Dr Claire Henry

2026

Journal - Research Article

Franklin, G., Larsen, P., Henry, C., & Johnson, C. (2026). Financial toxicity in cervical cancer patients undergoing radical treatment with external beam radiation and brachytherapy at a tertiary New Zealand radiation oncology centre. Journal of Medical Imaging & Radiation Oncology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.70112

Bebelman, S., Artuyants, A., Nijmeijer, B., Fitzgerald, S., Henry, C., & Blenkiron, C. (2026). Evaluating sequencing strategies for endometrial microbiome profiling in endometrial cancer: A comparative study of short- and long-read 16S rRNA approaches. Cancer Reports, 9(4), e70540. doi: 10.1002/cnr2.70540

Franklin, G., Henry, C., Larsen, P., & Johnson, C. (2026). “It feels like another thing cancer took from me”: Exploring cervical cancer patients' experience of financial toxicity in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Journal of Medical Imaging & Radiation Oncology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.70096

Paterson, E. S. J., Scheck, S., Kleffmann, T., Gill, R., Bedford, N., McDowell, S., Girling, J. E., & Henry, C. E. (2026). Proteomic analysis of cervicovaginal fluid for diagnostic endometriosis biomarker discovery. Proteomics, 20, e70044. doi: 10.1002/prca.70044

Henry, C., Cooper, L., Adler, H., Sinclair, J., Martin, A., Semprini, A., … Armour, M. (2026). Perceived impact of medicinal cannabis on pelvic pain and endometriosis related symptoms in Aotearoa New Zealand: An observational cohort study. BMC Complementary Medicine & Therapies, 26, 60. doi: 10.1186/s12906-025-05189-y

2025

Journal - Research Article

Williams, L., Henry, C., Simcock, B., Amataiti, T., Perelini, O., & Filoche, S. (2025). ‘It's not a solution to keep telling me to lose weight!’ Exploring endometrial cancer survivors’ experiences of nutrition and well-being advice: A qualitative study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 65(1), 156-162. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13875

2024

Journal - Research Article

Abolins-Thompson, H., Henare, K., Simonson, B., Chaffin, M., Ellinor, P. T., Henry, C., Haimona, M., Aitken, J., … Rongo, M., Danielson, K. M., & Leask, M. P. (2024). Culturally responsive strategies and practical considerations for live tissue studies in Māori participant cohorts. Frontiers in Research Metrics & Analytics, 9, 1468400. doi: 10.3389/frma.2024.1468400

Kanagasabai, P., Filoche, S., Henry, C., Ormandy, J., Te Whaiti, S., & Grainger, R. (2024). Women’s experience of participating in a storytelling intervention about abnormal uterine bleeding for medical student education. Focus on Health Professional Education, 25(3), 16-25. doi: 10.11157/fohpe.v25i3.783

Paterson, E. S. J., Scheck, S., McDowell, S., Bedford, N., Girling, J. E., & Henry, C. E. (2024). Comparison of cervicovaginal fluid extracellular vesicles isolated from paired cervical brushes and vaginal swabs. Journal of Extracellular Biology, 3, e153. doi: 10.1002/jex2.153

van der Woude, H., Phan, K., Kenwright, D. N., Goossens, L., Hally, K. E., Currie, M. J., … Henry, C. E. (2024). Development of a long term, ex vivo, patient-derived explant model of endometrial cancer. PLoS ONE, 19(4), e0301413. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301413

Ingamells, S., Steers, D., Henry, C., Hartley-Parsons, T., & Filoche, S. K. (2024). I'm not getting paid to give you a TED talk on how my trans body works. Experiences of hysterectomy gender affirming surgery: A qualitative study. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 166, 1304-1312. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.15507

Paterson, E. S. J., Scheck, S., McDowell, S., Bedford, N., Girling, J. E., & Henry, C. E. (2024). Retrospective review of endometriosis surgery at Te Whatu Ora: Capital and Coast. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 64(3), 204-209. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13766

Williams, L., Henry, C., Simcock, B., & Filoche, S. (2024). Increasing incidence of endometrial cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand: Health professionals' perspective. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 64(2), 114-119. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13751

Kanagasabai, P., Ormandy, J., Filoche, S., Henry, C., Te Whaiti, S., Willink, R., Gladman, T., & Grainger, R. (2024). Can storytelling of women's lived experience enhance empathy in medical students? A pilot intervention study. Medical Teacher, 46(2), 219-224. doi: 10.1080/0142159x.2023.2243023

Journal - Research Other

Mardon, A. K., Whitaker, L., Farooqi, T., Girling, J., Henry, C., Ee, C., Tewhaiti-Smith, J., & Armour, M. (2024). Investigational drugs for the treatment of dysmenorrhea. Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs, 33(4), 347-357. doi: 10.1080/13543784.2024.2326627

Scheck, S. M., Henry, C., Bedford, N., Abbott, J., Wynn-Williams, M., Yazdani, A., & McDowell, S. (2024). Non-invasive tests for endometriosis are here: How reliable are they, and what should we do with the results? Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 64(2), 168-170. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13765

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Abolins-Thompson, H., Henry, C., Simonson, B., Leask, M., Haimona, M., Chaffin, M., … Danielson, K. (2024). Development of in-depth analyses for Māori health in cancer and coronary artery disease. Proceedings of the 17th GeneMappers Conference. Retrieved from https://www.genemappersconference.org

Paterson, E., Scheck, S., McDowell, S. J., Bedford, N., Girling, J., & Henry, C. (2024). Spectral flow cytometry of plasma EVs for detection of endometrial stromal cell markers CD10, CD90 and CD140b for endometriosis biomarkers. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, 13(Suppl. 1), (pp. 207-208). doi: 10.1002/jev2.12444

2023

Journal - Research Article

Williams, L., Henry, C., Simcock, B., & Filoche, S. (2023). Exploring health professionals' viewpoint of provision of nutrition advice for women with endometrial cancer. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1583), 40-54. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

Scheck, S. M., Hohmann-Marriott, B., Faughnan, G., & Henry, C. (2023). A survey exploring the use of symptom diary mobile apps for endometriosis. Journal of Endometriosis & Pelvic Pain Disorders, 15(3-4), 128-133. doi: 10.1177/22840265231193486

Henry, C., & Filoche, S. (2023). Reflections on access to care for heavy menstrual bleeding: Past, present, and in times of the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 162(Suppl. 2), 23-28. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14945

Dore, M., Faya, N., Filoche, S., & Henry, C. (2023). Transcriptomic identification of differentially expressed genes in Levonorgestrel resistant endometrial cancer cell lines. Molecular Carcinogenesis, 62, 1038-1050. doi: 10.1002/mc.23544

Journal - Research Other

López Vásquez, C. E., Gray, C., Henry, C., & Munro, M. J. (2023). Modelling meningioma using organoids: A review of methodologies and applications. Organoids, 2, 218-230. doi: 10.3390/organoids2040017

Ormandy, J., Meikle, A., Filoche, S., Henry, C., & Clarricoats, G. (2023). Covid-19 vaccination uptake by hapū māmā: How are we progressing? Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 63, 260-263. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13606

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Sczelecki, S., Henry, C., & Pitman, J. (2023). Leveraging a mouse model to identify candidate secreted biomarkers of human early ovarian cancer. Proceedings of the ESA-SRB and ENSA Annual Scientific Meeting. 363. Retrieved from https://www.endocrinesociety.org.au

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Paterson, E., Scheck, S. M., & Henry, C. (2023, March). Retrospective cohort study of patients undergoing endometriosis surgery in Wellington New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the Australasian Gynaecological Endoscopy & Surgery (AGES) Annual Scientific Meeting: Evolution not Revolution, Sydney, Australia.

Paterson, E., Scheck, S. M., Bedford, N., McDowell, S., Girling, J., & Henry, C. (2023, March). Vaginal and cervical samples as a potential source of biomarkers for endometriosis. Verbal presentation at the Australasian Gynaecological Endoscopy & Surgery (AGES) Annual Scientific Meeting: Evolution not Revolution, Sydney, Australia.

2022

Journal - Research Article

Kanagasabai, P. S., Filoche, S., Grainger, R., Henry, C., & Hay-Smith, J. (2022). Interventions to improve access to care for abnormal uterine bleeding: A systematic scoping review. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 160, 38-48. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14224

Journal - Research Other

Scheck, S., Paterson, E. S. J., & Henry, C. E. (2022). A promising future for endometriosis diagnosis and therapy: Extracellular vesicles: A systematic review. Reproductive Biology & Endocrinology, 20, 174. doi: 10.1186/s12958-022-01040-y

van der Woude, H., Hally, K. E., Currie, M. J., Gasser, O., & Henry, C. E. (2022). Importance of the endometrial immune environment in endometrial cancer and associated therapies. Frontiers in Oncology, 12, 975201. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.975201

Paterson, E., Blenkiron, C., Danielson, K., & Henry, C. (2022). Recommendations for extracellular vesicle miRNA biomarker research in the endometrial cancer context. Translational Oncology, 23, 101478. doi: 10.1016/j.tranon.2022.101478

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Henry, C., Paterson, E., Sarkar, D., Mehta, S., & Danielson, K. (2022). Investigating EV cargo in treatment resistant endometrial cancer. Proceedings of the ComBio Conference. (pp. 54). Retrieved from https://combio.org.au/combio2022/

Meikle, A., Ormandy, J., Clarricoats, G., Filoche, S., & Henry, C. (2022). Rate of COVID vaccinations among pregnant people (Hapu Māmā) in Wellington, Aotearoa: A survey study. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 58(Suppl. 2), (pp. 111). doi: 10.1111/jpc.15944

van der Woude, H., Hally, K., Currie, M., & Henry, C. (2022). Ex vivo culture of patient-derived endometrial cancer tumour for immunological characterisation and exploration of levonorgestrel resistance. Proceedings of the New Zealand Branch of the Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology (NZASI) Conference. (pp. 12). Retrieved from https://nzasi2022.com/programme

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Scheck, S., Patterson, E., & Henry, C. (2022, October). Extracellular vesicles as diagnostic markers for endometriosis: A systematic review. Verbal presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG), [Hybrid].

van der Woude, H., Hally, K., Currie, M., & Henry, C. (2022, August). Ex vivo culture of patient-derived endometrial cancer tumour. Verbal presentation at the Cancer Satellite Meeting: Queenstown Research Week, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Henry, C., Dore, M., Paterson, E., Orsman, E., Phan, K., & Filoche, S. (2022, August). Biomarkers in endometrial cancer. Verbal presentation at the Cancer Satellite Meeting: Queenstown Research Week, Queenstown, New Zealand.

2021

Journal - Research Article

Henry, C. E., Phan, K., Orsman, E. J. O., Kenwright, D., Thunders, M. C., & Filoche, S. K. (2021). Molecular profiling of endometrial cancer: An exploratory study in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Cancers, 13(22), 5641. doi: 10.3390/cancers13225641

Dore, M., Filoche, S., Danielson, K., & Henry, C. (2021). Characterisation of levonorgestrel-resistant endometrial cancer cells. Cancer Management & Research, 13, 7871-7884. doi: 10.2147/CMAR.S327381

Henry, C., Ekeroma, A., Dowell, A., & Filoche, S. (2021). 'The horror stories put me off!': Exploring women's acceptability of the Levonorgestrel IntraUterine System (LNG-IUS) for endometrial protection. Journal of Primary Health Care, 13(1), 55-62. doi: 10.1071/HC20105

Journal - Research Other

Clarricoats, G., Ormandy, J., Henry, C., Meikle, A., & Filoche, S. (2021). COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy: Time to act, time to advocate. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 61(6), E30. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13461

Dore, M., Filoche, S., Danielson, K., & Henry, C. (2021). Efficacy of the LNG-IUS for treatment of endometrial hyperplasia and early stage endometrial cancer: Can biomarkers predict response? Gynecologic Oncology Reports, 36, 100732. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2021.100732

2020

Journal - Research Article

Henry, C., Jefferies, R., Ekeroma, A., & Filoche, S. (2020). Beyond the numbers-understanding women's experiences of accessing care for abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB): A qualitative study. BMJ Open, 10, e041853. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041853

Henry, C., Ekeroma, A., & Filoche, S. (2020). Barriers to seeking consultation for abnormal uterine bleeding: Systematic review of qualitative research. BMC Women's Health, 20, 123. doi: 10.1186/s12905-020-00986-8

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Henry, C., Dore, M., Danielson, K., & Filoche, S. (2020). Moving to molecular markers in endometrial cancer [Invited]. Proceedings of the Genetics Otago (GO) Zoom Symposium. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/go/2020-3/

2019

Journal - Research Article

Lu, M., Henry, C. E., Lai, H., Khine, Y. Y., Ford, C. E., & Stenzel, M. H. (2019). A new 3D organotypic model of ovarian cancer to help evaluate the antimetastatic activity of RAPTA-C conjugated micelles. Biomaterials Science, 7, 1652-1660. doi: 10.1039/c8bm01326h

Journal - Research Other

Henry, C., Filoche, S., Thunders, M., Kenwright, D., & Ekeroma, A. (2019). Reflection on the current status of endometrial cancer in New Zealand. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 59, 874-876. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13057

2018

Journal - Research Article

Henry, C. E., Llamosas, E., Daniels, B., Coopes, A., Tang, K., & Ford, C. E. (2018). ROR1 and ROR2 play distinct and opposing roles in endometrial cancer. Gynecologic Oncology, 148(3), 576-584. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2018.01.025

Cortesi, M., Llamosas, E., Henry, C. E., Kumaran, R.-Y. A., Ng, B., Youkhana, J., & Ford, C. E. (2018). I-AbACUS: A reliable software tool for the semi-automatic analysis of invasion and migration transwell assays. Scientific Reports, 8, 3814. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-22091-5

2017

Journal - Research Article

Ma, S. S. Q., Henry, C. E., Llamosas, E., Higgins, R., Daniels, B., Hesson, L. B., … Ford, C. E. (2017). Validation of specificity of antibodies for immunohistochemistry: The case of ROR2. Virchows Archiv, 470(1), 99-108. doi: 10.1007/s00428-016-2019-5

Henry, C. E., Emmanuel, C., Lambie, N., Loo, C., Kan, B., Kennedy, C. J., … Ford, C. E. (2017). Distinct patterns of stromal and tumor expression of ROR1 and ROR2 in histological subtypes of epithelial ovarian cancer. Translational Oncology, 10(3), 346-356. doi: 10.1016/j.tranon.2017.01.014

Henry, C., Hacker, N., & Ford, C. (2017). Silencing ROR1 and ROR2 inhibits invasion and adhesion in an organotypic model of ovarian cancer metastasis. Oncotarget, 8(68), 112727-112738. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.22559

2016

Journal - Research Article

Henry, C. E., Llamosas, E., Djordjevic, A., Hacker, N. F., & Ford, C. E. (2016). Migration and invasion is inhibited by silencing ROR1 and ROR2 in chemoresistant ovarian cancer. Oncogenesis, 5, e226. doi: 10.1038/oncsis.2016.32

Journal - Research Other

Ford, C. E., Henry, C., Llamosas, E., Djordjevic, A., & Hacker, N. (2016). Wnt signalling in gynaecological cancers: A future target for personalised medicine? Gynecologic Oncology, 140, 345-351. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.09.085

2015

Journal - Research Article

Henry, C., Quadir, A., Hawkins, N. J., Jary, E., Llamosas, E., Kumar, D., … Ford, C. E. (2015). Expression of the novel Wnt receptor ROR2 is increased in breast cancer and may regulate both β-catenin dependent and independent Wnt signalling. Journal of Cancer Research & Clinical Oncology, 141, 243-254. doi: 10.1007/s00432-014-1824-y

Henry, C., Llamosas, E., Knipprath-Meszaros, A., Schoetzau, A., Obermann, E., Fuenfschilling, M., … Ford, C. (2015). Targeting the ROR1 and ROR2 receptors in epithelial ovarian cancer inhibits cell migration and invasion. Oncotarget, 6, 40310-40326. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.5643

2014

Journal - Research Article

Ford, C. E., Punnia-Moorthy, G., Henry, C. E., Llamosas, E., Nixdorf, S., Olivier, J., … Heinzelmann-Schwarz, V. (2014). The non-canonical Wnt ligand, Wnt5a, is upregulated and associated with epithelial to mesenchymal transition in epithelial ovarian cancer. Gynecologic Oncology, 134(2), 338-345. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.06.004