Impact of weight loss during chemotherapy in chinese patients. Referral to clinical psychotherapy, physiotherapy and occupational therapy. The department at university of hong kongshenzhen hospital china, one of the designated centres of excellence, has been developing rapidly since service commencement in. Learn more about the services, programs and amenities offered at. A statutory body established on 1 december 1990 under the hospital authority ordinance to manage all public hospitals in hong kong. Leukocyte telomere length associates with nasopharyngeal. He is also the convenor of the adult sarcoma multidisciplinary tumour board at prince of wales hospital. Mok trained at the university of alberta, canada and subsequently completed a fellowship in medical oncology at the princess margaret hospital in canada. Outpatient clinics of the clinical oncology departments of five major hospitals in different regions of hong kong. Loong joined the chinese university of hong kong cuhk in march 2014. Prospective, multicenter, phase 2 trial of induction. It provides services for patients from lai chi kok, lower kwai chung, tsing yi, tsuen wan, and tung chung districts. Sep 14, 2012 princess margaret hospital, hong kong.
It has 1,906 beds and clinical departments, and a staff force of about 6,850. Illness perceptions as predictors of psychological distress. Lillian siu medical oncologist princess margaret cancer. Kwok graduated from the faculty of medicine, the chinese university of hong kong in 1989. Irene li clinical research coordinator iii princess. The department at queen mary hospital hong kong, in collaboration with the hospital authority department of clinical oncology, sees over 2600 new cancer patients per year. There are over 1,700 beds including 268 beds at lai king building and 4,000 s. Xelodabased chemotherapy regimen has shown to be more costeffective than 5fluorouracil 5fu considering they had equivalent clinical efficacy in colorectal cancer treatment2,3. Aug 15, 2015 9department of clinical oncology, queen elizabeth hospital, hong kong sar, china. Mar 07, 2011 this openlabel, single arm study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of tarceva erlotinib as firstline therapy in participants with stage iv or recurrent nonsmall cell lung cancer who harbour epidermal growth factor receptor egfr mutations. Princess margaret hospital in quick online booking for. Find out more about our clinical research as a fully affiliated teaching hospital of the university of toronto, we are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of clinical care research and improving the quality of life for people with cancer. Jan 30, 2021 department of pathology, the university of hong kong. Fellow of the hong kong college of physicians medical oncology.
A phase ii trial of atezolizumab, bevacizumab, pemetrexed and. Single nucleotide polymorphism snp of the excision repair crosscomplementing group 1 ercc1 gene has been linked with sensitivity to platinum and radiation. Smoking cessation in cancer patients full text view. Every year princess margaret initiates upwards of 150 new clinical trials at any one time we have close to 350 trials underway. Sep 05, 2012 the oral chemotherapy agent xeloda was recently extended by the hong kong hospital authority as subsidized therapy for the treatment of colorectal cancer1. Acute adverse reactions to magnetic resonance contrast. Princess margaret hospital in hong kong quick online booking for affiliated. To me, scarcity of treatment means only abundance of opportunities for future improvement. It provides services for patients from lai chi kok, kwai chung, tsing yi, tsuen wan and tung chung districts. Princess margaret hospital is a public hospital in hong kong under the.
Dr kamyiu wong consultant, department of orthopaedics and traumatology, princess margaret hospital, hong kong download. With an international reputation for novel approaches to research and to clinical care, the division of medical oncology and hematology at princess margaret is the largest comprehensive program of its kind in canada. Clinical utility of serial analysis of circulating tumour. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover irenes connections and jobs at similar companies. Department of clinical oncology, pamela youde nethersole eastern hospital, hong kong, hong kong corresponding author. The hospital is now a major acute general hospital in kowloon. Day procedure and treatment at clinical oncology clinic or renal. But tony mok had no problem finding an answer to this question. The hospital now stands as the largest cancer centre in canada and one of the five largest cancer centres in the world. This article describes a unique model in hong kong where clinical oncology. Impact of weight loss during chemotherapy in chinese.
Clinical utility of plasma epsteinbarr virus dna and. She is also the honorary clinical assistant professor in the department of clinical oncology, faculty of medicine, the university of hong kong and the honorary clinical associate professor in the department of medicine and therapeutics, the chinese. Metastasissuppressing nid2, an epigeneticallysilenced gene. Princess margaret hospital or pmh is a major acute district general hospital in south kwai chung, new territories, near lai chi kok, kowloon, hong kong, managed by the hospital authority. View irene lis profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. He is a coeditor of the book, breast cancer management and molecular. It receives emergency patients transferred by government flying services. Acute adverse reactions to magnetic resonance contrast media. Faculty profile university of mississippi medical center. Princess margaret global cancer program welcome to the. Hong kong pathology forum 2021 university of hong kong. Past president, international association for the study of lung cancer iaslc.
The princess margaret s research program ranked fourth in terms of the percentage of publications cited in highimpact oncology journals. An established oncologist with a booming practice in toronto, canada, mok dropped by the prince of wales hospital, the chinese university of hong kong s major teaching hospital, for a casual look around when he was visiting his parents in hong. Sep 17, 2018 a study to evaluate patient preference and satisfaction of subcutaneous administration of the fixeddose combination of pertuzumab and trastuzumab in participants with her2positive early breast cancer full text view. Jan 30, 2021 recent advances in metabolic screening in hong kong progress though collaboration dr albert yanwo chan department of pathology, princess margaret hospital, hong kong genomic testing in clinical haematology dr howan ip department of pathology, queen mary hospital, hong kong. Princess margaret hospital, hong kong hong kong, hong kong. Preliminary efficacy and tolerability of chemohormonal. Mok, bmsc, md, frcpc, fhkcp, fhkam medicine trained at the university of alberta edmonton, alberta, canada and subsequently completed a fellowship in medical oncology at the princess margaret hospital toronto, ontario, canada. Pamela youde nethersole eastern hospital wikipedia. Dec 29, 2017 the main purpose of this study or clinical trial is to learn more about the effect how well it works of the fixed combination of netupitant and palonosetron nepa in preventing nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy in hong kong oncology patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy treatment consists of adriamycin and. Measurement invariance across gender and age groups, validity. Smart patient website hospicecentres hospital authority. Tony mok is the recipient of chinese hospitals 44th annual. The hong kong hospital authority, which provides more than 90% of inpatient care in hong kong, has been responsible for the management of all sars patients. Hospital chief executive dr law chunbon, alexander hospital governing committee hospital governing committee introduction pmh is an acute hospital providing 24hour emergency and comprehensive secondary services for kwai tsing district, as well as the tertiary centre for kwc and the quaternary centre for specific territorywide services.
A study of tarceva erlotinib as first line therapy in. The division of medical oncology and hematology at princess margaret is an international leader in advancing the frontiers of cancer treatment and management through our commitment to clinical and translational research and the development of new cancer therapies. Although it is not the main teaching hospital in hong kong, it also provides clinical teaching for medical students from medical college in hong kong, as well as providing internship placement. It is the largest acute hospital in hong kong despite not being a university hospital. The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical safety of intravenous gadoliniumbased contrast media used in patients who underwent mri at a single institution. The princess margaret cancer centre patient information line info line is part of an ongoing effort to provide patients and visitors with practical information and support in real time. The princess margaret ccru provides leadership, oversight and infrastructure for researchers within the princess margaret cancer centre. I was accepted to the princess margaret hospital program in toronto in the late 1980s when there were limited treatment options for most cancers. A study to evaluate patient preference and satisfaction of. Mahgaliht yiyun or pmh is a major acute district general hospital in south kwai chung, new territories, near lai chi kok, kowloon, hong kong, managed by the hospital authority. Simon lo professor of neurological surgery university. Acute adverse reactions to intravenous gadoliniumbased contrast media used for mri at the princess margaret hospital, hong kong, sar, from january 1999 to november 2004 were. The princess margaret global cancer program and the german cancer research center dkfz have joined forces to offer the international clinician and medical scientist fellowship program. A substantial survival benefit with chemohormonal therapy has been proven by the chaarted and stampede studies, and this clinical approach has emerged as the standard of care for patients with metastatic hormonenaive prostate cancer mhspc.
Through the gynecologic oncology site group, patients may have access to innovation and clinical trials. Led by amit oza, the princess margaret phase ii trial consortium is one of seven sitesand the only nonus sitefunded by the national cancer institute. Its not always easy to pinpoint the moment your life or career changed direction. Clinical utility of plasma epsteinbarr virus dna and ercc1. Randomized phase ii study of the xlinked inhibitor of. The department at university of hong kong shenzhen hospital china, one of the designated centres of excellence, has been developing rapidly since service commencement in. Nov 20, 2020 1 clinical oncology department, the university of hong kong li ka shing faculty of medicine, na pokfulamhk 2 clinical oncology department, tuen mun hospital, hong kong hk 3 oncology department, princess margaret hospital, hong kong hk. Pamela youde nethersole eastern hospital is the only hospital in hong kong houses pressure chamber to provide hyperbaric oxygen therapy hbot service, which can be used to treat conditions such as air or gas embolism, carbon monoxide poisoning, central. He is now fellow of american society of clinical oncology fasco, past chair of. Clinical oncology and palliative medicine as a combined specialty. Department of pathology, princess margaret hospital. Illness perceptions as predictors of psychological.
Find 65 researchers working at princess margaret hospital, hong kong hong kong, hong kong. After working as a community oncologist in toronto, canada for seven years, he returned to hong kong in 1996 to pursue an academic career. Christian award in oncology drug development in 2010. Simon lo professor of neurological surgery university of. Prof tony sk mok scri singapore clinical research institute. Metastasissuppressing nid2, an epigeneticallysilenced. It serves an effective population of about 900,000 and about onethird of all cancer patients in hong kong. In addition to her active research in early phase clinical trials, she has been leading cancer genomics initiatives and immuno oncology trials at the princess margaret cancer centre. Emerging immune checkpoint inhibitors for the treatment of. There are over 1,700 beds including 268 beds at lai king building and 4,000 staff. Path to articular surface mount asm navigation total knee replacement of public hospital in hong kong local hospital experience. As a fully affiliated teaching hospital of the university of toronto, we are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of clinical care research and improving the quality of life for people with cancer. Mahgaliht yiyun or pmh is a major acute district general hospital in south kwai chung, near lai chi kok, hong kong, managed by the hospital authority.
Since 2001, the consortium has made novel single cancer agents or combination agent treatments available through clinical trials. She is also the honorary clinical assistant professor in the department of clinical oncology, faculty of medicine, the university of hong kong and the honorary clinical associate professor in the department of medicine and therapeutics, the chinese university of hong kong. The hospital is the only hospital with helipad on hong kong island, and one of the two hospitals in hong kong pamela youde nethersole eastern hospital and tuen mun hospital. After working as a community oncologist in toronto, canada, for 7 years, he returned to hong kong in. Room 228, 2f, oncology building, block h, princess margaret hospital 210 princess margaret hospital road, lai chi kok, kowloon. The hospital is a major tertiary hospital in southern kowloon, with over 1,900 beds. He completed a rotating internship and internal medicine residency in edmonton and medical oncology fellowship at the princess margaret hospital in toronto.
The princess margaret cancer centre, previously called princess margaret hospital, is a scientific research centre and a teaching hospital in toronto, ontario, canada, affiliated with the university of toronto faculty of medicine as part of the university health network. Mok is li shu fan medical foundation named professor of clinical oncology and. He is also clinical director of the breakthrough breast cancer research unit in. Address, 210 princess margaret hospital road, lai chi kok, kowloon. He has completed a fellowship in drug development at princess margaret cancer. A phase ii trial of atezolizumab, bevacizumab, pemetrexed. The ccru is the central point of contact for any questions about the conduct.
Costminimization analysis of gastric cancer treatments in. Testretest reliability of a computerassisted selfadministered questionnaire on early life exposure in a nasopharyngeal carcinoma casecontrol study. He is also the convenor of the adult sarcoma multidisciplinary tumour board. The hospital was founded as the ontario cancer institute in 1952 by an act of the ontario legislature.
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