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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2020
Journal Article
Is tissue still the issue in detecting molecular alterations in lung cancer?
Liam, Chong-Kin, Mallawathantri, Sugamya and Fong, Kwun M. (2020). Is tissue still the issue in detecting molecular alterations in lung cancer?. Respirology, 25 (9) resp.13823, 933-943. doi: 10.1111/resp.13823
2020
Journal Article
Validation of the eighth edition TNM lung cancer staging system; a brief report
Hwang, Joseph K., Page, Barbara J., Flynn, David, Passmore, Linda, McCaul, Elizabeth, Brady, Jaccalyne, Yang, Ian A., Marshall, Henry, Windsor, Morgan, Bowman, Rayleen V., Naidoo, Rishendran, Guan, Tracey, Philpot, Shoni, Blake, Michael E. and Fong, Kwun M. (2020). Validation of the eighth edition TNM lung cancer staging system; a brief report. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 15 (4), 649-654. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.11.030
2020
Journal Article
Protocol and rationale for the international lung screening trial
Lim, Kuan Pin, Marshall, Henry, Tammemägi, Martin, Brims, Fraser, McWilliams, Annette, Stone, Emily, Manser, Renee, Canfell, Karen, Weber, Marianne, Connelly, Luke, Bowman, Rayleen V., Yang, Ian A., Fogarty, Paul, Mayo, John, Yee, John, Myers, Renelle, Atkar-Khattra, Sukhinder, Lam, David C. L., Rosell, Antoni, Berg, Christine D., Fong, Kwun M. and Lam, Stephen (2020). Protocol and rationale for the international lung screening trial. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 17 (4), 503-512. doi: 10.1513/annalsats.201902-102oc
2020
Journal Article
The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Analysis of Resection Margin Status and Proposals for Residual Tumor Descriptors for Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Edwards, John G., Chansky, Kari, Van Schil, Paul, Nicholson, Andrew G., Boubia, Souheil, Brambilla, Elisabeth, Donington, Jessica, Galateau-Sallé, Françoise, Hoffmann, Hans, Infante, Maurizio, Marino, Mirella, Marom, Edith M., Nakajima, Jun, Ostrowski, Marcin, Travis, William D., Tsao, Ming-Sound, Yatabe, Yasushi, Giroux, Dorothy J., Shemanski, Lynn, Crowley, John, Krasnik, Marc, Asamura, Hisao, Rami-Porta, Ramón, Rusch, Valerie, Araujo, Luiz Henrique, Beer, David, Bertoglio, Pietro, Beyruti, Ricardo, Bille, Andrea ... Rosenthal, Adam (2020). The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Analysis of Resection Margin Status and Proposals for Residual Tumor Descriptors for Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 15 (3), 344-359. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.10.019
2020
Conference Publication
Attitudes of Australian specialists to lung cancer screening with low dose computed tomography
Marshall, H., Mclellan, R., Yang, I., Bowman, R. and Fong, K. (2020). Attitudes of Australian specialists to lung cancer screening with low dose computed tomography. Australia & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science and The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (ANZSRS/TSANZ) Annual Scientific Meeting for Leaders in Lung Health & Respiratory Science, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 27–31 March 2020. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.
2020
Conference Publication
International lung screen trial: results from Western Australia and Queensland
Mo, L., Lim, K., Dormer, S., Logan, J., Marshall, H., Fong, K., Lam, S., McWilliams, A. and Brims, F. (2020). International lung screen trial: results from Western Australia and Queensland. TSANZ20, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 27-31 March 2020. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.
2019
Journal Article
EGFR mutations in lung cancer: not all equal in the eyes of the immune system?
Fong, Kwun M., Hughes, Brett G. M., Lwin, Zarnie and Yang, Ian A. (2019). EGFR mutations in lung cancer: not all equal in the eyes of the immune system?. Annals of Translational Medicine, 7 (S8) S326, S326-S326. doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.09.132
2019
Journal Article
Summary of the Japanese Respiratory Society statement for the treatment of lung cancer with comorbid interstitial pneumonia
Ogura, Takashi, Takigawa, N., Tomii, Keisuke, Kishi, Kazuma, Inoue, Yoshikazu, Ichihara, Eiki, Homma, S., Takahashi, Kazuhisa, Akamatsu, Hiroaki, Ikeda, Satoshi, Inase, Naohiko, Iwasawa, Tae, Ohe, Yuichiro, Ohta, Hiromitsu, Onishi, Hiroshi, Okamoto, I., Ogawa, Kazumasa, Kasahara, K., Karata, Hiroki, Kishimoto, Takumi, Kitamura, Yuka, Gemma, Akihiko, Kenmotsu, Hirotsugu, Sakashita, Hiroyuki, Sakamoto, Susumu, Sekine, Katsutoshi, Takiguchi, Yuichi, Tada, Yuji, Toyooka, Shinichi ... Kiura, Katsuyuki (2019). Summary of the Japanese Respiratory Society statement for the treatment of lung cancer with comorbid interstitial pneumonia. Respiratory Investigation, 57 (6), 512-533. doi: 10.1016/j.resinv.2019.06.001
2019
Journal Article
The cost of screening for lung cancer in Australia
Marshall, Henry M., Finn, Nicola, Bowman, Rayleen V., Passmore, Linda H., McCaul, Elizabeth M., Yang, Ian A., Connelly, Luke and Fong, Kwun M. (2019). The cost of screening for lung cancer in Australia. Internal Medicine Journal, 49 (11) imj.14439, 1392-1399. doi: 10.1111/imj.14439
2019
Conference Publication
International lung screen trial - results from Queensland and Western Australia
Mo, Lin, Lim, Kuan Pin, Dormer, Siobhan, Logan, Jacqueline, Marshall, Henry, Kwunfong, , Lam, Stephen, Mcwilliams, Annette and Brims, Fraser (2019). International lung screen trial - results from Queensland and Western Australia. 24th Congress of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, Hanoi, Vietnam, 14–17 November 2019. Richmond, VIC, Australia: John Wiley & Sons.
2019
Journal Article
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer: common pathways for pathogenesis
Parris, Brielle A., O'Farrell, Hannah E., Fong, Kwun M. and Yang, Ian A. (2019). Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer: common pathways for pathogenesis. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 11 (S17), S2155-S2172. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.10.54
2019
Journal Article
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for patients with chronic lung disease and psychological comorbidities undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation
Pumar, Marsus, Roll, Mark, Fung, Pamela, Rolls, Tricia A., Walsh, James R., Bowman, Rayleen, Fong, Kwun M. and Yang, Ian A. (2019). Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for patients with chronic lung disease and psychological comorbidities undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 11 (S17), S2238-S2253. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.10.23
2019
Journal Article
Potential clinical utility of multiple target quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) array to detect microbial pathogens in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
O'Farrell, Hannah E., Shaw, Janet G., Goh, Felicia, Bowman, Rayleen, Fong, Kwun M., Krause, Lutz and Yang, Ian A. (2019). Potential clinical utility of multiple target quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) array to detect microbial pathogens in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Journal of Thoracic Disease, 11 (S17), S2254-+. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.10.39
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Kwun Fong is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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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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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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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
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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
Evaluating NanoString Technology to Enhance the Molecular Characterisation of 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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2015
Doctor Philosophy
The Queensland Lung Cancer Screening Study
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang, Associate Professor Paul Zimmerman
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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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2014
Doctor Philosophy
MOLECULAR MECHANISMS UNDERLYING PROGRESSION OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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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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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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