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DR SARAH CAIN
Dr Sarah Cain has extensive research experience, both laboratory and clinical with a focus on improving outcomes of patients with brain cancer. Dr Cain has presented at her work at International meetings with world experts. She has collaborated with researchers not only in Australia but also in Switzerland, Sweden and America.
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Dr Cain recently worked with Professor Kate Drummond, renouned brain tumour surgeon on a Phase zero clinical trial aimed at improving prognosis for patients with low grade gliomas. A projected supported by The Brain Cancer Centre which was recently published in the prestigious Nature Medicine.
Dr SARAH CAIN
receives the
Prestigious Hubert Stuerzl award
2025
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COGNO ASM
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PUBLICATIONS
TEXT BOOKS
PUBLICATIONS
TEXT BOOKS
2024
Future
Oncology
Sarah A Cain, Monique Topp, Mark Rosenthal, Robert Tobler, Saskia Freytag, Sarah A Best, James R Whittle and Katharine J Drummond. A perioperative study of Safusidenib in patients with IDH1-mutated glioma. Future Oncology. 2024;20(33):2533-2545
2024
Journal of Neurosurgery
2023
World Neurosurgery
Catherine E. Wassef, Sarah A. Cain, and Katharine J. Drummond. Changing practice to improve quality of life in glioma. Journalof Neurosurgery. J Neurosurg 2024 10:1-11
Saad Javed, Daniela Perez-Chadid, Eesha Yaqoob, Nathan A Shlobin, Edward I Ham, Vigneshwar Raj Veerappan, SachinChemate, Faith C Robertson, Sarah Cain, Federico Nicolosi, Megan EH Still, Zhihua Chen Jehan, Laura Lippa, Maria L Gandía-González, Ana Cristina Veiga Silva, Ronnie E Baticulon, Nqobile Thango, Zerubabbel K Asfaw, Luxwell Jokonya, Angelos Kolias,Ernest J Barthélemy, Ignatius Esene, Needs, roles, and challenges of young Asian neurosurgeons. World Neurosurgery 177, e118-e125. 2023
2023
BMC Cancer
Cain SA, Pope B, Mangiola S, Mantamadiotis T and Drummond K. Somatic mutation landscape in a cohort of meingiomas that have undergone grade progression. March 2023 23(1):216
2025
Nature Medicine
Katharine J Drummond, Montana Spiteri, Sarah A Cain, Jordan Jones, Sammy Shaya, Monique Topp, Tianyao Lu, Robert Tobler, Adam L Valkovic, Zachery Moore, Oluwaseun E Fatunla, Jurgen Kriel, Joel JD Moffet, Heidi McAlpine, Marius Rosier, Hefei Guan, James Dimou, Verena Schadewaldt, Samuel Roberts-Thomson, David McArdle, Elaine Lui, Moritz Voelker-Albert, Simone di Sanzo, Brunda Nijagal, Vinod K Narayana, Camilla B Mitchell, Joseph HA Vissers, Sean Grimmond, Mark A Rosenthal, Lucy M Palmer, Sarah A Best, Saskia Freytag, James R Whittle. Perioperative IDH inhibition in treatment-naive IDH-mutant glioma: a pilot trial Nature Medicine Aug 2025
2025
JMIR Cancer
Mahima Kalla, Ashleigh Bradford, Verena Schadewaldt, Kara Burns, Sarah CE Bray, Sarah Cain, Heidi McAlpine, Rana S Dhillon, Wendy Chapman, James R Whittle, Katharine J Drummond, Meinir Krishnasamy. Co-Designing a User-Centered Digital Health Tool for Supportive Care Needs of Patients With Brain Tumors and Their Caregivers: Interview Analysis. JMIR Cancer Vol 11 May 2025
2025
Digital Health
Mahima Kalla, Kit Huckvale, Ashleigh Bradford, Verena Schadewaldt, Sarah CE Bray, Ann Borda, Kara Burns, Heidi McAlpine, Joseph Thomas, Daniel Capurro, Richard De Abreu Lourenco, Sarah Cain, Wendy Chapman, James R. Whittle, Katharine J. Drummond, Meinir Krishnasamy. To framework, or not to framework? Reflections from co-design of a digital supportive care platform for patients with brain tumours and their carers. Digital Health Vol 11 May 2025
Anatomedia - General Anatomy, Principles and Applications. Eizenberg,Briggs, Adams & Ahern. McGraw-HIll, 2008. Published image.
Neurosurgical Diseases: An Evidence-based Approach to Guide Practice Lai & Gragnaniello Thieme 2020. Trigeminal Neuralgia Chapter
DR BHADU KAVAR
Dr Bhadu Kavar has contributed to the neurosurgery scientific literature throughout his career. Publishing a variety of rare and interesting surgical cases. He has had an honorary position with the University of Melbourne. Most recently he was one of the neurosurgeons involved in the Evacuate Trial, published in 2023.
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Dr Kavar has also written a number of book chapters including chapters on trigeminal neuralgia, leg pain and brain tumours.
2023
Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery
2020
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
2019
Asian Spine Journal
2019
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
2019
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
2015
Critical Care and Resuscitation
2014
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
2013
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
2012
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
2012
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
2011
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
2011
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
2010
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
2010
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
2009
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
2008
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
2008
ANZ Journal of Surgery
2007
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
2006
Australasian Radiology
2004
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
2003
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
2003
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
2001
Journal of Clinical Oncology
2000
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Kleinig TJ, Abou-Hamden A, Laidlaw J, Churilov L, Kellner CP, Wu T, Mocco J, Lau H, Adamides A, Kavar B, Dimou J, Cranefield J, McDonald A, Plummer S, Davis S and Campbell BC. Early minimally invasive intracerebral hemorrhage evacuation: a phase 2a feasibility, safety, and promise of surgical efficacy study. pp.4-. doi:10.1136/jnis-2023-020446
Chen, B. Y., Mizrahi, C. J., Yang, Y. & Kavar, B. Locally invasive giant spinal paraganglioma 78 pp. 430-432. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2020.03.034
Kam, J. K., Gan, C., Dimou, S., Awad, M., Kavar, B., Nair, G. & Morokoff, A.. Learning Curve for Robot-Assisted Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement in Thoracolumbar Surgery. 13(6), pp. 920-927. doi:10.31616/asj.2019.0033
Gauden, A., Kavar, B. & Nair, S. Calcifying pseudoneoplasm of the neuraxis: A case report and review of the literature, 70 pp. 257-259. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2019.08.023
Hari, A. & Kavar, B. Rare case of malignant transformation of a solitary spinal osteochondroma into recurrent metastatic chondrosarcoma. 67 pp. 280-288. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2019.05.045
Nambiar, M., Maclsaac, C., Grabinski, R., Liew, D. & Kavar, B. Outcomes of decompressive craniectomy in patients after traumatic brain injury. 17(2), pp. 67-72.
Na, A., Hall, N., Kavar, B. & King, J. Central nervous system lymphoma associated with natalizumab. 21(6), pp. 1068-1070. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2013.10.018
Vivek, V., Kavar, B., Hogg, M., Eisen, D. & Butzkueven, H. Aspergillus arachnoiditis post intrathecal baclofen pump insertion. 20(8), pp. 1159-1160. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2012.08.017
Lekgabe, E. & Kavar, B. Progression and management of superficial siderosis. 19(6), pp. 906-908. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2011.08.029
Nambiar, M. & Kavar, B. Clinical presentation and outcome of patients with intradural spinal cord tumours. 19(2), pp. 262-266. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2011.05.021
Mitchell, R., Dimou, J., Tsui, A. & Kavar, B. Metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma invading an atypical meningioma. 18(12), pp. 1723-1725. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2011.03.019
Dimou, J., Mitchell, R. A., Tsui, A., Kavar, B. & Kaye, A. H.. Metastatic olfactory neuroblastoma invading a radiation-induced meningioma. 18(9), pp. 1249-1251. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2011.01.013
Angsuwat, M., Kavar, B. & Lowe, A. J. Early detection of spinal sepsis. 17(1), pp. 59-63. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2009.02.005
Smith, C. & Kavar, B. Extensive spinal epidural abscess as a complication of Crohn's disease. 17(1), pp. 144-146. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2009.02.038
Zhang, Y. A., Kavar, B. & Drummond, K. J.. Thyroid carcinoma metastasis to the choroid plexus of the lateral ventricle. 16(1), pp. 118-121. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2007.12.012
Plotnik, A. N., Schweder, P., Tsui, A. & Kavar, B. Splenic angiosarcoma metastasis to the brain.15(8), pp. 927-929. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2007.03.028
Mitra, B., Cameron, P. A., Gabbe, B. J., Rosenfeld, J. V. & Kavar, B. Management and hospital outcome of the severely head injured elderly patient. 78(7), pp. 588-592. doi:10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04579.x
Huang, J. G., Kavar, B. & Smith, P. D. Intradural extramedullary spinal spread of oligoastrocytoma. 14(9), pp. 879-882. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2006.06.012
Clare, I., Kavar, B. & Dobie, P. Neuroenteric cyst of the craniocervical junction. 50(1), pp. 59-62. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1673.2005.01535.x
Laidlaw, J., Kavar, B. & Siu, K. Acute atlanto-axial post-operative subluxation following posterior C1/2 fusion. 11(2), pp. 172-178. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2003.07.00
Rosenthal, M., Kavar, B., Uren, S. & Kaye, A. Promising survival in patients with high-grade gliomas following therapy with a novel boronated porphyrin. 10(4), pp. 425-427. doi:10.1016/S0967-5868(03)00062-6
Upjohn, E., Kavar, B., Mitchell, P. & Gonzales, M. Spinal cord ischaemic stroke associated with vertebral body infarction. 10(4), pp. 502-506. doi:10.1016/S0967-5868(03)00095-X
Rosenthal, M., Kavar, B., Hill, J., Morgan, D., Nation, R., Stylli, S., Basser, S., Geldard, H., Green, MD., Kahl,, SB., Kaye, A. Phase I and pharmacokinetic study of photodynamic therapy for high-grade gliomas using a novel boronated porphyrin. 19(2), pp. 519-524. doi:10.1200/JCO.2001.19.2.519
Kavar, B., Rosenfeld, J. & Hutchinson, A.The efficacy of spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain.7(5), pp. 409-413. doi:10.1054/jocn.1999.0225
Neurosurgical Diseases: An Evidence-based Approach to Guide Practice Lai & Gragnaniello Thieme 2020. Trigeminal Neuralgia Chapter
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Brain Tumours - Third Edition Published 2012 - Chapter 43 - Dermoid, epidermoid and neurenteric cysts p 831-848
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Textbook of Surgery: Third Edition - Published 2008 - Chapter 76 - Leg Pain
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High-Grade Gliomas: Diagnosis and Treatment - Published 2007 - Photodynamic Therapy p461-484