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)

161 - 180 of 438 works

2017

Conference Publication

Protocol for the international lung screen trial (ILST): A cohort study to define LDCT screening selection criteria and validate the pancan nodule management algorithm

Lim, Kuan Pin, Brims, Fraser, Mcwilliams, Annette, Tammemzgi, Martin, Berg, Christine, Marshall, Henry, Stone, Emily, Manser, Renee, Canfell, Karen, Connelly, Luke, Yee, John, Fong, Kwun and Lam, Stephen (2017). Protocol for the international lung screen trial (ILST): A cohort study to define LDCT screening selection criteria and validate the pancan nodule management algorithm. 22nd Congress of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, Sydney, Australia, 23–26 November 2017. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/resp.13206_160

Protocol for the international lung screen trial (ILST): A cohort study to define LDCT screening selection criteria and validate the pancan nodule management algorithm

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

2017

Conference Publication

Patients' experiences during flexible bronchoscopy with placebo and/or various pharmaceutical agents: a systematic review

Saxon, Catherine, Fulbrook, Paul, Fong, Kwun and Ski, Chantal (2017). Patients' experiences during flexible bronchoscopy with placebo and/or various pharmaceutical agents: a systematic review. 22nd Congress of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, International Convention Centre, Sydney, Australia, 23–26 November 2017. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.

Patients' experiences during flexible bronchoscopy with placebo and/or various pharmaceutical agents: a systematic review

2017

Conference Publication

Reducing the toxicity of diesel emission exposure on primary human bronchial epithelial cells cultured at an air-liquid interface

Vaughan, A., Stevanovic, S., Jafari, M., Miljevic, B., Ristovski, Z., Bowman, R. V., Fong, K. M. and Yang, I. A. (2017). Reducing the toxicity of diesel emission exposure on primary human bronchial epithelial cells cultured at an air-liquid interface. International Conference of the American-Thoracic-Society (ATS), Washington, DC, United States, 19-24 May 2017. New York, NY, United States: American Thoracic Society.

Reducing the toxicity of diesel emission exposure on primary human bronchial epithelial cells cultured at an air-liquid interface

2017

Book Chapter

Molecular basis of lung carcinogenesis

Fong, Kwum M., Larsen, Jill E., Wright, Casey M., Sriram, Krishna, Davidson, Morgan, Daniels, Marissa, Sekido, Yoshitaka, Bowman, Rayleen V., Yang, Ian A. and Minna, John D. (2017). Molecular basis of lung carcinogenesis. The molecular basis of human cancer. (pp. 447-496) edited by William B. Coleman and Gregory J. Tsongalis. Totowa, NJ, United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-59745-458-2_28

Molecular basis of lung carcinogenesis

2017

Conference Publication

Genomic Characterization of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in an Australian Population

Parris, Brielle, Irwin, Darryl, Daniels, Marissa, Franz, Louise, Goh, Felicia, Passmore, Linda, Mccaul, Elizabeth, Courtney, Deborah, Bowman, Rayleen, Yang, Ian and Fong, Kwun (2017). Genomic Characterization of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in an Australian Population. IASLC 17th World Conference on Lung Cancer, Vienna, Austria, 4 - 7 December 2016. New York, NY, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.11.799

Genomic Characterization of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in an Australian Population

2017

Conference Publication

Effects of N-acetylcysteine intervention in vitro on primary human bronchial epithelial cells exposed to diesel emissions

Vaughan, Annalicia, Stevanovic, Svetlana, Jafari, Mohammad, Miljevic, Branka, Ristovski, Zoran, Bowman, Rayleen, Fong, Kwun and Yang, Ian (2017). Effects of N-acetylcysteine intervention in vitro on primary human bronchial epithelial cells exposed to diesel emissions. ANZSRS/TSANZ, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 24-28 March 2017. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.

Effects of N-acetylcysteine intervention in vitro on primary human bronchial epithelial cells exposed to diesel emissions

2017

Conference Publication

The effect of diesel emission exposure on intracellular signaling pathways of primary human bronchial epithelial cells

Vaughan, Annalicia, Stevanovic, Svetlana, Jafari, Mohammad, Miljevic, Branka, Ristovski, Zoran, Bowman, Rayleen, Fong, Kwun and Yang, Ian (2017). The effect of diesel emission exposure on intracellular signaling pathways of primary human bronchial epithelial cells. ERS International Congress 2017, Milan, Italy, 9-13 September, 2017. Sheffield, United Kingdom: European Respiratory Society. doi: 10.1183/1393003.congress-2017.pa4458

The effect of diesel emission exposure on intracellular signaling pathways of primary human bronchial epithelial cells

2016

Journal Article

Barriers to lung cancer care: health professionals’ perspectives

Dunn, J., Garvey, G., Valery, P. C., Ball, D., Fong, K. M., Vinod, S., O'Connell, D. L. and Chambers, S. K. (2016). Barriers to lung cancer care: health professionals’ perspectives. Supportive Care in Cancer, 25 (2), 1-8. doi: 10.1007/s00520-016-3428-3

Barriers to lung cancer care: health professionals’ perspectives

2016

Journal Article

Endobronchial silicosis and tuberculosis presenting as the right middle lobe syndrome

Anderson, James J., Fong, Kwun M., Godbolt, David B., Leong, Steven C. and Marshall, Henry M. (2016). Endobronchial silicosis and tuberculosis presenting as the right middle lobe syndrome. Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology, 23 (4), e35-e37. doi: 10.1097/LBR.0000000000000302

Endobronchial silicosis and tuberculosis presenting as the right middle lobe syndrome

2016

Journal Article

General medicine Indigenous outreach registrar training in rural Queensland

Jauncey, Paul, McKenzie, Scott, Corpus, Rohan, Fong, Kwun M. and Walters, Darren L. (2016). General medicine Indigenous outreach registrar training in rural Queensland. Medical Journal of Australia , 205 (5), 237-237.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja16.00519

General medicine Indigenous outreach registrar training in rural Queensland

2016

Journal Article

Update in lung cancer: epilogue to a modern review series

Fong, Kwun M. and van Zandwijk, Nico (2016). Update in lung cancer: epilogue to a modern review series. Respirology, 21 (5), 789-790. doi: 10.1111/resp.12809

Update in lung cancer: epilogue to a modern review series

2016

Journal Article

Brief tailored smoking cessation counseling in a lung cancer screening population is feasible: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Marshall, Henry M., Courtney, Deborah A., Passmore, Linda H., McCaul, Elizabeth M., Yang, Ian A., Bowman, Rayleen V. and Fong, Kwun M. (2016). Brief tailored smoking cessation counseling in a lung cancer screening population is feasible: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 18 (7), 1665-1669. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntw010

Brief tailored smoking cessation counseling in a lung cancer screening population is feasible: a pilot randomized controlled trial

2016

Journal Article

Screen-detected subsolid pulmonary nodules: long-term follow-up and application of the PanCan lung cancer risk prediction model

Zhao, Henry, Marshall, Henry M., Yang, Ian A., Bowman, Rayleen V., Ayres, John, Crossin, Jane, Lau, Melanie, Slaughter, Richard E., Redmond, Stanley, Passmore, Linda, McCaul, Elizabeth, Courtney, Deborah, Leong, Steven C., Windsor, Morgan, Zimmerman, Paul V. and Fong, Kwun M. (2016). Screen-detected subsolid pulmonary nodules: long-term follow-up and application of the PanCan lung cancer risk prediction model. British Journal of Radiology, 89 (1060) 20160016, 20160016. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20160016

Screen-detected subsolid pulmonary nodules: long-term follow-up and application of the PanCan lung cancer risk prediction model

2016

Journal Article

A survey of lung cancer in rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Queensland: health views that impact on early diagnosis and treatment

Page, B. J., Bowman, R. V., Yang, I. A. and Fong, K. M. (2016). A survey of lung cancer in rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Queensland: health views that impact on early diagnosis and treatment. Internal Medicine Journal, 46 (2), 171-176. doi: 10.1111/imj.12948

A survey of lung cancer in rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Queensland: health views that impact on early diagnosis and treatment

2016

Journal Article

Lung cancer screening in Australia: progress or procrastination?: There is progress internationally with lung cancer screening but far slower headway in Australia

Brims, Fraser, McWilliams, Annette and Fong, Kwun (2016). Lung cancer screening in Australia: progress or procrastination?: There is progress internationally with lung cancer screening but far slower headway in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia, 204 (1), 4-4.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja15.01109

Lung cancer screening in Australia: progress or procrastination?: There is progress internationally with lung cancer screening but far slower headway in Australia

2016

Conference Publication

Detection of Microbial Pathogens Using a Multiple Target Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (Qpcr) Array in Patients with Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

O'Farrell, H., Shaw, J., Goh, F., Bowman, R., Fong, K. and Yang, I. (2016). Detection of Microbial Pathogens Using a Multiple Target Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (Qpcr) Array in Patients with Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 21st Congress of the APSR 2016, Bangkok, Thailand, 12–15 November 2016. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/resp.12939_14

Detection of Microbial Pathogens Using a Multiple Target Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (Qpcr) Array in Patients with Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

2016

Conference Publication

Intratumoral genomic heterogeneity of primary pulmonary adenocarcinoma in never smokers

Daniels, Marissa G., Krause, Lutz, Ellis, Jonathan J., Yang, Ian A., Bowman, Rayleen V., Relan, Vandana, Chee, Kelly, Goh, Felicia, Parris, Brielle, Morrison, Leanne, Martins, Maria, Passmore, Linda, McCaul, Elizabeth, Courtney, Deborah, Duhig, Edwina, Windsor, Morgan, Naidoo, Rishendran and Fong, Kwun M. (2016). Intratumoral genomic heterogeneity of primary pulmonary adenocarcinoma in never smokers. Meeting of the American-Association-for-Cancer-Research (AACR) Precision Medicine Series - Integrating Clinical Genomics and Cancer Therapy, Salt Lake City, UT, United States, 13-16 June 2015. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1158/1557-3265.PMSCLINGEN15-24

Intratumoral genomic heterogeneity of primary pulmonary adenocarcinoma in never smokers

2016

Conference Publication

Factors differentiating transient versus persistent subsolid pulmonary nodules in an Australian lung cancer screening cohort

Zhao, H., Marshall, H. M., Yang, I. A., Bowman, R. V., Ayres, J., Crossin, J., Lau, M., Slaughter, R. E., Redmond, S., Passmore, L., McCaul, E., Courtney, D., Leong, S. C., Windsor, M., Zimmerman, P. V. and Fong, K. M. (2016). Factors differentiating transient versus persistent subsolid pulmonary nodules in an Australian lung cancer screening cohort. 6th Australian Lung Cancer Conference (ALCC), Melbourne, Australia, 18-20 August 2016.

Factors differentiating transient versus persistent subsolid pulmonary nodules in an Australian lung cancer screening cohort

2016

Conference Publication

Patients' experiences during bronchoscopy with "cautious" sedation and analgesia; a Qualitative Study

Saxon, C., Fulbrook, P., Fong, K. and Ski, C. (2016). Patients' experiences during bronchoscopy with "cautious" sedation and analgesia; a Qualitative Study. 21st Congress of the APSR 2016, Bangkok, Thailand, 12–15 November 2016. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.

Patients' experiences during bronchoscopy with "cautious" sedation and analgesia; a Qualitative Study

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

  • 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

Completed supervision

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