Melanoma and Skin Cancer Trials - MASC Trials

Melanoma and Skin Cancer Trials - MASC Trials Conquering melanoma and skin cancer through clinical trials We aim to make our clinical trials accessible to all Australians, no matter where they live.

Melanoma and Skin Cancer Trials (MASC Trials) specialises in investigator-initiated melanoma and skin cancer research. We work collaboratively with world-leading researchers to deliver clinical trials that improve melanoma and skin cancer outcomes. Since 1999, the high-quality evidence published from our trials has changed clinical practice to impact the lives of patients and improve how doctors prevent, diagnose and treat melanoma and skin cancer. Our network of over 2,250 healthcare professionals and consumers spans all Australian metropolitan cities and many regional towns, with trials currently running at 111 institutions around the world. To learn about our research, including clinical trials that are currently enrolling participants, visit our website: https://www.masc.org.au/

We wrapped up an impactful day in Wellington at the New Zealand Skin Cancer Prevention and Early Detection parliamentary...
11/11/2025

We wrapped up an impactful day in Wellington at the New Zealand Skin Cancer Prevention and Early Detection parliamentary event. It was a privilege to meet Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour, Health Minister Simeon Brown, MP Todd Stephenson, MP Sam Uffindel, who shared a personal connection to melanoma, and Hon Peeni Henare MP.

We were joined by incredible advocates and experts, including Dr Bronwen McNoe (University of Otago), Racheal Neumann (Cancer Society NZ), Andrea Newland (Melanoma New Zealand), Katrina Patterson, and Dr Susan Seifried (Skin Cancer New Zealand).
Special thanks to Dr Dirk Venter for opening the event and Victoria Beedle for organising on behalf of the Skin Cancer College Australasia.

Together, we’re driving awareness and calling for greater investment in prevention and early detection to tackle one of New Zealand’s most pressing health challenges.

🌞 This morning in Wellington | Honoured to attend the New Zealand Skin Cancer Prevention and Early Detection parliamenta...
10/11/2025

🌞 This morning in Wellington | Honoured to attend the New Zealand Skin Cancer Prevention and Early Detection parliamentary event, hosted by the Skin Cancer College Australasia.

With New Zealand’s high incidence of skin cancer, today’s gathering is a vital opportunity to connect with our New Zealand colleagues and parliamentarians — to raise awareness, strengthen prevention and early detection strategies, and explore new research opportunities that can drive meaningful change.

Looking forward to insightful conversations and collaborative action.

🎉 Thank you to Ideaya Biosciences for your valued support as Gold Sponsor of the 2025 AOMA Virtual Summit.Your partnersh...
10/11/2025

🎉 Thank you to Ideaya Biosciences for your valued support as Gold Sponsor of the 2025 AOMA Virtual Summit.

Your partnership helped deliver a truly collaborative event—bringing together clinicians, researchers, patients, and consumers to advance ocular melanoma care and research.

🎓 Missed the live event? Register now for early access to session recordings:

🔗 https://www.masc.org.au/aoma-summit-2025/

🎉 Thank you, Medison Pharma Australia!We’re incredibly grateful for your generous support as Platinum Sponsor of the 202...
10/11/2025

🎉 Thank you, Medison Pharma Australia!

We’re incredibly grateful for your generous support as Platinum Sponsor of the 2025 Australasian Ocular Melanoma Alliance (AOMA) Virtual Summit, held on Saturday 8 November.

Thanks to your contribution, the summit was a great success—bringing together clinicians, researchers, and advocates to advance ocular melanoma care and research.

📚 CPD accredited by Optometry Australia and the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board, New Zealand

🎓 If you couldn’t attend the live meeting, we still encourage you to register to gain early access to the session videos.

🔗 Register for free: https://www.masc.org.au/aoma-summit-2025/

Don’t forget to join us at the 2025 AOMA Virtual Summit tomorrow!Visit the AOMA Virtual Summit website for the program a...
07/11/2025

Don’t forget to join us at the 2025 AOMA Virtual Summit tomorrow!

Visit the AOMA Virtual Summit website for the program and to learn about the speakers. You can watch from anywhere in the world, and if you can’t watch the event live, then register for early access to the session videos.

📅 Saturday, 8 November

Register now: https://www.masc.org.au/aoma-summit-2025/

This event has Continuing Professional Development (CPD) accreditation from:
👁️ Optometry Australia https://www.optometry.org.au/institute-of-excellence/cpd-events/2025-australasian-ocular-melanoma-alliance-aoma-virtual-summit/
👁️ Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board https://odob.health.nz/site/events and search for the event name ‘AOMA’. Please email your ODOB registration number to hello@masc.org.au.

🚨 It’s the final day of Fred’s trek—let’s rally behind him!Time is running out to make a difference in the lives of ocul...
06/11/2025

🚨 It’s the final day of Fred’s trek—let’s rally behind him!

Time is running out to make a difference in the lives of ocular melanoma patients. Your support today can have a huge impact on people like Rachel and her family.

Rachel’s father, Fred, is completing a challenging trek in New Zealand to raise funds for the Australasian Ocular Melanoma Alliance (AOMA). Funding is urgently needed to help researchers develop new treatments and clinical trials for ocular melanoma patients.

🙏 Donate here:
https://melanoma-and-skin-cancer-trials.grassrootz.com/melanoma-and-skin-cancer-trials-nz-trek/fred-taweel

📢Earn CPD hours from attending the 2025 AOMA Summit, on this Saturday! The live event has been accredited for Continuing...
06/11/2025

📢Earn CPD hours from attending the 2025 AOMA Summit, on this Saturday!

The live event has been accredited for Continuing Professional Development and you can earn up to:
👁️ 4.25 CPD hours from Optometry Australia https://www.optometry.org.au/institute-of-excellence/cpd-events/2025-australasian-ocular-melanoma-alliance-aoma-virtual-summit/
👁️ 4.25 CPD credits from the and dispensing https://odob.health.nz/site/events and search for the event ‘AOMA’. Please email your ODOB registration number to hello@masc.org.au.

The program will provide optometrists with valuable insights into the latest research and therapeutic advances for ocular melanoma. Consumers will also share their lived experiences, which often begin with a visit to their local optometrist.

Register for free: https://www.masc.org.au/aoma-summit-2025/

You can also access the 2025 Australasian Ocular Melanoma Alliance (AOMA) Virtual Summit videos AFTER the event, but you still need to register so we can let you know where and when to access the videos. You can then watch all the sessions or only the videos you are interested in at your convenience.

👁️ Want to hear the latest developments in ocular melanoma research but already have plans for Saturday 8 November? Or d...
06/11/2025

👁️ Want to hear the latest developments in ocular melanoma research but already have plans for Saturday 8 November? Or do you live outside of Australia and the time zone difference doesn’t match your schedule?

You can access the 2025 Australasian Ocular Melanoma Alliance (AOMA) Virtual Summit videos AFTER the event, but you still need to register so we can let you know where and when to access the videos. You can then watch all the sessions or only the videos you are interested in at your convenience.

If you have the opportunity to attend our LIVE EVENT, you can:
🗣️ Ask questions and interact with our experts and consumers
🗣️ Earn Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours from Optometry Australia https://www.optometry.org.au/institute-of-excellence/cpd-events/2025-australasian-ocular-melanoma-alliance-aoma-virtual-summit/
🗣️ Earn CPD credits from the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board of New Zealand https://odob.health.nz/site/events and search for the event name ‘AOMA’. Please email your ODOB registration number to hello@masc.org.au.

Watching the event live on Saturday 8 November guarantees you won’t miss out on any of the latest ocular melanoma discoveries.

Register for free: https://www.masc.org.au/aoma-summit-2025/

Dr Malaka Ameratunga is a consultant medical oncologist at the Alfred Hospital where he is the Head of Molecular Oncolog...
05/11/2025

Dr Malaka Ameratunga is a consultant medical oncologist at the Alfred Hospital where he is the Head of Molecular Oncology and Rare Cancers. He completed his PhD on tumour evolution in melanoma in 2023 and has clinical interests in neuro-oncology, rare cancers and drug development.

🗣️ Join Dr Ameratunga live at the 2025 AOMA Virtual Summit for their talk: ‘Uveal melanoma: Australian treatment landscape’
📅 Saturday, 8 November

Register for free: https://www.masc.org.au/aoma-summit-2025/

This event has Continuing Professional Development (CPD) accreditation from:
👁️ Optometry Australia https://www.optometry.org.au/institute-of-excellence/cpd-events/2025-australasian-ocular-melanoma-alliance-aoma-virtual-summit/
👁️ Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board, New Zealand Events - Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board New Zealand and search for the event name ‘AOMA’

Dr Sarah Li is a radiation oncology registrar at Radiation Oncology Princess Alexandra Hospital Raymond Terrace (ROPART)...
04/11/2025

Dr Sarah Li is a radiation oncology registrar at Radiation Oncology Princess Alexandra Hospital Raymond Terrace (ROPART) in Brisbane. Her ocular oncology research interest is the treatment of choroidal melanoma using Ruthenium-106 eye plaque brachytherapy.

🗣️ Join Dr Li live at the 2025 AOMA Virtual Summit for their talk: ‘Eye Plaque Brachytherapy treatment in Australia’s Sunshine State’

📅 Saturday, 8 November

Register for free: https://www.masc.org.au/aoma-summit-2025/

This event has Continuing Professional Development (CPD) accreditation from:
👁️ Optometry Australia https://www.optometry.org.au/institute-of-excellence/cpd-events/2025-australasian-ocular-melanoma-alliance-aoma-virtual-summit/
👁️ Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board, New Zealand Events - Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board New Zealand and search for the event name ‘AOMA’

Dr Vivian Chua, is a Vice Chancellor’s Research Fellow and lead of Cancer Cell Biology within the Centre for Precision H...
04/11/2025

Dr Vivian Chua, is a Vice Chancellor’s Research Fellow and lead of Cancer Cell Biology within the Centre for Precision Health at Edith Cowan University (ECU), Perth, Western Australia. Vivian obtained her PhD at the University of Western Australia and has been contributing to understanding ocular melanoma since 2015 as a postdoctoral research trainee under the mentorship of Prof Andrew Aplin at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA. She returned to Australia in 2024 to establish her independent research group at ECU to study ocular melanoma. Her research focuses on mechanisms of resistance to therapies and the role of BAP1 mutations in the metastasis of ocular melanoma.

🗣️ Join Dr Chua live at the 2025 AOMA Virtual Summit for their talk: ‘Identifying the roles of BAP1 in uveal melanoma’
📅 Saturday, 8 November

Register for free: https://www.masc.org.au/aoma-summit-2025/

This event has Continuing Professional Development (CPD) accreditation from:
👁️ Optometry Australia https://www.optometry.org.au/institute-of-excellence/cpd-events/2025-australasian-ocular-melanoma-alliance-aoma-virtual-summit/
👁️ Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board, New Zealand Events - Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board New Zealand and search for the event name ‘AOMA’

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