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149
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1205
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695

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1994 - Ho-Am Prize in Medicine, Samsung Foundation
  • 1994 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Waun Ki Hong is affiliated with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with specific focus on subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Cancer Research.

The scientist's recent publications cover a variety of topics and scientific venues, demonstrating engagement with interdisciplinary research. Recent papers include:

  • The value of interventional radiology in clinical trial teams: experience from the BATTLE lung cancer trials, 2020, Clinical Radiology
  • An inter-provincial renewable electricity trading model under renewable portfolio standards policy, 2025, Energy
  • CXL-DMSim: A Full-System CXL Disaggregated Memory Simulator With Comprehensive Silicon Validation, 2024, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Author Correction: Multi-region exome sequencing reveals genomic evolution from preneoplasia to lung adenocarcinoma, 2021, Nature Communications
  • An evolutionary game analysis of new urbanization in mineral resource abundant regions in China, 2024, Resources Policy

Their frequent co-authors include Ignacio I. Wistuba, J. Jack Lee, John V. Heymach, Lijun Zeng, and Seokjun G. Ha, with multiple collaborative works published.

Waun Ki Hong has contributed regularly to venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Clinical Radiology
  • Energy
  • Nature Communications
  • Resources Policy

Work topics explored by the scientist involve:

  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
  • Electric Power System Optimization
  • Smart Grid Energy Management
  • Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis

The scientist has received notable recognitions including being named a Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 2013, receiving the Ho-Am Prize in Medicine from the Samsung Foundation in 1994, attaining Fellow status of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1994, and being a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Induction chemotherapy plus radiation compared with surgery plus radiation in patients with advanced laryngeal cancer

    Gregory T Wolf;Susan Gross Fisher;Waun Ki Hong

  • Head and neck cancer.

    Everett E. Vokes;Ralph R. Weichselbaum;Scott M. Lippman;Waun Ki Hong

  • Prevention of second primary tumors with isotretinoin in squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

    Waun ki Hong;Scott M. Lippman;Loretta M. Itri;Daniel D. Karp

  • A controlled trial of intratumoral ONYX-015, a selectively-replicating adenovirus, in combination with cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil in patients with recurrent head and neck cancer

    Fadlo R. Khuri;John Nemunaitis;Ian Ganly;James Arseneau

  • A Randomized Trial Comparing Perioperative Chemotherapy and Surgery With Surgery Alone in Resectable Stage IIIA Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    Jack A Roth;Frank V Fossella;Ritsuko Komaki;M. Bernadette Ryan

  • An Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition Gene Signature Predicts Resistance to EGFR and PI3K Inhibitors and Identifies Axl as a Therapeutic Target for Overcoming EGFR Inhibitor Resistance

    Lauren Averett Byers;Lixia Diao;Jing Wang;Pierre Saintigny

  • Recent advances in chemoprevention of cancer.

    Waun Ki Hong;Michael B. Sporn

  • 13-cis-retinoic acid in the treatment of oral leukoplakia.

    W K Hong;J Endicott;L M Itri;W Doos

  • The BATTLE Trial: Personalizing Therapy for Lung Cancer

    Edward S. Kim;Roy S. Herbst;Ignacio Ivan Wistuba;Jiun-Kae Jack Lee

  • Intratumor heterogeneity in localized lung adenocarcinomas delineated by multiregion sequencing

    Jianjun Zhang;Junya Fujimoto;Jianhua Zhang;David C. Wedge

  • Retrovirus-mediated wild-type p53 gene transfer to tumors of patients with lung cancer.

    J. A. Roth;D. Nguyen;D. D. Lawrence;B. L. Kemp

  • Co-occurring Genomic Alterations Define Major Subsets of KRAS-Mutant Lung Adenocarcinoma with Distinct Biology, Immune Profiles, and Therapeutic Vulnerabilities

    Ferdinandos Skoulidis;Lauren A. Byers;Lixia Diao;Vassiliki A. Papadimitrakopoulou

  • Phase I/II Trial Evaluating the Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Monoclonal Antibody Bevacizumab in Combination With the HER-1/Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Erlotinib for Patients With Recurrent Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    Roy S. Herbst;David H. Johnson;Eric Mininberg;David P. Carbone

  • Plasma Levels of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I and Lung Cancer Risk: a Case-Control Analysis

    He Yu;Margaret R. Spitz;Jehangir Mistry;Jun Gu

  • Selective oral epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor ZD1839 is generally well-tolerated and has activity in non-small-cell lung cancer and other solid tumors: results of a phase I trial.

    Roy S. Herbst;Anne-Marie Maddox;Mace L. Rothenberg;Eric J. Small

  • Adenovirus-Mediated p53 Gene Transfer in Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    Stephen G. Swisher;Jack A. Roth;John Nemunaitis;David D. Lawrence

  • Long-term follow-up of patients enrolled in a randomized trial comparing perioperative chemotherapy and surgery with surgery alone in resectable stage IIIA non-small-cell lung cancer

    Jack A Roth;E.Neely Atkinson;Frank Fossella;Ritsuko Komaki

  • Repair of Tobacco Carcinogen-Induced DNA Adducts and Lung Cancer Risk: a Molecular Epidemiologic Study

    Qingyi Wei;Lie Cheng;Christopher I. Amos;Li E. Wang

  • Frequent microsatellite alterations at chromosomes 9p21 and 3p14 in oral premalignant lesions and their value in cancer risk assessment

    Li Mao;Jin S. Lee;You H. Fan;Jae Y. Ro

  • Telomere dysfunction: a potential cancer predisposition factor.

    Xifeng Wu;Christopher I. Amos;Yong Zhu;Hua Zhao

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott M. Lippman
Scott M. Lippman University of California, San Diego
J. Jack Lee
J. Jack Lee The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Ignacio I. Wistuba
Ignacio I. Wistuba The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Reuben Lotan
Reuben Lotan The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Fadlo R. Khuri
Fadlo R. Khuri American University of Beirut
Dong M. Shin
Dong M. Shin Emory University
Li Mao
Li Mao University of Maryland, Baltimore
Margaret R. Spitz
Margaret R. Spitz Baylor College of Medicine
Adel K. El-Naggar
Adel K. El-Naggar The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Roy S. Herbst
Roy S. Herbst Yale University

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