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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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
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
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
2018
Book Chapter
Lung cancer screening
Berg, Christine D., Fong, Kwun M. and Marshall, Henry M. (2018). Lung cancer screening. Cancer Prevention and Screening. (pp. 237-255) Hoboken, NJ United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781118990957.ch17
2018
Conference Publication
Association between bacterial load and inflammatory gene expression in COPD exacerbations
O'Farrell, Hannah, Shaw, Janet, Bowman, Rayleen, Fong, Kwun and Yang, Ian (2018). Association between bacterial load and inflammatory gene expression in COPD exacerbations. 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.PA3864
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.
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
2018
Conference Publication
Primary human bronchial epithelial cell responses to diesel and novel biodiesel emissions
Vaughan, Annalicia, Stevanovic, Svetlana, Jafari, Mohammad, Bowman, Rayleen, Fong, Kwun, Ristovski, Zoran and Yang, Ian (2018). Primary human bronchial epithelial cell responses to diesel and novel biodiesel emissions. 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.PA4243
2018
Conference Publication
Linking airway gene expression and lung microbiome in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Tait, Samuel, O'Farrell, Hannah, Shaw, Janet, Parris, Brielle, Bowman, Rayleen, Fong, Kwun and Yang, Ian (2018). Linking airway gene expression and lung microbiome in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Congress of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, Taipei, Taiwan, 29 November - 2 December 2018. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/resp.13419_15
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Funding
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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
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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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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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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2015
Doctor Philosophy
The Queensland Lung Cancer Screening Study
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang, Associate Professor Paul Zimmerman
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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
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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