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Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre
The Olivia Newton-John Cancer Centre at Melbourne's Austin Hospital runs one of Australia's busiest phase 1 units for immunotherapies and antibody-drug conjugates; its research institute grew out of the Ludwig Institute's Melbourne branch and leads antibody PET, FAPI and PSMA imaging work.
Also called: ONJ CentreOlivia Newton-John Cancer Research InstituteAustin Health
Overview
The Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre opened at Austin Health in Heidelberg, Melbourne, in 2012, and the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute (a La Trobe University school of cancer medicine) grew out of the Melbourne branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, which produced landmark tumour immunology and antibody work under Andrew Scott and Jonathan Cebon. The centre runs one of Australia's busiest phase 1 units for immunotherapies and antibody-drug conjugates, hosts a leading molecular imaging programme (antibody PET, FAPI and PSMA imaging), and combines cancer care with a wellness model that includes exercise and supportive therapies. Its investigators have led international trials in gastrointestinal cancers, melanoma and glioma.
Location
Melbourne, AU
Type
cancer center · La Trobe University
Website
Newsweek 2026 oncology rank
Not in top 300 listing used
OnCo score
#315 · 22 points (0 Newsweek + 0 NCI + 22 from 11 linked objects) · ranking
Research output
From OpenAlex, oncology works in the last five years (2022 to 2026, current year in progress); counted on 2026-09-16.
Matched to Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre, including child institutions. 236 works · 2,839 citations · 72% open access · 16% clinical trials · 3% reviews.
Oncology works per year
422022
552023
382024
662025
352026
Most works
- Andrew M. Scott27 works
- Sagun Parakh22 works
- Niall C. Tebbutt20 works
- Matthias Ernst16 works
- Eliza A. Hawkes15 works
- John M. Mariadason14 works
- Andreas Behren12 works
- Takayuki Yoshino12 works
- Geoffrey Chong12 works
- Josep Tabernero11 works
Most cited
- Phase 1 immunotherapy trials
- Tumour immunology (Ludwig lineage)
- Molecular imaging
- Wellness and supportive care
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