Teresa Petrella, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest papers

Evaluating the clinical utility and impact on healthcare utilization of serial troponin T monitoring in gynecologic cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors - A single centre experience.
Gynecologic oncology · 2026
Serial Measurements of Left Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Function by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Early Stage Breast Cancer on Trastuzumab.
The American journal of cardiology · 2019
The clinical significance of indeterminate pulmonary nodules in melanoma patients at baseline and during follow-up chest CT.
European journal of radiology open · 2019

All 7 publications

Latest funding

A Multi-Province Approach to Real World Evidence Development for Cancer Drugs: A Case Study of Melanoma
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$98,925

All 1 grants and awards

7 publications.

01

Evaluating the clinical utility and impact on healthcare utilization of serial troponin T monitoring in gynecologic cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors - A single centre experience.

Fernandes I, Sachdeva A, Tavangar F, Lafreniere M, Yip P, Petrella T, Thavendiranathan P, MacKay H

Gynecologic oncology20262 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2025.12.003 PMID: 41380303

02

Serial Measurements of Left Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Function by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Early Stage Breast Cancer on Trastuzumab.

Song L, Brezden-Masley C, Ramanan V, Ghugre N, Barfett JJ, Chan KKW, Haq R, Petrella T, Dhir V, Jimenez-Juan L, Chacko BR, Kotha V, Connelly KA, Yan AT

The American journal of cardiology201926 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.12.046 PMID: 30683420

03

The clinical significance of indeterminate pulmonary nodules in melanoma patients at baseline and during follow-up chest CT.

Soliman M, Petrella T, Tyrrell P, Wright F, Look Hong NJ, Lu H, Zezos P, Jimenez-Juan L, Oikonomou A

European journal of radiology open201912 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.ejro.2019.02.003 PMID: 30805420

04

Motivation and preferences of exercise programmes in patients with inoperable metastatic lung cancer: a need assessment

Kartolo A, Cheng S, Petrella T

Supportive Care in Cancer201629 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00520-015-2767-9

05

Cost-effectiveness analysis of staging strategies in patients with regionally metastatic melanoma.

Look Hong NJ, Petrella T, Chan K

Journal of surgical oncology201514 citations

DOI: 10.1002/jso.23833 PMID: 25422047

06

Pericardial effusion and tamponade following interferon alpha treatment for locally advanced melanoma.

Rauw J, Ahmed S, Petrella T

Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England)2012Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s12032-011-9935-7 PMID: 21499929

07

Impact of biomarkers on clinical trial risk in breast cancer.

Parker JL, Lushina N, Bal PS, Petrella T, Dent R, Lopes G

Breast cancer research and treatment2012

DOI: 10.1007/s10549-012-2247-6 PMID: 23007573

A Multi-Province Approach to Real World Evidence Development for Cancer Drugs: A Case Study of Melanoma

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Catalyst Grant: Health Services and Economics Research in Cancer Control

Principal investigators: Chan, Kelvin K; Sherar, Michael D; Isaranuwatchai, Wanrudee; Peacock, Stuart J

Keywords: Health Technology Assessment; Real World Evidence

$98,925

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Department of Medicine
Department of Surgery
Department of Medical Imaging
Staff Physician, Division of Surgical Oncology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Department of Oncology
Department of Medical Biophysics
Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Petrella, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Evaluating the clinical utility and impact on healthcare utilization of serial troponin T monitoring in gynecologic cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors - A single centre experience." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]