Overview
Background
Kwun is a Thoracic and Sleep Physician at The Prince Charles Hospital and University of Queensland Thoracic Research Centre (UQTRC). His research interests are focussed on making and translating research discoveries to improving outcomes and the health of people who are affected by lung disease particularly lung cancer screening/early detection and biomarkers. The UQTRC is also passionate at enabling productive collaborations to maximise research impact and scale with contributions to The Cancer Genome Atlas Project, Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes (PCAWG), IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project and others.
Availability
- Professor Kwun Fong is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Research impacts
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in Australia and globally. The prevention, early detection/screening and optimal management of lung cancer will help address the huge burden from lung cancer, enabled by high impact research and addressing stigma and nihilism and the health disparities that exist.
The team at The Prince Charles Hospital and University of Queensland Thoracic Research Centre are passionate, focussed and internationally recognised, leading clinical research in lung cancer in Australia. They are very pleased and privileged to work with patients, families / carers and consumers to make a difference in this awful disease.
Works
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2023
Conference Publication
Biomarkers of lung cancer in never-smokers: Current evidence
Stephens, Edward, Guayco, Jazmin, Lopez-Loo, Kenneth, Marshall, Henry, Yang, Ian and Fong, Kwun (2023). Biomarkers of lung cancer in never-smokers: Current evidence. Australian Lung Cancer Conference 2023, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 15 - 17 February 2023. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley and Sons. doi: 10.1111/resp.14471
2023
Conference Publication
Biomarkers for lung cancer screening-Systematic review
Guayco, Jazmin, Stephens, Edward, Lopez-Loo, Kenneth, Marshall, Henry, Yang, Ian and Fong, Kwun (2023). Biomarkers for lung cancer screening-Systematic review. Australian Lung Cancer Conference 2023, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 15 - 17 February 2023. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley and Sons. doi: 10.1111/resp.14471
2023
Conference Publication
Diagnostic performance of FDG-PET in screen detected lung cancers in the international lung screen trial
McWilliams, Annette, Logan, Jacqueline, Brims, Fraser, Marshall, Henry, Passmore, Linda, Page, Barbara, Stone, Emily, Manser, Renee, Fogarty, Paul, Atkar-Khattra, Sukhinder, Myers, Renelle, Fong, Kwun and Lam, Stephen (2023). Diagnostic performance of FDG-PET in screen detected lung cancers in the international lung screen trial. Australian Lung Cancer Conference 2023, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 15 - 17 February 2023. Hoboken, NJ, United States: Wiley.
2023
Journal Article
Air pollution and lung cancer—A new era
Stephens, Edward K. H., Marshall, Henry M., Chin, Venessa and Fong, Kwun M. (2023). Air pollution and lung cancer—A new era. Respirology, 28 (4), 313-315. doi: 10.1111/resp.14464
2023
Journal Article
The tobacco endgame for the Asia Pacific
Marshall, Henry M., Gartner, Coral E. and Fong, Kwun M. (2023). The tobacco endgame for the Asia Pacific. Respirology, 28 (4), 309-312. doi: 10.1111/resp.14465
2023
Journal Article
Economic impact of using risk models for eligibility selection to the International lung screening Trial
Cressman, Sonya, Weber, Marianne F., Ngo, Preston J., Wade, Stephen, Behar Harpaz, Silvia, Caruana, Michael, Tremblay, Alain, Manser, Renee, Stone, Emily, Atkar-Khattra, Sukhinder, Karikios, Deme, Ho, Cheryl, Fernandes, Aleisha, Yi Weng, Jing, McWilliams, Annette, Myers, Renelle, Mayo, John, Yee, John, Yuan, Ren, Marshall, Henry M., Fong, Kwun M., Lam, Stephen, Canfell, Karen and Tammemägi, Martin C. (2023). Economic impact of using risk models for eligibility selection to the International lung screening Trial. Lung Cancer, 176, 38-45. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2022.12.011
2023
Journal Article
Stage IV lung cancer: the relevance of tumour profile for the construction of prognostic groups
Rami-Porta, Ramón and Fong, Kwun M. (2023). Stage IV lung cancer: the relevance of tumour profile for the construction of prognostic groups. European Respiratory Journal, 61 (2) 2202094, 2202094. doi: 10.1183/13993003.02094-2022
2023
Journal Article
An epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition induced extracellular vesicle prognostic signature in non-small cell lung cancer
Lobb, Richard J., Visan, Kekoolani S., Wu, Li-Ying, Norris, Emma L., Hastie, Marcus L., Everitt, Sarah, Yang, Ian A., Bowman, Rayleen V., Siva, Shankar, Larsen, Jill E., Gorman, Jeffrey J., MacManus, Michael, Leimgruber, Antoine, Fong, Kwun M. and Möller, Andreas (2023). An epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition induced extracellular vesicle prognostic signature in non-small cell lung cancer. Communications biology, 6 (1) 68, 68. doi: 10.1038/s42003-022-04350-4
2022
Journal Article
The clinical journey of patients with a severe exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): from the ambulance to the emergency department to the hospital ward
Sneath, Emily, Tippett, Vivienne, Bowman, Rayleen V., Fong, Kwun M., Hazell, Wayne, Masel, Philip J., Bunting, Denise, Watt, Kerrianne and Yang, Ian A. (2022). The clinical journey of patients with a severe exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): from the ambulance to the emergency department to the hospital ward. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 14 (12), 4601-4613. doi: 10.21037/jtd-22-328
2022
Book Chapter
COPD: the risk of cancer and the impact on cancer care
Yang, Ian A., Shaw, Janet G., Stephens, Edward K.H., Chee, Tian Mun, Duhig, Edwina E., Bowman, Rayleen V., Olive, Gerard N., Marshall, Henry M. and Fong, Kwun M. (2022). COPD: the risk of cancer and the impact on cancer care. Lung diseases and cancer. (pp. 91-104) edited by Peter M.A. Calverley, Miguel Ángel Martínez-García, Mina Gaga and Kwun M. Fong. Sheffield, United Kingdom: European Respiratory Society. doi: 10.1183/2312508x.10018721
2022
Journal Article
Author Correction: Inferring structural variant cancer cell fraction (Nature Communications, (2020), 11, 1, (730), 10.1038/s41467-020-14351-8)
Cmero, Marek, Yuan, Ke, Ong, Cheng Soon, Schröder, Jan, Adams, David J., Anur, Pavana, Beroukhim, Rameen, Boutros, Paul C., Bowtell, David D. L., Campbell, Peter J., Cao, Shaolong, Christie, Elizabeth L., Cun, Yupeng, Dawson, Kevin J., Demeulemeester, Jonas, Dentro, Stefan C., Deshwar, Amit G., Donmez, Nilgun, Drews, Ruben M., Eils, Roland, Fan, Yu, Fittall, Matthew W., Garsed, Dale W., Gerstung, Moritz, Getz, Gad, Gonzalez, Santiago, Ha, Gavin, Haase, Kerstin, Imielinski, Marcin ... von Mering, Christian (2022). Author Correction: Inferring structural variant cancer cell fraction (Nature Communications, (2020), 11, 1, (730), 10.1038/s41467-020-14351-8). Nature Communications, 13 (1) 7568. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-32338-5
2022
Journal Article
Author Correction: Divergent mutational processes distinguish hypoxic and normoxic tumours (Nature Communications, (2020), 11, 1, (737), 10.1038/s41467-019-14052-x)
Bhandari, Vinayak, Li, Constance H., Bristow, Robert G., Boutros, Paul C., Aaltonen, Lauri A., Abascal, Federico, Abeshouse, Adam, Aburatani, Hiroyuki, Adams, David J., Agrawal, Nishant, Ahn, Keun Soo, Ahn, Sung-Min, Aikata, Hiroshi, Akbani, Rehan, Akdemir, Kadir C., Al-Ahmadie, Hikmat, Al-Sedairy, Sultan T., Al-Shahrour, Fatima, Alawi, Malik, Albert, Monique, Aldape, Kenneth, Alexandrov, Ludmil B., Ally, Adrian, Alsop, Kathryn, Alvarez, Eva G., Amary, Fernanda, Amin, Samirkumar B., Aminou, Brice, Ammerpohl, Ole ... von Mering, Christian (2022). Author Correction: Divergent mutational processes distinguish hypoxic and normoxic tumours (Nature Communications, (2020), 11, 1, (737), 10.1038/s41467-019-14052-x). Nature Communications, 13 (1) 7569. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-32339-4
2022
Book Chapter
Interstitial abnormalities from solid and haematological cancers
Mackintosh, John A., Duhig, Edwina E., Reddy, Taryn, Stephens, Edward K.H., Fong, Kwun M. and Yang, Ian A. (2022). Interstitial abnormalities from solid and haematological cancers. Lung diseases and cancer. (pp. 225-240) edited by Miguel Ángel Martínez-García, Mina Gaga, Kwun M. Fong and Peter M.A. Calverley. Sheffield, United Kingdom: European Respiratory Society. doi: 10.1183/2312508x.10020221
2022
Journal Article
Updated cost-effectiveness analysis of lung cancer screening for Australia, capturing differences in the health economic impact of NELSON and NLST outcomes
Behar Harpaz, Silvia, Weber, Marianne F., Wade, Stephen, Ngo, Preston J., Vaneckova, Pavla, Sarich, Peter E. A., Cressman, Sonya, Tammemagi, Martin C., Fong, Kwun, Marshall, Henry, McWilliams, Annette, Zalcberg, John R., Caruana, Michael and Canfell, Karen (2022). Updated cost-effectiveness analysis of lung cancer screening for Australia, capturing differences in the health economic impact of NELSON and NLST outcomes. British Journal of Cancer, 128 (1), 91-101. doi: 10.1038/s41416-022-02026-8
2022
Journal Article
Plasma extracellular vesicle miRNA profiles distinguish chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations and disease severity
O'Farrell, Hannah E., Bowman, Rayleen V., Fong, Kwun M and Yang, Ian A (2022). Plasma extracellular vesicle miRNA profiles distinguish chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations and disease severity. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Volume 17, 2821-2833. doi: 10.2147/copd.s379774
2022
Journal Article
Association of gas diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide with cardiovascular morbidity and survival in a disadvantaged clinical population
Collaro, Andrew J., Chang, Anne B., Marchant, Julie M., Chatfield, Mark D., Dent, Annette, Fong, Kwun M. and McElrea, Margaret S. (2022). Association of gas diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide with cardiovascular morbidity and survival in a disadvantaged clinical population. Lung, 200 (6), 783-792. doi: 10.1007/s00408-022-00580-9
2022
Journal Article
More than meets the eye
Olive, Gerard N., Yang, Ian A., Marshall, Henry, Bowman, Rayleen V. and Fong, Kwun M. (2022). More than meets the eye. European Respiratory Journal, 60 (3) 2200763, 2200763. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00763-2022
2022
Journal Article
Impact of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening on lung cancer-related mortality
Bonney, Asha, Malouf, Reem, Marchal, Corynne, Manners, David, Fong, Kwun M, Marshall, Henry M, Irving, Louis B and Manser, Renée (2022). Impact of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening on lung cancer-related mortality. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2022 (8) CD013829, CD013829. doi: 10.1002/14651858.cd013829.pub2
2022
Journal Article
The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Thymic Epithelial Tumor Staging Project: unresolved issues to be addressed for the next ninth edition of the TNM Classification of Malignant Tumors
Ruffini, Enrico, Rami-Porta, Ramon, Huang, James, Ahmad, Usman, Appel, Sarit, Bille, Andrea, Boubia, Souheil, Brambilla, Cecilia, Cangir, Ayten Kayi, Cilento, Vanessa, Detterbeck, Frank, Falkson, Conrad, Fang, Wentao, Filosso, Pier Luigi, Giaccone, Giuseppe, Girard, Nicolas, Guerrera, Francesco, Infante, Maurizio, Kim, Dong Kwan, Lucchi, Marco, Marino, Mirella, Marom, Edith M., Nicholson, Andrew G., Okumura, Meinoshin, Rimner, Andreas, Simone, Charles B., Asamura, Hisao, Rusch, Valerie, Araujo, Luiz Henrique ... Kim, Hong Kwuan (2022). The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Thymic Epithelial Tumor Staging Project: unresolved issues to be addressed for the next ninth edition of the TNM Classification of Malignant Tumors. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 17 (6), 838-851. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.03.005
2022
Journal Article
Lung cancer screening—marching along … …
Fong, Kwun M., Marshall, Henry M. and Lam, David C. L. (2022). Lung cancer screening—marching along … …. Respirology, 27 (8), 578-580. doi: 10.1111/resp.14295
Funding
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Randomised pragmatic trial of comprehensive tissue sampling enabled by ultrathin bronchoscopic Radial probe EndoBronchial Ultrasound versus CT-guided TransThoracic needle aspiration/biopsy (REBUTT) for evaluation of peripheral pulmonary lesions.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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Doctor Philosophy
Precision medicine in the genomic era: emerging technologies for molecular profiling of lung cancer
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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Master Philosophy
Elastin turnover in the lung microenvironment and its significance in Lung Repair and Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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Doctor Philosophy
Blood biomarkers for lung cancer screening
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang, Associate Professor Henry Marshall
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Master Philosophy
A multivariable prediction model for osteoporotic fracture in a lung cancer screening cohort
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang, Associate Professor Henry Marshall
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Doctor Philosophy
Combined Compressed sensing and machine learning/deep learning methods for rapid MRI
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Henry Marshall, Dr Hongfu Sun, Professor Feng Liu
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Doctor Philosophy
Effectiveness of Non-invasive Ventilation for the treatment of nocturnal hypoventilation in Myotonic Dystrophy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Elizabeth Coulson
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Screening For Biomarkers in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Retrospective cohort studies on the lung cancer secondary care diagnostic pathway: Factors that influence waiting time intervals and patient experience
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating NanoString Technology to Enhance the Molecular Characterisation of Lung Cancer
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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2015
Master Philosophy
Lung cancer in rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Queensland: Awareness and identifying health needs in a cultural context.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
The Queensland Lung Cancer Screening Study
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang, Associate Professor Paul Zimmerman
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Genomic characterisation of asbestos-related lung cancer
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
MOLECULAR MECHANISMS UNDERLYING PROGRESSION OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
MOLECULAR BIOMARKERS IN THORACIC ONCOLOGY
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Aberrant microRNA Expression in Lung Cancer
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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Doctor Philosophy
GENOMIC PROFILING OF TUMOR RECURRENCE IN NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG CARCINOMA
Principal Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluation of Pleural Fluid Extracellular Vesicles for Diagnostic Utility in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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2021
Master Philosophy
The Clinical Journey of Patients with a Severe Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): from the Ambulance to the Emergency Department to the Hospital Ward
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic applications of extracellular vesicles in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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2019
Master Philosophy
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for patients with chronic lung disease and psychological comorbidities undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
The response of human bronchial epithelial cells to outdoor air pollution: Interventions to protect the diseased lung against diesel emission exposure
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
The Role of Exhaled Breath Analysis in the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Lung Diseases
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Fielding, Professor Ian Yang, Associate Professor Paul Zimmerman
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2012
Master Philosophy
Genetic influences on right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang, Associate Professor Paul Zimmerman
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2002
Doctor Philosophy
MOLECULAR INFLUENCES ON AIRWAYS DISEASE PATHOGENESIS, SUSCEPTIBILITY AND TREATMENT.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Paul Zimmerman
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