson, Melanie J., Roberts, Michael S., Addison, Russell S., Cannell, Graeme R., Grabs, Anthony J. and Smithers, B. Mark (1995). High-performance liquid chromatographic assay for the measurement of melphalan and its hydrolysis products in perfusate and plasma and melphalan in tissues from human and rat isolated limb perfusions. Journal of Chromatography B: Biomedical Sciences and Applications, 673 (2), 267-279. doi: 10.1016/0378-4347(95)00277-5
Radiation therapy for nodal disease in malignant melanoma
Burmeister, B. H., Smithers, B. M., Poulsen, M., McLeod, G. R., Bryant, G., Tripcony, L. and Thorpe, C. (1995). Radiation therapy for nodal disease in malignant melanoma. World Journal of Surgery, 19 (3), 369-371. doi: 10.1007/BF00299160
Raphael, Brian, Raphael, B., Smithers, Mark, Swanson, Cheryl, Reid, Carla, McLeod, Rod, Thomson, Damien and Walpole, Ewan (1995). Psychological responses to malignant melanoma: an investigation of traumatic stress rections to life-threatening illness. General Hospital Psychiatry, 17 (2), 126-134. doi: 10.1016/0163-8343(94)00098-X
Routine HIV testing before surgery
Selvey, L., Hogan, P., Frazer, I. H., Smithers, M. and Robinson, D. (1995). Routine HIV testing before surgery. Australian Journal of Public Health, 19 (1), 107-108.
Laparoscopic approach to the left kidney avoiding colonic mobilization
Nicol, D. L. and Smithers, B. M. (1994). Laparoscopic approach to the left kidney avoiding colonic mobilization. Journal of Urology, 152 (6), 1967-1969. doi: 10.1016/S0022-5347(17)32280-2
Clark, J., Grabs, A. J., Parsons, P. G., Smithers, B. M., Addison, R. S. and Roberts, M. S. (1994). Melphalan uptake, hyperthermic synergism and drug resistance in a human cell culture model for the isolated limb perfusion of melanoma. Melanoma Research, 4 (6), 365-370. doi: 10.1097/00008390-199412000-00004
Percutaneous fluoroscopic gastrostomy. A safe option?
Laing, B., Smithers, M. and Harper, J. (1994). Percutaneous fluoroscopic gastrostomy. A safe option?. Medical Journal of Australia, 161 (5), 308-310. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1994.tb127451.x
Laparoscopic nephrectomy for benign renal disease
Nicol, D. L., Winkle, D. C., Nathanson, L. K. and Smithers, B. M. (1994). Laparoscopic nephrectomy for benign renal disease. British Journal of Urology, 73 (3), 237-241. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.1994.tb07511.x
Kastrissios, H., Triggs, E. J., Sinclair, F., Moran, P. and Smithers, M. (1993). Plasma concentrations of bupivacaine after wound infiltration of an 0.5% solution after inguinal herniorrhaphy: a preliminary study. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 44 (6), 555-557. doi: 10.1007/BF02440858
Videothoracoscopic primary repair of early distal oesophageal perforation
Nathanson, L. K., Gotley, D., Smithers, M. and Branicki, F. (1993). Videothoracoscopic primary repair of early distal oesophageal perforation. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 63 (5), 399-403. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1993.tb00409.x
Ultrastructure of human melanosis coli with reference to its pathogenesis
Walker, Neal I., Smith, Mary M. and Smithers, B. M. (1993). Ultrastructure of human melanosis coli with reference to its pathogenesis. Pathology, 25 (2), 120-123. doi: 10.3109/00313029309084783
Desmoplastic melanoma: Patterns of recurrence
Smithers, B. Mark, McLeod, G. Roderick and Little, John H. (1992). Desmoplastic melanoma: Patterns of recurrence. World Journal of Surgery, 16 (2), 186-190. doi: 10.1007/BF02071519
A comparison of techniques for the isolation of mature mouse islets
Green, M. K., Smithers, B. M. and Moran, J. E. (1992). A comparison of techniques for the isolation of mature mouse islets. Transplantation Proceedings, 24 (1), 235-235.
Primary adenocarcinoma in a colonic 'oesophageal' segment
Theile, D. E., Smithers, B. M., Strong, R. W. and Windsor, C. J. (1992). Primary adenocarcinoma in a colonic 'oesophageal' segment. Australian and New Zeland Journal of Surgery, 62 (2), 158-160.
Primary adenocarcinoma in a colonic oesophageal segment
Theile, D. E., Smithers, B. M., Strong, R. W. and Windsor, C. J. (1991). Primary adenocarcinoma in a colonic oesophageal segment. Australian and New Zeland Journal of Surgery, 61 (12), 953-955. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1991.tb00015.x
Diagnosis of ruptured diaphragm following blunt trauma: Results from 85 cases
B. M. Smithers, O'Loughlin, B. and Strong, R. W. (1991). Diagnosis of ruptured diaphragm following blunt trauma: Results from 85 cases. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 61 (10), 737-741. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1991.tb00142.x
Desmoplastic, neural transforming and neurotropic melanoma: A review of 45 cases
Smithers, B. M., McLeod, G. R. and Little, J. H. (1990). Desmoplastic, neural transforming and neurotropic melanoma: A review of 45 cases. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 60 (12), 967-972. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1990.tb07515.x
Construction and management of ileostomies and colostomies
Reasbeck, P. G., Smithers, B. M. and Blackley, P. (1989). Construction and management of ileostomies and colostomies. Digestive Diseases, 7 (5), 265-280. doi: 10.1159/000171226
Intercostal blockade and pulmonary function after cholecystectomy
Ross, W. B., Tweedie, J. H., Leong, Y. P., Wyman, A. and Smithers, B. M. (1989). Intercostal blockade and pulmonary function after cholecystectomy. Surgery, 105 (2), 166-169.
Multiple enteroliths in a chronically obstructed duodenal loop after Roux-en-Y biliary diversion
Geroulakos, G., Taylor, W., Smithers, B. M. and Wilkins, J. L. (1987). Multiple enteroliths in a chronically obstructed duodenal loop after Roux-en-Y biliary diversion. Surgery, 102 (5), 883-885.
Does intercostal blockade improve patient comfort after cholecystectomy?
Ross, W. B., Tweedie, J. H., Leong, Y. P., Wyman, A. and Smithers, B. M. (1987). Does intercostal blockade improve patient comfort after cholecystectomy?. British Journal of Surgery, 74 (1), 63-63. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800740120
Availability of organs for transplantation: A three year study
Smithers, B. M., Cooksey, G., Foster, M. C. and Blamey, R. W. (1986). Availability of organs for transplantation: A three year study. BMJ, 293 (6552), 923-923. doi: 10.1136/bmj.293.6552.923
Emergency right hemicolectomy in colon carcinoma: A prospective study
Smithers, B. Mark, Theile, David E., Cohen, Jon R., Evans, Elizabeth B. and Davis, Neville C. (1986). Emergency right hemicolectomy in colon carcinoma: A prospective study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 56 (10), 749-752. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1986.tb02320.x
Cystadenocarcinoma of the pancreas presenting in pregnancy
Smithers, B. M., Welch, C. and Goodall, P. (1986). Cystadenocarcinoma of the pancreas presenting in pregnancy. British Journal of Surgery, 73 (7), 591-591. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800730727
Injuries in sport. A prospective casualty study
Smithers, M. and Myers, P. T. (1985). Injuries in sport. A prospective casualty study. Medical Journal of Australia, 142 (8), 457-461. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1985.tb113452.x
Actinomycosis of the gall bladder
Smithers, B. M., Wall, D. R. and Weedon, D. (1983). Actinomycosis of the gall bladder. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 53 (6), 587-588. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1983.tb02514.x
Radiomics biomarkers are associated with survival in patients with oesophageal adenocarcinoma
Aoude, L.G., Bonazzi, V.F., Brosda, S., Wong, B., Moradi, H., Lonie, J., Bradford, J., Bloxham, C., Atkinson, V.G., Law, P., Lampe, G., Smithers, M., Waddell, N., Vegh, V., Miles, K. and Barbour, A.P. (2022). Radiomics biomarkers are associated with survival in patients with oesophageal adenocarcinoma. ESMO Congress 2022, Singapore, 9 - 13 September 2022. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.1357
Zager, J. S., Sarnaik, A. S., Pilon-Thomas, S., Beatty, M., Han, D., Lu, G., Agarwala, S. S., Ross, M., Shirai, K., Essner, R., Smithers, B., Atkinson, V. Victoria and Wachter, E. (2020). A phase Ib study of rose bengal disodium and anti-PD-1 in metastatic cutaneous melanoma: Initial results in patients refractory to checkpoint blockade. ESMO Virtual Congress, Electr Network, Sep 19-Oct 18, 2020. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER. doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.1246
Agarwala, S. S., Ross, M., Zager, J. S., Sarnaik, A. S., Shirai, K., Lu, G., Essner, R., Smithers, B., Atkinson, V. Victoria and Wachter, E. (2020). A phase Ib study of rose bengal disodium and anti-PD-1 in metastatic cutaneous melanoma: Results in patients naive to immune checkpoint blockade. ESMO Virtual Congress, Electr Network, Sep 19-Oct 18, 2020. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER. doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.1248
Highlights of the 2019 Annual Academic Surgery Conference
Di Bella, Claudia, Lee, James C., Koh, Cherry E., Mukherjee, Payal and Smithers, Mark (2020). Highlights of the 2019 Annual Academic Surgery Conference. 2019 Annual Academic Surgery Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 7-8 November 2019. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/ans.15713
Xu, Wen, Poulsen, Michael, Atkinson, Victoria, Fogarty, Gerald, Veness, Michael, Smithers, Bernard, Gyorki, David, Mar, Victoria, Howle, Julie, Guminski, Alexander, Williams, Narelle and Paton, Elizabeth (2019). A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-institutional phase II study of adjuvant anti-PD-1 in patients with stage I-III Merkel cell carcinoma [I-MAT study]. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
Foote, M., Smithers, M., Hong, A., Fogarty, G., Scolyer, R., Paton, E., Barker, C., Chua, M., Shannon, K., Burmeister, B. and Nobes, J. (2019). ANZMTG 01.09 An International randomised trial of post-operative radiation therapy following wide excision of neurotropic melanoma of the head and neck. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
Obesity Paradox in Early Stage Melanoma: Long-Term Follow-up in MSLT-I
Rand, J. G., Kirchoff, D., Deutsch, G., Stern, S., Thompson, J., Cochran, A., Mozzillo, N., Nieweg, O., Roses, D., Hoekstra, H., Sondak, V., Coventry, B., Kashani-Sabet, M., Smithers, M., Paul, E., Kraybill, W., Elashoff, R., Lee, D. and Faries, M. B. (2019). Obesity Paradox in Early Stage Melanoma: Long-Term Follow-up in MSLT-I. 72nd Annual Cancer Symposium of the Society-of-Surgical-Oncology (SSO), San Diego Ca, Mar 27-30, 2019. NEW YORK: SPRINGER.
Patterns of response for combination of PV-10 oncolytic immunotherapy and checkpoint inhibition
Agarwala, Sanjiv S., Ross, Merrick I., Zager, Jonathan, Shirai, Keisuki, Essner, Richard, Smithers, Bernard M., Atkinson, Victoria, Sarson, David and Wachter, Eric A. (2019). Patterns of response for combination of PV-10 oncolytic immunotherapy and checkpoint inhibition. LONDON: BMC.
Clinicopathological factors associated with death from thin (<= 1 mm) melanoma
Claeson, M., Baade, P., Brown, S., Soyer, P., Smithers, M., Green, A., Whiteman, D. and Khosrotehrani, K. (2019). Clinicopathological factors associated with death from thin (<= 1 mm) melanoma. Australasian College of Dermatologists, 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 18–21 May 2019. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/ajd.13027
Efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) for in-transit melanoma
Tie, Emilia Nan, Lai-Kwon, Julia Elizabeth, Na, Lumine, Rtshiladze, Michael Alexander, Bozzi, James, Read, Tavis, Atkinson, Victoria, Au-Yeung, George, Long, Georgina V., McArthur, Grant A., Sandhu, Shahneen Kaur, Saw, Robyn, Walpole, Euan Thomas, Menzies, Alexander M., Smithers, B. Mark and Gyorki, David E. (2019). Efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) for in-transit melanoma. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Chicago, Il, United States, May 31-June 4, 2019. Alexandria, VA, United States: American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Trada, Y., Law, P. W., Bernard, A., Foote, M. C., Barbour, A., Lambie, D., Smithers, M., Burmeister, B. and Pinkham, M. B. (2019). FDG-PET response assessment in patients with locally advanced nodal melanoma undergoing high-dose neo-adjuvant or definitive radiotherapy. 61st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), Chicago, Illinois, 15-18 September 2019 . Philadelphia, PA, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.06.2489
IRF4 rs12203592*T/T genotype is associated with nodular melanoma
Rayner, Jenna E., McMeniman, Erin K., Duffy, David L., De'Ambrosis, Brian, Smithers, B Mark, Jagirdar, Kasturee, Lee, Katie J., Soyer, H. Peter and Sturm, Richard A. (2019). IRF4 rs12203592*T/T genotype is associated with nodular melanoma. ASDR Annual Scientific Meeting 2019, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 16-17 May 2019.
Miura, J. T., Kroon, H. M., Beasley, G., Farrow, N. E., Mosca, P. J., Lowe, M., Farley, C., Kim, Y., Naqvi, S., Potdar, A., Daou, H., Sun, J., Mullen, D., Farma, J., Henderson, M., Serpell, J., Delman, K. A., Smithers, M., Coventry, B., Tyler, D. S., Thompson, J. and Zager, J. (2019). Long-term oncologic outcomes following isolated limb infusion for locoregional metastatic melanoma: an international multi-center analysis. 72nd Annual Cancer Symposium of the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO), San Diego, California, 27-30 March 2019 . New York, NY, United States: Springer.
Melanoma patient survival: Prognostic value of pSTAT5 as a biomarker
Chong, S., Rowe, C., Malt, M., Brown, S., Smithers, M. and Khosrotehrani, K. (2019). Melanoma patient survival: Prognostic value of pSTAT5 as a biomarker. Australasian College of Dermatologists, 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 18–21 May 2019. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.
Phase 1b study of PV-10 and anti-PD-1 in advanced cutaneous melanoma
Agarwala, Sanjiv S., Ross, Merrick I., Zager, Jonathan S., Shirai, Keisuke, Essner, Richard, Smithers, Bernard Mark, Atkinson, Victoria and Wachter, Eric Andrew (2019). Phase 1b study of PV-10 and anti-PD-1 in advanced cutaneous melanoma. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Chicago, Il, United States, May 31-June 4, 2019. Alexandria, VA, United States: American Society of Clinical Oncology. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2019.37.15_suppl.9559
SOX18 activation in primary melanoma tumours
Chong, S., Rowe, C., Malt, M., Smithers, M., Green, A. and Khosrotehrani, K. (2019). SOX18 activation in primary melanoma tumours. Australasian College of Dermatologists, 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 18–21 May 2019. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.
Barbour, A. P., Walpole, E. T., Mai, G. T., Barnes, L., Watson, D. I., Ackland, S. P., Wills, V., Martin, J., Burge, M., Karapetis, C. S., Shannon, J., Nott, L. M., Gebski, V., Oostendorp, M., Wilson, K., Thomas, J., Lampe, G., Zalcberg, J. R., Simes, J. and Smithers, M. (2018). Progression-free survival and recurrence results for AGITG DOCTOR: Pre-op cisplatin, 5FU & DOCetaxel plus /-radiotherapy after poor early response to cisplatin & 5FU for resectable oesophageal adenocarcinoma. 43rd ESMO Congress (ESMO), Munich Germany, Oct 19-23, 2018. OXFORD: OXFORD UNIV PRESS.
Chong, S., Green, A., Rowe, C., Malt, M., Brown, S., Smithers, M. and Khosrotehrani, K. (2018). Effect of a previous diagnosis of primary invasive melanoma on the progression of subsequent primary invasive melanoma. Australasian College of Dermatologists, 51st Annual Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 19-22 May 2018. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/ajd.17_12815
Barbour, A. P., Brosda, S., Wijnhoven, B., van Hootgem, S., Lanschot, J. J. B., Barbour, S., Lagarde, S., Krause, L., Pryor, D., Thomas, J., Walpole, E. T., van der Gaast, A. and Smithers, M. (2018). Neoadjuvant therapy for esophageal adenocarcinoma: a propensity score-matched comparison of paclitaxel and carboplatin chemoradiotherapy with cisplatin and 5-fluoruracil-based chemo- or chemoradiotherapy. 43rd ESMO Congress (ESMO), Munich, Germany, 19-23 October 2018. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdy282.015
Oncolytic immunotherapy with PV-10
Agarwala, Sanjiv, Smithers, B. Mark, Haushild, Axel, Ascierto, Paolo A. and Watcher, Eric (2018). Oncolytic immunotherapy with PV-10. Immunotherapy Bridge 2017, Naples, Italy, 29 November - 2 December 2017. London, United Kingdom: BioMed Central. doi: 10.1186/s12967-017-1352-z
MoMeniman, E., Sturm, R., Duffy, D., Jagirdar, K., Lee, K., Finnane, A., De'Ambrosis, B., Smithers, M. and Soyer, H. P. (2018). Overview of melanoma genetics for dermatologists and results of a genetic analysis of multiple primary melanoma patients. Australasian College of Dermatologists, 51st Annual Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast, Australia, 19–22 May 2018. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/ajd.14_12815
Barbour, Andrew P., McCormack, Orla M. , Baker, Peter J., Hirst, Jodi, Krause, Lutz, Brosda, Sandra, Thomas, Janine M., Blazeby, Jane M., Thomson, Iain G., Gotley, David C. and Smithers, Bernard M. (2017). Long-term health-related quality of life following esophagectomy: A nonrandomized comparison of thoracoscopically assisted and open surgery. Philadelphia, PA United States: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001899
Outcome predictors in median arcuate ligament syndrome
Ho, Kelvin Kam Fai, Walker, Philip, Smithers, B. Mark, Foster, Wallace, Nathanson, Leslie, O'Rourke, Nicholas, Shaw, Ian and McGahan, Timothy (2017). Outcome predictors in median arcuate ligament syndrome. Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Congress and the Australia and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting, Canberra, Australia, 11-13 October 2014. Philadelphia, PA United States: Mosby. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.11.040
Outcomes of complex cancer surgery in Queensland
Smithers, Mark, Theile, David E., Philpot, Shoni, Guan, Tracey and Dunn, Nathan (2017). Outcomes of complex cancer surgery in Queensland. COSA's 44th Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, NSW Australia, 13-15 November 2017. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/ajco.12798
Intralesional rose bengal for treatment of melanoma
Agarwala, Sanjiv S., Andtbacka, Robert Hans Ingemar, Rice, Kristen N., Ross, Merrick I., Scoggins, Charles Raben, Smithers, Bernard Mark, Whitman, Eric D. and Wachter, Eric Andrew (2016). Intralesional rose bengal for treatment of melanoma. Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Clinical-Oncology (ASCO), Chicago Il, Jun 03-07, 2016. ALEXANDRIA: AMER SOC CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2016.34.15_suppl.TPS9600
Foote, Matthew C., Burmeister, Bryan H., Thomas, Janine, Read, Tavis and Smithers, Bernard Mark (2016). A phase 2 study of intralesional PV-10 followed by radiotherapy for localized in transit or recurrent metastatic melanoma.. Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Clinical-Oncology (ASCO), Chicago Il, Jun 02-06, 2017. ALEXANDRIA: AMER SOC CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2016.34.15_suppl.e21072
Barbour, A., Walpole, E., Mai, G. T., Chan, H., Barnes, E., Watson, D., Ackland, S., Wills, V., Martin, J., Burge, M., Karapetis, C., Shannon, J., Nott, L., Gebski, V., Wilson, K., Thomas, J., Lampe, G., Zalcberg, J., Simes, J. and Smithers, M. (2016). An AGITG trial - A randomised phase II study of pre-operative cisplatin, fluorouracil and DOCetaxel plus /-radio Therapy based on poOR early response to cisplatin and fluorouracil for resectable esophageal adenocarcinoma. 41st Congress of the European-Society-for-Medical-Oncology (ESMO), Copenhagen, Denmark, 7-11 October 2016. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdw371.02
Intralesional rose bengal for stage III and IV melanoma
Agarwala, S. S., Andtbacka, R. H. I., Hauschild, A., Rice, K. N., Ross, M., Scoggins, C. R., Smithers, M., Whitman, E. and Wachter, E. A. (2016). Intralesional rose bengal for stage III and IV melanoma. 41st Congress of the European-Society-for-Medical-Oncology (ESMO), Copenhagen, Denmark, 7-11 October, 2016. OXFORD: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdw379.52
Henderson, M. A., Fisher, R., Di Iulio, J., Gyorki, D., Spillane, J., Speakman, D., Burmeister, B., Smithers, B., Hong, A., Shannon, K., Ainslie, J., Scolyer, R., Carruthers, S., Coventry, B., Babington, S., Duprat, J., Hoekstra, H. and Thompson, J. (2016). Long-term prospective assessment of quality of life and lymphedema after inguinal or inguinal and pelvic lymphadenectomy for recurrent melanoma in the groin. 69th Annual Cancer Symposium of the Society of Surgical Oncology, Boston, United States, Mar 02-05, 2016. New York, United States: Springer New York LLC. doi: 10.1245/s10434-015-5010-5
Rowe, C., Tang, F., Hughes, M. C., Rodero, M., Malt, M., Lambie, D., Barbour, A., Hayward, N., Smithers, B. M., Green, A. and Khosrotehrani, K. (2016). Prognostic value of nomograms incorporating biomarkers vs. sentinel node status in patients with stage IB and II melanoma. Australasian College of Dermatologists 49th Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, Australia, 14–17 May, 2016. Richmond, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/ajd.12480
Leong, T., Smithers, B. M., Michael, M., Gebski, V., Simes, J., Boussioutas, A., Miller, D., Zalcberg, J., O'Connell, R., Swallow, C., Darling, G., Wong, R., Schuhmacher, C., Lordick, F. and Haustermans, K. (2015). TOPGEAR: A randomized phase II/III trial of perioperative ECF chemotherapy versus preoperative chemoradiation plus perioperative ECF chemotherapy for resectable gastric cancer. Interim results from an international, intergroup trial of the AGITG/TROG/NCIC CTG/EORTC. European Cancer Congress, Vienna Austria, 2015. OXFORD: ELSEVIER SCI LTD. doi: 10.1016/S0959-8049(15)30043-5
Changing Patterns of Pancreaticoduodenectomy Surgery in Queensland
Eden, Tania, Cossio, Danica, Dunn, Nathan, Colquist, Shoni, Guan, Tracey, Tran, Nancy and Smithers, Mark (2015). Changing Patterns of Pancreaticoduodenectomy Surgery in Queensland. COSA’s 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting. Rare Cancers: Common Goals, Hobart, Australia, 17–19 November, 2015. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/ajco.12432
Eden, Tania, Cossio, Danica, Dunn, Nathan, Colquist, Shoni, Guan, Tracey, Tran, Nancy and Smithers, Mark (2015). Complex cancer surgery for rare cancers: Volume-associated outcomes for patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy in Queensland. COSA’s 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting. Rare Cancers: Common Goals, Hobart, Australia, 17–19 November 2015. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/ajco.12432
Glutathione S-transferase P1 Ile105Val polymorphism: phenotypic characteristics and melanoma risk
Daley, G. M., Lee, K. J., Jagirdar, K., Smithers, B. M., Duffy, D. L., Sturm, R. A. and Soyer, H. P. (2015). Glutathione S-transferase P1 Ile105Val polymorphism: phenotypic characteristics and melanoma risk. 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian College of Dermatologists, Adelaide SA, Australia, 16 May 2015. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/ajd.12337
Immune cell infiltrate subtypes inform on melanoma survival in stage Ib and II melanomas
Rowe, C., Tang, F., Rodero, M., Malt, M., Lambie, D., Smithers, M., Green, A. and Khosrotehrani, K. (2015). Immune cell infiltrate subtypes inform on melanoma survival in stage Ib and II melanomas. Australasian College of Dermatologists 48th Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, Australia, 16 May 2015. Richmond, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/ajd.12337
Couper, G., Paterson-Brown, S. and Smithers, M. (2015). Treatment of oesophageal adenocarcinoma-what is the ideal? Results from a survey of Augis and Anzgosa members. 2nd Digestive Disorders Federation Conference, London, England, United Kingdom, Jun 22-25, 2015. London, United Kingdom: B M J Group. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2015-309861.598
Agarwala, Sanjiv S., Thompson, John F., Smithers, B. Mark, Ross, Merrick I., Scoggins, Charles Raben, Coventry, Brendon J., Neuhaus, Susan J., Minor, David R., Singer, Jamie M. and Wachter, Eric Andrew (2014). Efficacy of intralesional Rose Bengal in patients receiving injection of all existing melanoma in phase II study PV-10-MM-02.. 50th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Clinical-Oncology, Chicago Il, May 30-Jun 03, 2014. ALEXANDRIA: AMER SOC CLINICAL ONCOLOGY.
Australian National Multi-Center Study of Isolated Limb Infusion Chemotherapy for Extremity Melanoma
Kroon, H. M., Coventry, B. J., Giles, M. H., Henderson, M., Smithers, B., Serpell, J. and Thompson, J. F. (2014). Australian National Multi-Center Study of Isolated Limb Infusion Chemotherapy for Extremity Melanoma. 67th Annual Cancer Symposium of the Society-of-Surgical-Oncology, Phoenix Az, Mar 12-15, 2014. New York, United States: Springer New York LLC. doi: 10.1245/s10434-013-3474-8
Melanoma brain metastases: the impact of nodal disease
Jackson, James E., Burmeister, Bryan H., Burmeister, Elizabeth A., Foote, Matthew C., Thomas, Janine M., Meakin, Janelle A. and Smithers, B. Mark (2014). Melanoma brain metastases: the impact of nodal disease. 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American-Society-for-Radiation-Oncology (ASTRO), Boston, MA United States, 28-31 October 2012. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer Netherlands. doi: 10.1007/s10585-013-9611-8
Cebon, Jonathan S., McArthur, Grant A., Chen, Weisan, Davis, Ian D., Gore, Martin Eric, Thompson, John F., Millward, Michael, Findlay, Michael P. N., Dunbar, Rod, Ottensmeier, Christian H. H., Venhaus, Ralph Rudolph, Nathan, Paul D., Dalgleish, Angus George, Cerundolo, Vincenzo, Maraskovsky, Eugene, Hopkins, Wendie, Marsden, Jeremy, Smithers, B. Mark, Hersey, Peter and Evans, T. R. Jeffry (2014). Randomized, double-blind phase II trial of NY-ESO-1 ISCOMATRIX vaccine and ISCOMATRIX adjuvant alone in patients with resected stage IIc, III, or IV malignant melanoma.. 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Chicago, Illinois, 30 May - 3 June 2014 . Alexandria, VA, United States: American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Agarwala, S., Thompson, J. F., Smithers, B. M., Ross, M., Scoggins, C. R., Coventry, B. J., Neuhaus, S. J., Minor, D. R., Singer, J. M. and Wachter, E. (2014). Subgroup Efficacy in Patients Receiving Intralesional Rose Bengal to All Existing Melanoma in Phase II Study Pv-10-Mm-02. 39th European Society for Medical Oncology Congress (ESMO), Madrid, Spain, 26-30 September 2014. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdu344.36
The Volume-Outcome Relationship in Cancer Surgery - Do Rural Patients Have a Choice?
Smithers, Mark, Zarate, Dannie, Harden, Hazel, Colquist, Shoni and Walpole, Euan (2013). The Volume-Outcome Relationship in Cancer Surgery - Do Rural Patients Have a Choice?. HOBOKEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
Kroon, H., Coventry, B., Giles, M., Henderson, M., Serpell, J. and Smithers, M. (2013). Australian Multi-Center Study of Isolated Limb Infusion Chemotherapy for Melanoma: Experience Outside of the Sydney Melanoma Unit. HOBOKEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
Henderson, Michael A., Burmeister, Bryan, Ainslie, Jill, Fisher, Richard, Di Iulio, Julianna, Smithers, Bernard Mark, Hong, Angela, Shannon, Kerwin F., Scolyer, Richard A., Carruthers, Scott, Coventry, Brendon J., Babington, Scott, Duprat, Joao, Hoekstra, Harald J. and Thompson, John F. (2013). Adjuvant radiotherapy after lymphadenectomy in melanoma patients: Final results of an intergroup randomized trial (ANZMTG 0.1.02/TROG 02.01). 49th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Clinical-Oncology (ASCO), Chicago IL United States, May 31-Jun 04, 2013. United States: American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Agarwala, S., Thompson, J. F., Smithers, B. M., Ross, M. I., Coventry, B. J., Minor, D. R., Scoggins, C. R., Singer, J. M. and Wachter, E. A. (2013). Locoregional disease control in metastatic melanoma: Exploratory analysis from phase 2 testing of intralesional rose bengal. 17th ECCO / 38th ESMO / 32nd ESTRO European Cancer Congress on Reinforcing Multidisciplinarity, Amsterdam Netherlands, Sep 27-Oct 01, 2013. Oxford United Kingdom: Pergamon. doi: 10.1016/S0959-8049(13)70065-0
Pilot multi-marker analysis to evaluate prognosis in stage Ib and II melanomas
Rowe, C. J., Rodero, M., Malt, M., Smithers, M., Green, A. and Khosrotehrani, K. (2013). Pilot multi-marker analysis to evaluate prognosis in stage Ib and II melanomas. The Australasian College of Dermatologists 46th Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, NSW Australia, 19 – 22 May 2013. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/ajd.12051
Burton, B. R., Britton, G. J., Fang, H., Verhagen, J., Smithers, B., Sabatos-Peyton, C. A., Carney, L. J., Gough, J., Strobel, S. and Wraith, C. (2013). Sequential transcriptional changes dictate safe and effective antigen-specific immunotherapy of autoimmune disease. Annual Congress of the British-Society-for-Immunology, Liverpool England, Dec 02-05, 2013. West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/imm.12217
Survival and recurrence outcome in patients with melanomas of unknown primary invading lymph nodes
Wright, A., Hughes, M., Siskind, V., Smithers, M., Thomas, J., Green, A. and Khosrotehrani, K. (2013). Survival and recurrence outcome in patients with melanomas of unknown primary invading lymph nodes. The Australasian College of Dermatologists 46th Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, NSW Australia, 19 – 22 May 2013. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/ajd.12051
Leong, Trevor, Smithers, Mark, Michael, Michael, Gebski, Val, Boussioutas, Alex, Miller, Danielle, Zalcberg, John Raymond, Wong, Rebecca and Haustermans, Karin (2012). TOPGEAR: An international randomized phase III trial of preoperative chemoradiotherapy versus preoperative chemotherapy for resectable gastric cancer (AGITG/TROG/EORTC/NCIC CTG). 48th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Clinical-Oncology (ASCO), Chicago Il, Jun 01-06, 2012. ALEXANDRIA: AMER SOC CLINICAL ONCOLOGY.
Long-term cure after complete resection and adjuvant immunotherapy for distant melanoma metastases
Morton, Donald L., Mozzillo, Nicola, Kashani-Sabet, Mohammed, Thompson, John F., Kelley, Mark C., De Conti, Ronald C., Lee, Jeffrey Edwin, Huth, James F., Faries, Mark B., Dalgleish, Angus George, Wagner, Jeffrey D., Hersh, Evan, Schneebaum, Schlomo, Anderson, Clay M., Smithers, Mark, Schuchter, Lynn Mara, McMasters, Kelly M., Testori, Alessandro, Karakousis, C. P. and Elashoff, Robert (2012). Long-term cure after complete resection and adjuvant immunotherapy for distant melanoma metastases. 48th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Clinical-Oncology (ASCO), Chicago Il, Jun 01-06, 2012. ALEXANDRIA: AMER SOC CLINICAL ONCOLOGY.
Leong, Trevor, Smithers, Mark, Michael, Michael, Gebski, Val, Boussioutas, Alex, Miller, Danielle, Zalcberg, John Raymond, Wong, Rebecca and Haustermans, Karin (2012). TOPGEAR: An international randomized phase III trial of preoperative chemoradiotherapy versus preoperative chemotherapy for resectable gastric cancer (AGITG/TROG/EORTC/NCIC CTG). 48th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Clinical-Oncology (ASCO), Chicago Il, Jun 01-06, 2012. ALEXANDRIA: AMER SOC CLINICAL ONCOLOGY.
Activation of stat5 is an indicator of good prognosis in stage Ib and II melanomas
Rodero, M., Wright, A., Malt, M., Smithers, M., Green, A. and Khosrotehrani, K. (2012). Activation of stat5 is an indicator of good prognosis in stage Ib and II melanomas. The Australasian College of Dermatologists 45th Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 20-23 May 2012. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2012.00892.x
Barbour, Andrew, Smithers, Bernard Mark, Burmeister, Bryan, Zalcberg, John Raymond, Spry, Nigel, Smith, Garrett, Wilson, Kate, Roff, Kate, Yip, Sonia and Walpole, Euan Thomas (2012). DOCTOR: A randomized phase II trial of preoperative cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil, and docetaxel with or without radiotherapy based on poor early response to standard chemotherapy for resectable adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and/or OG junction. 48th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Chicago, Il United States, 01-06 June 2012. Alexandria, VA United States: American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Gene expression analysis of EAC in association with PET response.
Wayte, Nicola, Nancarrow, Derek, Walpole, Euan Thomas, Lampe, Guy, Gotley, David, Smithers, Bernard Mark and Barbour, Andrew (2012). Gene expression analysis of EAC in association with PET response.. ASCO GI Symposium, San Diego, California, 24 January 2012. Alexandria, VA, United States: American Society of Clinical Oncology. doi: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.4_suppl.50
Immuno-chemoablation of metastatic melanoma with intralesional Rose Bengal
Agarwala, S. S., Thompson, J. F., Smithers, B. M., Ross, M., Coventry, B. J., Minor, D. R., Scoggins, C. R. and Wachter, E. (2012). Immuno-chemoablation of metastatic melanoma with intralesional Rose Bengal. 37th Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), Vienna Austria, 28 September-02 October 2012. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mds404
Thompson, John F., Santinami, Mario, Jouary, Thomas, Levchenko, Eugeny, Smithers, Bernard Mark, Mortier, Laurent, Grob, Jean Jacques, Trefzer, Uwe, Gutzmer, Ralf, Jamoul, Corinne, Peeters, Olivier, Dreno, Brigitte and Kirkwood, John M. (2012). MAGE-A3 expression in patients screened for the DERMA trial: a phase III trial testing MAGE-A3 immunotherapeutic in the adjuvant setting for stage IIIB-C-Tx melanoma. 48th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Chicago, Illinois, 1-6 June 2012 . Alexandria, VA, United States : American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Melanoma brain metastases: the impact of nodal disease
Jackson, J., Burmeister, B. H., Burmeister, E., Foote, M. C., Thomas, J. M. and Smithers, B. M. (2012). Melanoma brain metastases: the impact of nodal disease. 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), Boston Ma, 28-31 October 2012. Philadelphia, PA United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.07.1748
Dermoscopic naevus patterns by age and body site in the high risk and general Queensland populations
Douglas, N. C., Borgovan, T., Carroll, M. J., Siskind, V., Wurm, E. M. T., Smithers, B. M., Green, A. C. and Soyer, H. P. (2011). Dermoscopic naevus patterns by age and body site in the high risk and general Queensland populations. MALDEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
Shafren, D., Smithers, B. M. and Formby, M. (2011). A phase I, open-label, cohort study of two doses of coxsackievirus A21 given intratumorally in stage IV melanoma.. 2011 ASCO Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 3-7 June 2011. Alexandria, VA, United States: American Society of Clinical Oncology. doi: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.8573
Chemoablation of metastatic melanoma with rose bengal (PV-10)
Agarwala, S. S., Thompson, J. F., Smithers, B. M., Rose, M. I., Coventry, B. J., Minor, D. R., Scoggins, C. R. and Wachter, E. A. (2010). Chemoablation of metastatic melanoma with rose bengal (PV-10). Melanoma 2010 Congress, Sydney, Australia, 4-7 November 2010. Alexandria, VA, United States: American Society of Clinical Oncology .
Burmeister, B., Henderson, M., Thompson, J., Fisher, R., Di Iulio, J., Smithers, M., Hong, A., Carruthers, S., Hoekstra, H. and Ainslie, J. (2009). Adjuvant Radiotherapy Improves Regional (Lymph Node Field) Control in Melanoma Patients after Lymphadenectomy: Results of an Intergroup Randomized Trial (TROG 02.01/ANZMTG 01.02). 51st Annual Meeting of the American-Society-for-Radiation-Oncology, Chicago, IL, 1-5 November 2009. United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.07.031
Chemoablation of melanoma with intralesional rose bengal (PV-10)
Agarwala, S. S., Thompson, J., Smithers, M., Ross, M., Coventry, B., Minor, D., Scoggins, C., Hersey, P. and Wachter, E. (2009). Chemoablation of melanoma with intralesional rose bengal (PV-10). 45th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Orlando, FL, U.S.A., 29 May - 2 June 2009. Alexandria, VA, U.S.A.: American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Kelly, Stephen L., Peters, Paul, Ogg, Murray J., Li, Alan and Smithers, Bernard M. (2009). Successful management of an aortoesophageal fistula caused by a fish bone - Case report and review of literature. Conjoint Annual Scientific Congress of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons/College of Surgeons of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples Republic of China, May 2008. London, United Kingdom: BioMed Central. doi: 10.1186/1749-8090-4-21
Burmeister, B. H., Smithers, B. M., Thomas, J., Burmeister, E., Walpole, E., Harvey, J., Thomson, D., Barbour, A. and Gotley D. (2008). A randomised phase II trial comparing pre-operative chemotherapy with pre-operative chemoradiation therapy for localized carcinoma of the oesophagus. Clinical Oncological Society of Australia and the International Association of Cancer Registries Joint Scientific Meeting, held in conjunction with the Australian and New Zealand Gastro-Oesophageal Surgery Association, Sydney, Australia, 18-20 November 2008. United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-7563.2008.00201_1.x
Chemoablation of cutaneous and subcutaneous metastatic melanoma using PV-1
Thompson, J. F., Hersey, P., Smithers, B. M., Coventry, B., Ross, M. I. and Wachter, E. A. (2008). Chemoablation of cutaneous and subcutaneous metastatic melanoma using PV-1. Clinical Oncological Society of Australia and the International Association of Cancer Registries Joint Scientific Meeting, held in conjunction with the Australian and New Zealand Gastro-Oesophageal Surgery Association, Sydney, Australia, 18–20 November 2008. Asia: Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-7563.2008.00201_1.x
Baumgartner, L., Vivanti, A. and Smithers, M. (2008). Jejunally fed patients post oesophagectomy / gastrectomy: Are they getting all they need? An audit at the Princess Alexandra Hospital. Clinical Oncological Society of Australia and the International Association of Cancer Registries Joint Scientific Meeting, Sydney, Australia, 18-20 November 2008. United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-7563.2008.00201_2.x
Melanoma Patients Australia: A focus on patient support and advocacy
McFadyen, L., Herlaar, H. and Smithers, M. (2008). Melanoma Patients Australia: A focus on patient support and advocacy. Clinical Oncological Society of Australia and the International Association of Cancer Registries Joint Scientific Meeting, held in conjunction with the Australian and New Zealand Gastro-Oesophageal Surgery Association, Sydney, Australia, 18-20 November 2008. United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-7563.2008.00201_2.x
Barbour, A., Thompson, I., Gotley, D. C., Jones, M., Thomas, J., Martin, I. and Smithers, M. B. (2008). Minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: Analysis of recurrence patterns and prognostic factors of recurrence. Clinical Oncological Society of Australia and the International Association of Cancer Registries Joint Scientific Meeting, held in conjunction with the Australian and New Zealand Gastro-Oesophageal Surgery Association, Sydney, Australia, 18–20 November 2008. United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-7563.2008.00201_2.x
The epidemiology of oesophageal cancer
Whiteman, D. C., Smithers, B. M., Gotley, D. C., Pandeyal, N., Sadeghi, S., Green, A. C. and Webb, P. M. (2008). The epidemiology of oesophageal cancer. Clinical Oncological Society of Australia and the International Association of Cancer Registries Joint Scientific Meeting, Sydney, Australia, 18-20 November 2008. United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-7563.2008.00201_1.x
Surgery for early esophageal adenocarcinoma: Analysis of lymphatic spread and prognostic factors
Hughes, A., Smithers, B. M., Thomas, J., Martin, I., Gotley, D. C. and Barbour, A. P. (2007). Surgery for early esophageal adenocarcinoma: Analysis of lymphatic spread and prognostic factors. 60th Annual Cancer Symposium of the Society of Surgical Oncology, Washington, DC, USA, 15-18 Mar, 2007. Hagerstown, U.S.A.: Springer.
Whiteman, David, Sadeghi, Shahram, Pandeya, Nirmala, Smithers, Mark, Gotley, David, Bain, Christopher and Green, Adele (2007). The role of obesity, gastroesophageal reflux and smoking in adenocarcinomas of the esophagus and esophago-gastric junction. Digestive Disease Weeking Meeting/ASGE Postgraduate Course Meeting, Washington DC, United States, 19-24 May 2007. PHILADELPHIA: W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC.
Isolated limb infusion (ILI) for malignant melanoma: Predictors of response and outcome
Barbour, A.P., Beller, E. and Smithers, B.M. (2006). Isolated limb infusion (ILI) for malignant melanoma: Predictors of response and outcome. The 59th Annual Cancer Symposium of the Society of Surgical Oncology, San Diego, CA, 23-26 March 2006. Hagerstown, U.S.A.: Springer.
Isolated limb infusion (ILT) for malignant melanoma: Predictors of response and outcome
Barbour, AP, Beller, E and Smithers, BM (2006). Isolated limb infusion (ILT) for malignant melanoma: Predictors of response and outcome. 59th Annual Cancer Symposium of the Society-of-Surgical-Oncology, San Diego CA, MAR 23-26, 2006. NEW YORK: SPRINGER.
Barbour, A. P., Smithers, B. M., Gotley, D. C., Thomas, J., Burmeister, B. H. and Walpole, E. T. (2006). Patterns and predictors of initial recurrence following resection for adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus and gastro-oesophageal junction. The RACS Annual Scientific Congress, Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney, 15-19 May 2006. Australia: Blackwell Publishing Asia.
Refining oesophageal cancer staging after neoadjuvant therapy: importance of primary tumour response
Barbour, A. P., Smithers, B. M., Gotley, D. C., Thomas, J., Burmeister, B. H. and Thompson, D. (2006). Refining oesophageal cancer staging after neoadjuvant therapy: importance of primary tumour response. The RACS Annual Scientific Congress, Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney, 15-19 May, 2006. Australia: Blackwell Publishing Asia.
Burmeister, B. H., Smithers, B. M., Burmeister, E. A., Baumann, K. C., Davis, S. R., Krawitz, H., Johnson, C. and Spry N. (2005). A prospective phase II study of postoperative radiation therapy following nodal surgery for malignant melanoma – Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group (TROG) study 96.06. Clinical Oncological Society of Australia 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting 2005, Brisbane, Australia, 16-18 November 2005. United Kingdom: Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-7563.2005.00027.x
Burmeister, B. H. and Smithers, B. M. (2005). Preoperative adjuvant chemoradiation therapy for localised oesophageal cancer – study 9401 and the aftermath. Clinical Oncological Society of Australia 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting 2005, Brisbane, Australia, 16-18 November, 2005. Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-7563.2005.00027.x
A Phase I study of paclitaxel, fluorouracil and radiation for advanced esophageal carcinoma
Thomson, D. B., Walpole, E., Burmeister, B., Burmeister, E., Harvey, J., Woodward, N., Gotley, D. and Smithers, M. (2003). A Phase I study of paclitaxel, fluorouracil and radiation for advanced esophageal carcinoma. 2003 ASCO Annual Meeting, Chicago, 31 May-3 June 2003.
Lim, K. H., Thomas, J., Brown, W. A., Harvey, J., Burmeister, B., Walpole, E., Thomson, D., Martin, I., Gotley, D. C. and Smithers, B. M. (2003). A comparison of treatment outcome between adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the eosophagus. -, -, -. Carlton, Victoria: Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2003.00009.x
Smithers, B. M. and Burmeister, B. (2003). A randomised controlled trial of surgery alone compared with chemoradiation and surgery: A focus on surgical outcomes. 56th Annual Cancer Symposium of the Society-of-Surgical-Oncology, Los Angeles, CA, 5-9 March, 2003. Hagerstown, MD: Springer. doi: 10.1245/s10434-006-8001-8
Smithers, B. M., Burmeister, B. H., Fitzgerald, L., Gebski, V., Denham, J., Devitt, P., Ackland, S., Joseph, D., Millar, J., North, J., Walpole, E. and Gotley, D. (2003). A randomized controlled trial of surgery alone compared with chemoradiation & surgery: a focus on the surgical outcomes. 56th Annual Cancer Symposium of the Society of Surgical Oncology, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 5-9 March 2003. New York, NY, United States: Springer.
Smithers, B. M. (2003). A randomized controlled trial of surgery alone compared with chemoradiation and surgery: A focus on the surgical outcomes. SSO 56th Annual Cancer Symposium, Los Angeles, USA, 5-9 March 2003. USA: Society of Surgical Oncology.
Assessing the response of eosophageal carcinoma to neoadjuvant therapy using oesophagogastroscopy
Brown, W. A., Thomas, J., Gotley, D. C., Lim, K. H., Martin, I., Burmeister, B., Harvey, J., Walpole, E., Thomson, D. and Smithers, B. M. (2003). Assessing the response of eosophageal carcinoma to neoadjuvant therapy using oesophagogastroscopy. RACS Annual Scientific Congress 2003, Brisbane, Australia, 5-9 May, 2003. Carlton, Vic.: Blackwell Publishing.. doi: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.73.s.9.x
Byrne, J. P., Menzies, B., Martin, I. J., Smithers, B. M., Nathanson, L. and Gotley, D. C. (2003). Symptomatic and functional outcome 1 year after reoperative antireflux surgery for recurrent reflux, dysphagia and gas bloat. Annual Meeting of the Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, 26-27 September 2002. West Sussex, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons.
The role of surgery in the management of locally advanced oesophageal carcinoma
Brown, W. A., Thomas, J., Gotley, D. C., Lim, K. H., Martin, I. and Smithers, B. M. (2003). The role of surgery in the management of locally advanced oesophageal carcinoma. Annual Scientific Congress – Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, 2003. Carlton, Vic. Australia: Blackwells Publishing. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2003.00009.x
Burmeister, Bryan H., Smithers, Bernard M., Fitzgerald, L., Gebski, Val, Devitt, P., Ackland, Stephen, Joseph, David, Millar, J., North, J., Walpole, Euan T. and Denham, Jim W. (2002). A randomized phase III trial of preoperative chemoradiation followed by surgery (CR-S) versus surgery alone (S) for localized resectable cancer of the esophagus. 2002 ASCO Annual Meeting, xx, 2002.
Primary aldosteronism (PAL) at Princess Alexandra Hospital: Correcting Kaplan
Stowasser, M., Gunasekera, T. G., Cowley, D., Ward, G. and Smithers, B. M. (2001). Primary aldosteronism (PAL) at Princess Alexandra Hospital: Correcting Kaplan. 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne, 13-14 Dec 2001. Australia: High Blood Pressure Research Council of Aust Inc.
Barrett's oesophagus natural history and surveillance
Gotley, D. C., Smithers, B. M., Martin, I., Saunders, N. A. and Doyle, L. (2000). Barrett's oesophagus natural history and surveillance. Melbourne, 7-12 May 2000.
Chronic dysphagia following laparoscopic fundoplication
Bessell, J., Finch, R., Gotley, D. C., Smithers, B. M., Nathanson, L. K. and Menzies, B. L. (2000). Chronic dysphagia following laparoscopic fundoplication. Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland International Congress 2000, Cardiff, UK, 23-26 April, 2000. West Sussex, UK: Wiley. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.2000.00014.x
Laparoscopic versus open surgery for oesophageal cancer
Gotley, D. C., Smithers, B. M., Martin, I., Bessell, J. and Doyle, L. (2000). Laparoscopic versus open surgery for oesophageal cancer. MELBOURNE, 7-12 MAY 2000.
Oesophageal Cancer: Neoadjuvant therapy
Smithers, B. M., Gotley, D. C. and Doyle, L. (2000). Oesophageal Cancer: Neoadjuvant therapy. MELBOURNE, 7-12 MAY 2000.
Phase II study assessing the role of radiotherapy after nodal surgery for metastatic melanoma
Smithers, B. M., Burmeister, B. and Baumann, K. (2000). Phase II study assessing the role of radiotherapy after nodal surgery for metastatic melanoma. Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 7th - 12th May, 2000.
Dysphagia after laparoscopic fundoplication in relation to oesophageal motility and type of wrap
Bessell, J., Finch, R., Gotley, D. C., Nathanson, L. K., Smithers, B. M. and Martin, I. (1999). Dysphagia after laparoscopic fundoplication in relation to oesophageal motility and type of wrap. Cairns International Hotel, 23-25 Sept, 1999. Brisbane: Univ. of Qld..
Elective laparoscopic fundoplication for reflux: 1000 consecutive cases with 1-5 year follow-up
Gotley, D. C., Smithers, B. M., Martin, I., Bessell, J., Doyle, L., Nathanson, L. K. and Menzies, B. L. (1999). Elective laparoscopic fundoplication for reflux: 1000 consecutive cases with 1-5 year follow-up. Australian Gastroenterology Week 1999, Brisbane Convention Cen., 4-8 Oct, 1999. Carlton, Vic.: Blackwell Science Asia.
High grade dysplasia in Barrett's oesophagus
Sanders, G., Smithers, B. M., Gotley, D. C. and Clouston, A. (1999). High grade dysplasia in Barrett's oesophagus. ArrayAustralian Gastroenterology Week 1999, Brisbane Convention Cen., 4-8 Oct, 1999. Carlton, Vic.: Blackwell Science, Asia.
Management of pancreatic injuries
Smithers, B. M. (1999). Management of pancreatic injuries. General Surgeons Australia Inaugural Scientific Meeting, Sheraton Mirage, Gold Coast, 6-9 Oct 1999. Brisbane: General Surgeons Aust. Inaugural Scientific Meeting.
Palliative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in advanced oesophageal cancer
Harvey, J., Burmeister, B., Thomson, D., Walpole, E. T., Smithers, B. M. and Gotley, D. C. (1999). Palliative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in advanced oesophageal cancer. COSA 26th Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Cen., 24-26 Nov, 1999. Melbourne: COSA 26th Annual Scientific Meeting.
The role of chemoradiation for oesophageal cancer
Smithers, B. M. (1999). The role of chemoradiation for oesophageal cancer. 12th Biennial Congress of the Asian Surgical Association, Brisbane Convention Centre, 7-11 March 1999. Brisbane: 12th Biennial Congress of the Asian Surgical Association.
The role of chemoradiation on operable carcinoma of the oesophagus trial IG9401
Smithers, B. M. (1999). The role of chemoradiation on operable carcinoma of the oesophagus trial IG9401. Royal Australian College of Surgeons Country Scientific Meeting, John Lindell Theatre, Geelong Hospital, 15-17 Oct, 1999. Melbourne: Royal Australian College of Surgeons Country Scientific Meeting.
Bessell, J., Smithers, B. M., Gotley, D. C., Martin, I., Harvey, J. and Burmeister, B. (1999). The role of chemoradiotherapy prescribed by a multi-disciplinary team for the palliative treatment of malignant dysphagia. Australian Gastroenterology Week 1999, Brisbane Convention Cen., 4-8 October, 1999. Carlton, Vic.: Blackwell Science Asia.
Trends in the management of cutaneous malignant melanoma
Smithers, B. M. (1999). Trends in the management of cutaneous malignant melanoma. Royal Australian College of Surgeons Country Scientific Meeting, John Lindell Theatre, Geelong Hospital, 15-17 Oct, 1999. Melbourne: Royal Aust. College of Surgeons Country Scientific Meeting.
Laparoscopic nissen fundoplication - lessons learned from 200 consecutive cases
Rhodes, M., Gotley, D. C., Smithers, B. M., Menzies, B., Branicki, F. J. and Nathanson, L. (1995). Laparoscopic nissen fundoplication - lessons learned from 200 consecutive cases. Annual Meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association, San Diego, California, United States, 14–17 May 1995. Maryland Heights, MO, United States: W.B. Saunders. doi: 10.1016/0016-5085(95)23468-3
Kastrissios, H., Triggs, E. J., Sinclair, F., Smithers, M. and Moran, P. (1993). Plasma concentrations following wound infiltrations of 0.5-percent bupivacaine after inguinal herniorrhaphy. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Honolulu, Hawaii, 24-26 March 1993. New York, NY, United States: Nature Publishing Group. doi: 10.1038/clpt.1993.20
Spleen slice grafts in mice as a model for producing donor-specific tolerance
Green, M. K., Walsh, M. and Smithers, B. M. (1993). Spleen slice grafts in mice as a model for producing donor-specific tolerance. International Congress on the Regulation of Leukocyte Production and Immune Function held at the Joint Meeting of the Australasian Society for Immunology and Society for Leukocyte Biology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1-5 December 1993. Bethesda, United States: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.
(2021–2026) University of Sydney
(2021–2024) Cancer Council Queensland
(2021–2023) Metro South Hospital and Health Service
(2020–2021) PA Research Foundation
A Randomised Phase II Trial of Adjuvant Avelumab in Patients with Early Stage Merkel Cell Carcinoma
(2019–2025) NHMRC MRFF - Rare Cancers, Rare Diseases and Unmet Need
(2019–2023) University of Melbourne
Predictors of mortality in thin melanomas
(2017–2019) Cancer Council Queensland
(2013–2015) Cancer Bequest Fund
(2011–2013) NHMRC Project Grant
(2011) NHMRC Project Grant
(2010–2014) University of Adelaide
The epidemiology of oesophageal cancer: Risk and molecular markers
(2001–2002) Queensland Cancer Fund
(2000) Princess Alexandra Hospital R&D Foundation
(1999–2000) Queensland Cancer Fund
Treatment of Recurrent Malignant Melanoma by Limb Infusion of Cytotoxic Drugs and Other Techniques
(1998–2000) NHMRC Project Grant
(1998) Mayne Bequest Fund
(1998) Princess Alexandra Hospital R&D Foundation
(1997–1998) Princess Alexandra Hospital R&D Foundation
Targeting and monitoring drug delivery in specific tissues using iontophoresis and microdialysis
(1996–1997) Quality Funds Round 3
Pharmacokinetics of melphalan in isolated limb perfusion and infusion
(1995–1997) Queensland Cancer Fund
Trends in the regional nodal management of cutaneous melanoma.
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New Frontiers in the Management of Appendicitis
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Factors Influencing Anastomotic Complications after Oesophagectomy
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In vivo Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) with 2-Dimensional (2D) COrrelated Spectroscopy (COSY) applied to breast cancer
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UTILISING THE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESOURCES AT TERTIARY CENTRES TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FROM PANCREATIC CANCER
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An assessment of the impacts of centralising complex upper-gastrointestinal surgery in Queensland
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Natural history of high-risk cutaneous primary melanoma and risk factors for disease progression
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