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Biography
Dr Melanie McCoy is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow within the Colorectal Cancer Research Group at St John of God Subiaco Hospital and Adjunct Lecturer within the UWA Medical School. Her primary research focus is on investigating biomarkers of prognosis and treatment response in colorectal cancer, with a particular interest in tumour immunology. Current projects include evaluating biomarkers of colorectal cancer metastasis, investigating the role of the immune system in influencing chemoradiotherapy response in rectal cancer and research into immune control of dormant tumours.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Education/Academic qualification
Tumour Immunology, PhD, The effect of chemotherapy on the anti-tumour immune response in patients with thoracic malignancies, The University of Western Australia
26 Feb 2007 → 27 Jun 2011
Award Date: 27 Jun 2011
External positions
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, St John of God Subiaco Hospital
31 Oct 2011 → …
Research expertise keywords
- Tumour immunology
- Colorectal cancer
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Circulating tumour DNA in colorectal cancer management
Cohen, R., Platell, C. F., McCoy, M. J., Meehan, K. & Fuller, K., 1 Jul 2023, In: The British journal of surgery. 110, 7, p. 773-783 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Locally performed postoperative circulating tumour DNA testing performed during routine clinical care to predict recurrence of colorectal cancer
Cohen, R., Beasley, A., McCoy, M., Platell, C., Meehan, K., Gray, E. & Fuller, K., 15 Mar 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: ANZ Journal of Surgery.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Real-world adjuvant chemotherapy treatment patterns and outcomes over time for resected stage II and III colorectal cancer
To, Y. H., Degeling, K., McCoy, M., Wong, R., Jones, I., Dunn, C., Hong, W., Loft, M., Gibbs, P. & Tie, J., Jun 2023, In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. 19, 3, p. 392-402 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fusobacterium nucleatum and Bacteroides fragilis detection in colorectal tumours: Optimal target site and correlation with total bacterial load
Rye, M. S., Garrett, K. L., Holt, R. A., Platell, C. F. & McCoy, M. J., 7 Jan 2022, In: PLoS One. 17, 19 p., e0262416.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
PD-L1+ dendritic cells in the tumor microenvironment correlate with good prognosis and CD8+ T cell infiltration in colon cancer
Miller, T. J., Anyaegbu, C. C., Lee-Pullen, T. F., Spalding, L. J., Platell, C. F. & McCoy, M. J., Mar 2021, In: Cancer Science. 112, 3, p. 1173-1183 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access22 Citations (Scopus)
Projects
- 4 Finished
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Novel insights into immune control of dormant tumours.
McDonnell, A., Lau, P., McCoy, M. & Armitage, J.
4/01/21 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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Suzanne Cavanagh Grant - Using multi-colour immunohistochemistry to illuminate the role of dendritic cells in colon cancer recurrence
Anyaegbu, C., Platell, C., McCoy, M., Redfern, A., Abel, T., Lee-Pullen, T., Spalding, L. & Iannello, T.
1/01/18 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
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Predicting response to neo-adjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with resectable rectal cancer
Platell, C., McCoy, M., Zeps, N. & Nowak, A.
1/01/13 → 31/12/14
Project: Research