Dr Rebecca Roylance
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Professional background
Dr Rebecca Roylance is a medical oncologist specialising in the medical management of breast cancer, and is an honorary associate professor at UCL.
After qualifying from St Georges Hospital Medical School, she completed medical oncology training at UCLH and the Royal Free Hospital. She undertook a PhD at Imperial Cancer Research Fund (now Cancer Research UK) investigating the genetics of breast cancer before completing her specialist oncology training whilst a Cancer Research UK Clinician Scientist. Her laboratory work during this time continued at Cancer Research UK and focussed on the specific genetic changes occurring in low grade breast cancer. On completing her training she was awarded a HEFCE senior clinical fellowship and took up a consultant post at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, while continuing research into the genetic susceptibility of pre-invasive breast cancer and increasing her interest in translational work and clinical trials.
In 2015 she took up her current post as consultant oncologist at UCLH, where she is now the clinical lead for oncology.
She is active in clinical trials and sits on the Yorkshire Cancer Research Advisory Board. She is a senior medical editor for Macmillan.
She is currently the breast pathway director for the North Central London Cancer Alliance, having been the pathway director for London Cancer since 2012, the Integrated Cancer System for North Central and East London whose aims were to improve patient experience, and outcomes and increase recruitment to clinical trials.
Specialties
Research interests
Her clinical and research interests are solely in the field of breast cancer. She is active in clinical research from early phase trials through to late phase.
She leads on a number of breast cancer clinical trials both as chief and principle investigator.
She is a member of a number of clinical trial management groups.
Nationally she has been a member of the NCRI breast clinical studies group and is a member of the metastatic breast cancer subgroup.
Publications
70 publications in peer reviewed publications
Selection from last 5 years:
Breast Cancer Polygenic Risk Score and Contralateral Breast Cancer Risk.
Kramer I, Hooning MJ, Mavaddat N, Hauptmann M, Keeman R, Steyerberg EW, Giardiello D, Antoniou AC, Pharoah PDP, Canisius S, Abu-Ful Z, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Aronson KJ, Augustinsson A, Becher H, Beckmann MW, Behrens S, Benitez J, Bermisheva M, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Bonanni B, Brauch H, Bremer M, Brucker SY, Burwinkel B, Castelao JE, Chan TL, Chang-Claude J, Chanock SJ, Chenevix-Trench G, Choi JY, Clarke CL; NBCS Collaborators, Collée JM, Couch FJ, Cox A, Cross SS, Czene K, Daly MB, Devilee P, Dörk T, Dos-Santos-Silva I, Dunning AM, Dwek M, Eccles DM, Evans DG, Fasching PA, Flyger H, Gago-Dominguez M, García-Closas M, García-Sáenz JA, Giles GG, Goldgar DE, González-Neira A, Haiman CA, Håkansson N, Hamann U, Hartman M, Heemskerk-Gerritsen BAM, Hollestelle A, Hopper JL, Hou MF, Howell A; ABCTB Investigators; kConFab Investigators, Ito H, Jakimovska M, Jakubowska A, Janni W, John EM, Jung A, Kang D, Kets CM, Khusnutdinova E, Ko YD, Kristensen VN, Kurian AW, Kwong A, Lambrechts D, Le Marchand L, Li J, Lindblom A, Lubiński J, Mannermaa A, Manoochehri M, Margolin S, Matsuo K, Mavroudis D, Meindl A, Milne RL, Mulligan AM, Muranen TA, Neuhausen SL, Nevanlinna H, Newman WG, Olshan AF, Olson JE, Olsson H, Park-Simon TW, Peto J, Petridis C, Plaseska-Karanfilska D, Presneau N, Pylkäs K, Radice P, Rennert G, Romero A, Roylance R, Saloustros E, Sawyer EJ, Schmutzler RK, Schwentner L, Scott C, See MH, Shah M, Shen CY, Shu XO, Siesling S, Slager S, Sohn C, Southey MC, Spinelli JJ, Stone J, Tapper WJ, Tengström M, Teo SH, Terry MB, Tollenaar RAEM, Tomlinson I, Troester MA, Vachon CM, van Ongeval C, van Veen EM, Winqvist R, Wolk A, Zheng W, Ziogas A, Easton DF, Hall P, Schmidt MK. Am J Hum Genet. 2020 Nov 5;107(5):837-848.
Circulating tumour DNA analysis to direct therapy in advanced breast cancer (plasmaMATCH): a multicentre, multicohort, phase 2a, platform trial.
Turner NC, Kingston B, Kilburn LS, Kernaghan S, Wardley AM, Macpherson IR, Baird RD, Roylance R, Stephens P, Oikonomidou O, Braybrooke JP, Tuthill M, Abraham J, Winter MC, Bye H, Hubank M, Gevensleben H, Cutts R, Snowdon C, Rea D, Cameron D, Shaaban A, Randle K, Martin S, Wilkinson K, Moretti L, Bliss JM, Ring A.Lancet Oncol. 2020 Oct;21(10):1296-1308. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30444-7.
Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in Previously Treated HER2-Positive Breast Cancer.Modi S, Saura C, Yamashita T, Park YH, Kim SB, Tamura K, Andre F, Iwata H, Ito Y, Tsurutani J, Sohn J, Denduluri N, Perrin C, Aogi K, Tokunaga E, Im SA, Lee KS, Hurvitz SA, Cortes J, Lee C, Chen S, Zhang L, Shahidi J, Yver A, Krop I; DESTINY-Breast01 Investigators.N Engl J Med. 2020 Feb 13;382(7):610-621. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1914510. Epub 2019 Dec 11.
Homologous recombination DNA repair deficiency and PARP inhibition activity in primary triple negative breast cancer.
Chopra N, Tovey H, Pearson A, Cutts R, Toms C, Proszek P, Hubank M, Dowsett M, Dodson A, Daley F, Kriplani D, Gevensleben H, Davies HR, Degasperi A, Roylance R, Chan S, Tutt A, Skene A, Evans A, Bliss JM, Nik-Zainal S, Turner NC.Nat Commun. 2020 May 29;11(1):2662. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-16142-7.
Petridis C, Arora I, Shah V, Moss CL, Mera A, Clifford A, Gillett C, Pinder SE, Tomlinson I, Roylance R, Simpson MA, Sawyer EJ Frequency of Pathogenic Germline Variants in CDH1, BRCA2, CHEK2, PALB2, BRCA1 and TP53 in Sporadic Lobular Breast Cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2019 Jul;28(7):1162-1168
Battisti NML, Kingston B, King J, Denton A, Waters S, Sita-Lumsden A, Rehman F, Stavraka C, Kristeleit H, Sawyer E, Houghton D, Davidson N, Howell S, Choy J, Harper P, Roylance R, Fharat R, Mohammed K, Ring A, Johnston S.Palbociclib and endocrine therapy in heavily pretreated hormone receptor-positive HER2-negative advanced breast cancer: the UK Compassionate Access Programme experience. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2019 174(3):731-740
Escala-Garcia M, Guo Q, et al Genome-wide association study of germline variants and breast cancer-specific mortality. Br J Cancer. 2019 Mar;120(6):647-657
Tutt A, Tovey H, Cheang MCU, Kernaghan S, Kilburn L, Gazinska P, Owen J, Abraham J, Barrett S, Barrett-Lee P, Brown R, Chan S, Dowsett M, Flanagan JM, Fox L, Grigoriadis A, Gutin A, Harper-Wynne C, Hatton MQ, Hoadley KA, Parikh J, Parker P, Perou CM, Roylance R, Shah V, Shaw A, Smith IE, Timms KM, Wardley AM, Wilson G, Gillett C, Lanchbury JS, Ashworth A, Rahman N, Harries M, Ellis P, Pinder SE, Bliss JM. Carboplatin in BRCA1/2-mutated and triple-negative breast cancer BRCAness subgroups: the TNT Trial. Nat Med. 2018 May;24(5):628-637.
Duncan M, Korszun A, White P, Eva G; SURECAN investigators Qualitative analysis of feasibility of recruitment and retention in a planned randomised controlled trial of a psychosocial cancer intervention within the NHS. Trials. 2018 Jun 22;19(1):327.
Masannat YA, Husain E, Roylance R, Heys SD, Carder PJ, Ali H, Maurice Y, Pinder SE, Sawyer E, Shaaban AM Pleomorphic LCIS what do we know? A UK multicenter audit of pleomorphic lobular carcinoma in situ. Breast. 2018 Apr;38:120-124. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2017.12.011. Epub 2018 Jan 5.
Duncan M, Moschopoulou E, Herrington E, Deane J, Roylance R, Jones L, Bourke L, Morgan A, Chalder T, Thaha MA, Taylor SC, Korszun A, White PD, Bhui K; SURECAN Investigators Review of systematic reviews of non-pharmacological interventions to improve quality of life in cancer survivors. BMJ Open. 2017 Nov 28;7(11):e015860. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-015860. Review.
Martin M, Holmes FA, Ejlertsen B, Delaloge S, Moy B, Iwata H, von Minckwitz G, Chia SKL, Mansi J, Barrios CH, Gnant M, Tomašević Z, Denduluri N, Šeparović R, Gokmen E, Bashford A, Ruiz Borrego M, Kim SB, Jakobsen EH, Ciceniene A, Inoue K, Overkamp F, Heijns JB, Armstrong AC, Link JS, Joy AA, Bryce R, Wong A, Moran S, Yao B, Xu F, Auerbach A, Buyse M, Chan A; ExteNET Study Group. Neratinib after trastuzumab-based adjuvant therapy in HER2-positive breast cancer (ExteNET): 5-year analysis of a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2017 Dec;18(12):1688-1700. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30717-9. Epub 2017 Nov 13
Duncan M, Deane J, White PD, Ridge D, Roylance R, Korszun A, Chalder T, Bhui KS, Thaha MA, Bourke L; SURECAN investigators A survey to determine usual care after cancer treatment within the United Kingdom national health service. BMC Cancer. 2017 Mar 11;17(1):186
Shah V, Nowinski S, Levi D, Shinomiya I, Kebaier Ep Chaabouni N, Gillett C, Grigoriadis A, Graham TA, Roylance R, Simpson MA, Pinder SE, Sawyer EJ PIK3CA mutations are common in lobular carcinoma in situ, but are not a biomarker of progression. Breast Cancer Res. 2017;19(1):7.
Beeken RJ, Croker H, Heinrich M, Smith L, Williams K, Hackshaw A, Hines J, Machesney M, Krishnaswamy M, Cavanagh S, Roylance R, Hill A, Pritchard-Jones K, Wardle J, Fisher A Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of brief, habit-based, lifestyle advice for cancer survivors: exploring behavioural outcomes for the Advancing Survivorship Cancer Outcomes Trial (ASCOT).. BMJ Open. 2016 Nov 23;6(11):e011646. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011646.
Kiechl S, Schramek D, Widschwendter M, Fourkala EO, Zaikin A, Jones A, Jaeger B, Rack B, Janni W, Scholz C, Willeit J, Weger S, Mayr A, Teschendorff A, Rosenthal A, Fraser L, Philpott S, Dubeau L, Keshtgar M, Roylance R, Jacobs IJ, Menon U, Schett G, Penninger JM. Aberrant regulation of RANKL/OPG in women at high risk of developing breast cancer. Oncotarget. 2017 8(3):3811-3825
Vuylsteke P, Huizing M, Petrakova K, Roylance R, Laing R, Chan S, Abell F, Gendreau S, Rooney I, Apt D, Zhou J, Singel S, Fehrenbacher L Pictilisib PI3Kinase inhibitor (a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase [PI3K] inhibitor) plus paclitaxel for the treatment of hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative, locally recurrent, or metastatic breast cancer: interim analysis of the multicentre, placebo-controlled, phase II randomised PEGGY study. Ann Oncol. 2016 Aug 29. pii: mdw320.
Petridis C, Brook MN, Shah V, Kohut K, Gorman P, Caneppele M, Levi D, Papouli E, Orr N, Cox A, Cross SS, Dos-Santos-Silva I, Peto J, Swerdlow A, Schoemaker MJ, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dennis J, Michailidou K, Benitez J, González-Neira A, Tessier DC, Vincent D, Li J, Figueroa J, Kristensen V, Borresen-Dale AL, Soucy P, Simard J, Milne RL, Giles GG, Margolin S, Lindblom A, Brüning T, Brauch H, Southey MC, Hopper JL, Dörk T, Bogdanova NV, Kabisch M, Hamann U, Schmutzler RK, Meindl A, Brenner H, Arndt V, Winqvist R, Pylkäs K, Fasching PA, Beckmann MW, Lubinski J, Jakubowska A, Mulligan AM, Andrulis IL, Tollenaar RA, Devilee P, Le Marchand L, Haiman CA, Mannermaa A, Kosma VM, Radice P, Peterlongo P, Marme F, Burwinkel B, van Deurzen CH, Hollestelle A, Miller N, Kerin MJ, Lambrechts D, Floris G, Wesseling J, Flyger H, Bojesen SE, Yao S, Ambrosone CB, Chenevix-Trench G, Truong T, Guénel P, Rudolph A, Chang-Claude J, Nevanlinna H, Blomqvist C, Czene K, Brand JS, Olson JE, Couch FJ, Dunning AM, Hall P, Easton DF, Pharoah PD, Pinder SE, Schmidt MK, Tomlinson I, Roylance R, García-Closas M, Sawyer EJ. Genetic predisposition to ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast.Breast Cancer Res. 2016 Feb 17;18(1):22
Spurrell E, Wilson P, Gallagher C, Slater S, Roylance R. Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer in Older Women. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol). 2016 Aug;28(8):542.
Jamal-Hanjani M, A'Hern R, Birkbak NJ, Gorman P, Grönroos E, et al. Extreme chromosomal instability forecasts improved outcome in ER-negative breast cancer: a prospective validation cohort study from the TACT trial. Ann Oncol. 2015 Jul;26(7):1340-6
Earl HM, Hiller L, Dunn JA, Blenkinsop C, Grybowicz L, et al. Efficacy of neoadjuvant bevacizumab added to docetaxel followed by fluorouracil, epirubicin, and cyclophosphamide, for women with HER2-negative early breast cancer (ARTemis): an open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2015 Jun;16(6):656-66.
Palles C, Chegwidden L, Li X, Findlay JM, Farnham G, Giner FC, Peppelenbosch MP, Kovac M, Adams CL, Prenen H, Briggs S, Harrison R, Sanders S, MacDonald D, Haigh C, Tucker A, Love S, Nanji M, deCaestecker J, Ferry D, Rathbone B, Hapeshi J, Barr H, Zietek B, Maroo N, Gay L, Underwood T, Boulter L, McMurtry H, Monk D, Patel P, Ragunath K, Al Dulaimi D, Murray I, Koss K, Veitch A, Trudgill N, Nwokolo C, Rembacken B, Atherfold P, Green E, Ang Y, Kuipers EJ, Chow W, Paterson S, Kadri S, Beales I, Grimley C, Mullins P, Beckett C, Farrant M, Dixon A, Kelly S, Johnson M, Wajed S, Dhar A, Sawyer E, Roylance R, Onstad L, Gammon MD, Corley DA, Shaheen NJ, Bird NC, Hardie LJ, Reid BJ, Ye W, Liu G, Romero Y, Bernstein L, Wu AH, Casson AG, Fitzgerald R, Whiteman DC, Risch HA, Levine DM, Vaughan TL, Verhaar AP, van den Brande J, Toxopeus EL, Spaander MC, Wijnhoven BP, van der Laan LJ, Krishnadath K, Wijmenga C, Trynka G, McManus R, Reynolds JV, O'Sullivan J, MacMathuna P, McGarrigle SA, Kelleher D, Vermeire S, Cleynen I, Bisschops R, Tomlinson I, Jankowski J.Polymorphisms Near TBX5 and GDF7 Are Associated With Increased Risk for Barrett's Esophagus. Gastroenterology. 2015 148(2):367-7