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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2019
Conference Publication
Molecular testing of small bronchoscopy specimens using NanoString technology
Parris, B., Yang, I., Bowman, R. and Fong, K. (2019). Molecular testing of small bronchoscopy specimens using NanoString technology. IASLC 2019 World Conference on Lung Cancer, Barcelona, Spain, 7-10 September 2019. New York, NY, United States: Elsevier . doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.863
2019
Conference Publication
The importance of elucidating genomic events is lung premalignancy
Fong, K. (2019). The importance of elucidating genomic events is lung premalignancy. World Conference on Lung Cancer: Conquering Thoracic Cancers Worldwide, Barcelona, Spain, 7-10 September 2019. New York, NY, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.403
2019
Journal Article
Prevention and Early Detection for NSCLC: Advances in Thoracic Oncology 2018
Balata, Haval, Fong, Kwun M., Hendriks, Lizza E., Lam, Stephen, Ostroff, Jamie S., Peled, Nir, Wu, Ning and Aggarwal, Charu (2019). Prevention and Early Detection for NSCLC: Advances in Thoracic Oncology 2018. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 14 (9), 1513-1527. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.06.011
2019
Conference Publication
Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) require frequent ambulance and emergency department management in Queensland
Sneath, E., Tippett, V., Bowman, R., Fong, K., Hazell, W., Masel, P., Quinn, J. and Yang, (2019). Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) require frequent ambulance and emergency department management in Queensland. In: TSANZSRS, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, (132-132). 29 March - 2 April 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Fusion genes identified from whole genome and whole transcriptome sequencing of malignant pleural mesothelioma tumours
Chee, T. M., Oey, H., Fong, K., Yang, I., Krause, L. and Bowman, R. (2019). Fusion genes identified from whole genome and whole transcriptome sequencing of malignant pleural mesothelioma tumours. IASLC 2019 World Conference on Lung Cancer, Barcelona, Spain, 7-10 September 2019. New York, NY, United States: Elsevier . doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.697
2019
Journal Article
Clinical impact of data feedback at lung cancer multidisciplinary team meetings: A mixed methods study
Stone, Emily, Rankin, Nicole M., Vinod, Shalini K., Nagarajah, Mohan, Donnelly, Candice, Currow, David C., Fong, Kwun M., Phillips, Jane L. and Shaw, Tim (2019). Clinical impact of data feedback at lung cancer multidisciplinary team meetings: A mixed methods study. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 16 (1), 45-55. doi: 10.1111/ajco.13278
2019
Conference Publication
Exhaled breath methods for analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCS) in lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Irvine, L., Yang, I., Fong, K., Bowman, R., Covington, J. and Dent, A. (2019). Exhaled breath methods for analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCS) in lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). TSANZSRS, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 29 March - 2 April 2019. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.
2018
Conference Publication
Does presentation at multidisciplinary team meetings improve lung cancer survival? Findings from a consecutive cohort study
Stone, Emily, Rankin, Nicole, Kerr, Stephen, Fong, Kwun, Currow, David C., Phillips, Jane, Connon, Therese, Zhang, Lorena and Shaw, Tim (2018). Does presentation at multidisciplinary team meetings improve lung cancer survival? Findings from a consecutive cohort study. E Park, Shannon, Ireland: Elsevier Ireland. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2018.07.032
2018
Journal Article
Incidental pulmonary malignancies on CTAC in MPS
Delaney, Francis T., Fong, Kwun M. and Lee, Joseph C. (2018). Incidental pulmonary malignancies on CTAC in MPS. Clinical Lung Cancer, 19 (5), e801-e802. doi: 10.1016/j.cllc.2018.05.020
2018
Journal Article
Subtype variation and actionability of telomere length abnormality in lung cancer
Goh, Felicia, Yang, Ian A., Bowman, Rayleen V. and Fong, Kwun M. (2018). Subtype variation and actionability of telomere length abnormality in lung cancer. Translational Lung Cancer Research, 7 (S3), S251-S253. doi: 10.21037/tlcr.2018.09.03
2018
Journal Article
Erratum: Comprehensive Characterization of Cancer Driver Genes and Mutations
Bailey, Matthew H., Tokheim, Collin, Porta-Pardo, Eduard, Sengupta, Sohini, Bertrand, Denis, Weerasinghe, Amila, Colaprico, Antonio, Wendl, Michael C., Kim, Jaegil, Reardon, Brendan, Kwok-Shing Ng, Patrick, Jeong, Kang Jin, Cao, Song, Wang, Zixing, Gao, Jianjiong, Gao, Qingsong, Wang, Fang, Liu, Eric Minwei, Mularoni, Loris, Rubio-Perez, Carlota, Nagarajan, Niranjan, Cortés-Ciriano, Isidro, Zhou, Daniel Cui, Liang, Wen-Wei, Hess, Julian M., Yellapantula, Venkata D., Tamborero, David, Gonzalez-Perez, Abel, Suphavilai, Chayaporn ... Ding, Li (2018). Erratum: Comprehensive Characterization of Cancer Driver Genes and Mutations. Cell, 174 (4), 1034-1035. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.07.034
2018
Journal Article
Estimating the cost-effectiveness of lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography for high-risk smokers in Australia
Wade, Stephen, Weber, Marianne, Caruana, Michael, Kang, Yoon-Jung, Marshall, Henry, Manser, Renee, Vinod, Shalini, Rankin, Nicole, Fong, Kwun and Canfell, Karen (2018). Estimating the cost-effectiveness of lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography for high-risk smokers in Australia. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 13 (8), 1094-1105. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.04.006
2018
Journal Article
Lung cancer stigma across the social network: patients' and caregivers' perspectives
Occhipinti, Stefano, Dunn, Jeff, O'Connell, Dianne L., Garvey, Gail, Valery, Patricia C., Ball, David, Fong, Kwun M., Vinod, Shalini and Chambers, Suzanne (2018). Lung cancer stigma across the social network: patients' and caregivers' perspectives. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 13 (10), 1443-1453. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.06.015
2018
Journal Article
High-risk respiratory patients' experiences of bronchoscopy with conscious sedation and analgesia: a qualitative study
Saxon, Catherine, Fulbrook, Paul, Fong, Kwun and Ski, Chantal F. (2018). High-risk respiratory patients' experiences of bronchoscopy with conscious sedation and analgesia: a qualitative study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27 (13-14), 2740-2751. doi: 10.1111/jocn.14120
2018
Journal Article
Erratum: The Cancer Genome Atlas Comprehensive Molecular Characterization of Renal Cell Carcinoma
Ricketts, Christopher J., De Cubas, Aguirre A., Fan, Huihui, Smith, Christof C., Lang, Martin, Reznik, Ed, Bowlby, Reanne, Gibb, Ewan A., Akbani, Rehan, Beroukhim, Rameen, Bottaro, Donald P., Choueiri, Toni K., Gibbs, Richard A., Godwin, Andrew K., Haake, Scott, Hakimi, A. Ari, Henske, Elizabeth P., Hsieh, James J., Ho, Thai H., Kanchi, Rupa S., Krishnan, Bhavani, Kwiatkowski, David J., Lui, Wembin, Merino, Maria J., Mills, Gordon B., Myers, Jerome, Nickerson, Michael L., Reuter, Victor E., Schmidt, Laura S. ... Mariamidze, Armaz (2018). Erratum: The Cancer Genome Atlas Comprehensive Molecular Characterization of Renal Cell Carcinoma. Cell Reports, 23 (12), 3698. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.06.032
2018
Journal Article
Diagnosis of the cause of chronic dyspnoea in primary and tertiary care: characterizing diagnostic confidence
Huang, Yao C., Ferry, Olivia R., McKenzie, Scott C., Bowman, Rayleen, Hamilton, Michael, Masel, Philip J., Fong, Kwun M. and Yang, Ian A. (2018). Diagnosis of the cause of chronic dyspnoea in primary and tertiary care: characterizing diagnostic confidence. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 10 (6), 3745-3756. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.05.183
2018
Journal Article
How to optimize the treatment strategy for patients with EGFR-mutant stage IA lung adenocarcinoma: an international multidisciplinary team
Zhang, Yalei, Shen, Jianfei, Simone, Charles B., Cappuzzo, Federico, Fong, Kwun M., Rosell, Rafael, Chang, Joe Y., Ampollini, Luca, Choi, J. Isabelle, He, Jianxing and Jiang, Tao (2018). How to optimize the treatment strategy for patients with EGFR-mutant stage IA lung adenocarcinoma: an international multidisciplinary team. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 10 (6), 3883-3890. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.06.101
2018
Journal Article
The IASLC lung cancer staging project: a renewed call to participation
Giroux, Dorothy J., Van Schil, Paul, Asamura, Hisao, Rami-Porta, Ramón, Chansky, Kari, Crowley, John J., Rusch, Valerie W., Kernstine, Kemp, Asamura, Hisao, Rusch, Valerie, Rami-Porta, Ramón, Araujo, Luiz Henrique, Beckett, Paul, Beer, David, Bertoglio, Pietro, Beyruti, Ricardo, Bille, Andrea, Bolejack, Vanessa, Boubia, Souheil, Brambilla, Elisabeth, Brierley, James D., Cangir, A. K., Carbone, David, Chansky, Kari, Crowley, John, Darling, Gail, Detterbeck, Frank, D'Journo, Xavier Benoit, Donnington, Jessica ... Nishimura, Katie (2018). The IASLC lung cancer staging project: a renewed call to participation. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 13 (6), 801-809. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.02.012
2018
Journal Article
Non-small cell lung cancer brain metastasis screening in the era of positron emission tomography-CT staging: current practice and outcomes
Diaz, Mauricio E., Debowski, Maciej, Hukins, Craig, Fielding, David, Fong, Kwun M. and Bettington, Catherine S. (2018). Non-small cell lung cancer brain metastasis screening in the era of positron emission tomography-CT staging: current practice and outcomes. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 62 (3), 383-388. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.12732
2018
Journal Article
Consensus minimum data set for lung cancer multidisciplinary teams: results of a Delphi process
Stone, Emily, Rankin, Nicole, Phillips, Jane, Fong, Kwun, Currow, David C, Miller, Alistair, Largey, Geraldine, Zielinski, Robert, Flynn, Peter and Shaw, Tim (2018). Consensus minimum data set for lung cancer multidisciplinary teams: results of a Delphi process. Respirology , 23 (10), 927-934. doi: 10.1111/resp.13307
Funding
Current funding
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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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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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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
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
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
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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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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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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