Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is the 5th most commonly diagnosed cancer and leading cause of cancer death in Australia.
Bringing modern genomics to the management of lung cancer in Queensland
This project piloted the use and assessed the impact of genomic testing in lung cancer treatment in Queensland.
The approaches used in the lung cancer project could be applied to other cancer types in the future.
Project Investigators
Project leaders engage with and draw upon the expertise of partners within universities, research institutes and hospital and health services around Queensland.
Professor Matt Brown, Princess Alexandra Hospital and Queensland University of Technology (lead)
Professor Kenneth O’Byrne, Queensland University of Technology
Professor Nick Graves, Queensland University of Technology
Associate Professor Paul Leo, Queensland University of Technology
Dr Stephen Ayre, Princess Alexandra Hospital
Professor Kwun Fong, The University of Queensland & The Prince Charles Hospital
Professor Ian Yang, The University of Queensland & The Prince Charles Hospital
Professor John Devereux, The University of Queensland
Dr John Rowell, Pathology Queensland
Professor Stephen Fox, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Dr Jayesh Desai, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Professor Jacinta Elston, James Cook University
Professor Alan Baxter, James Cook University
Professor Sabe Sabesan, James Cook University
Dr Emily Callander, James Cook University
other cancer PROJECTS
