Radiation Oncology Victoria

Excellence in cancer radiotherapy

Dr. Michael Chao

MBBS. FRANZCR

PUBLICATIONS

  1. Postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy and 5-fluorouracil chemotherapy for rectal carcinoma. Chao, M.W.T.; Byram, D.; Bell, R.; et al. Australasian Radiology. 42: 47-51; 1998.
  2. Results of treating primary tumors of the trachea with radiotherapy. Chao, M.W.T.; Ball, D.L.; Smith, J.; et al. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology & Physics. 41(4): 779-785; 1998.
  3. Radiation myelopathy following transplantation & radiotherapy for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Chao, M.W.T.; Wirth, A.; Liew, K.H. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology & Physics. 41(5): 1057-1061; 1998.
  4. Mantle irradiation alone for clinical stage 1-2 Hodgkin’s disease- Long term follow up and analysis of prognostic factors in 261 patients. Wirth, A.; Chao, M.W.T.; Corry, J.; et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 17(1): 230-240; 1999
  5. Primary adenocarcinoma of the anus: A retrospective analysis. Lim Joon, D.; Chao, M.W.T.; Ngan, S.Y.K.; et al. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology & Physics. 45(5): 1199-1205; 1999.
  6. Optimizing the outcome for patients with rectal cancer. Church, J.M.; Gibbs, P.; Chao, M.W.T. and Tjandra, J. Dis Colon Rectum. 2003 Mar; 46(3):389-402.
  7. Radiation induced liver disease: Is hereditary hemochromatosis a risk factor? Laurie, R.M., Dow, C.A. and Chao, M.W.T. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice 2003 3(2): 1-4
  8. Radiation hypersensitive cancer patients do not manifest protein expression abnormalities in components of teh non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) pathway. Leong, T., Michael Chao, M., Bassal, S. and McKay, M. Br J Cancer. 2003 Apr 22; 88(8):1251-5.
  9. Practical issues in adjuvant therapy for rectal cancer. Tjandra JJ, Gibbs P, Chao MW. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2003 Mar; 32(2):163-8.
  10. How safe is adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy in rectal cancer. Tjandra, J.; Gibbs, P. and Chao, M.W.T. Asian Surgical Journal 2004 Apr; 27(2): 147-61.
  11. Carcinoma of the anal canal: a local experience and review of the literature. Wong, S.; Gibbs, P.; Chao, M.; Jones, I.; Tjandra, J.; Green, M. ANZJS 2004 July; 74 (7): 541-6
  12. Current Evidence supports the use of Adjuvant Radiotherapy in Selected patients. Gibbs, P.; Chao, M; Jones, I. ANZ J Surg. 2004 Mar;74(3): 152-7.
  13. Audit of post-operative chemoradiotherapy as adjuvant therapy for resected gastroeosophageal adenocarcinoma: an Australian multicentre experience. Brett Hughes, Desmond Yip, Michael W. Chao, et al. ANZJS 2004 November; 74 (11): 951-6
  14. Management of Solitary Extramedullary Plasmacytoma. Chao, M.W.T., Gibbs, P., Wirth, A., Quong, G., Guiney, M.J., Liew, K.H. Intern Med J. 2005 Apr;35(4):211-5
  15. Rectal Planning Study. Michael W. Chao, Peter Gibbs, Paula Darben, Joe Tjandra, Daryl Lim-Joon, Ian T. Jones. Australasian Radiol. 2005; 49(2): 122-26
  16. The role of radiotherapy in Solitary Bone Plasmacytomas. Chao M, Gibbs P, Norris P, Prince M, Wirth A, Quong G, Liew KH. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2005; 1: 35-40
  17. Giant Condyloma Acuminata and Anal SCC. Chao, M.W.T., Gibbs, P. Asian Journal of Surgery 2005; 28(3): 238-240
  18. Preoperative Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy for Resectable Rectal Cancer. Chao M, Gibbs P, Tjandra J, Cullinan M, McLaughlin S, Faragher I, Skinner I, Jones IT. ANZJS 2005; 75(5): 286-291
  19. Subsite specific colorectal cancer in diabetic and non-diabetic patients. Lim E, Gibbs P, McLaughlin S, Faragher I, Skinner I, Jones IT, Chao MW, and Johns JA. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2005 Jun;14(6):1579-82
  20. Chromosomal radiosensitivity in two cell lineages derived from clinically radiosensitive cancer patients. Sprung C#, Chao M#, Leong T, McKay M. Clin Cancer Res. 2005 Sep 1;11(17):6352-8 # Joint first authors
  21. Preoperative Chemoradiation for Rectal Cancer Causes Prolonged Pudendal Nerve Terminal Motor Latency. Lim J, Tjandra J, Cullinan M, Chao M, Gibbs P. Dis Colon Rectum 2006; 49(1):12-9.
  22. The Influence of Language Spoken on Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis and Management. J Rodrigues, Lim E, McLaughlin S, Faragher I, Skinner I, Chao M, Croxford M, Chapman M, Johns J, Lim L and Gibbs P. ANZJS 2006; 76:671-672
  23. Radiotherapy for low grade gastric MALT Lymphoma- A retrospective study. Lin ML, Wirth A, Chao M, MacManus M and Seymour J. Intern Med J. 2007 Mar;37(3):172-80
  24. Long term outcomes of patients with localized rectal cancer treated with CT and/or RT alone due to medical inoperability or patient refusal. Lim L, Chao M, Shapiro J, Millar J, Kipp D, Rezo A, Fong A, Jones IT, McLaughlin S and Gibbs P. Dis Colon Rectum. 2007 Dec;50(12):2032-9
  25. The Management of Potentially Resectable Liver Metastases From Colorectal CancerOptimising The Approach To Patients With Potentially Resectable Liver Metastases From Colorectal Cancer. Lim E, Thomson B, Heinz S, Chao M, Gunawardana D and Gibbs P. ANZ J Surg. 2007; 77: 941-947.
  26. Successful treatment of MALT lymphoma of Rectum with Radiotherapy. Foo M, Chao M, Gibbs P, Guiney M, Jacobs R. Dis Colon Rectum. 2008; 51(11):1719-23
  27. >Assessing the impact of FDG-PET in the management of Anal Cancer. Nguyen B, Lim Joon D, Khoo V, Chao M, Wada M, Lim Joon M, See A, Feigen M, Rykers K, Kai C, Zupan E, Scott A. Radiotherapy Oncol 2008; 87:376-382.
  28. Radiation proctitis does not interfere with post chemoradiation restaging of patients with rectal by FDG PET prior to curative surgical therapy. Kalff V, Ware R, Heriot A, Drummond E, Chao M, Hicks R. IJROBP 2009 May 1; 74(1): 60-6
  29. Durable complete responses can be achieved with Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) plus chemotherapy in patients with liver metastases from colorectal cancer (CRC). Gibbs P, Stubbs R, Pavlakis N, Shannon J, Eliades P, Chao M. Submitted to ANZJS
  30. Radiotherapy in Solitary Bony Plasmacytomas: A Review. Foo M, Gibbs P and Chao MWT. Asia Pacific Journal of Oncology and Hematology 2009 July; 1(2): 43-50
  31. The Utility of multimodality imaging with CT and MRI in defining rectal tumour volumes for radiotherapy treatment planning. Khoo V, Lim Joon D, Chao M et al. Submitted to Acta Oncologica
  32. Caution is required before recommending routine CEA and imaging follow-up for patients with early stage colon cancer. Chao M and Gibbs P. Submitted to JCO
  33. Lymphoid and fibroblastic cell lineages from clinically radiosensitive cancer patients: molecular analysis of DNA double strand break repair by the major non-homologous end joining subpathways. McKay M, Withana N, Davey D, Bishop D, Chao M and Sprung C. Submitted to Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology