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DR RODNEY LUWOR



Contact Details

Organization: Surgery - Royal Melbourne and Western Hospital
Position: WINTER AND GLOVER FELLOWSHIP IN CANCER RESEARCH
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Homepage: www.surgeryrmh.unimelb.edu.au
Work: 9342 7703
Level: 05
Building: Clinical Sciences
Campus: Royal Melbourne Hospital

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
Biochemistry and cell biology Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Science University of Melbourne 31-Dec-1998
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne 31-Dec-2003

Other Awards

Award Type Awarding Body Comments Date Awarded
Other (Award) Australian Government Post-graduate Award (APA) 31-Dec-2003
Prize Austin Biomedical Alliance Best Scientific Presentation Prize 31-Dec-2002
Scholarship University of Melbourne Australian Postgraduate Award 01-Mar-1999

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Growth Factor Mediated Suppression of TGF-b Signalling Enhances Brain Tumour Development Chief Investigator CURE FOR LIFE FOUNDATION Fellowship 01/07/2007

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) and brain tumours.
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
    Volume: 15
    Issue: 8
    Page numbers: 845-855
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Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Ubiquitination as a Mechanism of Acquired Resistance Escaping Treatment by the Anti-EGFR Monoclonal Antibody Cetuximab.


    Year: 2007
    Journal: Cancer Research
    Volume: 67
    Issue: 17
    Page numbers: 8240-7
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Enhancement of antitumor activity of the anti-EGF receptor monoclonal antibody cetuximab/C225 by perifosine in PTEN-deficient  cancer cells.


    Year: 2006
    Journal: Oncogene
    Volume: 25
    Page numbers: 525-535
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • The Anti-Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Monoclonal Antibody Cetuximab/C225 Reduces Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-I Alpha, Leading to Transcriptional Inhibition of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression.


    Year: 2005
    Journal: Oncogene
    Volume: 24
    Issue: 27
    Page numbers: 4433-41
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  • Treatment of human tumor xenografts with monoclonal antibody 806 in combination with a prototypical Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor - specific antibody generates enhanced antitumor activity.
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Clinical Cancer Research
    Volume: 11
    Page numbers: 6390-6399
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • The tumor-specific de2-7 epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) promotes cells survival and heterodimerizes with the wild-type EGFR
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Oncogene
    Volume: 23
    Issue: 36
    Page numbers: 6095-6104
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • Antitumor efficacy of cytotoxic drugs and the monoclonal antibody 806 is enhanced by the EGF receptor inhibitor AG1478.


    Year: 2003
    Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
    Volume: 100
    Issue: 26
    Page numbers: 15871-15876
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • Growth suspension of Intracranial xennografted glioblastomas overexpressing mutant epidermal growth factor receptors by systemic administraion of monoclonal antibody (mAb) 806, a novel monoclonal antibody directed to the receptor.
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Cancer Research
    Volume: 61
    Page numbers: 5349-5334
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