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.

Search Professor Kwun Fong’s works on UQ eSpace

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

141 - 160 of 438 works

2018

Conference Publication

Health-related quality of life - Queensland lung cancer screening study

Marshall, H., Passmore, L., Elizabeth, M., Yang, I., Bowman, R. and Fong, K. (2018). Health-related quality of life - Queensland lung cancer screening study. 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. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley.

Health-related quality of life - Queensland lung cancer screening study

2018

Conference Publication

The role of interventional pulmonology and radiology

Fong, K. (2018). The role of interventional pulmonology and radiology. 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.2018.08.133

The role of interventional pulmonology and radiology

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

Interstitial lung abnormalities in the Queensland lung cancer screening cohort

Mackintosh, J., Slaughter, R., Marshall, H., Bowman, R., Yang, and Fong, K. (2018). Interstitial lung abnormalities in the Queensland lung cancer screening cohort. 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

Interstitial lung abnormalities in the Queensland lung cancer screening cohort

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

2018

Book Chapter

Clinical presentation and prognostic factors in lung cancer

Nackaerts, Kristiaan, Park, Keunchil, Sun, Jong-Mu and Fong, Kwun (2018). Clinical presentation and prognostic factors in lung cancer. IASLC Thoracic Oncology. (pp. 186-198.e6) edited by Harvey I. Pass, David Ball and Giorgio V. Scagliotti. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-52357-8.00020-2

Clinical presentation and prognostic factors in lung cancer

2018

Conference Publication

Sputum biospecimen quality and suitability for microbiome characterisation in COPD

Shaw, Janet, O'Farrell, Hannah, Ferry, Olivia, Fung, Pamela, Courtney, Deborah, Bowman, Rayleen, Fong, Kwun and Yang, Ian (2018). Sputum biospecimen quality and suitability for microbiome characterisation in COPD. 28th International Congress of the European-Respiratory-Society (ERS), Paris, France, 15-19 September 2018. Lausanne, Switzerland: European Respiratory Society. doi: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2018.PA5304

Sputum biospecimen quality and suitability for microbiome characterisation in COPD

2017

Journal Article

The effect of different radiological models on diagnostic accuracy and lung cancer screening performance

Marshall, Henry M., Zhao, Henry, Bowman, Rayleen V., Passmore, Linda H., McCaul, Elizabeth M., Yang, Ian A. and Fong, Kwun M. (2017). The effect of different radiological models on diagnostic accuracy and lung cancer screening performance. Thorax, 72 (12), 1147-1150. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-209624

The effect of different radiological models on diagnostic accuracy and lung cancer screening performance

2017

Journal Article

Is Digital Tomosynthesis on Par With Computed Tomography for the Detection and Measurement of Pulmonary Nodules?

Lee, Xiang Wen, Marshall, Henry M., Leong, Steven C., O'Rourke, Rachael L., Steinke, Karin, Mirjalili, Negar, Bowman, Rayleen V., Yang, Ian A. and Fong, Kwun M. (2017). Is Digital Tomosynthesis on Par With Computed Tomography for the Detection and Measurement of Pulmonary Nodules?. Journal of Thoracic Imaging, 32 (6), W67-W68. doi: 10.1097/RTI.0000000000000298

Is Digital Tomosynthesis on Par With Computed Tomography for the Detection and Measurement of Pulmonary Nodules?

2017

Journal Article

RE: Proportion of Never-Smoker Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients at Three Diverse Institutions

Page, Barbara J, Bowman, Rayleen V, Yang, Ian A and Fong, Kwun M (2017). RE: Proportion of Never-Smoker Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients at Three Diverse Institutions. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 110 (4), 432-432. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djx216

RE: Proportion of Never-Smoker Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients at Three Diverse Institutions

2017

Journal Article

Low tumour cell content in a lung tumour bank: Implications for molecular characterisation

Goh, Felicia , Bowman, Rayleen V., Duhig, Edwina E., Clarke, Belinda E., McCaul, Elizabeth, Passmore, Linda, Courtney, Deborah, Windsor, Morgan, Naidoo, Rishendren, Franz, Louise, Parsonson, Kylie, Yang, Ian A. and Fong, Kwun M. (2017). Low tumour cell content in a lung tumour bank: Implications for molecular characterisation. Pathology, 49 (6), 611-617. doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2017.07.001

Low tumour cell content in a lung tumour bank: Implications for molecular characterisation

2017

Journal Article

Identifying high risk individuals for targeted lung cancer screening: independent validation of the PLCOm2012 risk prediction tool

Weber, Marianne, Yap, Sarsha, Goldsbury, David, Manners, David, Tammemagi, Martin, Marshall, Henry, Brims, Fraser, McWilliams, Annette, Fong, Kwun, Kang, Yoon Jung, Caruana, Michael, Banks, Emily and Canfell, Karen (2017). Identifying high risk individuals for targeted lung cancer screening: independent validation of the PLCOm2012 risk prediction tool. International Journal of Cancer, 141 (2), 242-253. doi: 10.1002/ijc.30673

Identifying high risk individuals for targeted lung cancer screening: independent validation of the PLCOm2012 risk prediction tool

2017

Journal Article

The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: external validation of the revision of the TNM Stage Groupings in the eighth edition of the TNM Classification of Lung Cancer

Chansky, Kari, Detterbeck, Frank C., Nicholson, Andrew G., Rusch, Valerie W., Vallières, Eric, Groome, Patti, Kennedy, Catherine, Krasnik, Mark, Peake, Michael, Shemanski, Lynn, Bolejack, Vanessa, Crowley, John J., Asamura, Hisao, Rami-Porta, Ramón, Goldstraw, Peter, Rami-Porta, Ramón, Asamura, Hisao, Ball, David, Beer, David G., Beyruti, Ricardo, Bolejack, Vanessa, Chansky, Kari, Crowley, John, Detterbeck, Frank, Erich Eberhardt, Wilfried Ernst, Edwards, John, Galateau-Sallé, Françoise, Giroux, Dorothy, Gleeson, Fergus ... Yokoi, K. (2017). The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: external validation of the revision of the TNM Stage Groupings in the eighth edition of the TNM Classification of Lung Cancer. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 12 (7), 1109-1121. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2017.04.011

The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: external validation of the revision of the TNM Stage Groupings in the eighth edition of the TNM Classification of Lung Cancer

2017

Journal Article

A pragmatic, phase III, multisite, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-arm, dose increment randomised trial of regular, low-dose extended-release morphine for chronic breathlessness: Breathlessness, Exertion and Morphine Sulfate (BEAMS) study protocol

Currow, David, Watts, Gareth John, Johnson, Miriam, McDonald, Christine F., Miners, John O., Somogyi, Andrew A., Denehy, Linda, McCaffrey, Nicola, Eckert, Danny J., McCloud, Philip, Louw, Sandra, Lam, Lawrence, Greene, Aine, Fazekas, Belinda, Clark, Katherine C., Fong, Kwun, Agar, Meera R., Joshi, Rohit, Kilbreath, Sharon, Ferreira, Diana and Ekström, Magnus (2017). A pragmatic, phase III, multisite, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-arm, dose increment randomised trial of regular, low-dose extended-release morphine for chronic breathlessness: Breathlessness, Exertion and Morphine Sulfate (BEAMS) study protocol. BMJ Open, 7 (7) e018100, e018100. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018100

A pragmatic, phase III, multisite, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-arm, dose increment randomised trial of regular, low-dose extended-release morphine for chronic breathlessness: Breathlessness, Exertion and Morphine Sulfate (BEAMS) study protocol

2017

Journal Article

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (anti PD-1 or anti PD-L1) versus chemotherapy for second- or third-line treatment of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

Moraes, Fabio Y., Perry, Luke A., Penny-Dimri, Jahan C., Ramson, Dhruvesh, de Castria, Tiago B., Bowman, Rayleen V., Santos, Fábio N., Fong, Kwun M. and Riera, Rachel (2017). Immune checkpoint inhibitors (anti PD-1 or anti PD-L1) versus chemotherapy for second- or third-line treatment of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017 (4) CD012644. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012644

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (anti PD-1 or anti PD-L1) versus chemotherapy for second- or third-line treatment of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

2017

Journal Article

Radiation therapy for preventing instrumentation track metastases in malignant pleural mesothelioma

Eastment, J. G., Burke, J. P., Fong, K. M., Yang, I. A. and Bowman, R. V. (2017). Radiation therapy for preventing instrumentation track metastases in malignant pleural mesothelioma. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017 (2) CD012541. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012541

Radiation therapy for preventing instrumentation track metastases in malignant pleural mesothelioma

2017

Journal Article

Genomics of lung cancer

Fong, Kwun M., Bowman, Rayleen V. and Yang, Ian A. (2017). Genomics of lung cancer. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 9 (2), E155-E157. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.02.29

Genomics of lung cancer

2017

Conference Publication

Narratives from High Risk Respiratory Patients Who Had Bronchoscopy with Limited Sedation and Analgesia

Saxon, Catherine, Fulbrok, Paul, Fong, Kwun and Ski, Chantal (2017). Narratives from High Risk Respiratory Patients Who Had Bronchoscopy with Limited Sedation and Analgesia. IASLC 17th World Conference on Lung Cancer, Vienna, Austria, 4 - 7 December 2016. New York, NY, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.11.1545

Narratives from High Risk Respiratory Patients Who Had Bronchoscopy with Limited Sedation and Analgesia

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

    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

  • 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

  • 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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