Dr Balaji Virassamy
Honorary Conjoint Fellow
The Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology
21 Scholarly works
1 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
Parity and lactation induce T-cell-mediated breast cancer protection
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09713-52025
Journal article
3208O Parity and breastfeeding enhance breast resident CD8 T cell immunity and protect against breast cancer
DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2025.08.7532025
Journal article
Abstract P1-01-02: T cell mediated breast cancer protection following lactation and involution
DOI: 10.1158/1557-3265.sabcs24-p1-01-022024
Journal article
Sustained lymphocyte decreases after treatment for early breast cancer
DOI: 10.1038/s41523-024-00698-42024
Journal article
The anti-cancer immune response in breast cancer: current and emerging biomarkers and treatments
DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2024.02.0082024
Journal article
Towards targeting the breast cancer immune microenvironment
DOI: 10.1038/s41568-024-00714-62023
Research grants (international)
Virtual Cancer Prevention Centre
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2023
Journal article
Combined PARP and WEE1 inhibition triggers anti-tumor immune response in BRCA1/2 wildtype triple-negative breast cancer
DOI: 10.1038/s41523-023-00568-52023
Journal article
Tucatinib promotes immune activation and synergizes with programmed cell death-1 and programmed cell death-ligand 1 inhibition in HER2-positive breast cancer
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad0722023
Thesis / Dissertation
Investigating the molecular characteristics of TILs and the role of tissue-resident memory CD8 T cells in response to immune checkpoint inhibition in breast cancer
2023
Journal article
Intratumoral CD8 T cells with a tissue-resident memory phenotype mediate local immunity and immune checkpoint responses in breast cancer
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.01.004