Professor Jaswinder Samra
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Professor Jaswinder Samra

Clinical Professor
Sydney Medical School
Northern Clinical School
Faculty of Medicine and Health
Phone
+61 2 94636 3775

Publications

Journals

  • Janssen, B., Doukas, M., Drillenburg, P., Esposito, I., Gill, A., Hong, S., Jansen, C., Kliffen, M., Mittal, A., Samra, J., Chou, A., et al (2024). Artificial Intelligence-based Segmentation of Residual Pancreatic Cancer in Resection Specimens Following Neoadjuvant Treatment (ISGPP-2) International Improvement and Validation Study. American Journal of Surgical Pathology. [More Information]
  • Jevon, D., Cottle, L., Hallahan, N., Harwood, R., Samra, J., Gill, A., Loudovaris, T., Thomas, H., Thorn, P. (2024). Capillary contact points determine beta cell polarity, control secretion and are disrupted in the db/db mouse model of diabetes. Diabetologia. [More Information]
  • Kotecha, K., Tree, K., Ziaziaris, W., McKay, S., Wand, H., Samra, J., Mittal, A. (2024). Centralization of Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Systematic Review and Spline Regression Analysis to Recommend Minimum Volume for a Specialist Pancreas Service. Annals of Surgery, 279(6), 953-960. [More Information]

2024

  • Janssen, B., Doukas, M., Drillenburg, P., Esposito, I., Gill, A., Hong, S., Jansen, C., Kliffen, M., Mittal, A., Samra, J., Chou, A., et al (2024). Artificial Intelligence-based Segmentation of Residual Pancreatic Cancer in Resection Specimens Following Neoadjuvant Treatment (ISGPP-2) International Improvement and Validation Study. American Journal of Surgical Pathology. [More Information]
  • Jevon, D., Cottle, L., Hallahan, N., Harwood, R., Samra, J., Gill, A., Loudovaris, T., Thomas, H., Thorn, P. (2024). Capillary contact points determine beta cell polarity, control secretion and are disrupted in the db/db mouse model of diabetes. Diabetologia. [More Information]
  • Kotecha, K., Tree, K., Ziaziaris, W., McKay, S., Wand, H., Samra, J., Mittal, A. (2024). Centralization of Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Systematic Review and Spline Regression Analysis to Recommend Minimum Volume for a Specialist Pancreas Service. Annals of Surgery, 279(6), 953-960. [More Information]

2023

  • Chui, J., Yang, A., Nahm, C., Connor, S., Gill, A., Samra, J., Mittal, A. (2023). Clinical validation of the international study group of pancreatic surgery (ISGPS) definition for post-pancreatectomy acute pancreatitis. HPB. [More Information]
  • Tree, K., Kotecha, K., Mehta, S., Fuchs, T., Toon, C., Gill, A., Samra, J., Mittal, A. (2023). Granular cell tumour of the pancreas: a case report and systematic review. Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery, 408(1). [More Information]
  • Tree, K., Kotecha, K., Reeves, J., Aitchison, L., Noeline Chui, J., Gill, A., Mittal, A., Samra, J. (2023). Meckel's diverticulectomy: a multi-centre 19-year retrospective study. ANZ Journal of Surgery. [More Information]

2022

  • Gillson, J., Abd El-Aziz, Y., Leck, L., Jansson, P., Pavlakis, N., Samra, J., Mittal, A., Sahni, S. (2022). Autophagy: A Key Player in Pancreatic Cancer Progression and a Potential Drug Target. Cancers, 14(14). [More Information]
  • Brown, K., Xue, A., Smith, R., Samra, J., Gill, A., Hugh, T. (2022). Cancer-associated stroma reveals prognostic biomarkers and novel insights into the tumour microenvironment of colorectal cancer and colorectal liver metastases. Cancer Medicine, 11(2), 492-506. [More Information]
  • Masuda, H., Kotecha, K., Maitra, R., Gill, A., Mittal, A., Samra, J. (2022). Clinical suspicion of pancreatic cancer despite negative endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 92(1-Feb), 99-108. [More Information]

2021

  • Sahni, S., Pandya, A., Hadden, W., Nahm, C., Maloney, S., Cook, V., Toft, J., Wilkinson-White, L., Gill, A., Samra, J., Mittal, A., et al (2021). A unique urinary metabolomic signature for the detection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. International Journal of Cancer, 148(6), 1508-1518. [More Information]
  • Oar, A., Lee, M., Le, H., Wilson, K., Aiken, C., Chantrill, L., Simes, R., Nguyen, N., Barbour, A., Samra, J., Sjoquist, K., Espinoza, D., Gebski, V., Yip, S., Kneebone, A., Goldstein, D., et al (2021). AGITG MASTERPLAN: a randomised phase II study of modified FOLFIRINOX alone or in combination with stereotactic body radiotherapy for patients with high-risk and locally advanced pancreatic cancer. BMC Cancer, 21(1), 936. [More Information]
  • Kotecha, K., Mittal, A., Gill, A., Samra, J. (2021). Formation of a splenic artery aneurysm within a pancreatic mucinous cystic neoplasm. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 91(6), E407-E408. [More Information]

2020

  • Oar, A., Lee, M., Le, H., Hruby, G., Dalfsen, R., Pryor, D., Lee, D., Chu, J., Holloway, L., Briggs, A., Samra, J., Kneebone, A., et al (2020). Australasian Gastrointestinal Trials Group (AGITG) and Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group (TROG) Guidelines for Pancreatic Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT). Practical Radiation Oncology, 10(3), e136-e146. [More Information]
  • Itchins, M., Chua, T., Arena, J., Jamieson, N., Nahm, C., O'Connell, R., Bailey, E., Schembri, G., Gill, A., Kneebone, A., Hruby, G., Mittal, A., Pavlakis, N., Clarke, S., Samra, J. (2020). Evaluation of Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Scanning in the Neoadjuvant Therapy Paradigm in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Pancreas, 49(2), 224-229. [More Information]
  • Noe, M., Niknafs, N., Fischer, C., Hackeng, W., Guthrie, V., Hosoda, W., Debeljak, M., Papp, E., Adleff, V., et al, Gill, A., Samra, J. (2020). Genomic characterization of malignant progression in neoplastic pancreatic cysts. Nature Communications, 11(1), 4085. [More Information]

2019

  • Ibrahim, M., Nahm, C., Ofri, A., Samra, J., Clarke, E., Mittal, A. (2019). A Comparative in vitro Assessment of Suture Strength after Exposure to Pancreatic Enzyme Solution. Journal of the Pancreas, 20(5), 138-141.
  • Nahm, C., Turchini, J., Jamieson, N., Moon, E., Sioson, L., Itchins, M., Arena, J., Colvin, E., Howell, V., Pavlakis, N., Clarke, S., Samra, J., Gill, A., Mittal, A. (2019). Biomarker panel predicts survival after resection in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: A multi-institutional cohort study. European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 45(2), 218-224. [More Information]
  • Nahm, C., Lui, I., Naidoo, C., Roseverne, L., Alzaabi, S., Maher, R., Mann, G., Blome, S., Gill, A., Samra, J., Mittal, A. (2019). Density and enhancement of the pancreatic tail on computer tomography predicts acinar score and pancreatic fistula after pancreatoduodenectomy. HPB, 21(5), 604-611. [More Information]

2018

  • Nahm, C., Brown, K., Townend, P., Colvin, E., Howell, V., Gill, A., Connor, S., Samra, J., Mittal, A. (2018). Acinar cell density at the pancreatic resection margin is associated with post-pancreatectomy pancreatitis and the development of postoperative pancreatic fistula. HPB, 20(5), 432-440. [More Information]
  • Chou, A., Itchins, M., De Reuver, P., Arena, J., Clarkson, A., Sheen, A., Sioson, L., Cheung, V., Perren, A., Nahm, C., Mittal, A., Samra, J., Gill, A., et al (2018). ATRX loss is an independent predictor of poor survival in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours. Human Pathology, 82, 249-257. [More Information]
  • Cho, A., Kim, Y., Samra, J., Pajic, M., Gill, A. (2018). BRAF gene rearrangements can be identified by FISH studies in pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma. Pathology, 50(3), 345-348. [More Information]

2017

  • Chandrasegaram, M., Gill, A., Samra, J., Price, T., Chen, J., Fawcett, J., Merrett, N. (2017). Ampullary cancer of intestinal origin and duodenal cancer - A logical clinical and therapeutic subgroup in periampullary cancer. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology, 9(10), 407-415. [More Information]
  • Kulkarni, A., Gundara, J., Gill, A., Hugh, T., Samra, J. (2017). Cholangiocarcinoma following external beam radiotherapy: A report of two cases. Oncology Letters, 14(1), 423-426. [More Information]
  • Stephenson, D., Nahm, C., Chua, T., Gill, A., Mittal, A., De Reuver, P., Samra, J. (2017). Circulating and disseminated tumor cells in pancreatic cancer and their role in patient prognosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Oncotarget, 8(63), 107223-107236. [More Information]

2016

  • Schlichtemeier, S., Pang, T., Williams, N., Gill, A., Smith, R., Samra, J., Lam, V., Hollands, M., Richardson, A., Pleass, H., Hugh, T., et al (2016). A pre-operative clinical model to predict microvascular invasion and long-term outcome after resection of hepatocellular cancer: The Australian experience. European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 42(10), 1576-1583. [More Information]
  • Gingras, M., Covington, K., Chang, D., Donehower, L., Gill, A., Ittmann, M., Creighton, C., Johns, A., Shinbrot, E., Dewal, N., Samra, J., et al (2016). Ampullary Cancers Harbor ELF3 Tumor Suppressor Gene Mutations and Exhibit Frequent WNT Dysregulation. Cell Reports, 14(4), 907-919. [More Information]
  • Bailey, P., Chang, D., Nones, K., Johns, A., Patch, A., Gingras, M., Miller, D., Christ, A., Bruxner, T., Quinn, M., Samra, J., Kench, J., Gill, A., et al (2016). Genomic analyses identify molecular subtypes of pancreatic cancer. Nature, 531(7592), 47-52. [More Information]

2015

  • Xue, A., Julovi, S., Hugh, T., Samra, J., Wong, M., Gill, A., Toon, C., Smith, R. (2015). A patient-derived subrenal capsule xenograft model can predict response to adjuvant therapy for cancers in the head of the pancreas. Pancreatology, 15(4), 397-404. [More Information]
  • Lajevardi, S., Gundara, J., Collins, S., Samra, J. (2015). Acute Gastric Rupture in a Giant Inguinoscrotal Hernia. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 19(12), 2283-2285. [More Information]
  • Chua, T., Gill, A., Samra, J. (2015). An unusual cause of torrential lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Gastroenterology, 148(5), 10-11. [More Information]

2014

  • Wang, F., Gill, A., Neale, M., Puttaswamy, V., Gananadha, S., Pavlakis, N., Clarke, S., Hugh, T., Samra, J. (2014). Adverse tumor biology associated with mesenterico-portal vein resection influences survival in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 21(6), 1937-1947. [More Information]
  • Humphris, J., Johns, A., Simpson, S., Cowley, M., Pajic, M., Chang, D., Nagrial, A., Chin, V., Chantrill, L., Pinese, M., Gill, A., Samra, J., Kench, J., et al (2014). Clinical and pathologic features of familial pancreatic cancer. Cancer, 120(23), 3669-3675. [More Information]
  • Chen, J., Gundara, J., Haddad, R., Schiavone, V., Meldrum, C., Samra, J., Gill, A., Hugh, T. (2014). Clinicopathological and molecular aspects of foregut gastrointestinal stromal tumours. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 84(1-2), 52-58. [More Information]

2013

  • Chang, D., Jamieson, N., Johns, A., Scarlett, C., Pajic, M., Chou, A., Pinese, M., Humphris, J., Jones, M., Toon, C., Samra, J., Kench, J., Gill, A., et al (2013). Histomolecular Phenotypes and Outcome in Adenocarcinoma of the Ampulla of Vater. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 31(10), 1348-1356. [More Information]
  • Gundara, J., Gill, A., Neale, M., Collins, P., Hugh, T., Samra, J. (2013). Inferior vena cava epithelioid hemangioendothelioma. Journal Of Vascular Surgery, 1(1), 75-77. [More Information]
  • Kabir, S., Samra, J. (2013). Median arcuate ligament: significance in pancreaticoduodenectomy. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 83(9), 686-687. [More Information]

2012

  • Williams, N., Gundara, J., Roser, S., Samra, J. (2012). Disease spectrum and use of cholecystolithotomy in gallstone ileus. Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International, 11(5), 553-557. [More Information]
  • Wang, F., Arianayagam, R., Gill, A., Puttaswamy, V., Neale, M., Gananadha, S., Hugh, T., Samra, J. (2012). Grafts for Mesenterico-Portal Vein Resections Can Be Avoided During Pancreatoduodenectomy. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 215(4), 569-579. [More Information]
  • Nguyen, T., Neale, M., Lane, R., Schiavone, V., Samra, J., Hugh, T. (2012). Laparoscopic management of the median arcuate ligament syndrome. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 82(4), 265-268. [More Information]

2011

  • Gundara, J., Alvarado(-Bachman), R., Williams, N., Gananadha, S., Gill, A., Hugh, T., Samra, J. (2011). Multivisceral resection of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours: A report of two cases. World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 9(93), 1-8. [More Information]
  • Samra, J., Bachmann, R., Choi, J., Gill, A., Neale, M., Puttaswamy, V., Bell, C., Norton, I., Cho, S., Blome, S., Maher, R., Gananadha, S., Hugh, T. (2011). One hundred and seventy-eight consecutive pancreatoduodenectomies without mortality: role of the multidisciplinary approach. Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International, 10(4), 415-421. [More Information]
  • Pang, T., Fung, T., Samra, J., Hugh, T., Smith, R. (2011). Pyogenic liver abscess: An audit of 10 years' experience. World Journal of Gastroenterology, 17(12), 1622-1630. [More Information]

2010

  • Gill, A., Chou, A., Vilain, R., Clarkson, A., Lui, M., Jin, R., Tobias, V., Samra, J., Goldstein, D., Smith, C., Smith, R., Sywak, M., Sidhu, S., Robinson, B., Eckstein, R., Benn, D., Clifton-Bligh, R., et al (2010). Immunohistochemistry for SDHB Divides Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs) into 2 Distinct Types. American Journal of Surgical Pathology, 34(5), 636-644. [More Information]
  • Alvarado(-Bachman), R., Choi, J., Gananadha, S., Hugh, T., Samra, J. (2010). The infracolic approach to pancreatoduodenectomy for large pancreatic head tumours invading the colon. European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 36(12), 1220-1224. [More Information]
  • Pang, T., Kuo, S., Hugh, T., Davidson, T., Eckstein, R., Bell, C., Samra, J. (2010). The Role of Peribiliary Cysts in Biliary Obstruction. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 80(10), 699-702. [More Information]

2009

  • Gill, A., Johns, A., Eckstein, R., Samra, J., Kaufman, A., Chang, D., Merrett, N., Cosman, P., Smith, R., Biankin, A., et al (2009). Synoptic reporting improves histopathological assessment of pancreatic resection specimens. Pathology, 41(2), 161-167. [More Information]

2008

  • Saxby, A., Gill, A., Samra, J. (2008). Education and imaging. Hepatobiliary and pancreatic: pseudotumor of the pancreas. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 23(2), 340. [More Information]
  • Gananadha, S., Samra, J., Smith, G., Smith, R., Liebman, S., Hugh, T. (2008). Laparoscopic ePTFE mesh repair of incisional and ventral hernias. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 78(10), 907-913. [More Information]
  • Kong, J., Gananadha, S., Hugh, T., Samra, J. (2008). Pancreatoduodenectomy: role of drain fluid analysis in the management of pancreatic fistula. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 78(4), 240-244. [More Information]

2007

  • Scarlett, C., Samra, J., Xue, A., Baxter, R., Smith, R. (2007). Classification of pancreatic cystic lesions using seldi-tof mass spectrometry. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 77(8), 648-653. [More Information]

2006

  • Samra, J., Gananadha, S., Gill, A., Smith, R., Hugh, T. (2006). Modified extended pancreatoduodenectomy: en bloc resection of the peripancreatic retroperitoneal tissue and the head of pancreas. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 76(11), 1017-1020. [More Information]
  • Scarlett, C., Smith, R., Saxby, A., Nielsen, A., Samra, J., Wilson, S., Baxter, R. (2006). Proteomic classification of pancreatic adenocarcinoma tissue using protein chip technology. Gastroenterology, 130(6), 1670-1678. [More Information]
  • Bell, C., Samra, J., Hugh, T., Baxter, R., Smith, R., Saxby, A., Nielsen, A., Scarlett, C. (2006). Proteomic profiling of cholangiocarcinoma: Diagnostic potential of SELDI-TOF MS in malignant bile duct stricture. Hepatology, 44(3), 658-666. [More Information]

2005

  • Samra, J., Sved, P., Sullivan, D., Hugh, T., Smith, R. (2005). Lipid metabolism in omental adipose tissue during operative surgery. Journal of Surgical Research, 124(1), 23-28. [More Information]
  • Saxby, A., Samra, J., Hugh, T., Smith, R. (2005). Role of duodenojejunostomy in distal duodenal obstruction. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 75(3), 177-178. [More Information]
  • Nielsen, A., Scarlett, C., Samra, J., Gill, A., Li, Y., Allen, B., Smith, R. (2005). Significant overexpression of urokinase-type plasminogen activator in pancreatic adenocarcinoma using real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 20(2), 256-263. [More Information]

2004

  • Callinan, A., Samra, J., Smith, R. (2004). Hemosuccus Pancreaticus. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 74(5), 395-397. [More Information]
  • Qu, C., Li, Y., Song, Y., Rizvi, S., Raja, C., Zhang, D., Samra, J., Smith, R., Perkins, A., Apostolidis, C., et al (2004). Muc1 Expression In Primary And Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Cells For In Vitro Treatment By (213)Bi-C595 Radioimmunoconjugate. British Journal of Cancer, 91(12), 2086-2093. [More Information]

Selected Grants

2016

  • Adjuvant chemotherapy with gemcitabine and cisplatin compared to observation after curative intent resection of cholangiocarcinoma and muscle invasive gallbladder carcinoma (ACTICCA-1 Trial), Shannon J, Goldstein D, Merrett N, Maddern G, Sjoquist K, Samra J, Tebbutt N, Yip S, Cancer Australia/Priority Driven Collaborative Cancer Research Scheme
  • From mice to men: biomarker-driven classification of pancreatic cancer to define the gemcitabine/ nab-paclitaxel-responsive molecular subtype, Pajic M, Timpson P, Gill A, Clarke S, Burgess A, Samra J, Cancer Australia/Priority Driven Collaborative Cancer Research Scheme

2015

  • The Sydney 1000 Cancer Project – Stage 1 Gastrointestinal Cancers Immunophenotyping Study, Charles (nee Slaviero) K, Clarke S, Diakos C, Pavlakis N, Engel A, Samra J, Gill A, Kneebone A, Fazekas de St Groth B, Hart D, Smith A, Byrne S, McGuire H, Vafaee F, King M, DVC Research/SPARC Implementation - Cancer