We’re proud to share that 62 Peter Mac researchers have been named among 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲, according to the Stanford University/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List 2025. Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...

Congrats to Prof Jayesh Desai and Prof Belinda Parker (@belindaparker.bsky.social), newly elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health & Medical Sciences. More: www.petermac.org/about-us/news-and-events/news/details/professors-jayesh-desai-and-belinda-parker-elected-as-fellows-of-aahms

Researcher Amelia Hyatt, from the Peter Mac Centre for Health Services Research in Cancer, led an international study that examines why some countries are on track to eliminate #cervicalcancer — & why many are not. 🔗https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(25)00310-9/fulltext

Proud moment! Peter Mac is a finalist in two categories at the 2025 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards. For our youth cancer transition program with @RCHMelbourne & partners. And our volunteer archivists who brought 75 years of history to life. More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...

𝗰𝘁𝗗𝗡𝗔 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. New research led by Peter Mac’s Professor Jeanne Tie in @naturemedicine.bsky.social. Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...

Why does breastfeeding lower breast cancer risk? A new Nature study led by Prof @loisher.bsky.social shows it creates long-lived CD8⁺ T cells in breast tissue – immune “guards” that help stop cancers forming, including triple-negative. 🔗 www.petermac.org/about-us/new...

Peter Mac’s Dr Wanda Cui has been awarded an MRFF grant to lead the first study tracking how immunotherapy + chemo may affect #fertility, #ovarian health & early menopause in young women with triple-negative #breastcancer. 🔗 www.petermac.org/about-us/new...

Join us at the Peter Mac Breast Cancer Medical Oncology Education Day for updates from #StGallen, #ASCO & #ESMO2025, featuring international keynote Prof @hoperugo.bsky.social, parallel nursing & multidisciplinary sessions, plus leading experts and networking. 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-peter...

Last week, Peter Mac experts joined world leaders in surgery, oncology & allied health at the Australian & Aotearoa New Zealand Gastric & Oesophageal Surgery Association Annual Scientific Congress in Brisbane — sharing the latest in treating oesophageal & stomach cancers. #UpperGI #CancerResearch

Yesterday we celebrated an incredible 4,145 years of service at Peter Mac! We all came together for a special high tea at the Windsor Hotel to honour our recipients, with special mention of Cathy Webb (45 years), Rosanna Piccolo (40 years), and Jim Hagekyriakou (35 years).

Proud moment: Peter Mac has been designated an @iaeaorg.bsky.social “Rays of Hope” Anchor Centre. Over next 4 years we'll host workshops, training & observerships aiming to strengthen the #radiationmedicine workforce across the Asia–Pacific. More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...

Join us at Peter Mac for a 2-day deep dive into CAR T-cell Therapy: protocols, side effect management & multidisciplinary care. Clinicians, nurses, pharmacists, AHPs — don't miss out! Tickets: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/car-t-syne...

Peter Mac has been rated the 14th best cancer hospital in the world in Newsweek’s 'World’s Best Specialized Hospitals 2026' rankings. Peter Mac was the only Australian hospital to rank in the world’s top 100 for oncology. Read more here - t.co/1uH5alMo0G

@cccolab.bsky.social is helping Peter Mac's Professor Mark Dawson lead research to dramatically reduce the time children spend in isolation after a life-saving stem cell transplant thanks to a gene that acts like a turbo switch for the body’s infection-fighting cells. Read more - bit.ly/482DiRs

A clinical trial assessing a less invasive way to diagnose early #prostatecancer has just recruited its 660th, and final, patient. Read more about the PRIMARY2 trial: www.petermac.org/about-us/news-and-events/news/details/milestone-for-landmark-trial-of-less-invasive-prostate-cancer-diagnosis

A world-first clinical trial at Peter Mac has found that a simple nasal spray can significantly reduce the risk of COVID-19 in cancer patients. Research published today showed the spray reduced the risk of COVID-19 infection by 40%. Read more here - bit.ly/3JBAjW8

A discovery by researchers at Peter Mac shows that blocking a protein called CDK11 can result in the rapid death of cancer cells - a finding that's described as potentially the 'Achilles' heel of conditions like acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Read more - bit.ly/4oU3rrI

Delighted to welcome Minister Danny Pearson & BioNTech’s David Sparling to Peter Mac for the launch of the new Clinical Trial Oncology Platform. Together with Austin, Alfred & Monash Health, we’re expanding access to next-gen cancer treatments. youtu.be/6E0DW9-fP7Q

Join Peter Mac’s Research Student Open Day to meet supervisors, chat with students & explore projects. 📅 27 Aug, 4:30pm 📍 Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre 👉 Register now: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/peter-mac-...

$4.8M in #MRFF funding powers new genomic research at Peter Mac by A/Profs Laura Forrest, @karabritt.bsky.social and Prof Paul James. More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...

Peter Mac and Monash Uni scientists, @benjaminkroeger.bsky.social and Professor Kieran Harvey, have filmed for the first time how proteins in the Hippo pathway bind to DNA — a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for mesothelioma & other hard-to-treat cancers.

🚨 Announcing our 2025 Discovery Partner Fellows! With donor support, these clinician-researchers will lead bold projects to improve cancer care – from lung cancer resistance to pain relief and digital symptom tracking. 🔗 www.petermac.org/about-us/new... #CancerResearch #PeterMac

In the news today: Peter Mac scientists have developed “Precision Guided Munition” CAR T-cells – smart immune cells that target solid tumours directly. In lab models, they wiped out breast, colon & ovarian tumours with cure rates near 100%! More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...

Peter Mac’s Dr Maria Ftanou joined Radio National to explore why we often struggle to talk about cancer — and why it’s so important that we do. She shares insights from her work as a clinical psychologist and researcher. 🎧 Listen here: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Peter Mac’s Professor @mafdawson.bsky.social has won the 2025 @ash.hematology.org William Dameshek Prize – the first Australian to receive this top honour for his world-leading work in epigenetics. More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...

Peter Mac trial suggests a way to dramatically improve outcomes in patients with high-risk forms of large B-cell lymphoma. 💊 Standard chemo + new drug glofitamab ✅ 98% complete response 🔒 86% progression-free at ~2 years 📈 92% overall survival MORE: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...

A "game-changing treatment for hidden cancer" that's tipped as practice changing featured in @theage with Peter Mac's Prof Danny Rischin explaining how an immunotherapy drug is having a big impact on patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. More: www.theage.com.au/national/out...

A record number of Peter Mac researchers presented at #ASCO25 — with global-impact trials, theranostics leadership, ctDNA breakthroughs & more. 🌍 “Our presence is getting bigger and more impactful each year.” – Prof Jayesh Desai. Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...

Our @anzuptrials.bsky.social #PCRMIB poster featured at #ASCO25. Well done to Prof Andrew Weickhardt and the entire team for this important #bladdercancer study #CancerAustralia & #BaCT (Centre for Biostatistics and Clinical Trials) @petermaccc.bsky.social‬ #MSD @profiand.bsky.social

A new Peter Mac-led trial shows cemiplimab could stop high-risk #skincancer (cSCC) from returning — and reduce disfiguring surgery. 📉 Recurrence: 30% ➡️ 9% 📈 2-year survival: 64% ➡️ 87% Presented at #ASCO25 | Published in NEJM 📚 🔗 www.petermac.org/about-us/new...

🧬 New research in @natcomms.nature.com shows advanced genomic testing can help more people with #Cancer of Unknown Primary get targeted treatment & identify where their cancer started. Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...

Peter Mac’s @drmhofman.bsky.social spoke to the ABC today about former President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis. Biden visited us in 2016 as part of his government's Cancer Moonshot. We send our support and remain inspired by his commitment to tackling cancer. youtu.be/8bL3qgot32s

🧡 During #PalliativeCareWeek, we celebrate our incredible Ward 1A team. They provide compassionate, holistic care—supporting patients and families through symptom relief, decision-making, and living well, their way. #WhatsYourPlan #PalliativeCare

Thrilled to welcome the Children's Cancer CoLab team to Peter Mac this week. We’re excited to work together to advance paediatric cancer research in Australia. L-R: Chair Professor Brendan Murphy, Director David Heath, CEO Dr Udani Reets and Peter Mac Chief Executive Professor Jason Payne.

Peter Mac has been awarded $2.3M by National Breast Cancer Foundation for 3 innovative breast cancer research projects. More on the projects 👉 www.petermac.org/about-us/new...

New research co-designed with Aboriginal communities shows Aboriginal women in Victoria face higher breast cancer mortality—diagnosed younger, with more advanced disease & greater social disadvantage. Read more about this research led by Dr Alice Bergin: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...

He's done it!! Gamini cycled 5000kms over 42 days - crossing the entire continent from Perth to Brisbane. Crossing the finish line on election day, he raised over $21K for cancer research at Peter Mac. Read more about this incredible feat: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...

Peter Mac has just hit a major milestone — treating our 1000th patient with the Gamma Knife, a highly precise form of stereotactic radiosurgery that targets areas deep in the brain. Read more about this incredible technology that's changing lives: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...

Gamini is on the home stretch in his epic ride for Peter Mac across the nation from Perth to Brissy - he's recently hit 4000kms & joined ABC Radio this morning to chat his love of cycling and his motivation to use it "to do something good for the world".

📣 Join us for our second co-presented public nursing seminar for 2025, hosted by University of Melbourne. Register: healthsciences.unimelb.edu.au/departments/...

A very significant development for diffuse large B-cell #lymphoma patients with immunotherapy drug Epcoritimab to be subsidised on the PBS from May 1. Peter Mac's Professor Michael Dickinson spoke to The Australian and will be in TV news bulletins across the nation today with more.

Researchers from Peter Mac will collaborate with colleagues across Australia to evaluate the use of serial liquid biopsies for people with lung cancer with the $14.7M MRFF-funded ASPiRATION-2 Liquid trial. More: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...

Congrats to Prof Karin Thursky from our Infectious Diseases team for a brilliant keynote on the future of antimicrobial stewardship at #ESCMID2025 in Vienna! Her key message was that it needs to be reframed away from antimicrobial resistance & focus on patient quality & safety.

Peter Mac is proud to partner with @AdvanCell_Iso in a groundbreaking project advancing targeted alpha therapy—a next-gen approach for #prostatecancer. It's backed by $18M from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Frontiers Initiative. Learn more: medianet.news.com.au/release/1024...

Dr Jacqui Frowen has received a MRFF grant to trial a potential new treatment for radiation-associated dysphagia—a common side effect in head & neck #cancer patients. Could a common cholesterol drug improve swallowing in survivors? 👉 www.petermac.org/about-us/new...

Congrats to A/Prof Shom Goel, has today been awarded the Gottschalk Medal from @science.org.au. His research is reshaping how we treat and understand #breastcancer. A huge honour and well deserved. 👏 🔗 www.petermac.org/about-us/new...

Congratulations to @drmhofman.bsky.social on winning the prestigious @theracp.bsky.social Eric Susman Prize for transforming prostate cancer care through theranostics – combining precision imaging with targeted radiation. 🔗 www.racp.edu.au/news-and-eve... #ProstateCancer #Theranostics

What a night! Under the Thursday night lights of the MCG, Collingwood claimed victory in the 30th Peter Mac Cup against Carlton. To the clubs, fans, players, and supporters—your passion and generosity make a real difference.

A Peter Mac-led International clinical trial has found a way to personalise chemo for gastroesophageal cancer—helping some patients safely skip post-surgery chemo & avoiding toxic side effects. Read more 👉 www.petermac.org/about-us/new... #CancerResearch #Oncology #PersonalisedMedicine

HUGE CONGRATS to Peter Mac's A/Prof Louise Cheng @chengflylab.bsky.social has been awarded the 2024 @nhmrc.bsky.social Marshall and Warren Ideas Grant Award, recognising the highest-scoring Ideas Grant application. Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...