Richard Scolyer: A few weeks ago, I had another lumbar puncture

Richard Scolyer shared on X/Twitter:

“A few weeks ago, I had another lumbar puncture (LP).  It was the 4th or 5th one I’d had over the past year or so, performed to sample my cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The CSF was analysed mainly for research purposes and was tested in a number of separate research laboratories looking for potential immunotherapy-related biomarkers and biomarkers of glioblastoma recurrence (to help interpret MRI scans). Thanks to interventional radiologist Dr. Tim Shore who did a superb job! No post LP headache this time around! Thanks to everyone in the multidisciplinary team for looking after me so well. And thanks to my family, friends and colleagues for their continued support.”

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Professor Richard Scolyer AO is a Senior Staff Specialist in Tissue Pathology and Diagnostic Oncology at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, and Co-Medical Director at Melanoma Institute Australia. He is also a Conjoint Professor at Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney.

In June 2021, he was appointed Officer of the Order of Australia for his distinguished service in melanoma and skin cancer research. Additionally, he is Vice Chair of the Melanoma Expert Panel for the AJCC Cancer Staging System and co-leads the Australian Melanoma Genome Project.