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Queen's Birthday Honours for Dr David Speakman and Professor Clare Scott

June 14, 2022
Two exceptional Peter Mac staff have been nationally recognised for their services to medicine and medical research.
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Peter Mac’s first MacHSR Future Leader Fellow

June 9, 2022
Peter Mac’s Associate Professor Belinda Campbell will use a new fellowship to find practical solutions to improve equity of care for patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphomas – no matter where they live in Australia.
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Clinical research & trials

New blood test could spare thousands of colon cancer patients from unnecessary chemotherapy

June 8, 2022
Researchers have developed a new blood test that could revolutionise how chemotherapy is used for colon cancer, by identifying the patients that need chemo and those that can be safely spared treatment.
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Clinical trials led by Peter Mac presented at prestigious international cancer conference

June 7, 2022
Peter Mac is presenting research that is changing cancer clinical practice at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago.
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Rib tickling opportunity for our patients, carers, staff and the public

June 7, 2022
A unique live comedy show - open for one night only in Melbourne - will feature a group of first-time comedians drawn solely from Peter Mac’s community of patients, carers and staff.
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Help us improve our website

June 6, 2022
Peter Mac is currently developing a brand new website and we'd love to hear from patients, carers, staff and referring doctors.
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“New hope” for patients with blood cancers not responding to treatment

June 4, 2022
Peter Mac’s Associate Professor Michael Dickinson has presented new data from a trial of the investigational blood cancer drug Glofitamab, at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago overnight.
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Andrea Comerford and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Foundation Philanthropy and Fundraising Director, Carl Young
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Glass art sparkles at Peter Mac

June 1, 2022
Sun streams through the windows at Peter Mac and illuminates cabinets filled with beautiful contemporary glass art – the light bouncing off the vibrant rainbow colours.
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Research

New drug combination shows promise in treating acute myeloid leukaemia

May 31, 2022
Research led by Peter Mac has found a new combination therapy for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) that shows greater potency in a preclinical study than either drug used alone.
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Spotlight on Implementation Science

May 27, 2022
Peter Mac and the VCCC Alliance will soon be launching the Implementation Science in Cancer program. We talk to Senior Research Lead – Implementation Science Associate Professor Stephanie Best on the field in general and what the program seeks to achieve.
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