Professor Kwun Fong
Professor

Kwun Fong

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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

Cardiovascular medicine and haematology Clinical sciences Oncology and carcinogenesis

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.

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438 works between 1986 and 2025
All (438) Journal Article (292) Book Chapter (17) Conference Publication (121) Other Outputs (7) Edited Outputs (1)

61 - 80 of 438 works

2021

Journal Article

Associations between lung function and future cardiovascular morbidity and overall mortality in a predominantly First Nations population: a cohort study

Collaro, Andrew J., Chang, Anne B., Marchant, Julie M., Chatfield, Mark D., Dent, Annette, Blake, Tamara, Mawn, Patsi, Fong, Kwun and McElrea, Margaret S (2021). Associations between lung function and future cardiovascular morbidity and overall mortality in a predominantly First Nations population: a cohort study. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 13 100188, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100188

Associations between lung function and future cardiovascular morbidity and overall mortality in a predominantly First Nations population: a cohort study

2021

Journal Article

Lung cancer treatment patterns and factors relating to systemic therapy use in Australia

Ngo, Preston, Goldsbury, David E., Karikios, Deme, Yap, Sarsha, Yap, Mei Ling, Egger, Sam, O'Connell, Dianne L., Ball, David, Fong, Kwun M., Pavlakis, Nick, Rankin, Nicole M., Vinod, Shalini, Canfell, Karen and Weber, Marianne F. (2021). Lung cancer treatment patterns and factors relating to systemic therapy use in Australia. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 18 (5) ajco.13637, e235-e246. doi: 10.1111/ajco.13637

Lung cancer treatment patterns and factors relating to systemic therapy use in Australia

2021

Journal Article

Determinants and Follow-up of Lung Function Data from a Predominantly First Nations Cohort of Adults Referred to Specialist Respiratory Outreach Clinics in Regional and Remote Queensland

Collaro, Andrew J., Chang, Anne B., Marchant, Julie M., Chatfield, Mark D., Dent, Annette, Blake, Tamara, Mawn, Patsi, Fong, Kwun and McElrea, Margaret S. (2021). Determinants and Follow-up of Lung Function Data from a Predominantly First Nations Cohort of Adults Referred to Specialist Respiratory Outreach Clinics in Regional and Remote Queensland. Lung, 199 (4), 417-425. doi: 10.1007/s00408-021-00453-7

Determinants and Follow-up of Lung Function Data from a Predominantly First Nations Cohort of Adults Referred to Specialist Respiratory Outreach Clinics in Regional and Remote Queensland

2021

Journal Article

Alternative methods for local ablation—interventional pulmonology: a narrative review

Olive, Gerard, Yung, Rex, Marshall, Henry and Fong, Kwun M. (2021). Alternative methods for local ablation—interventional pulmonology: a narrative review. Translational Lung Cancer Research, 10 (7), 3432-3445. doi: 10.21037/tlcr-20-1185

Alternative methods for local ablation—interventional pulmonology: a narrative review

2021

Journal Article

Plasma extracellular vesicle miRNAs can identify lung cancer, current smoking status, and stable COPD

O’Farrell, Hannah E., Bowman, Rayleen V., Fong, Kwun M. and Yang, Ian A. (2021). Plasma extracellular vesicle miRNAs can identify lung cancer, current smoking status, and stable COPD. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22 (11) 5803, 1-19. doi: 10.3390/ijms22115803

Plasma extracellular vesicle miRNAs can identify lung cancer, current smoking status, and stable COPD

2021

Journal Article

A G316A polymorphism in the ornithine decarboxylase gene promoter modulates mycn‐driven childhood neuroblastoma

Gamble, Laura D., Purgato, Stefania, Henderson, Michelle J., Di Giacomo, Simone, Russell, Amanda J., Pigini, Paolo, Murray, Jayne, Valli, Emanuele, Milazzo, Giorgio, Giorgi, Federico M., Cowley, Mark, Ashton, Lesley J., Bhalshankar, Jaydutt, Schleiermacher, Gudrun, Rihani, Ali, Van Maerken, Tom, Vandesompele, Jo, Speleman, Frank, Versteeg, Rogier, Koster, Jan, Eggert, Angelika, Noguera, Rosa, Stallings, Raymond L., Tonini, Gian Paolo, Fong, Kwun, Vaksman, Zalman, Diskin, Sharon J., Maris, John M., London, Wendy B. ... Haber, Michelle (2021). A G316A polymorphism in the ornithine decarboxylase gene promoter modulates mycn‐driven childhood neuroblastoma. Cancers, 13 (8) 1807, 1807. doi: 10.3390/cancers13081807

A G316A polymorphism in the ornithine decarboxylase gene promoter modulates mycn‐driven childhood neuroblastoma

2021

Journal Article

Postoperative adjuvant EGFR-TKIs for resected EGFR-mutant NSCLC-opportunities and obstacles

Parris, Brielle A., Leong, Steven, Marshall, Henry, Yang, Ian A., Bowman, Rayleen V. and Fong, Kwun M. (2021). Postoperative adjuvant EGFR-TKIs for resected EGFR-mutant NSCLC-opportunities and obstacles. Annals of Translational Medicine, 9 (7) 586, 1-5. doi: 10.21037/atm-2020-133

Postoperative adjuvant EGFR-TKIs for resected EGFR-mutant NSCLC-opportunities and obstacles

2021

Journal Article

Improving lung health in low-income and middle-income countries: from challenges to solutions

Meghji, Jamilah, Mortimer, Kevin, Agusti, Alvar, Allwood, Brian W., Asher, Innes, Bateman, Eric D., Bissell, Karen, Bolton, Charlotte E., Bush, Andrew, Celli, Bartolome, Chiang, Chen-Yuan, Cruz, Alvaro A., Dinh-Xuan, Anh-Tuan, El Sony, Asma, Fong, Kwun M., Fujiwara, Paula I., Gaga, Mina, Garcia-Marcos, Luis, Halpin, David M. G., Hurst, John R., Jayasooriya, Shamanthi, Kumar, Ajay, Lopez-Varela, Maria V., Masekela, Refiloe, Mbatchou Ngahane, Bertrand H., Montes de Oca, Maria, Pearce, Neil, Reddel, Helen K., Salvi, Sundeep ... Marks, Guy B. (2021). Improving lung health in low-income and middle-income countries: from challenges to solutions. The Lancet, 397 (10277), 928-940. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00458-X

Improving lung health in low-income and middle-income countries: from challenges to solutions

2021

Journal Article

Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening for lung cancer-related mortality

Bonney, Asha, Malouf, Reem, Marchal, Corynne, Manners, David, Fong, Kwun M, Marshall, Henry M, Irving, Louis B and Manser, Renée (2021). Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening for lung cancer-related mortality. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020 (12) CD013829. doi: 10.1002/14651858.cd013829

Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening for lung cancer-related mortality

2020

Journal Article

Sex differences in oncogenic mutational processes

Li, Constance H., Prokopec, Stephenie D., Sun, Ren X., Yousif, Fouad, Schmitz, Nathaniel, Al-Shahrour, Fatima, Atwal, Gurnit, Bailey, Peter J., Biankin, Andrew V., Boutros, Paul C., Campbell, Peter J., Chang, David K., Cooke, Susanna L., Deshpande, Vikram, Faltas, Bishoy M., Faquin, William C., Garraway, Levi, Getz, Gad, Grimmond, Sean M., Haider, Syed, Hoadley, Katherine A., Jiao, Wei, Kaiser, Vera B., Karlić, Rosa, Kato, Mamoru, Kübler, Kirsten, Lazar, Alexander J., Li, Constance H., Louis, David N. ... Lakhani, Sunil R. (2020). Sex differences in oncogenic mutational processes. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 4330. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-17359-2

Sex differences in oncogenic mutational processes

2020

Journal Article

A randomized controlled trial of a non-pharmacological intervention for cancer-related dyspnea

Yates, Patsy, Hardy, Janet, Clavarino, Alexandra, Fong, Kwun M., Mitchell, Geoffrey, Skerman, Helen, Brunelli, Vanessa and Zhao, Isabella (2020). A randomized controlled trial of a non-pharmacological intervention for cancer-related dyspnea. Frontiers in Oncology, 10 591610, 591610. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.591610

A randomized controlled trial of a non-pharmacological intervention for cancer-related dyspnea

2020

Journal Article

Inferring structural variant cancer cell fraction

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 (2020). Inferring structural variant cancer cell fraction. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 730. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-14351-8

Inferring structural variant cancer cell fraction

2020

Journal Article

Lung cancer in Australia

John, Thomas, Cooper, Wendy A., Wright, Gavin, Siva, Shankar, Solomon, Benjamin, Marshall, Henry M. and Fong, Kwun M. (2020). Lung cancer in Australia. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 15 (12), 1809-1814. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2020.09.005

Lung cancer in Australia

2020

Journal Article

The effectiveness of smartphone applications to aid smoking cessation: a meta-analysis

Barnett, Adrian, Ding, Hang, Hay, Karen E., Yang, Ian A., Bowman, Rayleen V., Fong, Kwun M. and Marshall, Henry M. (2020). The effectiveness of smartphone applications to aid smoking cessation: a meta-analysis. Clinical eHealth, 3, 69-81. doi: 10.1016/j.ceh.2020.09.001

The effectiveness of smartphone applications to aid smoking cessation: a meta-analysis

2020

Journal Article

World Lung Day: what, why, and where to?

Fong, Kwun M., Welte, Tobias and for The Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) (2020). World Lung Day: what, why, and where to?. AJP: Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, 319 (3), L527-L533. doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00364.2020

World Lung Day: what, why, and where to?

2020

Journal Article

Optimizing lung cancer MDT data for maximum clinical impact-a scoping literature review

Stone, Emily, Rankin, Nicole, Currow, David, Fong, Kwun M., Phillips, Jane L. and Shaw, Tim (2020). Optimizing lung cancer MDT data for maximum clinical impact-a scoping literature review. Translational Lung Cancer Research, 9 (4), 1629-1638. doi: 10.21037/tlcr.2020.01.02

Optimizing lung cancer MDT data for maximum clinical impact-a scoping literature review

2020

Journal Article

Diagnosis and treatment of early lung cancer

McLellan, Rachel, Marshall, Henry, Dent, Annette, Bowman, Rayleen V., Yang, Ian A. and Fong, Kwun M. (2020). Diagnosis and treatment of early lung cancer. Australian Journal of General Practice, 49 (8), 508-512. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-11-19-5148

Diagnosis and treatment of early lung cancer

2020

Journal Article

Management of lung nodules and lung cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic: CHEST expert panel report

Mazzone, Peter J., Gould, Michael K., Arenberg, Douglas A., Chen, Alexander C., Choi, Humberto K., Detterbeck, Frank C., Farjah, Farhood, Fong, Kwun M., Iaccarino, Jonathan M., Janes, Samuel M., Kanne, Jeffrey P., Kazerooni, Ella A., MacMahon, Heber, Naidich, David P., Powell, Charles A., Raoof, Suhail, Rivera, M. Patricia, Tanner, Nichole T., Tanoue, Lynn K., Tremblay, Alain, Vachani, Anil, White, Charles S., Wiener, Renda Soylemez and Silvestri, Gerard A. (2020). Management of lung nodules and lung cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic: CHEST expert panel report. Chest, 158 (1), 406-415. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.04.020

Management of lung nodules and lung cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic: CHEST expert panel report

2020

Journal Article

Management of lung nodules and lung cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic: CHEST expert panel report

Mazzone, Peter J., Gould, Michael K., Arenberg, Douglas A., Chen, Alexander C., Choi, Humberto K., Detterbeck, Frank C., Farjah, Farhood, Fong, Kwun M., Iaccarino, Jonathan M., Janes, Samuel M., Kanne, Jeffrey P., Kazerooni, Ella A., MacMahon, Heber, Naidich, David P., Powell, Charles A., Raoof, Suhail, Rivera, M. Patricia, Tanner, Nichole T., Tanoue, Lynn K., Tremblay, Alain, Vachani, Anil, White, Charles S., Wiener, Renda Soylemez and Silvestri, Gerard A. (2020). Management of lung nodules and lung cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic: CHEST expert panel report. Journal of the American College of Radiology, 17 (7), 845-854. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2020.04.024

Management of lung nodules and lung cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic: CHEST expert panel report

2020

Journal Article

Management of lung nodules and lung cancer screening during the covid-19 pandemic: chest expert panel report

Mazzone, Peter J., Gould, Michael K., Arenberg, Douglas A., Chen, Alexander C., Choi, Humberto K., Detterbeck, Frank C., Farjah, Farhood, Fong, Kwun M., Iaccarino, Jonathan M., Janes, Samuel M., Kanne, Jeffrey P., Kazerooni, Ella A., Macmahon, Heber, Naidich, David P., Powell, Charles A., Raoof, Suhail, Rivera, M. Patricia, Tanner, Nichole T., Tanoue, Lynn K., Tremblay, Alain, Vachani, Anil, White, Charles S., Wiener, Renda Soylemez and Silvestri, Gerard A. (2020). Management of lung nodules and lung cancer screening during the covid-19 pandemic: chest expert panel report. Radiology: Imaging Cancer, 2 (3) e204013, 1-9. doi: 10.1148/rycan.2020204013

Management of lung nodules and lung cancer screening during the covid-19 pandemic: chest expert panel report

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2025
    Lung Cancer Screening in Queensland
    Cancer Council Queensland
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Kwun Fong is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Precision medicine in the genomic era: emerging technologies for molecular profiling of lung cancer

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang

  • 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

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Effectiveness of Non-invasive Ventilation for the treatment of nocturnal hypoventilation in Myotonic Dystrophy

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Elizabeth Coulson

  • Master Philosophy

    A multivariable prediction model for osteoporotic fracture and low bone density in a lung cancer screening cohort

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang, Associate Professor Henry Marshall

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Biomarkers of lung cancer

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Blood biomarkers for lung cancer screening

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang, Associate Professor Henry Marshall

Completed supervision

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