Professor Kwun Fong
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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)

121 - 140 of 438 works

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

Does presentation at multidisciplinary team meetings improve lung cancer survival? Findings from a consecutive cohort study

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

Incidental pulmonary malignancies on CTAC in MPS

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

Subtype variation and actionability of telomere length abnormality in lung cancer

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

Erratum: Comprehensive Characterization of Cancer Driver Genes and Mutations

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

Estimating the cost-effectiveness of lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography for high-risk smokers in Australia

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

Lung cancer stigma across the social network: patients' and caregivers' perspectives

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

High-risk respiratory patients' experiences of bronchoscopy with conscious sedation and analgesia: a qualitative study

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

Erratum: The Cancer Genome Atlas Comprehensive Molecular Characterization of Renal Cell Carcinoma

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

Diagnosis of the cause of chronic dyspnoea in primary and tertiary care: characterizing diagnostic confidence

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

How to optimize the treatment strategy for patients with EGFR-mutant stage IA lung adenocarcinoma: an international multidisciplinary team

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

The IASLC lung cancer staging project: a renewed call to participation

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

Non-small cell lung cancer brain metastasis screening in the era of positron emission tomography-CT staging: current practice and outcomes

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

Consensus minimum data set for lung cancer multidisciplinary teams: results of a Delphi process

2018

Journal Article

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, Kwaitkowski, David J., Lui, Wembin, Merino, Maria J., Mills, Gordon B., Myers, Jerome, Nickerson, Michael L., Reuter, Victor E., Schmidt, Laura S. ... Yang, Ian (2018). The Cancer Genome Atlas Comprehensive Molecular Characterization of Renal Cell Carcinoma. Cell Reports, 23 (1), 313-326.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.03.075

The Cancer Genome Atlas Comprehensive Molecular Characterization of Renal Cell Carcinoma

2018

Journal Article

Primary thoracic cancers incidentally detected on CT attenuation correction images during myocardial perfusion scintigraphy

Delaney, Francis T., Fong, Kwun M. and Lee, Joseph C. (2018). Primary thoracic cancers incidentally detected on CT attenuation correction images during myocardial perfusion scintigraphy. Clinical Lung Cancer, 19 (5), e575-e579. doi: 10.1016/j.cllc.2018.03.018

Primary thoracic cancers incidentally detected on CT attenuation correction images during myocardial perfusion scintigraphy

2018

Journal Article

Editorial on PanCan study

Marshall, Henry M., Yang, Ian A., Bowman, Rayleen V. and Fong, Kwun M. (2018). Editorial on PanCan study. Translational Lung Cancer Research, 7 (Suppl 1), S57-S59. doi: 10.21037/tlcr.2018.01.17

Editorial on PanCan study

2018

Conference Publication

Active screening for lung cancer increases smoking abstinence-5 year observational data from the Queensland lung cancer screening study (QLCSS)

Vemula, M., Marshall, H., Yang,, Bowman, R. and Fong, K. (2018). Active screening for lung cancer increases smoking abstinence-5 year observational data from the Queensland lung cancer screening study (QLCSS). The Australia & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science and The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (ANZSRS/TSANZ) Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, Australia, 23–27 March 2018. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/resp.13268

Active screening for lung cancer increases smoking abstinence-5 year observational data from the Queensland lung cancer screening study (QLCSS)

2018

Conference Publication

Lung cancer screenee selection by USPSTF versus PLCOm2012 criteria - preliminary ILST findings

Tammemagi, M., Myers, R., Ruparel, M., Taghizadeh, N., Atkar-Khattra, S., Dickson, J., Quaife, S., Bhowmik, A., Burrowes, P., Maceachern, P., Bedard, E., Yee, J., Mayo, J., Liu, J., Fong, K., Tremblay, A., Janes, S. and Lam, S. (2018). Lung cancer screenee selection by USPSTF versus PLCOm2012 criteria - preliminary ILST findings. IASLC 19th World Conference on Lung Cancer, Toronto, ON, Canada, 23-26 September 2018. New York, NY, United States: Elsevier . doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.08.482

Lung cancer screenee selection by USPSTF versus PLCOm2012 criteria - preliminary ILST findings

2018

Book Chapter

Biological basis of non-small cell lung neoplasms

Larsen, Jill E. and Fong, Kwun M. (2018). Biological basis of non-small cell lung neoplasms. Modern thoracic oncology. (pp. 33-59) edited by Robert B. Cameron, Diana Lin Gage and Olga Olevsky. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing. doi: 10.1142/9789813236325_0007

Biological basis of non-small cell lung neoplasms

2018

Conference Publication

Prospective evaluation of the clinical utility of the international lung screen trial lung nodule management protocol

Lam, S., Myers, R., Atkar-Khattra, S., Yuan, R., Yee, J., English, J., Grant, K., Lee, A., Mcguire, A., McWilliams, A., Brims, F., Stone, E., Chin, V., Chantrill, L., Connellan, M., Plitt, M., Marshall, H., Yang, I., Bowman, R., Fong, K. and Mayo, J. (2018). Prospective evaluation of the clinical utility of the international lung screen trial lung nodule management protocol. IASLC 19th World Conference on Lung Cancer, Toronto, Canada, 23-26 September 2018. New York, NY United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.08.332

Prospective evaluation of the clinical utility of the international lung screen trial lung nodule management protocol

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

  • 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

  • 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

Completed supervision

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