ProfessorAndrew Spillane
Professor of Surgical Oncology
Faculty of Medicine and Health
- Professor of Surgical OncologyFaculty of Medicine and Health
RESEARCH INTERESTs
Andrew’s current research interests investigate issues around quality assurance in surgery, safe introduction of new surgical techniques and promoting clinical trial involvement by surgeons. He is heavily involved in clinical and translational research on aspects of melanoma and breast cancer. He is one of the leaders on the international primary melanoma width of margins study MelMART-2 that aims to determine the most appropriate surgical margins to maximise health outcomes whilst minimising morbidity. He is CIA for the EAGLE FM clinical trial, which aims to define a the appropriate management of metastatic melanoma in the groin lymph nodes. He is a lead author and committee member for the new Cancer Council Australia Melanoma Guidelines. He has authored about 130 peer reviewed publications and co-authored 4 book chapters. He lectures and teaches junior doctors and students at the University of Sydney’s, Northern Clinical School.
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTEvaluation of clinical pathways and patient outcomes for breast MRI in preoperative assessment and staging of breast cancer: Establishing when MRI improves patient outcomes and when it does not.Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Jun 2019 - 31 Dec 2025People funded by this grant:
- GRANTTransforming protein quantitation technology to improve cancer diagnosis and treatment decisionsCancer Institute NSW1 Jan 2017People funded by this grant:
- Bowling F,
- Spillane A,
- Dalla Pozza L,
- Mann G,
- Balleine R
- GRANTANZMTG 03.12 Melanoma Margins Trial - A Phase Ill, Multi-centre Randomised Controlled Trial Investigating 1 cm v 2cm Wide Excision Margins for Primary Cutaneous Melanoma (MeiMarT)Friends of the Mater1 Jul 2016People funded by this grant:
- Spillane A,
- Paton E,
- Paton E,
- Saw R
- GRANTSupporting informed choice for management of screen-detected Ductal Carcinoma in Situ(DCIS) among older women (70 years and over)University of Sydney - Sydney Catalyst Translational Cancer Research1 Jul 2016People funded by this grant:
- Spillane A,
- Rutherford C,
- Hersch J,
- Saunders C,
- McCaffery K
- GRANTRandomised phase Ill trial of adjuvant radiotherapy versus observation following breast conserving surgery and endocrine therapy in patients with molecularly characterised low-risk luminal A early breast cancerNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2021People funded by this grant:
- Wilcken N,
- Chua B
- GRANTNational Health and Medical Research Council1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2020People funded by this grant:
- Mann G,
- Campbell I,
- Wilcken N,
- Pyke C,
- Kollias J
- GRANTShared decision-making for women with ductal carcinoma in situ: a pilot studyMedibank Health Research Fund1 Jan 2015People funded by this grant:
- Boxer M,
- Spillane A,
- King M,
- Butow P,
- Rutherford C
- GRANTEvaluation of Groin Lymphandenectomy Extent for metastatic Melanoma Inguinal or Ilio-inguinal Lymphandenectomy for metastatic melanoma to groin lymph nodes and no pelvic disease on PET/CT Scan - a randomised controlled trialCancer Council NSW1 Sep 2014People funded by this grant:
- King M,
- Henderson M,
- Morton R,
- Allan CP,
- Henderson M
- GRANTANZMTG 03.12 Melanoma Margins Trial - A Phase Ill, Multi-centre Randomised Controlled Trial Investigating 1 cm v 2cm Wide Excision Margins for Primary Cutaneous Melanoma (MeiMarT)Cancer Council NSW1 Jan 2014People funded by this grant:
- Smithers BM,
- Neuhaus S,
- Moncrieff MD,
- Spillane A,
- Coventry BJ
- GRANTNational Health and Medical Research Council1 Jan 2014 - 31 Dec 2019People funded by this grant:
- Francis P,
- Redfern A,
- Wilcken N,
- Murray N,
- Spillane A
- GRANTMelanoma Institute Australia Translational Research ProgramCancer Institute NSW1 Jan 2011People funded by this grant:
- Spillane A,
- Christopherson R,
- Mann G,
- Kefford RR,
- Hersey P
- GRANTThe concordance of different lymphoscintigraphy techniques used in breast cancer sentinel lymph node mappingNational Breast Cancer Foundation1 Jan 2010People funded by this grant:
- Spillane A,
- Gebski V,
- Noushi F,
- Uren R
- GRANTMastectomy following Breast Cancer: Effect on FunctionImpediMedPeople funded by this grant:
- White K,
- Beith J,
- Crosbie WJ,
- Kilbreath S,
- Spillane A
