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)

181 - 200 of 438 works

2016

Journal Article

The IASLC lung cancer staging project: Proposals for revision of the TNM stage groupings in the forthcoming (eighth) edition of the TNM Classification for lung cancer

Goldstraw, Peter, Chansky, Kari, Crowley, John, Rami-Porta, Ramon, Asamura, Hisao, Eberhardt, Wilfried E. E., Nicholson, Andrew G., Groome, Patti, Mitchell, Alan, Bolejack, Vanessa, Ball, David, Beer, David G., Beyruti, Ricardo, Detterbeck, Frank, Edwards, John, Galateau-Sallé, Françoise, Giroux, Dorothy, Gleeson, Fergus, Huang, James, Kennedy, Catherine, Kim, Jhingook, Kim, Young Tae, Kingsbury, Laura, Kondo, Haruhiko, Krasnik, Mark, Kubota, Kaoru, Lerut, Antoon, Lyons, Gustavo, Marino, Mirella ... Yokoi, K. (2016). The IASLC lung cancer staging project: Proposals for revision of the TNM stage groupings in the forthcoming (eighth) edition of the TNM Classification for lung cancer. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 11 (1), 39-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2015.09.009

The IASLC lung cancer staging project: Proposals for revision of the TNM stage groupings in the forthcoming (eighth) edition of the TNM Classification for lung cancer

2016

Conference Publication

N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) intervention attenuates the effects of diesel and biodiesel emission exposure on human bronchial epithelial cells, 16HBE, at air-liquid interface

Vaughan, Annalicia, Stevanovic, Svetlana, Rahman, Mostafizur, Zare, Ali, Miljevic, Branka, Ristovski, Zoran, Bowman, Rayleen, Fong, Kwun and Yang, Ian (2016). N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) intervention attenuates the effects of diesel and biodiesel emission exposure on human bronchial epithelial cells, 16HBE, at air-liquid interface. ERS International Congress 2016, London, United Kingdom, 3-7 September 2016. European Respiratory Society. doi: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2016.pa4002

N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) intervention attenuates the effects of diesel and biodiesel emission exposure on human bronchial epithelial cells, 16HBE, at air-liquid interface

2016

Conference Publication

The lung cancer database map in Australia: overview of a descriptive study protocol

Stone, E., Rankin, N., Phillips, J., Fong, K. and Shaw, T. (2016). The lung cancer database map in Australia: overview of a descriptive study protocol. 21st Congress of the APSR 2016, Bangkok, Thailand, 12–15 November 2016. HOBOKEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL.

The lung cancer database map in Australia: overview of a descriptive study protocol

2016

Conference Publication

MDT data consensus in lung cancer: a new strategy

Stone, E., Rankin, N., Phillips, J., Fong, K. and Shaw, T. (2016). MDT data consensus in lung cancer: a new strategy. Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand and the Australian & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science, Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, WA, Australia, 1–6 April 2016. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell .

MDT data consensus in lung cancer: a new strategy

2015

Journal Article

Psychological distress and quality of life in lung cancer: the role of health-related stigma, illness appraisals and social constraints

Chambers, Suzanne K., Baade, Peter, Youl, Philippa, Aitken, Joanne, Occhipinti, Stefano, Vinod, Shalini, Valery, Patricia C., Garvey, Garvey, Fong, Kwun M., Ball, David, Zorbas, Helen, Dunn, Jeff and O'Connell, Dianne L. (2015). Psychological distress and quality of life in lung cancer: the role of health-related stigma, illness appraisals and social constraints. Psycho-Oncology, 24 (11), 1569-1577. doi: 10.1002/pon.3829

Psychological distress and quality of life in lung cancer: the role of health-related stigma, illness appraisals and social constraints

2015

Journal Article

Platinum versus non-platinum chemotherapy regimens for small cell lung cancer

Amarasena, Isuru U., Chatterjee, Saion, Walters, Julia A.E., Wood-Baker, Richard and Fong, Kwun M. (2015). Platinum versus non-platinum chemotherapy regimens for small cell lung cancer. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015 (8) CD006849. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006849.pub3

Platinum versus non-platinum chemotherapy regimens for small cell lung cancer

2015

Journal Article

The effectiveness of lung cancer MDT and the role of respiratory physicians

Prabhakar, Charles N, Fong, Kwun M, Peake, Michael D, Lam, David C and Barnes, David J (2015). The effectiveness of lung cancer MDT and the role of respiratory physicians. Respirology, 20 (6), 884-888. doi: 10.1111/resp.12520

The effectiveness of lung cancer MDT and the role of respiratory physicians

2015

Journal Article

Lung cancer screening feasibility in Australia

Marshall, Henry M., 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., Yang, Ian A. and Fong, Kwun M. (2015). Lung cancer screening feasibility in Australia. European Respiratory Journal, 45 (6), 1734-1737. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00208714

Lung cancer screening feasibility in Australia

2015

Journal Article

Mitosis trumps T stage and proposed international association for the study of lung cancer/American thoracic society/european respiratory society classification for prognostic value in resected stage 1 lung adenocarcinoma

Duhig, Edwina Elizabeth, Dettrick, Andrew, Godbolt, David Burleigh, Pauli, John, van Zwieten, Anthony, Hansen, Aaron Richard, Yang, Ian Anthony, Fong, Kwun Meng, Clarke, Belinda E. and Bowman, Rayleen V. (2015). Mitosis trumps T stage and proposed international association for the study of lung cancer/American thoracic society/european respiratory society classification for prognostic value in resected stage 1 lung adenocarcinoma. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 10 (4), 673-681. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0000000000000446

Mitosis trumps T stage and proposed international association for the study of lung cancer/American thoracic society/european respiratory society classification for prognostic value in resected stage 1 lung adenocarcinoma

2015

Journal Article

Update in lung cancer: Prologue to a modern review series

Van Zandwijk, Nico and Fong, Kwun M. (2015). Update in lung cancer: Prologue to a modern review series. Respirology, 20 (2), 183-184. doi: 10.1111/resp.12457

Update in lung cancer: Prologue to a modern review series

2015

Journal Article

Ethnicity affects EGFR and KRAS gene alterations of lung adenocarcinoma

Soh, Junichi, Toyooka, Shinichi, Matsuo, Keitaro, Yamamoto, Hiromasa, Wistuba, Ignacio I., Lam, Stephen, Fong, Kwun M., Gazdar, Adi F. and Miyoshi, Shinichiro (2015). Ethnicity affects EGFR and KRAS gene alterations of lung adenocarcinoma. Oncology Letters, 10 (3), 1775-1782. doi: 10.3892/ol.2015.3414

Ethnicity affects EGFR and KRAS gene alterations of lung adenocarcinoma

2015

Journal Article

The current and future roles of genomics

Fong, Kwun M., Daniels, Marissa, Goh, Felicia, Yang, Ian A. and Bowman, Rayleen V. (2015). The current and future roles of genomics. ERS Monograph, 2015, 79-94. doi: 10.1183/2312508X.10009614

The current and future roles of genomics

2015

Conference Publication

Organic content of diesel emission particles and human bronchial epithelial cell responses to primary and aged diesel emissions

Vaughan, A., Stevanovic, S., Morrison, L., Pourkhesalian, A., Rahman, M., Zare, A., Miljevic, B., Ristovski, Z., Goh, F., Relan, V, Bowman, R., Fong, K. and Yang, I (2015). Organic content of diesel emission particles and human bronchial epithelial cell responses to primary and aged diesel emissions. Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand and the Australian & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science, Annual Scientific Meeting 2015, Gold Coast, Australia, 27 March – 1 April 2015. HOBOKEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL. doi: 10.1111/resp.12495_3

Organic content of diesel emission particles and human bronchial epithelial cell responses to primary and aged diesel emissions

2015

Conference Publication

Electronic nose as a tool for detecting COPD and emphysema in smokers

Dent, A., Bowman, R., Zimmerman, P., Fong, K. and Yang, I. (2015). Electronic nose as a tool for detecting COPD and emphysema in smokers. Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand and the Australian & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science, Annual Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 27 March–1 April 2015. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.

Electronic nose as a tool for detecting COPD and emphysema in smokers

2015

Journal Article

Removal of Organic Content from Diesel Exhaust Particles Alters Cellular Responses of Primary Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells Cultured at an Air-Liquid Interface

Vaughan, Annalicia, Stevanovic, Svetlana , Morrison, Leanne E. , Pourkhesalian, Ali Mohammad , Rahman, Mostafizur , Zare, Ali , Miljevic, Branka , Goh, Felicia , Relan, Vandana , Bowman, Rayleen V. , Fong, Kwun M. , Bottle, Steven E. , Ristovski, Zoran D. and Yang, Ian A. (2015). Removal of Organic Content from Diesel Exhaust Particles Alters Cellular Responses of Primary Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells Cultured at an Air-Liquid Interface. Journal of Environmental & Analytical Toxicology, 05 (05). doi: 10.4172/2161-0525.1000316

Removal of Organic Content from Diesel Exhaust Particles Alters Cellular Responses of Primary Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells Cultured at an Air-Liquid Interface

2015

Journal Article

DNA methylation transcriptionally regulates the putative tumor cell growth suppressor ZNF677 in non-small cell lung cancers

Heller, Gerwin, Altenberger, Corinna, Schmid, Bianca, Marhold, Maximilian, Tomasich, Erwin, Ziegler, Barbara, Mullauer, Leonhard, Minichsdorfer, Christoph, Lang, Gyorgy, End-Pfutzenreuter, Adelheid, Dome, Balazs, Arns, Britt-Madeleine, Fong, Kwun M., Wright, Casey M., Yang, Ian A., Klepetko, Walter, Zielinski, Christoph C. and Zochbauer-Muller, Sabine (2015). DNA methylation transcriptionally regulates the putative tumor cell growth suppressor ZNF677 in non-small cell lung cancers. Oncotarget, 6 (1), 394-408. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.2697

DNA methylation transcriptionally regulates the putative tumor cell growth suppressor ZNF677 in non-small cell lung cancers

2015

Conference Publication

Inter-, and Intratumoural Genomic Heterogeneity of Primary Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma in Never Smokers

Daniels, Marissa, Krause, Lutz, Ellis, Jonathan, Yang, Ian A., Bowman, Rayleen V., Relan, Vandana, Chee, Kelly, Goh, Felicia, Parris, Brielle, Morrison, Leanne, Martins, Maria, Mccaul, Elizabeth, Passmore, Linda, Courtney, Deborah, Duhig, Edwina, Naidoo, Rishendran, Fong, Kwun and Windsor, Morgan (2015). Inter-, and Intratumoural Genomic Heterogeneity of Primary Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma in Never Smokers. 16th World Conference on Cancer, Denver, CO, United States, 6-9 September 2015. New York, United States: Elsevier.

Inter-, and Intratumoural Genomic Heterogeneity of Primary Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma in Never Smokers

2015

Other Outputs

UQ Thoracic Research Centre Lung Research Datasets

Kwun, Fong (2015). UQ Thoracic Research Centre Lung Research Datasets. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/64bee36

UQ Thoracic Research Centre Lung Research Datasets

2014

Journal Article

Biomarkers of progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Shaw, Janet G., Vaughan, Annalicia, Dent, Annette G., O'Hare, Phoebe E., Goh, Felicia, Bowman, Rayleen V., Fong, Kwun M. and Yang, Ian A. (2014). Biomarkers of progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Journal of Thoracic Disease, 6 (11), 1532-1547. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.11.33

Biomarkers of progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

2014

Journal Article

Implementing clinical guidelines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: barriers and solutions

Overington, Jeff D., Huang, Yao C., Abramson, Michael J., Brown, Juliet L., Goddard, John R., Bowman, Rayleen V., Fong, Kwun M. and Yang, Ian A. (2014). Implementing clinical guidelines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: barriers and solutions. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 6 (11), 1586-1596. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.11.25

Implementing clinical guidelines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: barriers and solutions

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

  • 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

  • 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

Completed supervision

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