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)

81 - 100 of 438 works

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

Is tissue still the issue in detecting molecular alterations in lung cancer?

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

Validation of the eighth edition TNM lung cancer staging system; a brief report

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

Protocol and rationale for the international lung screening trial

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

The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Analysis of Resection Margin Status and Proposals for Residual Tumor Descriptors for Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

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.

Attitudes of Australian specialists to lung cancer screening with low dose computed tomography

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.

International lung screen trial: results from Western Australia and Queensland

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

EGFR mutations in lung cancer: not all equal in the eyes of the immune system?

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

The cost of screening for lung cancer in Australia

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.

International lung screen trial - results from Queensland and Western Australia

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

Summary of the Japanese Respiratory Society statement for the treatment of lung cancer with comorbid interstitial pneumonia

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

Potential clinical utility of multiple target quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) array to detect microbial pathogens in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

2019

Journal Article

Diagnostic approach to chronic dyspnoea in adults

Ferry, Olivia R., Huang, Yao C., Masel, Philip J., Hamilton, Michael, Fong, Kwun M., Bowman, Rayleen, McKenzie, Scott C. and Yang, Ian A. (2019). Diagnostic approach to chronic dyspnoea in adults. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 11 (S17), S2117-S2128. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.10.53

Diagnostic approach to chronic dyspnoea in adults

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

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer: common pathways for pathogenesis

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

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for patients with chronic lung disease and psychological comorbidities undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation

2019

Journal Article

Erratum: The Immune Landscape of Cancer (Immunity (2018) 48(4) (812–830.e14), (S1074761318301213), (10.1016/j.immuni.2018.03.023))

Thorsson, Vésteinn, Gibbs, David L., Brown, Scott D., Wolf, Denise, Bortone, Dante S., Ou Yang, Tai-Hsien, Porta-Pardo, Eduard, Gao, Galen F., Plaisier, Christopher L., Eddy, James A., Ziv, Elad, Culhane, Aedin C., Paull, Evan O., Sivakumar, I.K. Ashok, Gentles, Andrew J., Malhotra, Raunaq, Farshidfar, Farshad, Colaprico, Antonio, Parker, Joel S., Mose, Lisle E., Vo, Nam Sy, Liu, Jianfang, Liu, Yuexin, Rader, Janet, Dhankani, Varsha, Reynolds, Sheila M., Bowlby, Reanne, Califano, Andrea, Cherniack, Andrew D. ... Vincent, Benjamin G. (2019). Erratum: The Immune Landscape of Cancer (Immunity (2018) 48(4) (812–830.e14), (S1074761318301213), (10.1016/j.immuni.2018.03.023)). Immunity, 51 (2), 411-412. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2019.08.004

Erratum: The Immune Landscape of Cancer (Immunity (2018) 48(4) (812–830.e14), (S1074761318301213), (10.1016/j.immuni.2018.03.023))

2019

Journal Article

The cytotoxic, inflammatory and oxidative potential of coconut oil-substituted diesel emissions on bronchial epithelial cells at an air-liquid interface

Vaughan, Annalicia, Stevanovic, Svetlana, Banks, Andrew P. W., Zare, Ali, Rahman, Md Mostafizur, Bowman, Rayleen V., Fong, Kwun M., Ristovski, Zoran D. and Yang, Ian A. (2019). The cytotoxic, inflammatory and oxidative potential of coconut oil-substituted diesel emissions on bronchial epithelial cells at an air-liquid interface. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26 (27), 27783-27791. doi: 10.1007/s11356-019-05959-5

The cytotoxic, inflammatory and oxidative potential of coconut oil-substituted diesel emissions on bronchial epithelial cells at an air-liquid interface

2019

Journal Article

Interstitial lung abnormalities in the Queensland Lung Cancer Screening Study: prevalence and progression over two years of surveillance: ILAs in QLCSS prevalence and progression

Mackintosh, John A., Marshall, Henry M., Slaughter, Richard, Reddy, Taryn, Yang, Ian A., Bowman, Rayleen V. and Fong, Kwun M. (2019). Interstitial lung abnormalities in the Queensland Lung Cancer Screening Study: prevalence and progression over two years of surveillance: ILAs in QLCSS prevalence and progression. Internal Medicine Journal, 49 (7), 843-849. doi: 10.1111/imj.14148

Interstitial lung abnormalities in the Queensland Lung Cancer Screening Study: prevalence and progression over two years of surveillance: ILAs in QLCSS prevalence and progression

2019

Journal Article

Cancer screening in Australia: future directions in melanoma, Lynch syndrome, and liver, lung and prostate cancers

Webe, Marianne F., Marshall, Henry M., Rankin, Nico E., Duffy, Stephen, Fong, Kwun M., Dunlop, Kate, Humphreys, Lauren, Smit, Amelia K., Cust, Anne E., Taylor, Natalie, Mitchell, Gillian, Kang, Yoon-Jung, Tucker, Kathy, Jenkins, Mark, Macrae, Finlay, Lockart, Ian, Danta, Mark, Armstrong, Bruce K. and Howe, Megan (2019). Cancer screening in Australia: future directions in melanoma, Lynch syndrome, and liver, lung and prostate cancers. Public Health Research & Practice, 29 (2) e2921910. doi: 10.17061/phrp2921910

Cancer screening in Australia: future directions in melanoma, Lynch syndrome, and liver, lung and prostate cancers

2019

Journal Article

Whole-genome sequencing of human malignant mesothelioma tumours and cell lines

Oey, Harald, Daniels, Marissa, Relan, Vandana, Chee, Tian Mun, Davidson, Morgan R., Yang, Ian A., Ellis, Jonathan J., Fong, Kwun M., Krause, Lutz and Bowman, Rayleen V. (2019). Whole-genome sequencing of human malignant mesothelioma tumours and cell lines. Carcinogenesis, 40 (6), 724-734. doi: 10.1093/carcin/bgz066

Whole-genome sequencing of human malignant mesothelioma tumours and cell lines

2019

Journal Article

Primary human bronchial epithelial cell responses to diesel and biodiesel emissions at an air-liquid interface

Vaughan, Annalicia, Stevanovic, Svetlana, Jafari, Mohammad, Bowman, Rayleen V., Fong, Kwun M., Ristovski, Zoran D. and Yang, Ian A. (2019). Primary human bronchial epithelial cell responses to diesel and biodiesel emissions at an air-liquid interface. Toxicology in Vitro, 57, 67-75. doi: 10.1016/j.tiv.2019.02.005

Primary human bronchial epithelial cell responses to diesel and biodiesel emissions at an air-liquid interface

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

    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

  • 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

    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

  • 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

Completed supervision

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