Peter Mac Research

@PeterMacRes

Cancer-dedicated research workforce @PeterMacCC. Committed to better treatments, care and cures for cancer

Parkville, Melbourne, Australia petermac.org/research Joined April 2019

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Peter Mac health economist Prof Gang Chen received $1.9M in MRFF funding for a project integrating patient-reported outcomes & preferences into cancer medicine funding decisions.
Focused on breast, melanoma & lung cancer, ALPACA aims to strengthen person-centred health tech.

Peter Mac Research @PeterMacRes Nov 11, 2025

Haematology registrar @PeterMacCC @eddiecliff has co-authored an important publication reviewing 20 years of RCT for #myeloma. Read more here oncodaily.com/voices/eddie-c…

oncodaily.com Eddie Cliff: Reviewing 20 Years of RCTs in Myeloma for Lessons in Drug Development - OncoDaily Eddie Cliff: Reviewing 20 Years of RCTs in Myeloma for Lessons in Drug Development / Alissa Visram, Aniko Szabo, cancer, Eddie Cliff, Edward R. Scheffer

Peter Mac Research @PeterMacRes Oct 17, 2025

For #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, @CureCancerAu is highlighting Dr. Luis Lara Gonzalez.

His work, supported by Cure Cancer, is uncovering how HER2-positive breast cancers resist treatment—& driving more precise, personalised therapies.

More: bit.ly/3IKWVDC

Peter Mac Research @PeterMacRes Aug 29, 2025

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

Peter Mac Research @PeterMacRes Aug 26, 2025

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