Congratulations to Peter Mac Clinician Scientist @shomgoel.bsky.social on receiving the 2026 Robert Sutherland Award for Excellence in Translational Research from @bctrials.bsky.social. More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre – or Peter Mac – is a globally-connected leader in cancer treatment, care, research and education. Now in its 75th year of providing specialist cancer care for the Australian community.
More than half of our DNA comes from ancient viruses. Peter Mac research has uncovered new insights into how cells keep these viral sequences silent, revealing potential new ways to harness the body's own antiviral response against cancer. Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
A “precision guided” CAR T-cell therapy designed at Peter Mac to kill solid tumours will progress to a first-in-human clinical trial thanks to almost $18 million from @ausgov. More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new... #CARTCellTherapy #Immunotherapy
Three Peter Mac researchers have secured a combined $3.6M from @NBCFAus to advance bold new approaches to breast cancer prevention and treatment. Congratulations @belindaparker.bsky.social, @clareslaney.bsky.social and Professor Christobel Saunders. More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
New research from Peter Mac has uncovered further evidence of how pregnancy triggers a powerful, long-lasting immune response in the breast, opening the door to potential new ways to prevent #breastcancer in people at high risk. Read more: petermac.org/about-us/new...
Cancer treatment breakthroughs start with better data. Dr Liz Christie's HARMONY study, backed by a nearly $3M MRFF grant, will unlock how cancers respond to and resist treatment - driving more personalised care. More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
For two decades, the Victorian Cancer Biobank has been powering breakthroughs, transforming patient donations into new discoveries. More than 42K Victorians have generously donated blood and tissue samples, including almost 19,000 patients at Peter Mac. More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
Peter Mac researchers have developed a digital tool that can rapidly and accurately identify a potentially serious side effect of immunotherapy. More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
Peter Mac research using fruit flies found tumour growth can be switched on or off depending on whether a protein called Chinmo was active - helping reveal that cancer development isn’t just about mutations, but also the environment around them. More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
A Peter Mac-led clinical trial has shown a potent and precisely targeted form radiotherapy, known as SABR, can cure many patients with inoperable kidney cancers. Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
Today, on #InternationalNursesDay, we celebrate the extraordinary nurses at Peter Mac and beyond. Our #nurses provide some of the most specialised cancer care in the world - constantly pushing the boundaries of what exceptional cancer care looks like.
Peter Mac is set to become the first centre to treat a patient under a new PBS-funded CAR T-cell therapy program for multiple myeloma — marking a major step forward for patients with limited options. More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
This ANZAC Day, we remember all who served. We honour our own Sir Peter MacCallum, awarded the Military Cross on the Western Front in WWI, and Matron Nancie Kinsella, who cared for prisoners at Bergen-Belsen in WWII. Lest we forget. #ANZACDay #LestWeForget
A powerful new tool is helping researchers track how microbes spread between people with unprecedented precision. Exciting research by @gerrythill.bsky.social: https://www.petermac.org/about-us/news-and-events/news/details/new-tool-tracks-how-microbes-spread-even-when-they-look-almost-identical
A boost today in the fight against one of the deadliest cancers, #mesothelioma. Prof Kieran Harvey's lab has secured a grant from @worldwidecancer.bsky.social to advance new treatments targeting the Hippo pathway. More: petermac.org/about-us/new... #CancerResearch #MedicalResearch
Huge congrats to Professor @loisher.bsky.social who was awarded the @nhmrc.bsky.social Elizabeth Blackburn Award - recognising the nation’s top-ranked Investigator Grant application - her work securing $2.9M to advance immunotherapy in breast cancer. More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
Huge congratulations to @sj-dawson.bsky.social on receiving the Nancy Millis Medal from the @science.org.au. Her groundbreaking #ctDNA research is transforming how we understand & treat #cancer - driving more personalised care and better outcomes. Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
Our immune system has a powerful role fighting cancer — but it’s all about balance. New research led by @belindaparker.bsky.social's lab at Peter Mac shows interferons can boost treatment when just right, but too little or too much can help cancer evade or resist treatment. More: lnkd.in/gvYQhqJF
𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆: Research at Peter Mac led by @meleckmas.bsky.social has uncovered a surprising driver behind aggressive lung cancer — embryonic proteins that are normally only active before birth. Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new... #LungCancerResearch #LungCancer
A clinical trial co-led by Peter Mac has shown a way to reduce the need for invasive biopsies to check for prostate cancer. It found PSMA PET/CT scanning could halve the number of people requiring a biopsy, without missing any harmful cancers. More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
Three Peter Mac researchers have been awarded Cancer Council Victoria Grants in Aid to support innovative projects aimed at developing new and more effective cancer treatments. Congrats to Prof JaneOliaro, Dr Alex Lewis and Prof Phil Darcy. Find out more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
A simple blood test could help identify which men with early-stage #testicularcancer are most at risk of recurrence, supporting more personalised care. Early findings from the CLIMATE study suggest the test can detect tiny amounts of remaining #cancer after surgery.
We’re proud to celebrate Dr Aparna Rao, Dr Deborah Meyran and Associate Professor Safeera Hussainy, who have been awarded the 2026 Lea Medals. Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
A first-in-human clinical trial to assess an experimental CAR T-cell therapy, fully developed by Peter Mac and manufactured onsite by Cell Therapies has reached the milestone of treating its first patient. Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
New Peter Mac-led research is changing how we think about breast density. Not only can it make it harder to interpret mammogram scans, there are signs that dense breasts promote more aggressive #cancer growth. Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
Research led by Peter Mac has found a new way to strengthen cancer-fighting T-cells. Led by Profs Phil Darcy & @paulbeavis4.bsky.social (Peter Mac) and A/Prof Jason Waithman (UWA), the study shows boosting the protein Flt3L improves T-cell durability. Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
Prof @drmhofman.bsky.social will lead a $5M PCFA-funded national program to accelerate next-gen #ProstateCancer #theranostics - combining precision imaging, new isotopes & AI to improve outcomes. More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
Two Peter Mac researchers have secured $3.5M+ in MRFF funding for projects to improve recovery after cancer surgery and to advance personalised care for a rare type of ovarian cancer. Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
Peter Mac researcher Dr Clare Slaney has received national funding to develop a new type of cancer #immunotherapy that uses the body’s existing immunity to COVID-19 to help fight solid tumours. Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
New research led by Prof @benjhogan.bsky.social has revealed a surprising evolutionary switch in the brain’s immune system - uncovering how specialised immune cells at the borders of the brain evolved, and why they behave so differently in humans. More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...
