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  1. Article ; Online: Integrating Functional Imaging and Molecular Profiling for Optimal Treatment Selection in Neuroendocrine Neoplasms (NEN).

    Kong, Grace / Boehm, Emma / Prall, Owen / Murray, William K / Tothill, Richard W / Michael, Michael

    Current oncology reports

    2023  Volume 25, Issue 5, Page(s) 465–478

    Abstract: Purpose of review: Gastroenteropancreatic NEN (GEP-NEN) are group of malignancies with significant clinical, anatomical and molecular heterogeneity. High-grade GEP-NEN in particular present unique management challenges.: Recent findings: In the ... ...

    Abstract Purpose of review: Gastroenteropancreatic NEN (GEP-NEN) are group of malignancies with significant clinical, anatomical and molecular heterogeneity. High-grade GEP-NEN in particular present unique management challenges.
    Recent findings: In the current era, multidisciplinary management with access to a combination of functional imaging and targeted molecular profiling can provide important disease characterisation, guide individualised management and improve patient outcome. Multiple treatment options are now available, and combination and novel therapies are being explored in clinical trials. Precision medicine is highly relevant for a heterogenous disease like NEN. The integration of dual-tracer functional PET/CT imaging, molecular histopathology and genomic data has the potential to be used to gain a more comprehensive understanding of an individual patient's disease biology for precision diagnosis, prognostication and optimal treatment allocation.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography ; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging ; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/genetics ; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/therapy ; Neuroendocrine Tumors/diagnostic imaging ; Neuroendocrine Tumors/genetics ; Neuroendocrine Tumors/therapy ; Pancreatic Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging ; Pancreatic Neoplasms/genetics ; Pancreatic Neoplasms/therapy ; Intestinal Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging ; Intestinal Neoplasms/genetics ; Intestinal Neoplasms/therapy ; Stomach Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging ; Stomach Neoplasms/genetics ; Stomach Neoplasms/therapy
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-24
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2057359-5
    ISSN 1534-6269 ; 1523-3790
    ISSN (online) 1534-6269
    ISSN 1523-3790
    DOI 10.1007/s11912-023-01381-w
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  2. Article ; Online: A genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 screen identifies DNA-PK as a sensitiser to

    Waldeck, Kelly / Van Zuylekom, Jessica / Cullinane, Carleen / Gulati, Twishi / Simpson, Kaylene J / Tothill, Richard W / Blyth, Benjamin / Hicks, Rodney J

    Theranostics

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 14, Page(s) 4745–4761

    Abstract: Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) ... ...

    Abstract Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) using
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Humans ; Mice ; CRISPR-Cas Systems/genetics ; DNA ; Lutetium/metabolism ; Neuroendocrine Tumors/genetics ; Neuroendocrine Tumors/radiotherapy ; Octreotide/therapeutic use ; Radioisotopes/therapeutic use
    Chemical Substances 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane- 1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid (1HTE449DGZ) ; DNA (9007-49-2) ; Lutetium (5H0DOZ21UJ) ; Octreotide (RWM8CCW8GP) ; Radioisotopes
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-28
    Publishing country Australia
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2592097-2
    ISSN 1838-7640 ; 1838-7640
    ISSN (online) 1838-7640
    ISSN 1838-7640
    DOI 10.7150/thno.84628
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  3. Article ; Online: A qualitative study of patients with Cancer of Unknown Primary: Perceptions of communication, understanding of diagnosis and genomic testing, and information needs.

    Wolyniec, Kamil / O'Callaghan, Clare / Fisher, Krista / Jessica, Sharp / Tothill, Richard W / Bowtell, David / Linda, Mileshkin / Schofield, Penelope

    Psycho-oncology

    2023  Volume 32, Issue 4, Page(s) 589–596

    Abstract: Objective: Patients with Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) commonly report poor understanding of their illness and high levels of psychological distress. Despite the potential benefits to CUP patients, there is a paucity of research exploring the reasons ... ...

    Abstract Objective: Patients with Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) commonly report poor understanding of their illness and high levels of psychological distress. Despite the potential benefits to CUP patients, there is a paucity of research exploring the reasons behind poor understanding of a CUP diagnosis. The aim of this study was to understand patients' experiences of communication with doctors, their understanding of diagnosis and the role of genomic testing, as well as their information needs.
    Methods: Semi-structured interviews explored CUP patients' perceptions of communication with their doctors, understanding of their illness, and their needs regarding medical information. Qualitative inductive thematic analysis of transcribed audio-recordings was employed.
    Setting/participants: Nineteen patients were recruited from within a prospective cohort study involving routine genomic testing of CUP patients.
    Results: CUP patients had varied perceptions of communication with doctors as well as different levels of need, readiness, and capacity for information. Some patients felt well understood and supported by their doctors while others did not. Many patients reported feeling overwhelmed and shocked when receiving their cancer diagnosis and emphasized the importance of family support in receiving and understanding medical information. While patients understood the implications of genomic testing for treatment and diagnosis, few had a detailed understanding of genomic testing.
    Conclusions: Patients' experience of communication and understanding of CUP could be potentially improved by clinicians' assessment of the communication style preferred by each patient and their family and the development of online resources to meet their evolving information needs.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Neoplasms, Unknown Primary/diagnosis ; Prospective Studies ; Communication ; Physicians/psychology ; Genetic Testing ; Qualitative Research
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-13
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1118536-3
    ISSN 1099-1611 ; 1057-9249
    ISSN (online) 1099-1611
    ISSN 1057-9249
    DOI 10.1002/pon.6104
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  4. Article ; Online: Psychological distress, understanding of cancer and illness uncertainty in patients with Cancer of Unknown Primary.

    Wolyniec, Kamil / Sharp, Jessica / Fisher, Krista / Tothill, Richard W / Bowtell, David / Mileshkin, Linda / Schofield, Penelope

    Psycho-oncology

    2022  Volume 31, Issue 11, Page(s) 1869–1876

    Abstract: Objective: Patients diagnosed with Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) experience high levels of psychological distress and report poor understanding of their cancer. We aimed to investigate: (1) if CUP patients with poorer understanding of their cancer ... ...

    Abstract Objective: Patients diagnosed with Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) experience high levels of psychological distress and report poor understanding of their cancer. We aimed to investigate: (1) if CUP patients with poorer understanding of their cancer diagnosis and testing experience more symptoms of psychological distress than those with better understanding; (2) if the relationship between patients' understanding of their cancer and psychological distress is mediated by illness uncertainty; and (3) explore whether patients' degree of understanding of their cancer can be predicted by clinical and socio-demographic factors.
    Methods: 209 CUP patients completed a questionnaire measuring anxiety, depression, illness uncertainty, fatigue, pain, sleep and understanding of their cancer. Using an apriori theoretical framework, we employed structural equation modelling to investigate predictors of patient's understanding of their cancer and psychological distress and the relationships between understanding, illness uncertainty and distress.
    Results: The structural equation model displayed good fit indices and supported the hypothesised relationship of patient's understanding of their cancer and the extent of psychological distress, which was mediated via illness uncertainty. Physical symptoms were positively associated with psychological distress and illness uncertainty. Younger age was predictive of lower patient's understanding of their cancer and higher levels of psychological distress.
    Conclusions: Patients with CUP, particularly those who are younger and experiencing more physical symptoms, report higher levels of psychological distress and may require additional mental health support. Our findings highlight a need to improve CUP patient's understanding about their illness, which could help reduce their illness uncertainty and alleviate psychological distress.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Uncertainty ; Neoplasms, Unknown Primary ; Psychological Distress ; Anxiety/epidemiology ; Anxiety/psychology ; Fatigue/epidemiology ; Stress, Psychological/psychology ; Depression/epidemiology ; Depression/psychology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-03
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1118536-3
    ISSN 1099-1611 ; 1057-9249
    ISSN (online) 1099-1611
    ISSN 1057-9249
    DOI 10.1002/pon.5990
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  5. Article ; Online: FAPI PET/CT: Will It End the Hegemony of

    Hicks, Rodney J / Roselt, Peter J / Kallur, Kumarswamy G / Tothill, Richard W / Mileshkin, Linda

    Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine

    2020  Volume 62, Issue 3, Page(s) 296–302

    Abstract: For over 40 years, ...

    Abstract For over 40 years,
    MeSH term(s) Blood Proteins/metabolism ; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 ; Humans ; Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging ; Neoplasms/metabolism ; Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
    Chemical Substances Blood Proteins ; fibroblast chemotactic inhibitor ; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 (0Z5B2CJX4D)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-12-04
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 80272-4
    ISSN 1535-5667 ; 0097-9058 ; 0161-5505 ; 0022-3123
    ISSN (online) 1535-5667
    ISSN 0097-9058 ; 0161-5505 ; 0022-3123
    DOI 10.2967/jnumed.120.256271
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  6. Article ; Online: Six-year experience of Australia's first dedicated cancer of unknown primary clinic.

    van Mourik, Arielle / Tonkin-Hill, Gina / O'Farrell, John / Waller, Shohei / Tan, Lavinia / Tothill, Richard W / Bowtell, David / Fox, Stephen / Fellowes, Andrew / Fedele, Clare / Schofield, Penelope / Sivakumaran, Tharani / Wong, Hui-Li / Mileshkin, Linda

    British journal of cancer

    2023  Volume 129, Issue 2, Page(s) 301–308

    Abstract: Background: Diagnosis and management of cancers of unknown primary (CUP) remain challenging. This study examines the referral patterns, management and outcomes of patients referred to Australia's first dedicated CUP clinic.: Methods: Retrospective ... ...

    Abstract Background: Diagnosis and management of cancers of unknown primary (CUP) remain challenging. This study examines the referral patterns, management and outcomes of patients referred to Australia's first dedicated CUP clinic.
    Methods: Retrospective medical record review was conducted for patients seen at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre CUP clinic between July 2014 and August 2020. Overall survival (OS) was analysed for patients with a CUP diagnosis where treatment information was available.
    Results: Of 361 patients referred, fewer than half had completed diagnostic work-up at the time of referral. A diagnosis of CUP was established in 137 (38%), malignancy other than CUP in 177 (49%) and benign pathology in 36 (10%) patients. Genomic testing was successfully completed in 62% of patients with initial provisional CUP and impacted management in 32% by identifying a tissue of origin or actionable genomic alteration. The use of site-specific, targeted therapy or immunotherapy was independently associated with longer OS compared to empirical chemotherapy.
    Conclusion: Our specialised CUP clinic facilitated diagnostic work-up among patients with suspected malignancy and provided access to genomic testing and clinical trials for patients with a CUP diagnosis, all of which are important to improve outcomes in this patient population.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Neoplasms, Unknown Primary/diagnosis ; Neoplasms, Unknown Primary/genetics ; Neoplasms, Unknown Primary/therapy ; Retrospective Studies ; Genomics ; Gene Expression Profiling ; Australia/epidemiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-24
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 80075-2
    ISSN 1532-1827 ; 0007-0920
    ISSN (online) 1532-1827
    ISSN 0007-0920
    DOI 10.1038/s41416-023-02254-6
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  7. Article ; Online: Wet or Dry? Do Liquid Biopsy Techniques Compete with or Complement PET for Disease Monitoring in Oncology?

    Wong, Stephen Q / Tothill, Richard W / Dawson, Sarah-Jane / Hicks, Rodney J

    Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine

    2017  Volume 58, Issue 6, Page(s) 869–870

    MeSH term(s) Biomarkers, Tumor/analysis ; DNA, Neoplasm/analysis ; Humans ; Liquid Biopsy ; Medical Oncology/methods ; Monitoring, Physiologic ; Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging ; Neoplasms/therapy ; Positron-Emission Tomography
    Chemical Substances Biomarkers, Tumor ; DNA, Neoplasm
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-04-27
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 80272-4
    ISSN 1535-5667 ; 0097-9058 ; 0161-5505 ; 0022-3123
    ISSN (online) 1535-5667
    ISSN 0097-9058 ; 0161-5505 ; 0022-3123
    DOI 10.2967/jnumed.117.190116
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  8. Article ; Online: Rapid Point-of-Care Electrochemical Sensor for the Detection of Cancer Tn Antigen Carbohydrate in Whole Unprocessed Blood.

    M Silva, Saimon / Langley, Daniel P / Cossins, Luke R / Samudra, Anushka N / Quigley, Anita F / Kapsa, Robert M I / Tothill, Richard W / Greene, George W / Moulton, Simon E

    ACS sensors

    2022  Volume 7, Issue 11, Page(s) 3379–3388

    Abstract: Improving outcomes for cancer patients during treatment and monitoring for cancer recurrence requires personalized care which can only be achieved through regular surveillance for biomarkers. Unfortunately, routine detection for blood-based biomarkers is ...

    Abstract Improving outcomes for cancer patients during treatment and monitoring for cancer recurrence requires personalized care which can only be achieved through regular surveillance for biomarkers. Unfortunately, routine detection for blood-based biomarkers is cost-prohibitive using currently specialized laboratories. Using a rapid self-assembly sensing interface amenable to methods of mass production, we demonstrate the ability to detect and quantify a small carbohydrate-based cancer biomarker, Tn antigen (αGalNAc-Ser/Thr) in a small volume of blood, using a test format strip reminiscent of a blood glucose test. The detection of Tn antigen at picomolar levels is achieved through a new transduction mechanism based on the impact of Tn antigen interactions on the molecular dynamic motion of a lectin cross-linked lubricin antifouling brush. In tests performed on retrospective blood plasma samples from patients presenting three different tumor types, differentiation between healthy and diseased patients was achieved, highlighting the clinical potential for cancer monitoring.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Point-of-Care Systems ; Retrospective Studies ; Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Carbohydrates
    Chemical Substances Tn antigen ; Carbohydrates
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-14
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 2379-3694
    ISSN (online) 2379-3694
    DOI 10.1021/acssensors.2c01460
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  9. Article ; Online: Enhancing the anti-tumour activity of

    Cullinane, Carleen / Waldeck, Kelly / Kirby, Laura / Rogers, Buck E / Eu, Peter / Tothill, Richard W / Hicks, Rodney J

    Scientific reports

    2020  Volume 10, Issue 1, Page(s) 10196

    Abstract: Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) is an important treatment option for patients with somatostatin receptor-2 (SSTR2)-expressing neuroendocrine tumour (NET) though tumour regression occurs in only a minority of patients. Therefore, novel PRRT ... ...

    Abstract Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) is an important treatment option for patients with somatostatin receptor-2 (SSTR2)-expressing neuroendocrine tumour (NET) though tumour regression occurs in only a minority of patients. Therefore, novel PRRT regimens with improved therapeutic activity are needed. Radiation induced DNA damage repair is an attractive therapeutic target to increase PRRT efficacy and consequently, we have characterised a panel of preclinical models for their SSTR2 expression, in vivo growth properties and response to
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Humans ; Lutetium/physiology ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Mice, Nude ; Neuroendocrine Tumors/drug therapy ; Octreotide/analogs & derivatives ; Octreotide/pharmacology ; Organometallic Compounds/pharmacology ; Phthalazines/pharmacology ; Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors/pharmacology ; Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases/metabolism ; Radioisotopes ; Radiopharmaceuticals/pharmacology ; Receptors, Somatostatin/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Antineoplastic Agents ; Organometallic Compounds ; Phthalazines ; Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors ; Radioisotopes ; Radiopharmaceuticals ; Receptors, Somatostatin ; SSTR2 protein, human ; Lutetium (5H0DOZ21UJ) ; talazoparib (9QHX048FRV) ; lutetium Lu 177 dotatate (AE221IM3BB) ; Lutetium-177 (BRH40Y9V1Q) ; Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases (EC 2.4.2.30) ; Octreotide (RWM8CCW8GP)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-06-23
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-020-67199-9
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  10. Article ; Online: Navigating the challenge of tumor heterogeneity in cancer therapy.

    Fedele, Clare / Tothill, Richard W / McArthur, Grant A

    Cancer discovery

    2014  Volume 4, Issue 2, Page(s) 146–148

    Abstract: The future of cancer treatment lies in personalized strategies designed to specifically target tumorigenic cell populations present in an individual. Although recent advances in directed therapies have greatly improved patient outcomes in some cancers, ... ...

    Abstract The future of cancer treatment lies in personalized strategies designed to specifically target tumorigenic cell populations present in an individual. Although recent advances in directed therapies have greatly improved patient outcomes in some cancers, intuitive drug design is proving more difficult than expected owing largely to the complexity of human cancers. Intratumoral heterogeneity, the presence of multiple genotypically and/or phenotypically distinct cell subpopulations within a single tumor, is a likely cause of drug resistance. Advances in systems biology are helping to unravel the mysteries of cancer progression. In this issue of Cancer Discovery, Zhao and colleagues define a path for functional validation of computational modeling in the context of heterogeneous tumor populations and their potential for drug response and resistance.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Female ; Genetic Heterogeneity ; Humans ; Models, Biological ; Neoplasms/genetics
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-02
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Comment ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2625242-9
    ISSN 2159-8290 ; 2159-8274
    ISSN (online) 2159-8290
    ISSN 2159-8274
    DOI 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-13-1042
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