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Contact Details

Phone
64 3 364 0361
Email
bridget.robinson@cdhb.health.nz
Position
Professor
Department
Department of Medicine (Christchurch)
Qualifications
BMedSc MBChB MD (Otago) FRACP
Research summary
Angiogenesis and Oncology

Research

Bridget is a Medical Oncologist at Christchurch Hospital , She is the Clinical Director of the Mackenzie Cancer Research Group and the Director of the Cancer Society Tissue Bank.


  • Regulation of angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis, and metastasis in human colorectal cancer
  • Regulation of angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis, and metastasis in human breast cancer
  • Pharmacology of cancer drugs
  • Cancer genetics
  • Clinical trials in cancer management

Publications

de Vries, M., Stewart, T., Ireton, T., Keelan, K., Jordan, J., Robinson, B. A., & Dachs, G. U. (2023). Patients’ and carers’ priorities for cancer research in Aotearoa/New Zealand. PLoS ONE, 18(8), e0290321. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290321

Hakkaart, C., Pearson, J. F., Marquart, L., Dennis, J., Wiggins, G. A. R., Barnes, D. R., Robinson, B. A., Mace, P. D., … Walker, L. C. (2022). Copy number variants as modifiers of breast cancer risk for BRCA1/BRCA2 pathogenic variant carriers. Communications Biology, 5, 1061. doi: 10.1038/s42003-022-03978-6

Crake, R. L. I., Burgess, E. R., Wiggins, G. A. R., Magon, N. J., Das, A. B., Vissers, M. C. M., Morrin, H. R., Royds, J. A., Slatter, T. L., Robinson, B. A., Phillips, E., & Dachs, G. U. (2022). Ascorbate content of clinical glioma tissues is related to tumour grade and to global levels of 5-hydroxymethyl cytosine. Scientific Reports, 12, 14845. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-19032-8

Leong, T. W., McCook, G., Frampton, C. M. A., Robinson, B. A., & James, M. L. (2022). Adjuvant nodal field radiation in resected stage III melanoma: A single-centre retrospective study in Christchurch, New Zealand. Journal of Medical Imaging & Radiation Oncology, 66, 1003-1013. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13438

Burgess, E. R., Crake, R. L. I., Phillips, E., Morrin, H. R., Royds, J. A., Slatter, T. L., Wiggins, G. A. R., Vissers, M. C. M., Robinson, B. A., & Dachs, G. U. (2022). Increased ascorbate content of glioblastoma is associated with a suppressed hypoxic response and improved patient survival. Frontiers in Oncology, 12, 829524. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.829524

Robinson, B. (2014). Managing acute issues in oncology in Australasia. In E. Marshall, A. Young, P. I. Clark & P. Selby (Eds.), Problem solving in acute oncology. (pp. 50-55). Oxford, UK: Atlas Medical Publishing.

Chapter in Book - Research

Robinson, B. (2013). Mackenzie Cancer Research Group. In P. Joyce, G. Nicholls, K. Thomas & T. Wilkinson (Eds.), The Christchurch experience: 40 years of research and teaching. (pp. 105-108). Christchurch, New Zealand: University of Otago.

Chapter in Book - Other

de Vries, M., Stewart, T., Ireton, T., Keelan, K., Jordan, J., Robinson, B. A., & Dachs, G. U. (2023). Patients’ and carers’ priorities for cancer research in Aotearoa/New Zealand. PLoS ONE, 18(8), e0290321. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290321

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Allen, T., James, M., Frampton, C., Robinson, B., & Withers, N. (2022). Care of seniors with breast cancer: Treatment received and refining decision making. Clinical Oncology, 34, 472-479. doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2022.01.006

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Burgess, E. R., Crake, R. L. I., Phillips, E., Morrin, H. R., Royds, J. A., Slatter, T. L., Wiggins, G. A. R., Vissers, M. C. M., Robinson, B. A., & Dachs, G. U. (2022). Increased ascorbate content of glioblastoma is associated with a suppressed hypoxic response and improved patient survival. Frontiers in Oncology, 12, 829524. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.829524

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Crake, R. L. I., Burgess, E. R., Wiggins, G. A. R., Magon, N. J., Das, A. B., Vissers, M. C. M., Morrin, H. R., Royds, J. A., Slatter, T. L., Robinson, B. A., Phillips, E., & Dachs, G. U. (2022). Ascorbate content of clinical glioma tissues is related to tumour grade and to global levels of 5-hydroxymethyl cytosine. Scientific Reports, 12, 14845. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-19032-8

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Hakkaart, C., Pearson, J. F., Marquart, L., Dennis, J., Wiggins, G. A. R., Barnes, D. R., Robinson, B. A., Mace, P. D., … Walker, L. C. (2022). Copy number variants as modifiers of breast cancer risk for BRCA1/BRCA2 pathogenic variant carriers. Communications Biology, 5, 1061. doi: 10.1038/s42003-022-03978-6

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Leong, T. W., McCook, G., Frampton, C. M. A., Robinson, B. A., & James, M. L. (2022). Adjuvant nodal field radiation in resected stage III melanoma: A single-centre retrospective study in Christchurch, New Zealand. Journal of Medical Imaging & Radiation Oncology, 66, 1003-1013. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13438

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Buss, L. A., Hock, B., Merry, T. L., Ang, A. D., Robinson, B. A., Currie, M. J., & Dachs, G. U. (2021). Effect of immune modulation on the skeletal muscle mitochondrial exercise response: An exploratory study in mice with cancer. PLoS ONE, 16(10), e0258831. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258831

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Buss, L. A., Williams, T., Hock, B., Ang, A. D., Robinson, B. A., Currie, M. J., & Dachs, G. U. (2021). Effects of exercise and anti-PD-1 on the tumour microenvironment. Immunology Letters, 239, 60-71. doi: 10.1016/j.imlet.2021.08.005

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Crake, R. L. I., Strother, M. R., Phillips, E., Doogue, M. P., Zhang, M., Frampton, C. M. A., Robinson, B. A., & Currie, M. J. (2021). Influence of serum inflammatory cytokines on cytochrome P450 drug metabolising activity during breast cancer chemotherapy: A patient feasibility study. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 5648. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-85048-1

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Dachs, G. U., Gandhi, J., Wohlrab, C., Carr, A. C., Morrin, H. R., Pullar, J. M., Bayer, S. B., Eglinton, T. W., Robinson, B. A., & Vissers, M. C. M. (2021). Vitamin C administration by intravenous infusion increases tumor ascorbate content in patients with colon cancer: A clinical intervention study. Frontiers in Oncology, 10, 600715. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.600715

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Lattimore, V., Parsons, M. T., Spurdle, A. B., Pearson, J., Lehnert, K., Sullivan, J., … Morrin, H., Robinson, B., & Walker, L. (2021). Under-ascertainment of breast cancer susceptibility gene carriers in a cohort of New Zealand female breast cancer patients. Breast Cancer Research & Treatment, 185, 583-590. doi: 10.1007/s10549-020-05986-8

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Wohlrab, C., Vissers, M. C. M., Burgess, E. R., Nonis, M., Phillips, E., Robinson, B. A., & Dachs, G. U. (2021). Limited association between ascorbate concentrations and vitamin C transporters in renal cell carcinoma cells and clinical samples. Cellular Physiology & Biochemistry, 55, 553-568. doi: 10.33594/000000435

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Buss, L. A., Ang, A. D., Hock, B., Robinson, B. A., Currie, M. J., & Dachs, G. U. (2020). Effect of post-implant exercise on tumour growth rate, perfusion and hypoxia in mice. PLoS ONE, 15(3), e0229290. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229290

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Kain, M., Bennett, H., Yi, M., Robinson, B., & James, M. (2020). 30-day mortality following palliative radiotherapy. Journal of Medical Imaging & Radiation Oncology, 64, 570-579. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13073

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Mohamad Hanib, M. F. b., Robinson, B. A., Frampton, C., & James, M. L. (2020). Long‐term results from a series of patients managed with breast conservation surgery and hypofractionated radiotherapy in Christchurch: What is the recurrence rate and how do we detect recurrences. Journal of Medical Imaging & Radiation Oncology, 64(6), 852-858. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13074

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Patel, V., James, M., Frampton, C., Robinson, B., Davey, V., & Timmings, L. (2020). Body mass index and outcomes in breast cancer treated with breast conservation. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 106(2), 369-376. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.09.049

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Richardson, A. K., Walker, L. C., Cox, B., Rollag, H., Robinson, B. A., Morrin, H., Pearson, J. F., … Currie, M. J. (2020). Breast cancer and cytomegalovirus. Clinical & Translational Oncology, 22, 585-602. doi: 10.1007/s12094-019-02164-1

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White, R., Nonis, M., Pearson, J. F., Burgess, E., Morrin, H. R., Pullar, J. M., Spencer, E., Vissers, M. C. M., Robinson, B. A., & Dachs, G. U. (2020). Low vitamin C status in patients with cancer is associated with patient and tumor characteristics. Nutrients, 12(8), 2338. doi: 10.3390/nu12082338

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Campbell, E. J., Dachs, G. U., Morrin, H. R., Davey, V., Robinson, B. A., & Vissers, M. C. M. (2019). Activation of the hypoxia pathway in breast cancer tissue and patient survival are inversely associated with tumor ascorbate levels. BMC Cancer, 19, 307. doi: 10.1186/s12885-019-5503-x

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Dixit, A., Frampton, C., Davey, V., Robinson, B., & James, M. (2019). Radiation treatment in early stage triple-negative breast cancer in New Zealand: A national database study. Journal of Medical Imaging & Radiation Oncology, 63, 698-706. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.12933

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James, M., Dixit, A., Robinson, B., Frampton, C., & Davey, V. (2019). Outcomes for patients with non-metastatic triple-negative breast cancer in New Zealand. Clinical Oncology, 31, 17-24. doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2018.09.006

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Lattimore, V. L., Pearson, J. F., Morley-Bunker, A. E., kConFab Investigators, Spurdle, A. B., Robinson, B. A., Currie, M. J., & Walker, L. C. (2019). Quantifying BRCA1 and BRCA2 mRNA isoform expression levels in single cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20(3), 693. doi: 10.3390/ijms20030693

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Whitehead, C., Gerring, R., Frampton, C., Harris, D., & Robinson, B. (2019). Frailty in older patients referred to oncology, and impact of treatment: Use of a modified 6 item score. Clinical Oncology & Research, 2(4), 1-7. doi: 10.31487/j.COR.2019.04.07

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Wohlrab, C., Kuiper, C., Vissers, M. C. M., Phillips, E., Robinson, B. A., & Dachs, G. U. (2019). Ascorbate modulates the hypoxic pathway by increasing intracellular activity of the HIF hydroxylases in renal cell carcinoma cells. Hypoxia, 7, 17-31. doi: 10.2147/hp.S201643

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Buchwald, P., Hall, C., Davidson, C., Dixon, L., Dobbs, B., Robinson, B., & Frizelle, F. (2018). Improved survival for rectal cancer compared to colon cancer: The four cohort study. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 88(3), E114-E117. doi: 10.1111/ans.13730

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Gibbs, P., Heinemann, V., Sharma, N. K., Taieb, J., Ricke, J., Peeters, M., … Robinson, B., Jackson, C., … for the SIRFLOX and FOXFIRE Global Trial Investigators, including Perez, D. (2018). Effect of primary tumor side on survival outcomes in untreated patients with metastatic colorectal cancer when selective internal radiation therapy is added to chemotherapy: Combined analysis of two randomized controlled studies. Clinical Colorectal Cancer, 17(4), e617-e629. doi: 10.1016/j.clcc.2018.06.001

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James, M., McLean, G., Williams, S., Robinson, B., & Yi, M. (2018). Complications of curative radiation treatment for early prostate cancer. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 14(5), e392-e398. doi: 10.1111/ajco.12839

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James, M., Swadi, S., Yi, M., Johansson, L., Robinson, B., & Dixit, A. (2018). Ischaemic heart disease following conventional and hypofractionated radiation treatment in a contemporary breast cancer series. Journal of Medical Imaging & Radiation Oncology, 62(3), 425-431. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.12712

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Lattimore, V. L., Pearson, J. F., Currie, M. J., Spurdle, A. B., kConFab Investigators, Robinson, B. A., & Walker, L. C. (2018). Investigation of experimental factors that underlie BRCA1/2 mRNA isoform expression variation: Recommendations for utilising targeted RNA sequencing to evaluate potential spliceogenic variants. Frontiers in Oncology, 8, 140. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2018.00140

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Lawrence, B., Blenkiron, C., Parker, K., Tsai, P., Fitzgerald, S., Shields, P., … Black, M., … Robinson, B., … Carroll, R., … Morrin, H., … Jackson, C., … Print, C. (2018). Recurrent loss of heterozygosity correlates with clinical outcome in pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer. npj Genomic Medicine, 3, 18. doi: 10.1038/s41525-018-0058-3

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Robinson, B., Dijkstra, B., Davey, V., Tomlinson, S., & Frampton, C. (2018). Adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy in Christchurch women with early breast cancer. Clinical Oncology, 30(1), e9-e15. doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2017.10.015

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Wohlrab, C., Vissers, M. C. M., Phillips, E., Morrin, H., Robinson, B. A., & Dachs, G. U. (2018). The association between ascorbate and the hypoxia-inducible factors in human renal cell carcinoma requires a functional von Hippel-Lindau protein. Frontiers in Oncology, 8, 574. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2018.00574

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Fernando, C., Frizelle, F., Wakeman, C., Frampton, C., & Robinson, B. (2017). Colorectal multidisciplinary meeting audit to determine patient benefit. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 87(11), E173-E177. doi: 10.1111/ans.13366

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Robinson, B., Currie, M., Phillips, E., Dachs, G., Strother, M., Morrin, H., Davey, V., & Frampton, C. (2017). Body mass index (BMI): Association with clinicopathological factors and outcome of women with newly diagnosed breast cancer in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1451), 46-56. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Campbell, E. J., Vissers, M. C. M., Wohlrab, C., Hicks, K. O., Strother, R. M., Bozonet, S. M., Robinson, B. A., & Dachs, G. U. (2016). Pharmacokinetic and anti-cancer properties of high dose ascorbate in solid tumours of ascorbate-dependent mice. Free Radical Biology & Medicine, 99, 451-462. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2016.08.027

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James, M. L., Dehn, G., & Robinson, B. A. (2016). Hypofractionated radiation treatment in early breast cancer: Results in a New Zealand setting. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 12, 248-253. doi: 10.1111/ajco.12458

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van Hazel, G. A., Heinemann, V., Sharma, N. K., Findlay, M. P. N., Ricke, J., Peeters, M., Perez, D., Robinson, B. A., … Gibbs, P. (2016). SIRFLOX: Randomized phase III trial comparing first-line mFOLFOX6 (plus or minus bevacizumab) versus mFOLFOX6 (plus or minus bevacizumab) plus selective internal radiation therapy in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 34(15), 1723-1731. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.66.1181

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Campbell, E. J., Vissers, M. C. M., Bozonet, S., Dyer, A., Robinson, B. A., & Dachs, G. U. (2015). Restoring physiological levels of ascorbate slows tumor growth and moderates HIF-1 pathway activity in Gulo−/− mice. Cancer Medicine, 4(2), 303-314. doi: 10.1002/cam4.349

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Dachs, G. U., Phillips, E., Phung, Y., Dyer, A., Willis, J. A., Currie, M. J., & Robinson, B. A. (2015). Tumour growth in mice resistant to diet-induced obesity. Journal of Molecular Biochemistry, 4(2), 42-49.

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Gerring, Z., Pearson, J. F., Morrin, H. R., Robinson, B. A., Harris, G. C., & Walker, L. C. (2015). Phosphohistone H3 outperforms Ki67 as a marker of outcome for breast cancer patients. Histopathology, 67(4), 538-547. doi: 10.1111/his.12678

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Ko, D.-H. I., Norriss, A., Harrington, C. R., Robinson, B. A., & James, M. L. (2015). Hypofractionated radiation treatment following mastectomy in early breast cancer: The Christchurch experience. Journal of Medical Imaging & Radiation Oncology, 59, 243-247. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.12242

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Kuchenbaecker, K. B., Ramus, S. J., Tyrer, J., Lee, A., Shen, H. C., Beesley, J., … kConFab, including George, P., Kidd, A., Reeve, T., Robinson, B., Walker, L., … for the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1 and BRCA2. (2015). Identification of six new susceptibility loci for invasive epithelial ovarian cancer. Nature Genetics, 47(2), 164-171. doi: 10.1038/ng.3185

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Michailidou, K., Beesley, J., Lindstrom, S., Canisius, S., Dennis, J., Lush, M. J., … kConFab, including George, P., Kidd, A., Reeve, T., Robinson, B., Walker, L., … Easton, D. F. (2015). Genome-wide association analysis of more than 120,000 individuals identifies 15 new susceptibility loci for breast cancer. Nature Geoscience, 47, 373-380. doi: 10.1038/ng.3242

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Price, T. J., Bruhn, M. A., Lee, C. K., Hardingham, J. E., Townsend, A. R., Mann, K. P., … Robinson, B., … Tebbutt, N. C. (2015). Correlation of extended RAS and PIK3CA gene mutation status with outcomes from the phase III AGITG MAX study involving capecitabine alone or in combination with bevacizumab plus or minus mitomycin C in advanced colorectal cancer. British Journal of Cancer, 112, 963-970. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2015.37

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Richardson, A. K., Currie, M. J., Robinson, B. A., Morrin, H., Phung, Y., Pearson, J. F., … Walker, L. C. (2015). Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus in breast cancer. PLoS ONE, 10(2), e0118989. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118989

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Davey, V. C. L., Harris, G., Dijkstra, B., James, M., & Robinson, B. (2014). A review of the Christchurch Hospital Breast Cancer Service in 2012: Meeting the new Tumour Standards. New Zealand Medical Journal, 127(1399). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Jackson, C. G. C. A., Sharples, K., Thompson, P. I., O'Donnell, A., Robinson, B. A., Perez, D. J., … Findlay, M. P. (2014). Dose-intense capecitabine, oxaliplatin and bevacizumab as first line treatment for metastatic, unresectable colorectal cancer: A multi-centre phase II study. BMC Cancer, 14, 737. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-737

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Kuiper, C., Dachs, G. U., Munn, D., Currie, M. J., Robinson, B. A., Pearson, J. F., & Vissers, M. C. M. (2014). Increased tumour ascorbate is associated with extended disease-free survival and decreased hypoxia-inducible factor-1 activation in human colorectal cancer. Frontiers in Oncology, 4, 10. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2014.00010

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Perry, J. R. B., Day, F., Elks, C. E., Sulem, P., Thompson, D. J., Ferreira, T., … kConFab, including George, P., Kidd, A., Reeve, T., Robinson, B., Walker, L., … Ong, K. K. (2014). Parent-of-origin-specific allelic associations among 106 genomic loci for age at menarche. Nature, 514, 92-97. doi: 10.1038/nature13545

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Valle, J. W., Palmer, D., Jackson, R., Cox, T., Neoptolemos, J. P., Ghaneh, P., … Robinson, B. A., … Büchler, M. W. (2014). Optimal duration and timing of adjuvant chemotherapy after definitive surgery for ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas: Ongoing lessons from the ESPAC-3 study. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 32, 504-512. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2013.50.7657

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Volkova, E., Robinson, B. A., Willis, J., Currie, M. J., & Dachs, G. U. (2014). Marginal effects of glucose, insulin and insulin-like growth factor on chemotherapy response in endothelial and colorectal cancer cells. Oncology Letters, 7(2), 311-320. doi: 10.3892/ol.2013.1710

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Bidwell, S., Simpson, A., Sullivan, R., Robinson, B., Thomas, W., Jackson, C., … Clarke, T. (2013). A workforce survey of New Zealand medical oncologists. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1371). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Currie, M. J., Beardsley, B. E., Harris, G. C., Gunningham, S. P., Dachs, G. U., Dijkstra, B., Morrin, H. R., Wells, J. E., & Robinson, B. A. (2013). Immunohistochemical analysis of cancer stem cell markers in invasive breast carcinoma and associated ductal carcinoma in situ: Relationships with markers of tumor hypoxia and microvascularity. Human Pathology, 44(3), 402-411. doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2012.06.004

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Edwards, A. L., Gunningham, S. P., Clare, G. C., Hayman, M. W., Smith, M., Frampton, C. M. A., Robinson, B. A., Troughton, R. W., & Beckert, L. E. L. (2013). Professional killer cell deficiencies and decreased survival in pulmonary arterial hypertension. Respirology, 18(8), 1271-1277. doi: 10.1111/resp.12152

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Lim, M., Sharma, P., Ing, A., Blackburne, H., Robinson, B., Dixon, L., Frampton, C., & Frizelle, F. (2013). Continued progress with stage III colorectal cancer: A triple cohort study. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1382). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Morrin, H. R., & Robinson, B. A. (2013). Sustaining a biobank through a series of earthquake swarms: Lessons learned from our New Zealand experience. Biopreservation & Biobanking, 11(4), 211-215. doi: 10.1089/bio.2013.0033

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Walker, L. C., McDonald, M., Wells, J. E., Harris, G. C., Robinson, B. A., & Morris, C. M. (2013). Dual-color fluorescence in situ hybridization reveals an association of chromosome 8q22 but not 8p21 imbalance with high grade invasive breast carcinoma. PLoS ONE, 8(7), e70790. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070790

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Davey, V., Robinson, B., Dijkstra, B., & Harris, G. (2012). The Christchurch Breast Cancer Patient Register: The first year. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1360). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Hock, B. D., Mackenzie, K. A., Cross, N. B., Taylor, K. G., Currie, M. J., Robinson, B. A., Simcock, J. W., & McKenzie, J. L. (2012). Renal transplant recipients have elevated frequencies of circulating myeloid-derived suppressor cells. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 27(1), 402-410. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfr264

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Hunt, M. A., Li, D., Hay, M. P., Currie, M. J., Robinson, B. A., Patterson, A. V., & Dachs, G. U. (2012). Characterisation of enzyme prodrug gene therapy combinations in coated spheroids and vascular networks in vitro. Journal of Gene Medicine, 14(1), 62-74. doi: 10.1002/jgm.1635

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Price, T. J., Zannino, D., Wilson, K., Simes, R. J., Cassidy, J., van Hazel, G. A., Robinson, B. A., … Tebbutt, N. C. (2012). Bevacizumab is equally effective and no more toxic in elderly patients with advanced colorectal cancer: A subgroup analysis from the AGITG MAX trial: An international randomised controlled trial of Capecitabine, Bevacizumab and Mitomycin C. Annals of Oncology, 23(6), 1531-1536. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdr488

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MacKenzie, K. A., Miller, A. P., Hock, B. D., Gardner, J., Simcock, J. W., Roake, J. A., Dachs, G. U., Robinson, B. A., & Currie, M. J. (2011). Angiogenesis and host immune response contribute to the aggressive character of non-melanoma skin cancers in renal transplant recipients. Histopathology, 58(6), 875-885. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2011.03845.x

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Volkova, E., Willis, J. A., Wells, J. E., Robinson, B. A., Dachs, G. U., & Currie, M. J. (2011). Association of angiopoietin-2, C-reactive protein and markers of obesity and insulin resistance with survival outcome in colorectal cancer. British Journal of Cancer, 104, 51-59. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6606005

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Zhi, J., Chen, E., Major, P., Burns, I., Robinson, B., McKendrick, J., … Goldstein, D. (2011). A multicenter, randomized, open-label study to assess the steady-state pharmacokinetics of bevacizumab given with either XELOX or FOLFOX-4 in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Cancer Chemotherapy & Pharmacology, 68(5), 1199-1206. doi: 10.1007/s00280-011-1606-z

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Dachs, G. U., Kano, M., Volkova, E., Morrin, H. R., Davey, V. C. L., Harris, G. C., … Frampton, C., Currie, M. J., Wells, J. E., & Robinson, B. A. (2010). A profile of prognostic and molecular factors in European and Māori breast cancer patients. BMC Cancer, 10, 543. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-10-543

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Hunt, M. A., Currie, M. J., Robinson, B. A., & Dachs, G. U. (2010). Optimizing transfection of primary human umbilical vein endothelial cells using commercially available chemical transfection reagents. Journal of Biomolecular Techniques, 21, 66-72.

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Mackenzie, K. A., Wells, J. E., Lynn, K. L., Simcock, J. W., Robinson, B. A., Roake, J. A., & Currie, M. J. (2010). First and subsequent nonmelanoma skin cancers: Incidence and predictors in a population of New Zealand renal transplant recipients. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 25, 300-306. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfp482

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Tebbutt, N. C., Wilson, K., Gebski, V. J., Cummins, M. M., Zannino, D., van Hazel, G. A., Robinson, B., … Price, T. J. (2010). Capecitabine, bevacizumab, and mitomycin in first-line treatment of metastic colorectal cancer: Results of the Australasian Gastrointestinal Trials Group randomized phase III MAX study. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 28(19), 3191-3198. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2009.27.7723

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Chin, P. K. L., Beckert, L. E. L., Gunningham, S., Edwards, A. L., & Robinson, B. A. (2009). Audit of anticoagulant thromboprophylaxis in hospitalized oncology patients. Internal Medicine Journal, 39(12), 819-825. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2008.01828.x

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Dachs, G. U., Currie, M. J., Mckenzie, F., Jeffreys, M., Cox, B., Foliaki, S., … Robinson, B. A. (2008). Cancer disparities in indigenous Polynesian populations: Māori, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific people. Lancet Oncology, 9(5), 473-484. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(08)70127-X

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Walker, L. C., Harris, G. C., Wells, J. E., Robinson, B. A., & Morris, C. M. (2008). Association of chromosome band 8q22 copy number gain with high grade invasive breast carcinomas by assessment of core needle biopsies. Genes Chromosomes & Cancer, 47(5), 405-417. doi: 10.1002/gcc.20545

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Easton, D. F., Pooley, K. A., Dunning, A. M., Pharoah, P. D. P., Thompson, D., Ballinger, D. G., … McCredie, M., … and also Fleming, J., George, P., Reeve, T., & Robinson, B. (2007). Genome-wide association study identifies novel breast cancer susceptibility loci. Nature, 447, 1087-1095. doi: 10.1038/nature05887

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Gunningham, S. P., Currie, M. J., Morrin, H. R., Tan, E. Y., Turley, H., Dachs, G. U., Watson, A. I., Frampton, C., Robinson, B. A., & Fox, S. B. (2007). The angiogenic factor thymidine phosphorylase up-regulates the cell adhesion molecule P-selectin in human vascular endothelial cells and is asociated with P-selectin expression in breast cancers. Journal of Pathology, 212, 335-344.

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Kuebler, J. P., Colangelo, L., O'Connell, M. J., Smith, R. E., Yothers, G., Begovic, M., Robinson, B., … Wolmark, N. (2007). Severe enteropathy among patients with stage II/III colon cancer treated on a randomized trial of bolus 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin plus or minus oxaliplatin. Cancer, 110(9), 1945-1950. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23013

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Walker, L. C., Harris, G. C., Holloway, A. J., McKenzie, G. W., Wells, J. E., Robinson, B. A., & Morris, C. M. (2007). Cytokeratin KRT8/18 expression differentiates distinct subtypes of grade 3 invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast. Cancer Genetics & Cytogenetics, 178, 94-103.

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Dachs, G. U., Steele, A. J., Coralli, C., Kanthou, C., Brooks, A. C., Gunningham, S. P., Currie, M. J., Watson, A. I., Robinson, B. A., & Tozer, G. M. (2006). Anti-vascular agent Combretastatin A-4-P modulates hypoxia inducible factor-I and gene expression. BMC Cancer, 6, 280. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-6-280

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Harvey, V., Mouridsen, H., Semiglazov, V., Jakobsen, E., Voznyi, E., Robinson, B. A., … Cold, S. (2006). Phase III trial comparing three doses of docetaxel for second-line treatment of advanced breast cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 24(31), 4963-4970.

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Roberts, R. L., Gearry, R. B., Allington, M. D. E., Morrin, H. R., Robinson, B. A., & Frizelle, F. A. (2006). Caspase recruitment domain-containing protein 15 mutations in patients with colorectal cancer. Cancer Research, 66(5), 2532-2535.

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Currie, M. J., Hanrahan, V., Gunningham, S. P., Morrin, H. R., Frampton, C., Han, C., Robinson, B. A., & Fox, S. B. (2005). Expression of HIF-1α in human tumours. Journal of Clinical Pathology, 58, 335-336.

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Hillock, R., Lainchbury, J., & Robinson, B. (2005). Cardiac angiosarcoma: Diagnosis by coronary angiography. Heart, 91(1270). Retrieved from http://heart.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/91/10/1270

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Morrin, H., Gunningham, S., Currie, M., Dachs, G., Fox, S., & Robinson, B. (2005). The Christchurch Tissue Bank to support cancer research. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1225). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1225/1735/content.pdf

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Robinson, B., Frizelle, F., Dickson, M., & Frampton, C. (2005). Colorectal cancer treated at Christchurch Hospital, New Zealand: A comparison of 1993 and 1998 cohorts. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1210). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1210/1323/content.pdf

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Currie, M., Hanrahan, V., Gunningham, S. P., Morrin, H. R., Frampton, C., Han, C., Robinson, B. A., & Fox, S. B. (2004). Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor D is associated with hypoxia inducible factor (HIF-1α) and the HIF-1α target gene DEC1, but not lymph node metastasis in primary human breast carcinomas. Journal of Clinical Pathology, 57, 829-834.

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Jardine, D. L., Krediet, C. T. P., & Robinson, B. A. (2004). Baroreflex failure secondary to paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis in a 17 year old woman with neuroblastoma. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 75, 1650-1651.

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Hanrahan, V., Currie, M., Gunningham, S. P., Morrin, H., Scott, P. A. E., Robinson, B. A., & Fox, S. B. (2003). The angiogenic switch for vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A, VEGF-B, VEGF-C, and VEGF-D in the adenoma-carcinoma sequence during colorectal cancer progression. Journal of Pathology, 200(2), 183-194.

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Currie, M., Gunningham, S. P., Cheng, H., Robinson, B. A., Scott, P. A. E., Harris, A. L., & Fox, S. B. (2002). Expression of the angiopoietins and their receptor Tie2 in human renal clear cell carcinomas; Regulation by the von Hippel-Lindau gene and hypoxia. Journal of Pathology, 198, 502-510.

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Gardiner, S. J., Begg, E. J., & Robinson, B. A. (2002). The effect of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency on outcomes with fluorouracil. Adverse Drug Reactions & Toxicological Reviews, 21(1-2), 1-16.

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Joung, S., & Robinson, B. A. (2002). Venous thromboembolism in cancer patients in Christchurch, 1995- 1999. New Zealand Medical Journal, 115, 257-260.

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Currie, M., Gunningham, S. P., Han, C., Scott, P. A. E., Robinson, B. A., Harris, A., & Fox, S. B. (2001). Angiopoietin-1 is inversely related to thymidine phosphorylase expression in human breast cancer, indicating a role in vascular remodeling. Clinical Cancer Research, 7(4), 918-927.

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Gunningham, S. P., Currie, M. J., Han, C., Robinson, B. A., Scott, P. A. E., Harris, A. L., & Fox, S. B. (2001). VEGF-B expression in human primary breast cancers is associated with lymph node metastasis but not angiogenesis. Journal of Pathology, 193(3), 325-332.

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Gunningham, S. P., Currie, M. J., Han, C., Turner, K. S., Scott, P. A. E., Robinson, B. A., … Fox, S. B. (2001). Vascular endothelial growth factor-B and vascular endothelial growth factor-C expression in renal cell carcinomas: Regulation by the von Hippel-Lindau gene and hypoxia. Cancer Research, 61(7), 3206-3211.

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Gunningham, S. P., Currie, M. J., Han, C., Robinson, B. A., Scott, P. A. E., Harris, A. L., & Fox, S. B. (2000). The short form of the alternatively spliced flt-4 but not its ligand vascular endothelial growth factor C is related to lymph node metastasis in human breast cancers. Clinical Cancer Research, 6(11), 4278-4286.

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Hanley, J. P., MacLean, F. R., Evans, J. L., Colls, B. M., Robinson, B. A., Patton, W. N., & Heaton, D. C. (2000). Hemorrhagic lymphadenopathy as a presenting feature of primary AL amyloidosis. Pathology, 32, 21-23.

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Frizelle, F. A., Robinson, B. A., & McCall, J. L. (1998). The management of recurrent and metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma. New Zealand Medical Journal, 111, 241-244.

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Hutenburg, R. P., Turner, J. R., Mannering, D. M., & Robinson, B. A. (1998). Monte Carlo methods for the in vivo analysis of cisplatin using x-ray fluorescence. Applied Radiation & Isotopes, 49(5/6), 673-676.

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Raizis, A., Ferguson, M. M., Robinson, B. A., Atkinson, C. H., & George, P. M. (1998). Identification of a novel PTEN mutation (L139X) in a patient with Cowden disease and Sjogren syndrome. Journal of Clinical Pathology, 51, 339-341.

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Duffull, S. B., & Robinson, B. A. (1997). Clinical pharmacokinetics and dose optimisation of carboplatin. Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 33(3), 161-183.

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Duffull, S. B., Begg, E. J., Robinson, B. A., & Deely, J. J. (1997). A sequential bayesian algorithm for dose individualisation of carboplatin. Cancer Chemotherapy & Pharmacology, 39(4), 317-326.

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