DEPT OF SURGERY



Researcher : AU CHV

List of Research Outputs

AU C.H.V. and Lee N.P.Y., Ankyrin repeat and suppressor of cytokine signaling box (ASB) family members for cancer diagnosis, prognosis and treatment, In: Lee N.P., Cheng C.Y., Luk J.M., New Advances on Disease Biomarkers and Molecular Targets in Biomedicine. New York, Humana Press, Springer, 2013.
AU C.H.V., The role of ankyrin repeats and SOCS box protein 4 (ASB4) in hepatocellular carcinoma, Dissertation, Master of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong. 2014.
Au C.H.V., TSANG F.H., Man K., Fan S.T., Poon R.T.P. and Lee N.P.Y., Expression of ankyrin repeat and SOCS box containing 4 (ASB4) confers migration and invasion properties of hepatocellular carcinoma cells, BioScience Trends. 2014, 8(2): 101-110.
TSANG F.H., Au C.H.V., LU W., SHEK H.P., LIU M.L., Luk J.M.C., Fan S.T., Poon R.T.P. and Lee N.P.Y., Prognostic marker microRNA-125b inhibits tumorigenic properties of hepatocellular carcinoma cells via suppressing tumorigenic molecule eIF5A2, Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2014, Epub on 2014-05-09.


Researcher : Au CHV

List of Research Outputs

AU C.H.V. and Lee N.P.Y., Ankyrin repeat and suppressor of cytokine signaling box (ASB) family members for cancer diagnosis, prognosis and treatment, In: Lee N.P., Cheng C.Y., Luk J.M., New Advances on Disease Biomarkers and Molecular Targets in Biomedicine. New York, Humana Press, Springer, 2013.
AU C.H.V., The role of ankyrin repeats and SOCS box protein 4 (ASB4) in hepatocellular carcinoma, Dissertation, Master of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong. 2014.
Au C.H.V., TSANG F.H., Man K., Fan S.T., Poon R.T.P. and Lee N.P.Y., Expression of ankyrin repeat and SOCS box containing 4 (ASB4) confers migration and invasion properties of hepatocellular carcinoma cells, BioScience Trends. 2014, 8(2): 101-110.
TSANG F.H., Au C.H.V., LU W., SHEK H.P., LIU M.L., Luk J.M.C., Fan S.T., Poon R.T.P. and Lee N.P.Y., Prognostic marker microRNA-125b inhibits tumorigenic properties of hepatocellular carcinoma cells via suppressing tumorigenic molecule eIF5A2, Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2014, Epub on 2014-05-09.


Researcher : Au DKK

Project Title:Electrical tinnitus suppression in hearing-impaired patients
Investigator(s):Au DKK, Ho WK
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:11/2003
Completion Date:08/2013




Researcher : Au TWK

List of Research Outputs

ZHANG Y., Li G., CHE H., Sun H., Li X., Au T.W.K., Xiao G.S., Wang Y. and Li G.R., Characterization of functional ion channels in human cardiac c-kit+ progenitor cells, Basic Res Cardiol. 2014, 109(3): 407.
ZHANG Y., WU H., CHE H., Sun H., Cheng L.C., Li X., Au T.W.K., Tse H.F. and Li G.R., Functional transient receptor potential canonical type 1 channels in human atrial myocytes, Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 2013, 465: 1439-1449.


Researcher : CHAN TC

List of Research Outputs

CHAN T.C., Antitumor and vascular disrupting effects of ombrabulin in hepatocellular carcinoma, Dissertation, Master of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong. 2014.


Researcher : CHAN YTC

List of Research Outputs

CHAN Y.T.C., Chan Y.C., Cheuk L.Y. and Cheng S.W.K., A pilot study on low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein-1 in Chinese patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm, European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery. 2013, 46(5): 549-556.


Researcher : CHENG G

List of Research Outputs

CHENG G., Tang S.M., Wong H.M.E., Cheng W.C., So M.T., Miao X., ZHANG R., CUI L., Liu X., Ngan E.S.W., Lui V.C.H., Chung H.Y., Chan I.H.Y., Liu J.C., Zhong W., Xia H.M., Yu J.K., Qiu X., Wu X.Z., Wang B., Dong X., Tou J.F., Huang L.M., Yi B., Ren H.X., Chan E.K.W., Ye K., O'Reilly P.F., Wong K.K.Y., Sham P.C., Cherny S.S., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Common genetic variants regulating ADD3 gene expression alter biliary atresia risk, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 59(6): 1285-1291.
CHENG G., Genetic study on biliary atresia, Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong. 2014.


Researcher : CUI L

List of Research Outputs

CHENG G., Tang S.M., Wong H.M.E., Cheng W.C., So M.T., Miao X., ZHANG R., CUI L., Liu X., Ngan E.S.W., Lui V.C.H., Chung H.Y., Chan I.H.Y., Liu J.C., Zhong W., Xia H.M., Yu J.K., Qiu X., Wu X.Z., Wang B., Dong X., Tou J.F., Huang L.M., Yi B., Ren H.X., Chan E.K.W., Ye K., O'Reilly P.F., Wong K.K.Y., Sham P.C., Cherny S.S., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Common genetic variants regulating ADD3 gene expression alter biliary atresia risk, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 59(6): 1285-1291.


Researcher : Chan ACY

Project Title:Sequential transarterial chemoembolization and portal vein embolization versus portal vein embolization alone before major hepatectomy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomized controlled study
Investigator(s):Chan ACY, Poon RTP
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:12/2012


List of Research Outputs

Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Dai W.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., 'Best oral award' Does spontaneous tumor rupture always have an adverse prognostic impact on patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma? , The 11th World Congress of IHPBA 2014.. 2014.
Chan A.C.Y., APASL Acute on Chronic Liver Failure Consortium. 2014.
Chan A.C.Y., Best Oral Presentation Award (Abstract titled "Does spontaneous tumor rupture always have an adverse prognostic impact on patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma?"), The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Seoul, Korea, 22-27 March 2014. 2014.
Chan A.C.Y., Best Research Output 2013 (Clinical Research), Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong. 2014.
Chan A.C.Y., Biliary disorder and its surgical interventions, Post-registration Certificate Course in Advanced Surgical Nursing. 2014.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C. and Lo C.M., Does spontaneous tumor rupture always have an adverse prognostic impact on patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma?, The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Seoul, Korea, 22-27 March 2014.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Feasibility of laparoscopic re-resection for patients with recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma, World of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-12-05.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Feasibility of laparoscopic re-resection for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma, The 4th Asia Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Meeting, Busan, Korea, 5-7 July 2013.
Chan A.C.Y., GB Ong Travelling Fellowship, G.B. Ong Fund. 2014.
Chan A.C.Y., Hepatocellular carcinoma in liver transplant criteria, bridging therapy, downstaging and salvage liver transplant, The University of Hong Kong Liver Transplant Summit. 2013.
Chan A.C.Y., Laparoscopic splenectomy, The 9th Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Course, HKEC Training Centre for Healthcare Management & Clinical Technology, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital. 2013.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Laparoscopic versus open liver resection for elderly patients with malignant liver tumors: a single-center experience, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2014, 29(6): 1279-1283.
Chan A.C.Y., Pancreatic tumor: What are the surgical options?, The 45th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology, Hong Kong, 25-28 September 2013. 2013.
Chan A.C.Y. and Poon R.T.P., Portal venous gas and pneumatosis intestinalis in necrotizing pancreatitis, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2013, Epub on 2013-10-18.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C. and Lo C.M., Sequential TACE + PVE vs PVE alone before major hepatectomy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomized control trial, 2014 Annual Meeting of the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Miami Beach, U.S.A., 19-23 February 2014.
Chan A.C.Y., Pang R.W.C. and Poon R.T.P., Simplifying the ALPPS procedure by the anterior approach, Annals of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-05-23.
Chan A.C.Y., Start writing – case report and retrospective cohort study, The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong. 2014.
Chan A.C.Y., Treatment strategy for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma: salvage transplantation, repeated resection or radiofrequency ablation?, Cross Strait Transplantation Forum 2013, Chengdu, China, 26-27 October 2013. 2013.
Chan S.C., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Perpetuating proficiency in donor right hepatectomy for living donor liver transplantation, Asian Journal of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-11-05.
Chan S.C., Sharr W.W., Chan A.C.Y., Chok K.S.H. and Lo C.M., Rescue living-donor liver transplantation for liver failure following hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma, Liver Cancer. 2013, 2(3-4): 332-337.
Chan S.C., Sharr W.W., Cheung T.T., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Chok K.S.H., Leung K.C. and Lo C.M., Retrohepatic vena cava deroofing in living donor liver transplantation for caudate hepatocellular carcinoma, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International. 2013, 12(5): 552-555.
Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Sharr W.W., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H., Dai W.C. and Lo C.M., Samaritan donor interchange in living donor liver transplantation, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International. 2014, 13(1): 105-109.
Chan S.C., Sharr W.W., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y. and Lo C.M., Wait and transplant for stage 2 hepatocellular carcinoma with deceased-donor liver grafts, Transplantation. 2013, 96(11): 995-999.
Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Dai W.C., Lang H.H.B., Yau T.C.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Long term survival analysis of hepatectomy for neuroendocrine tumour liver metastases, The Scientific World Journal. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-12.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Dai W.C., Yau T.C.C., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Management of spontaneously ruptured hepatocellular carcinomas in the radiofrequency ablation era, PLoS One. 2014, 9(4): e94453.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Jenkins C.R., Chu S.K.F., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Dai W.C., Yau T.C.C., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Survival analysis of high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy vs. transarterial chemoembolization for unresectable hepatocellular carcinomas, Liver International. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-22.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Treatment of large HCC by high intensity focused ultrasound therapy, The 4th Asia-Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Meeting, Busan, Korea, 5-7 July 2013.
Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Lo C.L.R., Chu S.K.F., Tsang S.H.Y., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W., Fung J.Y.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Pilot study of high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation as a bridging therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma patients wait-listed for liver transplantation, Liver Transplantation. 2014, Epub on 2014-04-18.
Chung H.Y., Chan A.C.Y., Wong K.K.Y., Fan S.T. and Tam P.K.H., Paraganglioma in a teenage boy – a role for aggressive surgery, Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports. 2014, 2: 141-144.
Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Sharr W.W., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Fung J.Y.Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Good longterm survival after primary living donor liver transplantation for solitary hepatocellular carcinomas up to 8 cm in diameter, HPB (Oxford). 2014, Epub on 2014-01-28.
Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Sharr W.W., Chan A.C.Y., Fung J.Y.Y., Wong C.L.T. and Lo C.M., Retransplantation using living-donor right-liver grafts, Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences. 2014, Epub on 2014-02-18.
Fong Y.K., Chan S.C., Cheung T.T., Dai W.C., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W. and Lo C.M., Remnant left liver size and recovery of living right liver donors, Hepatology International. 2013, 7(2): 734-740.
Fung J.Y.Y., Lo C.L.R., Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Sharr W.W., Dai W.C., Cheung T.T., Chan A.C.Y., Wong C.L.T., Ng I.O.L., Yuen R.M.F. and Lo C.M., Histological outcome after liver transplantation for chronic hepatitis B using oral antiviral therapy alone without hepatitis B immune globulin, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. 2014.
Fung J.Y.Y., Poon R.T.P., Yu W.C., Chan S.C., Chan A.C.Y., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Seto W.K.W., Lo C.M., Lai C.L. and Yuen R.M.F., Use of liver stiffness measurement for liver resection surgery: correlation with indocyanine green clearance testing and post-operative outcome, PLoS One. 2013, 8(8): e72306.
Gallagher T.K., Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Outcomes of central bisectionectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma, HPB (Oxford). 2013, 15(7): 529-534.
Wong C.L.T., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Outcomes of liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma with obstructive jaundice (Oral presentation), The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Soeul, Korea, 22-27 March 2014.
Wong C.L.T., Fung J.Y.Y., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Chan A.C.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Post liver transplant hepatitis B booster vaccination in chronic hepatitis B recipients with prior immune response (Poster presentation), Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Wong C.L.T., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Resection of solitary lymph node metastasis for hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy (Poster presentation), The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato- Pancreato-Biliary Association, Seoul, Korea, 22-24 March 2014.
Wong C.L.T., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Treatment strategy to improve long-term survival for hepatocellular carcinoma smaller than 5 cm: major hepatectomy vs minor hepatectomy, World Journal of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-05-15.
Yeung E.S., Chung M.W., Wong K., Wong C.Y., So E.C. and Chan A.C.Y., An update on irreversible electroporation of liver tumours, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2014, Epub on 2014-06-06.


Researcher : Chan JYK

List of Research Outputs

Chan J.Y.K., Tsang R.K.Y., Eisele D.W. and Richmon J.D., Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) of the parapharyngeal space: A case series and systematic review, Head & Neck. 2013, Epub on 2013-11-29.
Zhou J., Chu H., Li C., Wong H.Y.B., Cheng Z., Poon K.M., Sun T., Lau C.Y., Wong K.K., Chan J.Y.K., Chan J.F.W., To K.K.W., Chan K.H., Zheng B. and Yuen K.Y., Active replication of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus and aberrant induction of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in human macrophages: implications for pathogenesis., J Infect Dis. 2014, 209(9): 1331-42.


Researcher : Chan KK

List of Research Outputs

Wang X., Chan K.K., Ming X., Lui V.C.H., Poon R.Y.C., Lo C.M., Norbury C. and Poon R.T.P., G1 checkpoint establishment in vivo during embryonic liver development, BMC Developmental Biology. 2014, 14: 23.


Researcher : Chan KT

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.T., Choi M.Y., LAI K.Y., Tan W., Tung L.N., Lam D.H.Y., Tong D.K.H., Lee N.P.Y. and Law S.Y.K., Overexpression of transferrin receptor CD71 and its tumorigenic properties in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, Oncology Reports. 2014, 31(3): 1296-1304.
Chan Y.Y., Chan K.T. and Lee N.P.Y., Diversified roles of cyclin E1 isoforms in liver cancer (Abstract), American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2014, San Diego, U.S.A., 5-9 April 2014.
Fernandez-Banet J., Lee N.P.Y., Chan K.T., Gao H., Liu X., Sung W.K., Tan W., Fan S.T., Poon R.T.P., Li S., Ching K., Rejto P.A., Mao M. and Kan Z., Decoding complex patterns of genomic rearrangement in hepatocellular carcinoma, Genomics. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-21.
LAI K.Y., Chan K.T., FATIMA S., Lee N.P.Y. and Law S.Y.K., Chapter 6: Circulating biomarkers for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, In: Lee N.P., Cheng C.Y., Luk J.M. (eds.), New Advances on Disease Biomarkers and Molecular Targets in Biomedicine. New York, Humana Press, Springer, 2013, 85-103.
Tong D.K.H., LAI K.Y., Chan K.T., Lee N.P.Y., Man K. and Law S.Y.K., Comparison of effects of sleeve gastrectomy, duodenal-jejunal bypass and ileal transposition for the treatment of type II diabetes (Abstract), SSAT Poster Session (8215), Stomach: Basic (I), The 55th Annual Meeting of The Society For Surgey of The Alimentary Tract, DDW2014, Chicago, U.S.A., 2-6 May 2014.


Researcher : Chan SC

List of Research Outputs

Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Feasibility of laparoscopic re-resection for patients with recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma, World of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-12-05.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Feasibility of laparoscopic re-resection for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma, The 4th Asia Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Meeting, Busan, Korea, 5-7 July 2013.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Laparoscopic versus open liver resection for elderly patients with malignant liver tumors: a single-center experience, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2014, 29(6): 1279-1283.
Chan S.C., Associate Editor, Liver Caner. 2013.
Chan S.C., Best timing of liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy – after recurrence (salvage), IHPBA (International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association) World Congress 2014, Seoul, Korea, 25 March 2014. 2014.
Chan S.C., Bioethics of liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma, Rotary Club Conference on Organ Donation and Transplantation, Macau, China, 10 May 2014. 2014.
Chan S.C., Bioethics of living donor liver transplantation (Thesis for Doctor of Medicine), Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong. 2013.
Chan S.C., Bioethics of living donor liver transplantation, 2013 Chinese Transplant Congress, Hangzhou, China, 1 November 2013. 2013.
Chan S.C., Bioethics of living donor liver transplantation, Cross Strait Transplant Forum 2013, Chengdu, China, 26-27 October 2013. 2013.
Chan S.C., External Examiner (16-20 November 2013), Malaysian Conjoint Master of Surgery. 2013.
Chan S.C., Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma, Liver Cancer. 2013, 2(3-4): 338-344.
Chan S.C., Minimally invasive hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery in Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, The 1st International Conference or the Endoscopic Surgical Society, Yangon, Myanmar, 2 February 2014. 2014.
Chan S.C., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Perpetuating proficiency in donor right hepatectomy for living donor liver transplantation, Asian Journal of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-11-05.
Chan S.C., Reply to "Wait and transplant for stage 2 hepatocellular carcinoma with deceased-donor liver grafts: how long should we wait?" (Correspondence), Transplantation. 2014, 97(2): e6-7.
Chan S.C., Sharr W.W., Chan A.C.Y., Chok K.S.H. and Lo C.M., Rescue living-donor liver transplantation for liver failure following hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma, Liver Cancer. 2013, 2(3-4): 332-337.
Chan S.C., Sharr W.W., Cheung T.T., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Chok K.S.H., Leung K.C. and Lo C.M., Retrohepatic vena cava deroofing in living donor liver transplantation for caudate hepatocellular carcinoma, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International. 2013, 12(5): 552-555.
Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Sharr W.W., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H., Dai W.C. and Lo C.M., Samaritan donor interchange in living donor liver transplantation, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International. 2014, 13(1): 105-109.
Chan S.C., Small-for-size liver graft and hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence, Transplantation. 2014, 97 Suppl 8: S7-S10.
Chan S.C., Sharr W.W., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y. and Lo C.M., Wait and transplant for stage 2 hepatocellular carcinoma with deceased-donor liver grafts, Transplantation. 2013, 96(11): 995-999.
Chen C.L., Chan S.C., Sharr W.W. and Lo C.M., Living donor liver transplantation: the Asian perspective, Transplantation. 2014, 97 Suppl 8: S3.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Does 11c-acetate and 18F FDG PET scan with contrast CT provide the most accurate pathological prediction in HCC patients before liver transplant? – A direct comparison with explants pathology (Poster Presentation), 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Cheung T.T., Yuen W.K., Poon R.T.P., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Improved anterior hepatic transection for isolated hepatocellular carcinoma in the caudate, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International. 2014, 13(2): 219-222.
Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Dai W.C., Lang H.H.B., Yau T.C.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Long term survival analysis of hepatectomy for neuroendocrine tumour liver metastases, The Scientific World Journal. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-12.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Dai W.C., Yau T.C.C., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Management of spontaneously ruptured hepatocellular carcinomas in the radiofrequency ablation era, PLoS One. 2014, 9(4): e94453.
Cheung T.T., Ho C.L., Chen S., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Reply: Underestimated role of 18F-FDG PET for HCC evaluation and promise of 18F-FDG PET/MR imaging in this setting, The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 2013, 54(8): 1511-1512.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Jenkins C.R., Chu S.K.F., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Dai W.C., Yau T.C.C., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Survival analysis of high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy vs. transarterial chemoembolization for unresectable hepatocellular carcinomas, Liver International. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-22.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., The effect of donor age on liver transplant and graft survival in patients with hepatitis B infection (Poster Presentation), 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Treatment of large HCC by high intensity focused ultrasound therapy, The 4th Asia-Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Meeting, Busan, Korea, 5-7 July 2013.
Cheung Y.M., Leung A.Y.H., Chan S.C., Trendell-Smith N.J., So C.C. and Kwong Y.L., Fatal graft-versus-host disease after unrelated cadaveric liver transplantation due to donor/recipient human leucocyte antigen matching (Letter to the Editor), Internal Medicine Journal. 2014, 44(4): 425-426.
Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Lo C.L.R., Chu S.K.F., Tsang S.H.Y., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W., Fung J.Y.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Pilot study of high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation as a bridging therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma patients wait-listed for liver transplantation, Liver Transplantation. 2014, Epub on 2014-04-18.
Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Surgical outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma patients with portal vein tumor thrombosis, World Journal of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-10-17.
Chu K.K.W., Chan S.C., Sharr W.W., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C. and Lo C.M., Low-volume deceased donor liver transplantation alongside a strong living donor liver transplantation service, World Journal of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-03.
Chung H.Y., Chan S.C., Tam P.K.H. and Lo C.M., Recipient body size dose not matter in paediatric liver transplantation, The 47th Annual Meeting of Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Banff, Canada, 25-29 May 2014.
Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Sharr W.W., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Fung J.Y.Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Good longterm survival after primary living donor liver transplantation for solitary hepatocellular carcinomas up to 8 cm in diameter, HPB (Oxford). 2014, Epub on 2014-01-28.
Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Sharr W.W., Chan A.C.Y., Fung J.Y.Y., Wong C.L.T. and Lo C.M., Retransplantation using living-donor right-liver grafts, Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences. 2014, Epub on 2014-02-18.
Fong Y.K., Chan S.C., Cheung T.T., Dai W.C., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W. and Lo C.M., Remnant left liver size and recovery of living right liver donors, Hepatology International. 2013, 7(2): 734-740.
Fung J.Y.Y., Lo C.L.R., Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Sharr W.W., Dai W.C., Cheung T.T., Chan A.C.Y., Wong C.L.T., Ng I.O.L., Yuen R.M.F. and Lo C.M., Histological outcome after liver transplantation for chronic hepatitis B using oral antiviral therapy alone without hepatitis B immune globulin, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. 2014.
Fung J.Y.Y., Poon R.T.P., Yu W.C., Chan S.C., Chan A.C.Y., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Seto W.K.W., Lo C.M., Lai C.L. and Yuen R.M.F., Use of liver stiffness measurement for liver resection surgery: correlation with indocyanine green clearance testing and post-operative outcome, PLoS One. 2013, 8(8): e72306.
Gallagher T.K., Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Outcomes of central bisectionectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma, HPB (Oxford). 2013, 15(7): 529-534.
LIU H., Man K., LI C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Geng W., Qi X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., LIU J., Li X., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., NLRP3 inflammasome regulated by telomere-independent repressor activator protein1 (RAP1) induced graft injury after LDLT, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Ling C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Geng W., Xiao J., LIU H., LI C., Liu X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., QI X., Yu J., Wong N., Zhai Y., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., Post-transplant endothelial progenitor cell mobilization via CXCL10/CXCR3 signaling promotes liver tumor growth, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 60(1): 103-109.
Sharr W.W., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Current status of downstaging of hepatocellular carcinoma before liver transplantation, Transplantation. 2014, 97(Suppl 8): S10-17.
Wong C.L.T., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Outcomes of liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma with obstructive jaundice (Oral presentation), The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Soeul, Korea, 22-27 March 2014.
Wong C.L.T., Fung J.Y.Y., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Chan A.C.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Post liver transplant hepatitis B booster vaccination in chronic hepatitis B recipients with prior immune response (Poster presentation), Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Wong C.L.T., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Resection of solitary lymph node metastasis for hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy (Poster presentation), The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato- Pancreato-Biliary Association, Seoul, Korea, 22-24 March 2014.
Wong C.L.T., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Treatment strategy to improve long-term survival for hepatocellular carcinoma smaller than 5 cm: major hepatectomy vs minor hepatectomy, World Journal of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-05-15.


Researcher : Chan SY

List of Research Outputs

Law T.T., Chan K.K., Tong D.K.H., Wong W.H., Chan S.Y. and Law S.Y.K., Esophageal perforation: experience in 15 years, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2013, 28(Supplement 3): 299.
Law T.T., Chan K.K., Tong D.K.H., Wong W.H., Chan S.Y. and Law S.Y.K., Poster Sessions: Esophageal perforation: experience in 15 years, GASTRO 2013, Asian Pacific Digestive Week 2013 / World Congress of Gastroenterology, Shanghai, China, 21-24 September 2013.


Researcher : Chan YC

Project Title:SERUM MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES (MMPS) AS PROGNOSITIC INDICATOR FOR THORACIC AORTIC DISEASE
Investigator(s):Chan YC, Cheuk LY
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2009


List of Research Outputs

Au S., Ko K., Tsang J. and Chan Y.C., Robotic endovascular surgery (Invited Review), Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals. 2014, 22(1): 110-114.
CHAN Y.T.C., Chan Y.C., Cheuk L.Y. and Cheng S.W.K., A pilot study on low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein-1 in Chinese patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm, European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery. 2013, 46(5): 549-556.
Chan R.C.L., Chan Y.C., Cheung G.C.Y. and Cheng S.W.K., Predictors of restenosis after carotid endarterectomy: 17-year experience in a tertiary referral vascular center, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 2014, 48(3): 201-206.
Chan Y.C., Aortic endovascular development in Hong Kong, Endovascular & Coronary Revascularization (ENCORE) Seoul 2013, Seoul, Korea, 28-30 August 2013. 2013.
Chan Y.C. and Qing K.X., Custom-made fenestrated stent grafts to preserve accessory renal arteries in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms, Acta Chirurgica Belgica. 2014, 114(3): 183-188.
Chan Y.C., Development of endovascular surgery in Hong Kong, The 19th Asian Congress of Surgery & 1st SingHealth Surgical Congress, Singapore, 18-23 July 2013. 2013.
Chan Y.C., Efficiency of surgical admission ward, The 19th Asian Congress of Surgery & 1st SingHealth Surgical Congress, Singapore, 18-23 July 2013. 2013.
Chan Y.C., Experiences in lower limb revascularisation with helical interwoven nitinol stents, The 19th Asian Congress of Surgery & 1st SingHealth Surgical Congress, Singapore, 18-23 July 2013. 2013.
Chan Y.C. and Cheng S.W.K., Geographical variations in the treatment of vascular disease in Asia, 27th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Vascular Surgery, Budapest, Hungary, 18-21 September 2013. 2013.
Chan Y.C., Group 3: Cath Lab Supera deployment, Hands-on session on Supera in CathLab and Demo room (Invited Demonstrator), Abbott Vascular Peripheral Intervention Workshop, Shanghai, China, 22-23 February 2014. 2014.
Chan Y.C., Latest data on SFA/popliteal treatment, Abbott Vascular Peripheral Intervention Workshop, Shanghai, China, 22-23 February 2014. 2014.
Chan Y.C., Latest international data on SFA/popliteal treatment involving Supera stents, Abbott Vascular Peripheral Intervention Workshop, Shanghai, China, 22-23 February 2014. 2014.
Chan Y.C., Management of type B dissection in Asia, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Congress and Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Annual Scientific Meeting, Sands Expo and Convention Center, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, 5-9 May 2014. 2014.
Chan Y.C., Peripheral endovascular - Hong Kong, The 1st Annual Asia Peripheral Vascular Leadership Meeting 2013, Seoul, Korea, 30 August - 1 September 2013. 2013.
Chan Y.C., Cheng S.W.K., Ting A.C.W. and Cheung G.C.Y., Primary stenting of femoropopliteal atherosclerotic lesions using new helical interwoven nitinol stents, Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2014, 59(2): 384-391.
Chan Y.C., The Supera stent - Evidence, indications and practical issues, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Congress and Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Annual Scientific Meeting, Sands Expo and Convention Center, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, 5-9 May 2014. 2014.
Chan Y.C., The evolution of femoro-popliteal stenting: Supera stents, The 1st Asia-Pacific Vascular Symposium, Singapore General Hospital, Academia, Singapore, 8-11 May 2014. 2014.
Chan Y.C., The role of biomimetic stent technology for complex femoro-popliteal lesions, LINC Asia-Pacific Hong Kong 2014, Hong Kong, 17-19 March 2014. 2014.
Ho M.F., Chan Y.C. and Cheng S.W.K., Management of mycotic femoral artery aneurysm with two resistant organisms, Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals. 2013, Epub on 2013-10-16.
Ho M.F., Chan Y.C., Cheung G.C.Y. and Cheng S.W.K., Multicenter audit of emergency endovascular repair of infrarenal aortic aneurysms, Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2014, 28(3): 560-567.
Ho M.F., Chan Y.C. and Cheng S.W.K., Successful endovascular management of giant splenic artery aneurysms, Vascular. 2013, 21(5): 317-322.
Li B.H., Chan Y.C. and Cheng S.W.K., Evidence for treatment of lower limb in-stent restenosis with drug eluting balloons, Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-03-19.
Yiu W.K., Chan Y.C. and Cheng S.W.K., Custom-made fenestrated stent graft for infrarenal aortic aneurysm repair with coexistent horseshoe kidney, The 28th Annual Meeting of Western Vascular Society, Jasper, Canada, 21-24 September 2013.
Yiu W.K., Chan Y.C. and Cheng S.W.K., Para-aortic lymphoma simulating mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm, Circulation. 2013, 128(6): 674-675.


Researcher : Chan YW

Project Title:Curcumin suppresses nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell migration through activation of E-cadherin
Investigator(s):Chan YW, Wong TS
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2010


Project Title:Quantitative analysis of Epstein-Barr virus-encoded microRNA BART7 in recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients
Investigator(s):Chan YW, Wong TS
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:02/2012
Completion Date:01/2014


Project Title:The use of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) encoded microRNA in supplement with EBV DNA as serological marker in screening undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients
Investigator(s):Chan YW, Wong TS, Gao W
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:12/2013


Project Title:Establishing the keratinocyte culture platform in skin bank for use in treatment of chronic skin ulcers and sever burn injury
Investigator(s):Chan YW, Wong TS, Gao W
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:02/2014


Project Title:Downregulation of glutamine-fructose-6-phosphate transaminase 1 by Epstein-Barr virus microRNA BART7 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Investigator(s):Chan YW, Wong TS, Gao W
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:04/2014


List of Research Outputs

Chan R.C.L. and Chan Y.W., Deltopectoral flap in the era of microsurgery, Surgery Research and Practice. 2014, 2014: 420892.
Chan R.C.L., Lee J.W., Chan Y.W. and Lai J.S., Effects of unilateral internal jugular vein removal on intraocular pressure, British Journal of Ophthalmology . 2014, 98(1): 79-81.
Chan R.C.L. and Chan Y.W., Impact of nodal ratio on survival in recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Head & Neck. 2013, Epub on 2013-11-07.
Chan R.C.L. and Chan Y.W., PET/CT is complementary to fine-needle aspiration cytology in assessment of irradiated neck in head and neck cancers, Surgery Research and Practice . 2014, 2014(2014).
Chan Y.W., Advances in management of recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma, American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting & Oto Expo, Vancouver, Canada, 29 September – 2 October 2013. 2013.
Chan Y.W., Advisor (July 2011 – present), Pan Asia Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2014.
Chan Y.W., Council Member (December 2011 – present), The Hong Kong Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. 2014.
Chan Y.W., Council Member (June 2011 – present), American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery. 2014.
Chan Y.W., Critical appraisal of maxillary swing nasopharyngectomy for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma, 11th European Skull Base Society Congress, Paris, France, 26-28 June 2014.
Chan Y.W., Director (April 2014 – April 2017), Global Fellowship Program, Internal Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies. 2014.
Chan Y.W., Editor, Case Reports in Clinical Pathology. 2014.
Chan Y.W., Editor, Head & Neck. 2014.
Chan Y.W., Editor, Journal of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. 2014.
Chan Y.W., Evidence based approach for pharyngeal reconstruction, American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting & Oto Expo, Vancouver, Canada, 29 September – 2 October 2013. 2013.
Chan Y.W., Honorary Advisor (February 2010 – present), Kin Lok Club, Hong Kong (Nasopharyngeal carcinoma patient support group). 2014.
Chan Y.W., Honorary Advisor (January 2012 - present), The Hong Kong New Voice Club, Hong Kong. 2014.
Chan Y.W., Maxillary swing, In: Ferris R. (ed), Masters Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. London, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013.
Chan Y.W., Tsang R.K.Y. and Wei W.I., Morbidities after maxillary swing nasopharyngectomy for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Head & Neck. 2014, Epub on 2014-02-21.
Chan Y.W., Morbidities and quality of life after maxillary swing nasopharyngectomy for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma, 11th European Skull Base Society Congress, Paris, France, 26-28 June 2014.
Chan Y.W., Nasopharyngeal carcinoma: pathological subtypes, UICC Manual of Clinical Oncology. 2013, Chapter 3.
Chan Y.W., Plastic surgery and cosmetic surgery, Explore the World of Medicine “Public Lecture Series 2014”, 15 March 2014. 2014.
Chan Y.W., Semenov Y.R. and Gourin C.G., Postoperative urinary tract infection and short-term outcomes and costs in head and neck cancer surgery, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 2013, 148(4): 602-610.
Chan Y.W., President (April 2014 – April 2015), The Hong Kong Head & Neck Society. 2014.
Chan Y.W., President Elect (April 2013 – April 2014), The Hong Kong Head & Neck Society. 2014.
Chan Y.W., Proffered paper session XIII: Skull base reconstruction, North American Skull Base Society 24th Annual Meeting, San Diego, U.S.A., 14-16 February 2014. 2014.
Chan Y.W., Surgery of the neck, Surgery: Core Principles and International Practice. 2013.
Chan Y.W., Surgical management of recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Oral Oncology. 2013, Epub on 2013-09-07.
Chan Y.W., Surgical management of recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma, UICC Manual of Clinical Oncology. 2013, Chapter 7.
Chan Y.W., Surgical outcome of nasopharyngectomy for recurrent NPC, North American Skull Base Society 24th Annual Meeting, San Diego, U.S.A., 14-16 February 2014. 2014.
Chan Y.W., Technical nuances of nasopharyngectomy – the open approach, North American Skull Base Society 24th Annual Meeting, San Diego, U.S.A., 14-16 February 2014. 2014.
Chan Y.W., Wong T.S. and Wei W.I., The role of elective neck dissection during salvage nasopharyngectomy for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Journal of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. 2013, Epub on 2013-12-12.
Chow V.L.Y. and Chan Y.W., Management of isolated nodal recurrence after head and neck cancer treatment, European Oncology & Haematology. 2013, 9(2): 90-92.
Chow V.L.Y., Chan Y.W. and Wei W.I., Salvage surgery for recurrent carcinoma of the cervical oesophagus post-oesophagectomy, Head & Neck. 2014, Epub on 2014-05-02.
Chow V.L.Y. and Chan Y.W., Total oesophagectomy for pharyngoesophageal tumours – a dilemma, Head Neck. 2014, Epub on 2014-05-02.
Chung H.P., Lee V.H.F., Tsang R.K.Y., Chan Y.W., Kwong D.L.W., Lam K.O., Sze C.K.H. and Leung T.W., Treatment outcomes of postradiation second head and neck malignancies managed by a multidisciplinary approach , Head & Neck. Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2014.
Chung J., Lee V., Tsang R.K.Y., Chan Y.W., Kwong D.L., Lam K.O., Sze H.C. and Leung T.W., Treatment outcomes of post-radiation second head and neck malignancies (PRT-SHNM) managed by a multidisciplinary approach, Head Neck. 2014, Epub on 2014-03-13.
Gao W., Chan Y.W. and Wong T.S., Curcumin exerted inhibitory effects on undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma by inhibiting the expression of miR-125a-5p, Clinical Science (London) . 2014, 127(9): 571-579.
Gao W., Chan Y.W. and Wong T.S., Differential expression of long noncoding RNA in primary and recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma , Biomed Research International. 2014, 2014: 404567.
Gao W., Chan Y.W. and Wong T.S., Long noncoding RNA deregulation in tongue squamous cell carcinoma. Biomed Research International, Biomed Research International . 2014, 2014: 416969.
Ho C.W.A., Chan Y.W., Ng W.M., Ho W.K. and Wei W.I., Stenting of the eustachian tube to prevent otitis media with effusion after maxillary swing approach nasopharyngectomy, Laryngoscope. 2013, 124(1): 139-144.
J C.H.U.N.G., Lee V.H.F., Tsang R.K.Y., Chan Y.W., Kwong D.L.W., Lam K.O., Sze C.K.H. and TW L.E.U.N.G., Treatment outcomes of post-radiation second head and neck malignancies (PRS-SHNM) managed by a multidisciplinary approach, In: Ehab Y. Hanna, Head and Neck. Wiley Periodicals, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2014.
LAM W.K., Chan Y.W., Lui W.M., Ho W.K., Lee R. and Tsang R.K.Y., Management of pseudoaneurysms of the internal carotid artery in postirradiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients, Laryngoscope. 2014, Epub on 2014-04-16.
Liu H.L., Pang S.Y. and Chan Y.W., The use of a microscope with near-infrared imaging function in indocyanine green lymphography and lymphaticovenous anastomosis, Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. 2013, 67(2): 231-236.
Ng C.W., Chan R.C.L., Ho R.S. and Chan Y.W., Primary cutaneous mucoepidermoid carcinoma, Case Reports in Clinical Pathology. 2014, 1(2): 128-134.
Tsang R.K.Y., Ho W.K., Chan Y.W. and Wei W.I., Combined robotic and endoscopic nasopharyngectomy for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Asian Rhinology Journal. 2013, 1(1): 61-64.
Tsang R.K.Y., To V.S.H., Ho C.W.A., Ho W.K., Chan Y.W. and Wei W.I., Early results of robotic assisted nasopharyngectomy for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Head & Neck. 2014, Epub on 2014-03-07.
Wei W.I. and Chan Y.W., Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Sataloff’s Comprehensive Textbook of Otolaryngology. 2013.
Zhou J., Chu H., Li C., Wong B.H.Y., Cheng Z.S., Poon V.K.M., Sun T.H., Lau C.C.Y., Wong K.K.Y., Chan Y.W., Chan J.F.W., To K.K.W., Chan K.H., Zheng B.J. and Yuen K.Y., Active replication of middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus and aberrant induction of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in human macrophages: implications for pathogenesis, Journal of Infectious Disease. 2014, 209(9): 1331-1342.


Researcher : Chan YY

List of Research Outputs

Chan Y.Y., Chan K.T. and Lee N.P.Y., Diversified roles of cyclin E1 isoforms in liver cancer (Abstract), American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2014, San Diego, U.S.A., 5-9 April 2014.


Researcher : Chau WW

List of Research Outputs

Kwong A., Chau W.W., Mang W.K., Wong H.N., Suen T.K.D., Leung R.C.Y., Wong K.L.M., Lee A. and Law C.K., Male breast cancer: a population-based comparison with female breast cancer in Hong Kong, Southern China: 1997–2006, Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2013, 21(4): 1246-1253.


Researcher : Chen J

List of Research Outputs

Xu F.F., Chen J. and Leung G.K.K., Quantitative computer tomography analysis of post-operative subdural fluid volume predicts recurrence of chronic subdural hematoma, Brain Injury. 2014, 28: 1121-1126.


Researcher : Chen L

List of Research Outputs

Wang X., Ng R.K., Ming X., Zhang W., Chen L., Chu A.C.Y., Pang R.W.C., Lo C.M., Tsao G.S.W., Liu X., Poon R.T.P. and Fan S.T., Epigenetic regulation of pluripotent genes mediates stem cell features in human hepatocellular carcinoma and cancer cell lines, PLoS One. 2013, 8(9): e72435.
Wang X., Chen L. and Norbury C., Role of CDK1 in stem cell biology (Abstract), The American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2014, San Diego, U.S.A., 5-9 April 2014.


Researcher : Chen Y

List of Research Outputs

El-Nezamy H.S., Tam P.K.H., Chen Y., Lau A.S.Y., Leung F.C.C., Chen S.F., Lan C.L.L. and Leung F.C.C., Impact of melamine-tainted milk of foetal kidneys and disease development later in life, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2013, 19(supplement 8): S34-38.


Researcher : Cheng LC

List of Research Outputs

ZHANG Y., WU H., CHE H., Sun H., Cheng L.C., Li X., Au T.W.K., Tse H.F. and Li G.R., Functional transient receptor potential canonical type 1 channels in human atrial myocytes, Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 2013, 465: 1439-1449.


Researcher : Cheng Q

List of Research Outputs

Cheng Q., Ng K.T.P., Xu A., Li C., Liu X., Guo D., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Man K., The Roles of Lipocalin-2 in Small-for-Size Fatty Liver Graft Injury, Ann Surg. 2013, Epub ahead of print.
Cheng Q., Ng K.T.P., Xu A., Li C., Liu X., Guo D.Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Man K., The roles of lipocalin-2 in small-for-size fatty liver graft injury, Annals of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-12-26.


Researcher : Cheng SM

List of Research Outputs

Chow K.M., Ng L., Lam S.C., WONG K.M., Wan T.M.H., Cheng S.M., Yau T.C.C., Poon R.T.P. and Pang R.W.C., The enhanced metastatic potential of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells with sorafenib resistance, PLoS One. 2013, 8(11): e78675.


Researcher : Cheng SWK

Project Title:Endovascular program for treating thoracic aortic dissections
Investigator(s):Cheng SWK, Ting ACW
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:04/2004


Project Title:Endovascular aortic stent graft program for treating acute aortic dissections
Investigator(s):Cheng SWK, Ting ACW
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:01/2007


Project Title:Percutaneous plaque excision for lower limb salvage in peripheral arterial occlusive disease
Investigator(s):Cheng SWK, Ting ACW, Chan YC
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:12/2007


Project Title:Endovascular aortic stent graft program – a minimally invasive standard for treating aortic disease
Investigator(s):Cheng SWK, Ting ACW, Chan YC
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:07/2010


Project Title:Endovascular aortic stent graft program for treating aortic dissections
Investigator(s):Cheng SWK, Chan YC
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:03/2012


List of Research Outputs

CHAN Y.T.C., Chan Y.C., Cheuk L.Y. and Cheng S.W.K., A pilot study on low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein-1 in Chinese patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm, European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery. 2013, 46(5): 549-556.
Chan R.C.L., Chan Y.C., Cheung G.C.Y. and Cheng S.W.K., Predictors of restenosis after carotid endarterectomy: 17-year experience in a tertiary referral vascular center, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 2014, 48(3): 201-206.
Chan Y.C. and Cheng S.W.K., Geographical variations in the treatment of vascular disease in Asia, 27th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Vascular Surgery, Budapest, Hungary, 18-21 September 2013. 2013.
Chan Y.C., Cheng S.W.K., Ting A.C.W. and Cheung G.C.Y., Primary stenting of femoropopliteal atherosclerotic lesions using new helical interwoven nitinol stents, Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2014, 59(2): 384-391.
Cheng S.W.K., Aorta II (Invited Moderator), The 30th Anniversary Meeting of the Korean Society for Vascular Surgery, Jamsil, Seoul, Korea, 11-12 April 2014. 2014.
Cheng S.W.K., Asian Anatomy - What we need to know, Asian Anatomy Discussion, Park 48 Visit, Cook Medical, Bloomington, U.S.A., 25 November 2013. 2013.
Cheng S.W.K., Associated Editor of International Editorial Board (2008 - present), Annals of Vascular Diseases. 2014.
Cheng S.W.K., Council Member (2004 - present), The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong. 2014.
Cheng S.W.K., Critical appraisal of results of TEVAR for progressive chronic dissections, Annual Asia Aortic Luncheon Symposium by Cook Medical, VEITH Symposium 2013, New York, U.S.A., 19-23 November 2013. 2013.
Cheng S.W.K., Critical issues and new solutions in aortic endografting (Invited Co-Chairman), LINC Asia-Pacific Hong Kong 2014, Hong Kong, 17-19 March 2014. 2014.
Cheng S.W.K., Emergency Vascular Surgery (Invited Co-Chairman), Conjoint Scientific Congress 2013 of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh & the College of Surgeons of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 20-21 September 2013. 2013.
Cheng S.W.K., Endovascular intervention for acute aortic dissection, Conjoint Scientific Congress 2013 of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh & the College of Surgeons of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 20-21 September 2013. 2013.
Cheng S.W.K., Endovascular management of complex aortic disease, Workshop 3: Aortic Surgery and Endovascular Stenting, The 23rd Annual Congress of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia, Singapore, 10-13 October 2013. 2013.
Cheng S.W.K., Evolution of aortic endovascular therapy in Asia Pacific, Workshop 3: Aortic Surgery and Endovascular Stenting, The 23rd Annual Congress of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia, Singapore, 10-13 October 2013. 2013.
Cheng S.W.K., Fenestrated and branched endograft - Hong Kong experience, The 14th Congress of Asian Society for Vascular Surgery & 8th Asian Venous Forum, Istanbul, Turkey, 26-29 October 2013. 2013.
Cheng S.W.K., Fenestrated and branched graft for treating thoraco-abdmonial aneurysms, The 23rd Annual Congress of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia, Singapore, 10-13 October 2013. 2013.
Cheng S.W.K., Fenestrated and branched stent grafts: Experience from Hong Kong, Harvard Vascular Symposium, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, U.S.A., 3 June 2014. 2014.
Cheng S.W.K., Fenestrated endovascular options from custom made to off-the shelf solutions, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Congress and Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Annual Scientific Meeting, Sands Expo and Convention Center, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, 5-9 May 2014. 2014.
Cheng S.W.K., Fenestrated grafts, The 14th Congress of Asian Society for Vascular Surgery & 8th Asian Venous Forum, Istanbul, Turkey, 26-29 October 2013. 2013.
Cheng S.W.K., Fenestrated options from custom made to off-the-shelf: Does the evidence support a durable approach?, Aortic Asia Macao 2014, Macau, 25-26 April 2014. 2014.
Cheng S.W.K., General Session VIGNETTE 5 - Live Moderator - Innovation/Cook Customer (Invited Moderator), COOK Medical Asia Pacific Meeting 50th Celebration, Macau, 26-30 August 2013. 2013.
Cheng S.W.K., Honorary Member (2008 - present), Australasian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery. 2014.
Cheng S.W.K., Honorary Member (2010 - present), Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery. 2014.
Cheng S.W.K., Hot Topics for the treatment of TAAA and AAA, Joint Session with European Vascular Course and ASVS (Invited Co-Chairman), The 14th Congress of Asian Society for Vascular Surgery & 8th Asian Venous Forum, Istanbul, Turkey, 26-29 October 2013. 2013.
Cheng S.W.K., Iliac branch device during EVAR, The 30th Anniversary Meeting of the Korean Society for Vascular Surgery, Jamsil, Seoul, Korea, 11-12 April 2014. 2014.
Cheng S.W.K., Lunch talk: Comprehensive planning is the key to successful and durable outcomes with EVAR: A professional planners approach to aortic pathology (Invited Co-Moderator), Aortic Asia Macao 2014, Macau, 25-26 April 2014. 2014.
Cheng S.W.K., Member of Editorial Board (1996 - present), Chinese Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2014.
Cheng S.W.K., Member of Editorial Board (2002 - present), Cutting Edge, College of Surgeons of Hong Kong Newsletter. 2014.
Cheng S.W.K., President (2013 - present), The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong. 2014.
Cheng S.W.K., Secretary General (2009 - present), Asian Society for Vascular Surgery. 2014.
Cheng S.W.K., Session I: My best and worst case (Invited Co-Moderator), Aortic Asia Macao 2014, Macau, 25-26 April 2014. 2014.
Cheng S.W.K., Session VI: Callenges in the thoracic aorta: How I would do it (Invited Co-Moderator), Aortic Asia Macao 2014, Macau, 25-26 April 2014. 2014.
Cheng S.W.K., Short CIA in the setting of EVAR, The 18th International Experts Symposium, Critical Issues in aortic endografting 2014, Malmo, Sweden, 27-28 June 2014. 2014.
Cheng S.W.K., The status of EVAR in the Asia-Pacific region, LINC Asia-Pacific Hong Kong 2014, Hong Kong, 17-19 March 2014. 2014.
Cheng S.W.K., Treatment of thoracic aneurysms by TEVAR: Tricks and results, The 14th Congress of Asian Society for Vascular Surgery & 8th Asian Venous Forum, Istanbul, Turkey, 26-29 October 2013. 2013.
Cheng S.W.K., Vascular Section Editor (2006 - present), Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals. 2014.
Cheng S.W.K., 支架設計如向幫助实現腹主動脉瘤的持久性修复, 中国血管论坛, 北京, 中国, 31 October - 3 November 2013. 2013.
Cheng S.W.K., 库克(主动脉)卫星会 - 复杂主动脉病变的持久性修复: 香港玛丽医院的经验和心得, 中国血管论坛, 北京, 中国, 31 October - 3 November 2013. 2013.
Cheng S.W.K., 胸腹主动脉瘤全程腔内修复处理, 中国血管论坛, 北京, 中国, 31 October - 3 November 2013. 2013.
Cheng S.W.K., 困难瘤颈腹主动脉瘤腔内修复术, 中国血管论坛, 北京, 中国, 31 October - 3 November 2013. 2013.
Cheng S.W.K., 海峡两岸学术交流专场暨大师精品论坛 (Invited Co-Chairman) , 中国血管论坛, 北京, 中国, 31 October - 3 November 2013. 2013.
Cheuk L.Y. and Cheng S.W.K., Identification and characterization of microRNAs in vascular smooth muscle cells from patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms, Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2014, 59(1): 202-209.
Ho M.F., Chan Y.C. and Cheng S.W.K., Management of mycotic femoral artery aneurysm with two resistant organisms, Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals. 2013, Epub on 2013-10-16.
Ho M.F., Chan Y.C., Cheung G.C.Y. and Cheng S.W.K., Multicenter audit of emergency endovascular repair of infrarenal aortic aneurysms, Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2014, 28(3): 560-567.
Ho M.F., Chan Y.C. and Cheng S.W.K., Successful endovascular management of giant splenic artery aneurysms, Vascular. 2013, 21(5): 317-322.
Li B.H., Chan Y.C. and Cheng S.W.K., Evidence for treatment of lower limb in-stent restenosis with drug eluting balloons, Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-03-19.
Yiu W.K., Chan Y.C. and Cheng S.W.K., Custom-made fenestrated stent graft for infrarenal aortic aneurysm repair with coexistent horseshoe kidney, The 28th Annual Meeting of Western Vascular Society, Jasper, Canada, 21-24 September 2013.
Yiu W.K., Chan Y.C. and Cheng S.W.K., Para-aortic lymphoma simulating mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm, Circulation. 2013, 128(6): 674-675.


Researcher : Cheng WC

Project Title:Role of IKBKAP in enteric nervous system development and pathogenesis of Hirschsprung's disease
Investigator(s):Cheng WC, Garcia-Barcelo MM, Tam PKH
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:04/2013
Completion Date:03/2014


Project Title:8th European Zebrafish Meeting; Depletion of ikbkap leads to reduced number of enteric neuron and aganglionosis in zebrafish embryos
Investigator(s):Cheng WC
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2013
Completion Date:07/2013


Project Title:Role of adducin3 in the pathogenesis of biliary atresia and in the development of the hepatobiliary system
Investigator(s):Cheng WC, Tam PKH, Garcia-Barcelo MM
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Mini Grant
Start Date:02/2014


List of Research Outputs

CHENG G., Tang S.M., Wong H.M.E., Cheng W.C., So M.T., Miao X., ZHANG R., CUI L., Liu X., Ngan E.S.W., Lui V.C.H., Chung H.Y., Chan I.H.Y., Liu J.C., Zhong W., Xia H.M., Yu J.K., Qiu X., Wu X.Z., Wang B., Dong X., Tou J.F., Huang L.M., Yi B., Ren H.X., Chan E.K.W., Ye K., O'Reilly P.F., Wong K.K.Y., Sham P.C., Cherny S.S., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Common genetic variants regulating ADD3 gene expression alter biliary atresia risk, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 59(6): 1285-1291.
Cheng W.C., Lui V.C.H., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Depletion of ikbkap leads to reduced number of enteric neuron and aganglionosis in zebrafish embryos, The 8th European Zebrafish Meeting, Barcelona, Spain, 9-13 July 2013.


Researcher : Cheng WW

List of Research Outputs

Kam K.M., Cheung M.C.H., Zhu J.J., Cheng W.W., Sat E.W.Y., Tam P.K.H. and Lui V.C.H., Perturbation of Hoxb5 signaling in vagal and trunk neural crest cells causes apoptosis and neurocristopathies in mice, Cell Death & Differentiation. 2013, 21(2): 278-289.


Researcher : Cheuk LY

List of Research Outputs

CHAN Y.T.C., Chan Y.C., Cheuk L.Y. and Cheng S.W.K., A pilot study on low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein-1 in Chinese patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm, European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery. 2013, 46(5): 549-556.
Cheuk L.Y. and Cheng S.W.K., Identification and characterization of microRNAs in vascular smooth muscle cells from patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms, Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2014, 59(1): 202-209.


Researcher : Cheung PFY

Project Title:The role of NKG2D-MICA on NK cell immunosurveillance of hepatocellular carcinoma
Investigator(s):Cheung PFY, Yip CW, Cheung ST
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Mini Grant
Start Date:11/2013


List of Research Outputs

Cheung S.T., Leung C.Y.I., Yip C.W., Cheung P.F.Y., Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P. and Fan S.T., Genetic variants regulating ABCB5 expression and associated with liver cancer recurrence (Oral Presentation), Special Meeting on ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) Proteins: From Multidrug Resistance to Genetic Diseases, Innsbruck, Austria, 8-14 March 2014.
Leung C.Y.I., Yip C.W., Cheung P.F.Y., Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Cheung S.T., Genetic polymorphisms of the drug transporter ABCB5 associated with advanced liver cancer, The Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, San Diego, U.S.A., 5-9 April 2014.


Researcher : Cheung ST

Project Title:Combine targeted therapy with chemotherapy for liver cancer treatment
Investigator(s):Cheung ST, Ho JCY, Fan ST
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:The Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society (HKACS) - General Award
Start Date:10/2007


Project Title:To test putative target of HCC recurrence using locked nucleic acids (LNA) as a tool - GEP
Investigator(s):Cheung ST
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Pfizer - General Award
Start Date:01/2010


Project Title:Combine GEP antibody targeted therapy and chemotherapy for liver cancer treatment in orthotopic mouse model
Investigator(s):Cheung ST
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:11/2011


Project Title:Study the role of ABCF1 in association with liver cancer recurrence after curative partial hepatectomy
Investigator(s):Cheung ST
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:03/2012
Completion Date:02/2014


Project Title:Significance of GEP and ABCB5 / ABCF1 in regulating chemo-resistance and tumor-initiating cell traits in liver cancer
Investigator(s):Cheung ST
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:11/2012


Project Title:Immune responses modulate by GEP and its antibodies in liver cancer patients
Investigator(s):Cheung ST, Cheung PFY, Yip CW
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2013


Project Title:The roles of drug transporters on chemo-resistance and stem-like cell properties in liver cancer
Investigator(s):Cheung ST, Fan ST
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:11/2013


Project Title:Systematic Development of Molecular Targets for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Investigator(s):Cheung ST
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Theme-based Research Scheme
Start Date:01/2014


Project Title:ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) Proteins: From Multidrug Resistance to Genetic Diseases.; Genetic variants regulating ABCB5 expression and associated with liver cancer recurrence
Investigator(s):Cheung ST
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:03/2014
Completion Date:03/2014


Project Title:Mechanism of ABC drug transporter antibodies on enhancement of responses to chemotherapeutic agents in liver cancer
Investigator(s):Cheung ST
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2014


List of Research Outputs

Cheung S.T., Wong C.L. and Fan S.T., Antibody targeting granulin-epithelin precursor for liver cancer treatment (Oral Presentation), The Annual Meeting of Japanese Cancer Association, Yokohama, Japan, 3-5 October 2013.
Cheung S.T., Leung C.Y.I., Yip C.W., Cheung P.F.Y., Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P. and Fan S.T., Genetic variants regulating ABCB5 expression and associated with liver cancer recurrence (Oral Presentation), Special Meeting on ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) Proteins: From Multidrug Resistance to Genetic Diseases, Innsbruck, Austria, 8-14 March 2014.
Cheung S.T., Organizing Committee Member, The 3rd Symposium for the State Key Laboratory of Liver Research, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 5 October 2013. 2013.
Cheung S.T., Presentation Award (Paper titled “Antibody targeting granulin-epithelin precursor for liver cancer treatment”), The Annual Meeting of Japanese Cancer Association, Yokohama, Japan, 3-5 October 2013. 2013.
Leung C.Y.I., Yip C.W., Cheung P.F.Y., Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Cheung S.T., Genetic polymorphisms of the drug transporter ABCB5 associated with advanced liver cancer, The Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, San Diego, U.S.A., 5-9 April 2014.
Lim L., Balakrishnan A., Huskey N. and Cheung S.T., MicroRNA-494 within an oncogenic microRNA megacluster regulates G1/S transition in liver tumorigenesis through suppression of mutated in colorectal cancer, Hepatology. 2014, 59(1): 202-215.
Tso K.K., Yip K.Y., Mak C.K. and Cheung S.T., Complete genomic sequence of Epstein-Barr virus in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line C666-1, Infectious Agents and Cancer. 2013, 8(1): 29.
Wong C.L. and Cheung S.T., Antibody therapy against granulin-epithelin precursor sensitizes liver cancer to chemotherapy, The Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, San Diego, U.S.A., 5-9 April 2014.


Researcher : Cheung TT

List of Research Outputs

Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Dai W.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., 'Best oral award' Does spontaneous tumor rupture always have an adverse prognostic impact on patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma? , The 11th World Congress of IHPBA 2014.. 2014.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C. and Lo C.M., Does spontaneous tumor rupture always have an adverse prognostic impact on patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma?, The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Seoul, Korea, 22-27 March 2014.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Feasibility of laparoscopic re-resection for patients with recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma, World of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-12-05.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Feasibility of laparoscopic re-resection for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma, The 4th Asia Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Meeting, Busan, Korea, 5-7 July 2013.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Laparoscopic versus open liver resection for elderly patients with malignant liver tumors: a single-center experience, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2014, 29(6): 1279-1283.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C. and Lo C.M., Sequential TACE + PVE vs PVE alone before major hepatectomy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomized control trial, 2014 Annual Meeting of the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Miami Beach, U.S.A., 19-23 February 2014.
Chan S.C., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Perpetuating proficiency in donor right hepatectomy for living donor liver transplantation, Asian Journal of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-11-05.
Chan S.C., Sharr W.W., Cheung T.T., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Chok K.S.H., Leung K.C. and Lo C.M., Retrohepatic vena cava deroofing in living donor liver transplantation for caudate hepatocellular carcinoma, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International. 2013, 12(5): 552-555.
Cheung S.T., Leung C.Y.I., Yip C.W., Cheung P.F.Y., Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P. and Fan S.T., Genetic variants regulating ABCB5 expression and associated with liver cancer recurrence (Oral Presentation), Special Meeting on ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) Proteins: From Multidrug Resistance to Genetic Diseases, Innsbruck, Austria, 8-14 March 2014.
Cheung T.T., ALTS Course Instructor, American College of Surgeons. 2014.
Cheung T.T., Academic Editor, PLoS ONE. 2014.
Cheung T.T., Associate Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 2013.
Cheung T.T., Best Abstract Presentation (Survival analysis of liver resection in patients with neuroendocrine tumour liver metastases), Inaugural Conference of the Asia Pacific Neuroendocrine Tumour Society, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25-27 October 2013. 2013.
Cheung T.T., Ip E.W.K., Poon R.T.P. and Trendell-Smith N., Brunner's gland adenoma: unusual cause of duodenal haemorrhage and obstruction, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2013, 19(5): 460.e1-2.
Cheung T.T., Council Member, The HBP Society of Hong Kong. 2014.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Does 11c-acetate and 18F FDG PET scan with contrast CT provide the most accurate pathological prediction in HCC patients before liver transplant? – A direct comparison with explants pathology (Poster Presentation), 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Cheung T.T., Editorial Board Member, World Journal of Hepatology. 2013.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., High intensity focused ultrasound ablation for small HCC in patients with cirrhosis (Poster Presentation), The 4th Asia-Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Meeting, Busan, Korea, 5-7 July 2013.
Cheung T.T., Yuen W.K., Poon R.T.P., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Improved anterior hepatic transection for isolated hepatocellular carcinoma in the caudate, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International. 2014, 13(2): 219-222.
Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Dai W.C., Lang H.H.B., Yau T.C.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Long term survival analysis of hepatectomy for neuroendocrine tumour liver metastases, The Scientific World Journal. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-12.
Cheung T.T., Management of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis by high intensity focused ultrasound ablation, The 1st Yangtze International Summit of Minimally Invasive and Non-invasive Medicine, Chongqing, China, 13-14 July 2013. 2013.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Dai W.C., Yau T.C.C., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Management of spontaneously ruptured hepatocellular carcinomas in the radiofrequency ablation era, PLoS One. 2014, 9(4): e94453.
Cheung T.T., Trendell-Smith N. and Poon R.T.P., Primary perivascular epithelioid cell tumour (PEComa) of the liver, BMJ Case Reports. 2013, 2013: Online publication only.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Reply to "Letter to the Editor concerning the article [Long-term survival analysis of pure laparoscopic versus open hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis: a single-center experience]" (Response to Letter), Annals of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-12-26.
Cheung T.T., Ho C.L., Chen S., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Reply: Underestimated role of 18F-FDG PET for HCC evaluation and promise of 18F-FDG PET/MR imaging in this setting, The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 2013, 54(8): 1511-1512.
Cheung T.T., Subspecialty trainer (HBP), The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong. 2014.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Jenkins C.R., Chu S.K.F., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Dai W.C., Yau T.C.C., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Survival analysis of high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy vs. transarterial chemoembolization for unresectable hepatocellular carcinomas, Liver International. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-22.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Yau T.C.C., Liang B. and Lo C.M., Survival analysis of liver resection in patients with neuroendocrine tumour liver metastases (Abstract Presentation), Inaugural Conference of the Asia Pacific Neuroendocrine Tumour Society, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25-27 October 2013.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Survival analysis of pancreaticoduodenectomy with vascular reconstruction (Poster Presentation), The 2013 International Surgical Week, Helsinki, Finland, 25-29 August 2013.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., The effect of RFA on patients with close margin after hepatectomy (Poster Presentation), APASL 2014 (by Asian Pacific Association for The Study of the Liver), Brisbane, Australia, 12-15 March 2014.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., The effect of donor age on liver transplant and graft survival in patients with hepatitis B infection (Poster Presentation), 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Cheung T.T., The role of high intensity focused ultrasound in management of HCC, The 1st Yangtze International Summit of Minimally Invasive and Non-invasive Medicine, Chongqing, China, 13-14 July 2013. 2013.
Cheung T.T., Travel Award, 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014. 2014.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Treatment of large HCC by high intensity focused ultrasound therapy, The 4th Asia-Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Meeting, Busan, Korea, 5-7 July 2013.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Treatment of unresectable large HCC by high intensity focused ultrasound therapy in patients with cirrhosis (Poster Presentation), The 7th Annual Conference of the International Liver Cancer Association, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., 13 September 2013.
Cheung T.T., Update on the management of suspected and incidental gallbladder adenocarcinoma, Update Course on Biliary Tract Malignancy, Hong Kong Society of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery. 2014.
Cheung T.T., Vascular reconstruction for locally advanced carcinoma of the pancreas (Video Presentation), The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA World Congress 2014), Seoul, Korea, 22-27 March 2014.
Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Lo C.L.R., Chu S.K.F., Tsang S.H.Y., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W., Fung J.Y.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Pilot study of high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation as a bridging therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma patients wait-listed for liver transplantation, Liver Transplantation. 2014, Epub on 2014-04-18.
Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Surgical outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma patients with portal vein tumor thrombosis, World Journal of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-10-17.
Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Sharr W.W., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Fung J.Y.Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Good longterm survival after primary living donor liver transplantation for solitary hepatocellular carcinomas up to 8 cm in diameter, HPB (Oxford). 2014, Epub on 2014-01-28.
Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Sharr W.W., Chan A.C.Y., Fung J.Y.Y., Wong C.L.T. and Lo C.M., Retransplantation using living-donor right-liver grafts, Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences. 2014, Epub on 2014-02-18.
Fong Y.K., Chan S.C., Cheung T.T., Dai W.C., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W. and Lo C.M., Remnant left liver size and recovery of living right liver donors, Hepatology International. 2013, 7(2): 734-740.
Fung J.Y.Y., Lo C.L.R., Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Sharr W.W., Dai W.C., Cheung T.T., Chan A.C.Y., Wong C.L.T., Ng I.O.L., Yuen R.M.F. and Lo C.M., Histological outcome after liver transplantation for chronic hepatitis B using oral antiviral therapy alone without hepatitis B immune globulin, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. 2014.
Fung J.Y.Y., Poon R.T.P., Yu W.C., Chan S.C., Chan A.C.Y., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Seto W.K.W., Lo C.M., Lai C.L. and Yuen R.M.F., Use of liver stiffness measurement for liver resection surgery: correlation with indocyanine green clearance testing and post-operative outcome, PLoS One. 2013, 8(8): e72306.
Gallagher T.K., Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Outcomes of central bisectionectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma, HPB (Oxford). 2013, 15(7): 529-534.
Leung C.Y.I., Yip C.W., Cheung P.F.Y., Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Cheung S.T., Genetic polymorphisms of the drug transporter ABCB5 associated with advanced liver cancer, The Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, San Diego, U.S.A., 5-9 April 2014.
Tsang Y.P., Wong K.P., Cheung T.T., Shek T., Yau T. and Lang H.H.B., Second Runner Up in Oral Presentation, Inaugural Conference of the Asia Pacific Neuroendocrine Tumour Society (APNETS), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25-27 October 2013. 2013.
Wong C.L.T., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Outcomes of liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma with obstructive jaundice (Oral presentation), The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Soeul, Korea, 22-27 March 2014.
Wong C.L.T., Fung J.Y.Y., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Chan A.C.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Post liver transplant hepatitis B booster vaccination in chronic hepatitis B recipients with prior immune response (Poster presentation), Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Wong C.L.T., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Resection of solitary lymph node metastasis for hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy (Poster presentation), The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato- Pancreato-Biliary Association, Seoul, Korea, 22-24 March 2014.
Wong C.L.T., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Treatment strategy to improve long-term survival for hepatocellular carcinoma smaller than 5 cm: major hepatectomy vs minor hepatectomy, World Journal of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-05-15.
Yau T.C.C., Leung R.C.Y., Wong H.Y.H., Chiu J.W.Y., Chan P., Tang Y.F., Cheung T.T., Pang R.W.C., Fan S.T. and Poon R.T.P., Efficacy and safety of single agent sunitinib in treating sorafenib refractory advanced hepatocellular carcinoma patients: a prospective, open-label, phase II study, The 4th Asia-Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Meeting, Busan, Korea, 5-7 July 2013.
Yu H.H.T., Tsang S.H.Y. and Cheung T.T., An unusual cause of acute abdomen-gas-forming liver abscess due to Salmonella enteritidis, Asian Journal of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-08-23.


Researcher : Choi MY

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.T., Choi M.Y., LAI K.Y., Tan W., Tung L.N., Lam D.H.Y., Tong D.K.H., Lee N.P.Y. and Law S.Y.K., Overexpression of transferrin receptor CD71 and its tumorigenic properties in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, Oncology Reports. 2014, 31(3): 1296-1304.


Researcher : Chok KSH

List of Research Outputs

Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Dai W.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., 'Best oral award' Does spontaneous tumor rupture always have an adverse prognostic impact on patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma? , The 11th World Congress of IHPBA 2014.. 2014.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C. and Lo C.M., Does spontaneous tumor rupture always have an adverse prognostic impact on patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma?, The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Seoul, Korea, 22-27 March 2014.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Feasibility of laparoscopic re-resection for patients with recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma, World of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-12-05.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Feasibility of laparoscopic re-resection for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma, The 4th Asia Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Meeting, Busan, Korea, 5-7 July 2013.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Laparoscopic versus open liver resection for elderly patients with malignant liver tumors: a single-center experience, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2014, 29(6): 1279-1283.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C. and Lo C.M., Sequential TACE + PVE vs PVE alone before major hepatectomy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomized control trial, 2014 Annual Meeting of the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Miami Beach, U.S.A., 19-23 February 2014.
Chan S.C., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Perpetuating proficiency in donor right hepatectomy for living donor liver transplantation, Asian Journal of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-11-05.
Chan S.C., Sharr W.W., Chan A.C.Y., Chok K.S.H. and Lo C.M., Rescue living-donor liver transplantation for liver failure following hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma, Liver Cancer. 2013, 2(3-4): 332-337.
Chan S.C., Sharr W.W., Cheung T.T., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Chok K.S.H., Leung K.C. and Lo C.M., Retrohepatic vena cava deroofing in living donor liver transplantation for caudate hepatocellular carcinoma, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International. 2013, 12(5): 552-555.
Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Sharr W.W., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H., Dai W.C. and Lo C.M., Samaritan donor interchange in living donor liver transplantation, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International. 2014, 13(1): 105-109.
Chan S.C., Sharr W.W., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y. and Lo C.M., Wait and transplant for stage 2 hepatocellular carcinoma with deceased-donor liver grafts, Transplantation. 2013, 96(11): 995-999.
Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Dai W.C., Lang H.H.B., Yau T.C.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Long term survival analysis of hepatectomy for neuroendocrine tumour liver metastases, The Scientific World Journal. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-12.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Dai W.C., Yau T.C.C., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Management of spontaneously ruptured hepatocellular carcinomas in the radiofrequency ablation era, PLoS One. 2014, 9(4): e94453.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Jenkins C.R., Chu S.K.F., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Dai W.C., Yau T.C.C., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Survival analysis of high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy vs. transarterial chemoembolization for unresectable hepatocellular carcinomas, Liver International. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-22.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Treatment of large HCC by high intensity focused ultrasound therapy, The 4th Asia-Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Meeting, Busan, Korea, 5-7 July 2013.
Chok K.S.H., Complications of common HPB procedures, Lunch Symposium by the College of Surgeons of Hong Kong. 2014.
Chok K.S.H., Council Member, Hong Kong Society of Transplantation. 2014.
Chok K.S.H., Editorial Board Member, Journal of Hepatitis Research. 2014.
Chok K.S.H., Editorial Board Member, Open Access Journal of Science and Technology. 2014.
Chok K.S.H., Hepatocellular carcinoma with invasion of surrounding organs: is en-bloc resection justified? (Poster Presentation), The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Seoul, Korea, 22-27 March 2014.
Chok K.S.H., Impact of intra-operative blood transfusion on long term outcomes of liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma (Poster Presentation), 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Chok K.S.H., Management of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation: a single center experience (Poster Presentation), 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Lo C.L.R., Chu S.K.F., Tsang S.H.Y., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W., Fung J.Y.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Pilot study of high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation as a bridging therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma patients wait-listed for liver transplantation, Liver Transplantation. 2014, Epub on 2014-04-18.
Chok K.S.H. and Lo C.M., Prevention and management of biliary anastomotic stricture in right-lobe living-donor liver transplantation, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2014, Epub on 2014-06-09.
Chok K.S.H., Speak on HBP conditions requiring intensive care, Post-registration Certificate Course in Intensive Care Nursing. 2014.
Chok K.S.H., Speak on Liver Transplantation, Post-registration Certificate Course in Advanced Surgical Nursing. 2014.
Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Surgical outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma patients with portal vein tumor thrombosis, World Journal of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-10-17.
Chok K.S.H. and Lo C.M., Technical tips and tricks for living donations, Current Transplantation Reports. 2014, 1(1): 61-67.
Chu K.K.W., Chan S.C., Sharr W.W., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C. and Lo C.M., Low-volume deceased donor liver transplantation alongside a strong living donor liver transplantation service, World Journal of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-03.
Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Sharr W.W., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Fung J.Y.Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Good longterm survival after primary living donor liver transplantation for solitary hepatocellular carcinomas up to 8 cm in diameter, HPB (Oxford). 2014, Epub on 2014-01-28.
Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Sharr W.W., Chan A.C.Y., Fung J.Y.Y., Wong C.L.T. and Lo C.M., Retransplantation using living-donor right-liver grafts, Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences. 2014, Epub on 2014-02-18.
Fong Y.K., Chan S.C., Cheung T.T., Dai W.C., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W. and Lo C.M., Remnant left liver size and recovery of living right liver donors, Hepatology International. 2013, 7(2): 734-740.
Fung J.Y.Y., Lo C.L.R., Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Sharr W.W., Dai W.C., Cheung T.T., Chan A.C.Y., Wong C.L.T., Ng I.O.L., Yuen R.M.F. and Lo C.M., Histological outcome after liver transplantation for chronic hepatitis B using oral antiviral therapy alone without hepatitis B immune globulin, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. 2014.
Fung J.Y.Y., Poon R.T.P., Yu W.C., Chan S.C., Chan A.C.Y., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Seto W.K.W., Lo C.M., Lai C.L. and Yuen R.M.F., Use of liver stiffness measurement for liver resection surgery: correlation with indocyanine green clearance testing and post-operative outcome, PLoS One. 2013, 8(8): e72306.
Gallagher T.K., Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Outcomes of central bisectionectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma, HPB (Oxford). 2013, 15(7): 529-534.
Wong C.L.T., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Outcomes of liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma with obstructive jaundice (Oral presentation), The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Soeul, Korea, 22-27 March 2014.
Wong C.L.T., Fung J.Y.Y., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Chan A.C.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Post liver transplant hepatitis B booster vaccination in chronic hepatitis B recipients with prior immune response (Poster presentation), Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Wong C.L.T., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Resection of solitary lymph node metastasis for hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy (Poster presentation), The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato- Pancreato-Biliary Association, Seoul, Korea, 22-24 March 2014.
Wong C.L.T., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Treatment strategy to improve long-term survival for hepatocellular carcinoma smaller than 5 cm: major hepatectomy vs minor hepatectomy, World Journal of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-05-15.


Researcher : Chow KM

List of Research Outputs

Chow K.M., Ng L., Lam S.C., WONG K.M., Wan T.M.H., Cheng S.M., Yau T.C.C., Poon R.T.P. and Pang R.W.C., The enhanced metastatic potential of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells with sorafenib resistance, PLoS One. 2013, 8(11): e78675.


Researcher : Chow LWC

Project Title:Chemosensitivity study using a breast cancer cell line
Investigator(s):Chow LWC
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:05/1996




Researcher : Chu KM

Project Title:Functional study on miR-92 in gastric cancer
Investigator(s):Chu KM, Shin VY, Kwong A
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2014


List of Research Outputs

Chu K.M., "Meet the Experts" Panel discussion on "Early gastric cancer", The 69th Annual Clinical Congress, Philippine College of Surgeons, Manila, Philippines. 1 - 4 December 2013. 2013.
Chu K.M., Advisor (November 2012 - 2013), The Medicine Annual Quiz 2013 - Liberal Studies Cup on Medicine, The Annual Quiz, Hong Kong. 2014.
Chu K.M., Associate Editor (2005 - present), Asian Journal of Surgery. 2013.
Chu K.M., Associate Member (1996 - present), Hereditary Gastrointestinal Cancer Registry, Hong Kong. 2013.
Chu K.M., Chairman (November 2013 - present), Scientific Committee, The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2014.
Chu K.M., Council Member (August 2006 - present), The Federation of Medical Societies of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2013.
Chu K.M., Council Member (February 2004 - present), Gerson Lehrman Group's Council of Healthcare Advisors, Gerson Lehrman Group, New York, U.S.A.. 2013.
Chu K.M., Council Member (June 2006 - present), Hong Kong Society of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons, Hong Kong. 2013.
Chu K.M., Council Member (September 2010 - present), Hong Kong Society of Minimal Access Surgery, Hong Kong. 2014.
Chu K.M., Council Member (September 2011 - present), The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2014.
Chu K.M., Current management of gastric cancer, The 6th Annual Scientific Meeting, Singapore Gastric Cancer Consortium, Singapore, 25 - 26 July 2013. 2013.
Chu K.M., Current management of gastric stromal tumour, Surgery 2014, The 1st International Conference on Surgery & Surgical Education, Monash University Malaysia, Malaysia, 22 - 23 February 2014. 2014.
Chu K.M., Current management of gastric stromal tumour, The 19th Asian Congress of Surgery & 1st SingHealth Surgical Congress 2013, Singapore, 18 - 23 July 2013. 2013.
Chu K.M., Current management of peptic ulcer disease, Surgery 2014, The 1st International Conference on Surgery & Surgical Education, Monash University Malaysia, Malaysia, 22 - 23 February 2014. 2014.
Chu K.M., Current status of laparoscopic surgery for stomach cancer, Surgery 2014, The 1st International Conference on Surgery & Surgical Education, Monash University Malaysia, Malaysia, 22 -23 February 2014. 2014.
Chu K.M., Deputy Chairman (December 2007 - present), Institutional Review Board of The University of Hong Kong / Hospital Authority Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong. 2013.
Chu K.M., Director (April 2009 - present), Integrated Endoscopy Centre, Hospital Authority Hong Kong West Cluster, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong . 2013.
Chu K.M., Director (November 2013 - present), Department of Education, The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2014.
Chu K.M., Evolving techniques in management of gastric cancer (Plenary Session), The 19th Asian Congress of Surgery & 1st SingHealth Surgical Congress 2013, Singapore, 18 - 23 July 2013. 2013.
Chu K.M., Expert Panel in Surgery for HA's Complaint & Potential Medicolegal cases (July 2001 - present), Hospital Authority, Hong Kong. 2013.
Chu K.M., Expert Reviewer (July 2000 - present), UICC Fellowships Programme, International Union Against Cancer (UICC), Geneva, Switzerland. 2013.
Chu K.M., External Advisor / Reviewer (September 1999 - present), Quality Education Fund Projects, Quality Education Fund (QEF), Hong Kong . 2013.
Chu K.M., Honorary Consultant in Surgery (January 2005 - present), Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Hong Kong. 2013.
Chu K.M., Invited referee (reviewer), World Journal of Surgery. 2013.
Chu K.M., Invited reviewer (August 2013), McMaster Online Rating of Evidence (MORE). 2013.
Chu K.M., Member (August 2011 - present), Cluster Committee for Surgical, Interventional & Procedural Safety, Hospital Authority Hong Kong West Cluster, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong. 2014.
Chu K.M., Member (July 2007 - present), Examination Committee, The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2013.
Chu K.M., Member (July 2008 - present), Board of Examiners, Membership Examination, The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2013.
Chu K.M., Member (July 2009 - present), Board of Advisors, Health Action Magazine, Hong Kong. 2013.
Chu K.M., Member (July 2010 - present), Ambulatory Centre Management Committee, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong. 2014.
Chu K.M., Member (June 2013 - present), Expert Panel on Cancer Genetics, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong. 2014.
Chu K.M., Member (March 2007 - present), Institutional Review Board of The University of Hong Kong / Hospital Authority Hong Kong West Cluster, Hong Kong. 2013.
Chu K.M., Member (March 2010 - present), Task Force on Procedural Sedation, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong. 2013.
Chu K.M., Member (May 2010 - present), Hong Kong West Cluster Credentialing Committee, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong . 2013.
Chu K.M., Member (November 2012 - present), Working Group of the Hong Kong Intercollegiate Board of Surgical Colleges Membership Examination, The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2014.
Chu K.M., Member (October 2002 - present), Research Committee, The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2013.
Chu K.M., Member (October 2004 - present), Examination Sub-Committee, Licentiate Committee, The Medical Council of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2013.
Chu K.M., Member (October 2005 - present), Cluster Combined Endoscopy Service Task Group, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong. 2013.
Chu K.M., Member (September 2006 - present), Task Force for Subspecialization in General Surgery, The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2013.
Chu K.M., Member of Editorial Board (2000 - present), Annals of Cancer Research and Therapy. 2013.
Chu K.M., Member of Editorial Board (2003 - present), Cancer Therapy. 2013.
Chu K.M., Member of Editorial Board (2005 - present), Journal of Chinese Clinical Medicine (www.cjmed.net) (formerly Chinese Journal of Medicine). 2013.
Chu K.M., Member of Editorial Board (2006 - present), World Journal of Surgery. 2013.
Chu K.M., Member of Editorial Board (2008 - present), Case Reports in Medicine (www.hindawi.com/journals/crm/). 2013.
Chu K.M., Member of Editorial Board (2008 - present), International Advisory Board of Schwartz's Principles of Surgery 9th Edition. 2013.
Chu K.M., Member of Editorial Board (2010 - present), International Advisory Board for Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences. 2013.
Chu K.M., Member of Editorial Board (2010 - present), International Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2013.
Chu K.M., Member of Editorial Board (2013 - present), Journal of Surgery. 2014.
Chu K.M., Member of Editorial Board (2014), World Journal of Gastroenterology. 2014.
Chu K.M., Member of Editorial Board (2014), World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2014.
Chu K.M., Review of adjuvant studies, Asia Pacific South Africa (APSA) GIST Advisory Board, Seoul, Korea, 14 September 2013. 2014.
Chu K.M., Secretary General (January 2005 - present), Asian Surgical Association. 2013.
Chu K.M., Sentinel Reader (January 2007 - present), McMaster Online Rating of Evidence (MORE), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. 2013.
Chu K.M., Surgery for gastric cancer: QMH experience, NUHS Surgical Grand Round, Singapore, 24 July 2013. 2013.
Chu K.M., Technique of laparoscopic gastrectomy, The 69th Annual Clinical Congress, Philippine College of Surgeons, Manila, Philippines, 1 - 4 December 2013. 2013.
Chu K.M., Technique of reconstruction after gastrectomy, The 69th Annual Clinical Congress, Philippine College of Surgeons,. Manila, Philippines, 1- 4 December 2013. 2013.
Wang K., Yuen S.T., Xu J., LEE S.P., Yan H.H.N., Shi S.T., Siu H.C., Deng S., Chu K.M., Law S.Y.K., CHAN K.H., Chan A.S.Y., Tsui W.Y., Ho R.S.L., Chan K.W., Man J.L.K., Foglizzo V., Ng M.K., Chan A.S., Ching Y.P., Cheng H.W.G., Xie T., Fernandez J., Li V.S.W., Clevers H., Rejto P.A., Mao M. and Leung S.Y., Whole-genome sequencing and comprehensive molecular profiling identify new driver mutations in gastric cancer, Nature Genetics. 2014, 46(6): 573-582.


Researcher : Chu KW

List of Research Outputs

Chiu J.W.Y., Tang Y.F., Leung R.C.Y., Wong H.Y.H., Chu K.W., Poon T.C.J., Epstein R. and Yau T.C.C., Efficacy and Tolerability of Adjuvant Oral Capecitabine plus Intravenous Oxaliplatin (XELOX) in Asian patients with Colorectal Cancer: 4-Year Analysis, Asia Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 2013, 14: 6585-6590.


Researcher : Chu TWA

List of Research Outputs

Chu T.W.A., The Basic of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer and its Genetic Testing for Nursing and Medical Students, Hong Kong Hereditary Breast Cancer Family Registry, Hong Kong, 6 June 2014. 2014.
Kwong A., Chu T.W.A., Wu C. and Tse M.S.D., Attitudes and compliance of clinical management after genetic testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer among high-risk Southern Chinese females with breast cancer history, Familial Cancer. 2014, Mar 13 Epub ahead of print.


Researcher : Chung HP

List of Research Outputs

Chung H.P., Lee V.H.F., Tsang R.K.Y., Chan Y.W., Kwong D.L.W., Lam K.O., Sze C.K.H. and Leung T.W., Treatment outcomes of postradiation second head and neck malignancies managed by a multidisciplinary approach , Head & Neck. Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2014.


Researcher : Chung HY

List of Research Outputs

CHENG G., Tang S.M., Wong H.M.E., Cheng W.C., So M.T., Miao X., ZHANG R., CUI L., Liu X., Ngan E.S.W., Lui V.C.H., Chung H.Y., Chan I.H.Y., Liu J.C., Zhong W., Xia H.M., Yu J.K., Qiu X., Wu X.Z., Wang B., Dong X., Tou J.F., Huang L.M., Yi B., Ren H.X., Chan E.K.W., Ye K., O'Reilly P.F., Wong K.K.Y., Sham P.C., Cherny S.S., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Common genetic variants regulating ADD3 gene expression alter biliary atresia risk, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 59(6): 1285-1291.
Chung H.Y., Wong K.K.Y. and Tam P.K.H., Management of anorectal malformations in the era of laparoscopy, Surgical Practice. 2014, 18(2): 94-97.
Chung H.Y., Chan A.C.Y., Wong K.K.Y., Fan S.T. and Tam P.K.H., Paraganglioma in a teenage boy – a role for aggressive surgery, Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports. 2014, 2: 141-144.
Chung H.Y., Chan S.C., Tam P.K.H. and Lo C.M., Recipient body size dose not matter in paediatric liver transplantation, The 47th Annual Meeting of Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Banff, Canada, 25-29 May 2014.
Chung H.Y., The role of liver transplantation for unresectable tumour [Invited lecture], 45th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology: Pre-IPSO programme (Education Day) on 24 September 2013 . 2013.
Wong C.W.Y., Lau E.C.T., Chung H.Y., Tam P.K.H. and Wong K.K.Y., The value of the 24-hour delayed abdominal radiography after contrast enema in the prediction of Hirschsprung's disease, EUPSA2014, 15th European Congress of Paediatric Surgery, Dublin, Ireland, 18-21 June 2014.


Researcher : Dai WC

List of Research Outputs

Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Dai W.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., 'Best oral award' Does spontaneous tumor rupture always have an adverse prognostic impact on patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma? , The 11th World Congress of IHPBA 2014.. 2014.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C. and Lo C.M., Does spontaneous tumor rupture always have an adverse prognostic impact on patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma?, The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Seoul, Korea, 22-27 March 2014.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Feasibility of laparoscopic re-resection for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma, The 4th Asia Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Meeting, Busan, Korea, 5-7 July 2013.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Laparoscopic versus open liver resection for elderly patients with malignant liver tumors: a single-center experience, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2014, 29(6): 1279-1283.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C. and Lo C.M., Sequential TACE + PVE vs PVE alone before major hepatectomy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomized control trial, 2014 Annual Meeting of the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Miami Beach, U.S.A., 19-23 February 2014.
Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Sharr W.W., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H., Dai W.C. and Lo C.M., Samaritan donor interchange in living donor liver transplantation, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International. 2014, 13(1): 105-109.
Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Dai W.C., Lang H.H.B., Yau T.C.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Long term survival analysis of hepatectomy for neuroendocrine tumour liver metastases, The Scientific World Journal. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-12.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Dai W.C., Yau T.C.C., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Management of spontaneously ruptured hepatocellular carcinomas in the radiofrequency ablation era, PLoS One. 2014, 9(4): e94453.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Jenkins C.R., Chu S.K.F., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Dai W.C., Yau T.C.C., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Survival analysis of high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy vs. transarterial chemoembolization for unresectable hepatocellular carcinomas, Liver International. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-22.
Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Lo C.L.R., Chu S.K.F., Tsang S.H.Y., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W., Fung J.Y.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Pilot study of high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation as a bridging therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma patients wait-listed for liver transplantation, Liver Transplantation. 2014, Epub on 2014-04-18.
Chu K.K.W., Chan S.C., Sharr W.W., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C. and Lo C.M., Low-volume deceased donor liver transplantation alongside a strong living donor liver transplantation service, World Journal of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-03.
Dai W.C., Best Oral Award (Radiofrequency ablation versus transarterial chemoembolization for unresectable solitary HCC sized 5-8cm), The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Seoul, Korea, 22-27 March 2014. 2014.
Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Sharr W.W., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Fung J.Y.Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Good longterm survival after primary living donor liver transplantation for solitary hepatocellular carcinomas up to 8 cm in diameter, HPB (Oxford). 2014, Epub on 2014-01-28.
Dai W.C., Outcome of self-inflicted injury presenting to a trauma hospital in Hong Kong (Free Paper Presentation), 2013 Advanced Trauma Life Support Asia-Pacific meeting, Melbourne, Australia, 15 August 2013.
Dai W.C., Outcome of self-inflicted injury presenting to a trauma hospital in Hong Kong (Free Paper Presentation), Conjoint Scientific Congress 2013 by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the College of Surgeons of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, 20-21 September 2013.
Dai W.C., Radiofrequency ablation versus transarterial chemoembolization for unresectable solitary HCC sized 5-8cm (Mini-Oral Presentation), 2014 Congress of the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Miami, U.S.A., 19-23 February 2014.
Dai W.C., Radiofrequency ablation versus transarterial chemoembolization for unresectable solitary HCC sized 5-8cm (Oral Presentation), The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Seoul, Korea, 22-27 March 2014.
Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Sharr W.W., Chan A.C.Y., Fung J.Y.Y., Wong C.L.T. and Lo C.M., Retransplantation using living-donor right-liver grafts, Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences. 2014, Epub on 2014-02-18.
Dai W.C., The use of steatotic grafts in liver transplantation for patients with high MELD score (Abstract Presentation), 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Fong Y.K., Chan S.C., Cheung T.T., Dai W.C., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W. and Lo C.M., Remnant left liver size and recovery of living right liver donors, Hepatology International. 2013, 7(2): 734-740.
Fung J.Y.Y., Lo C.L.R., Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Sharr W.W., Dai W.C., Cheung T.T., Chan A.C.Y., Wong C.L.T., Ng I.O.L., Yuen R.M.F. and Lo C.M., Histological outcome after liver transplantation for chronic hepatitis B using oral antiviral therapy alone without hepatitis B immune globulin, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. 2014.
Wong C.L.T., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Outcomes of liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma with obstructive jaundice (Oral presentation), The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Soeul, Korea, 22-27 March 2014.
Wong C.L.T., Fung J.Y.Y., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Chan A.C.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Post liver transplant hepatitis B booster vaccination in chronic hepatitis B recipients with prior immune response (Poster presentation), Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Wong C.L.T., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Resection of solitary lymph node metastasis for hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy (Poster presentation), The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato- Pancreato-Biliary Association, Seoul, Korea, 22-24 March 2014.
Wong C.L.T., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Treatment strategy to improve long-term survival for hepatocellular carcinoma smaller than 5 cm: major hepatectomy vs minor hepatectomy, World Journal of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-05-15.


Researcher : FATIMA S

List of Research Outputs

FATIMA S., Luk J.M.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lee N.P.Y., Dysregulated expression of dickkopfs for potential detection of hepatocellular carcinoma, Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics. 2014, 14(5): 535-548.
LAI K.Y., Chan K.T., FATIMA S., Lee N.P.Y. and Law S.Y.K., Chapter 6: Circulating biomarkers for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, In: Lee N.P., Cheng C.Y., Luk J.M. (eds.), New Advances on Disease Biomarkers and Molecular Targets in Biomedicine. New York, Humana Press, Springer, 2013, 85-103.
SHEK H.P., Lai T.C.W., FATIMA S. and Lee N.P.Y., Oncofetal molecules as biomarkers and drug targets for hepatic cancer, In: Lee N.P., Cheng C.Y. and Luk J.M. (eds.), New Advances on Disease Biomarkers and Molecular Targets in Biomedicine. New York, Humana Press, Springer, 2013.


Researcher : Fan CW

List of Research Outputs

Kan R.W.M., Li J.C.M., Fu K.F.K., Ho K.L., Yiu M.K. and Fan C.W., An inconvenient truth: our routine imaging pathway for loin pain resulted in superfluous radiation exposure (Moderated Poster Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.


Researcher : Fan KMJ

List of Research Outputs

Malhotra N.D., Poolton J.M., Wilson M.R., Fan K.M.J. and Masters R.S.W., Conscious motor processing and movement self-consciousness: two dimensions of personality that influence laparoscopic training, Journal of Surgical Education. 2014, Epub on 2014-05-12.
Zhu F., Poolton J.M., Fan K.M.J., Leung G.K.K. and Masters R.S.W., Examining multi-task training of technical skills in surgery, 19th Asian Congress of Surgery & 1st SingHealth Surgical Congress. 2013.
Zhu F.F., Poolton J.M., Maxwell J.P., Fan K.M.J., Leung G.K.K. and Masters R.S.W., Refining the continuous tracking paradigm to investigate implicit motor learning, Experimental Psychology.. 2013, 61: 196-204.


Researcher : Fan ST

Project Title:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation Fellowship in hepatobiliary surgery
Investigator(s):Fan ST
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:11/2000


List of Research Outputs

Au C.H.V., TSANG F.H., Man K., Fan S.T., Poon R.T.P. and Lee N.P.Y., Expression of ankyrin repeat and SOCS box containing 4 (ASB4) confers migration and invasion properties of hepatocellular carcinoma cells, BioScience Trends. 2014, 8(2): 101-110.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Dai W.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., 'Best oral award' Does spontaneous tumor rupture always have an adverse prognostic impact on patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma? , The 11th World Congress of IHPBA 2014.. 2014.
Chan S.C., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Perpetuating proficiency in donor right hepatectomy for living donor liver transplantation, Asian Journal of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-11-05.
Cheng Q., Ng K.T.P., Xu A., Li C., Liu X., Guo D., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Man K., The Roles of Lipocalin-2 in Small-for-Size Fatty Liver Graft Injury, Ann Surg. 2013, Epub ahead of print.
Cheng Q., Ng K.T.P., Xu A., Li C., Liu X., Guo D.Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Man K., The roles of lipocalin-2 in small-for-size fatty liver graft injury, Annals of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-12-26.
Cheung S.T., Wong C.L. and Fan S.T., Antibody targeting granulin-epithelin precursor for liver cancer treatment (Oral Presentation), The Annual Meeting of Japanese Cancer Association, Yokohama, Japan, 3-5 October 2013.
Cheung S.T., Leung C.Y.I., Yip C.W., Cheung P.F.Y., Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P. and Fan S.T., Genetic variants regulating ABCB5 expression and associated with liver cancer recurrence (Oral Presentation), Special Meeting on ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) Proteins: From Multidrug Resistance to Genetic Diseases, Innsbruck, Austria, 8-14 March 2014.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., High intensity focused ultrasound ablation for small HCC in patients with cirrhosis (Poster Presentation), The 4th Asia-Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Meeting, Busan, Korea, 5-7 July 2013.
Cheung T.T., Yuen W.K., Poon R.T.P., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Improved anterior hepatic transection for isolated hepatocellular carcinoma in the caudate, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International. 2014, 13(2): 219-222.
Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Dai W.C., Lang H.H.B., Yau T.C.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Long term survival analysis of hepatectomy for neuroendocrine tumour liver metastases, The Scientific World Journal. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-12.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Dai W.C., Yau T.C.C., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Management of spontaneously ruptured hepatocellular carcinomas in the radiofrequency ablation era, PLoS One. 2014, 9(4): e94453.
Cheung T.T., Ho C.L., Chen S., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Reply: Underestimated role of 18F-FDG PET for HCC evaluation and promise of 18F-FDG PET/MR imaging in this setting, The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 2013, 54(8): 1511-1512.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Jenkins C.R., Chu S.K.F., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Dai W.C., Yau T.C.C., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Survival analysis of high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy vs. transarterial chemoembolization for unresectable hepatocellular carcinomas, Liver International. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-22.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Survival analysis of pancreaticoduodenectomy with vascular reconstruction (Poster Presentation), The 2013 International Surgical Week, Helsinki, Finland, 25-29 August 2013.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., The effect of RFA on patients with close margin after hepatectomy (Poster Presentation), APASL 2014 (by Asian Pacific Association for The Study of the Liver), Brisbane, Australia, 12-15 March 2014.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Treatment of large HCC by high intensity focused ultrasound therapy, The 4th Asia-Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Meeting, Busan, Korea, 5-7 July 2013.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Treatment of unresectable large HCC by high intensity focused ultrasound therapy in patients with cirrhosis (Poster Presentation), The 7th Annual Conference of the International Liver Cancer Association, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., 13 September 2013.
Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Lo C.L.R., Chu S.K.F., Tsang S.H.Y., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W., Fung J.Y.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Pilot study of high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation as a bridging therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma patients wait-listed for liver transplantation, Liver Transplantation. 2014, Epub on 2014-04-18.
Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Surgical outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma patients with portal vein tumor thrombosis, World Journal of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-10-17.
Chung H.Y., Chan A.C.Y., Wong K.K.Y., Fan S.T. and Tam P.K.H., Paraganglioma in a teenage boy – a role for aggressive surgery, Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports. 2014, 2: 141-144.
Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Sharr W.W., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Fung J.Y.Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Good longterm survival after primary living donor liver transplantation for solitary hepatocellular carcinomas up to 8 cm in diameter, HPB (Oxford). 2014, Epub on 2014-01-28.
Fan S.T., Advances and opportunities for liver cancer management (Abstract and Invited Lecture), HKSH Symposium on Advances in Cancer Management 2014, Hong Kong, 15 June 2014. 2014.
Fan S.T., Associate Editor, Hepatology International. 2013.
Fan S.T., Chairperson - Symposium 7: Updated techniques faciliting liver resection, 11th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA), Seoul, Korea, 24 March 2014. 2014.
Fan S.T., Director, China Liver Transplant Registry. 2013.
Fan S.T., How to prevent liver failure after hepatectomy (Abstract and Invited Lecture), 11th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA), Seoul, Korea, 25 March 2014. 2014.
Fan S.T., Liver surgery in private hospital (Keynote Lecture), Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital Li Shu Pui Symposium 2013 – Recent Advances in Medical Practice, Hong Kong, 15 September 2013. 2013.
Fan S.T., Member of Advisory Board, Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2013.
Fan S.T., Moderator, Master Class in Peri-hilar Cholangiocarcinoma organized by The Hong Kong Society of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Hong Kong, 25 January 2014. 2014.
Fan S.T., Preoperative assessment of functional reseve in cirrhotic patients (Invited Lecture), The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA), Seoul, Korea, 24 March 2014. 2014.
Fan S.T., President, Hong Kong Society of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery. 2014.
Fan S.T., Radical cholecystectomy (Invited Lecture), Update Course in Surgery of Biliary Tract, Hong Kong, 14 June 2014. 2014.
Fan S.T., Reply to Letter: "Subpopulations of circulating cancer stem cell-like cells" (Response to Letter), Annals of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-10-28.
Fan S.T., Reviewer, British Journal of Surgery. 2014.
Fan S.T., Reviewer, HPB Surgery. 2013.
Fan S.T., Reviewer, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International. 2013.
Fan S.T., Reviewer, Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences. 2014.
Fan S.T., Reviewer, Surgery. 2014.
Fan S.T., 有效提高胰十二指腸切除術的安全性 (Invited Lecture), 廣東省醫學會第三次肝膽胰外科學術大會, 中國廣州, 2013年8月17日, 2013.
Fan S.T., 胰管內乳頭狀粘液瘤 (IPMN) - 手術指征及外科治療 (Invited Lecture), 第17屆全國普通外科學術會議, 中國南昌, 2013年10月26日, 2013.
Fan S.T., 肝門部膽管癌外科治療策略與方法 (Invited Lecture), 2013 全國肝門部膽管癌外科治療高級研修班, 中國北京, 2013年11月23日, 2013.
Fan S.T., 肝癌肝移植 (Invited Lecture), 肝移植醫學報告會, 中國澳門, 2013年8月3日, 2013.
Fan S.T., 肝癌治療的時機與進展 (Abstract and Invited Lecture), 2014年江蘇省腫瘤學會肝膽專業學組學術研討會, 中國南京常州, 2014年6月28日, 2014.
Fernandez-Banet J., Lee N.P.Y., Chan K.T., Gao H., Liu X., Sung W.K., Tan W., Fan S.T., Poon R.T.P., Li S., Ching K., Rejto P.A., Mao M. and Kan Z., Decoding complex patterns of genomic rearrangement in hepatocellular carcinoma, Genomics. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-21.
Huang J., Wang H., Fan S.T., Zhao B., Zhang Z., Hao L., Huo F. and Liu Y., The national program for deceased organ donation in China, Transplantation. 2013, 96(1): 5-9.
Lam C.T., Yang Z., Lau J.C.S., Ng N.P., Yu W.C., Ho D.W.Y. and Fan S.T., Identification of essential genes for the development of Hepatitis B virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma, The American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2014, San Diego, California, U.S.A., April 5-9, 2014.
Leung C.Y.I., Yip C.W., Cheung P.F.Y., Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Cheung S.T., Genetic polymorphisms of the drug transporter ABCB5 associated with advanced liver cancer, The Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, San Diego, U.S.A., 5-9 April 2014.
Li W., Zeng X., Lee N.P.Y., Poon R.T.P. and Fan S.T., HIVID: an efficient method to detect HBV integration using low coverage sequencing, Genomics. 2013, 102(4): 338-344.
Ng K.T.P., Lo C.M., Guo D.Y., Qi X., Li C., Geng W., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Yeung W.H., Shao Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Man K., Identification of transmembrane protein 98 as a novel chemoresistance-conferring gene in hepatocellular carcinoma, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 2014, 13(5): 1285-1297.
TSANG F.H., Au C.H.V., LU W., SHEK H.P., LIU M.L., Luk J.M.C., Fan S.T., Poon R.T.P. and Lee N.P.Y., Prognostic marker microRNA-125b inhibits tumorigenic properties of hepatocellular carcinoma cells via suppressing tumorigenic molecule eIF5A2, Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2014, Epub on 2014-05-09.
Wang H., Jiang W., Zhou Z., Long J., Li W. and Fan S.T., Liver transplantation in mainland China: the overview of CLTR 2011 annual scientific report, Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition. 2013, 2(4): 188-197.
Wang X., Ng R.K., Ming X., Zhang W., Chen L., Chu A.C.Y., Pang R.W.C., Lo C.M., Tsao G.S.W., Liu X., Poon R.T.P. and Fan S.T., Epigenetic regulation of pluripotent genes mediates stem cell features in human hepatocellular carcinoma and cancer cell lines, PLoS One. 2013, 8(9): e72435.
Yau T.C.C., TANG Y.F., Yao T., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Poon R.T.P., Development of Hong Kong Liver Cancer Staging System with treatment stratification for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, Gastroenterology. 2014, 146(7): 1691-1700.
Yau T.C.C., Leung R.C.Y., Wong H.Y.H., Chiu J.W.Y., Chan P., Tang Y.F., Cheung T.T., Pang R.W.C., Fan S.T. and Poon R.T.P., Efficacy and safety of single agent sunitinib in treating sorafenib refractory advanced hepatocellular carcinoma patients: a prospective, open-label, phase II study, The 4th Asia-Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Meeting, Busan, Korea, 5-7 July 2013.


Researcher : Fong DYT

Project Title:A web-based statistics laboratory for teaching and learning of medical statistics
Investigator(s):Fong DYT, Lam KF, Chan SSC, Chiang VCL, Leung SSK
Department:School of Nursing
Source(s) of Funding:Leung Kau Kui Research and Teaching Endowment Fund - Teaching Grants
Start Date:05/2006


Project Title:Single-blind comprehensive cohort study incorporating a randomized controlled design on bracing in AIS: a feasibility study
Investigator(s):Fong DYT, Cheung KMC, Luk KDK, Karlberg JPE
Department:School of Nursing
Source(s) of Funding:New Investigator Grant
Start Date:10/2008


Project Title:Instruments for Assessing Depression in the Chinese: What can we recommend?
Investigator(s):Fong DYT, Lam CLK, Wong JYH
Department:School of Nursing
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:06/2012
Completion Date:06/2014


Project Title:Cross-cultural assessment of the SF-12 health survey
Investigator(s):Fong DYT, Wong JYH
Department:School of Nursing
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:06/2013


Project Title:Linguistic and Psychometric Evaluation of the Weinstein’s Noise Sensitivity Scale for Chinese
Investigator(s):Fong DYT, Wong JYH
Department:School of Nursing
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:06/2014


List of Research Outputs

Fong D.Y.T., Luk K.D.K., Cheung K.M.C. and Wong Y.W., Scoliosis screaning for school children, In: Bradley McPherson, Carlie J. Driscoll, School Health Screening Systems. 2014.


Researcher : Foo CC

List of Research Outputs

Poon T.C.J., Yuen S., Foo C.C. and Law W.L., Risk factors for complications after colonic stent insertion for large bowel obstruction, Digestive Disease Week 2014, Chicago, U.S.A., 3-6 May 2014.


Researcher : Fu KFK

List of Research Outputs

Fu K.F.K., Revision of artificial urinary sphincter: ZSI 375 system (Invited Lecture), Hong Kong Surgical Forum – Urology in the 21st Century organized by The University of Hong Kong and American College of Surgeons, Hong Kong, 6 July 2013. 2013.
Kan R.W.M., Li J.C.M., Fu K.F.K., Ho K.L., Yiu M.K. and Fan C.W., An inconvenient truth: our routine imaging pathway for loin pain resulted in superfluous radiation exposure (Moderated Poster Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Teoh Y.C.J., Fu K.F.K., Chu F., Law M., Law W., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Unenhanced CT as the sole initial diagnostic investigation for acute renal colic patients: ureteric stone size and radiation risks consideration (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.


Researcher : Gallagher TK

List of Research Outputs

Gallagher T.K., Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Outcomes of central bisectionectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma, HPB (Oxford). 2013, 15(7): 529-534.


Researcher : Gandhi A

Project Title:Combined treatment of progesterone and minimally invasive haematoma aspiration in experimental haemorrhagic stroke.
Investigator(s):Leung GKK, Cheung RTF, Sun S
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:01/2014


List of Research Outputs



Researcher : Gao W

Project Title:Identification of microRNAs associated with cisplatin-resistance in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Investigator(s):Gao W, Wong TS
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:02/2012
Completion Date:07/2013


Project Title:Curcumin exerts inhibitory effects on nasopharyngeal carcinoma by modulating the expression of miR-125a-5p and its target p53
Investigator(s):Gao W, Wong TS, Chan YW
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:03/2014


Project Title:The 6th European Congress on Head and Neck Oncology; MiR-125a-5p Functions As A Tumor Suppressor In Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Investigator(s):Gao W
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:04/2014
Completion Date:04/2014


List of Research Outputs

Gao W., Chan Y.W. and Wong T.S., Curcumin exerted inhibitory effects on undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma by inhibiting the expression of miR-125a-5p, Clinical Science (London) . 2014, 127(9): 571-579.
Gao W., Chan Y.W. and Wong T.S., Differential expression of long noncoding RNA in primary and recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma , Biomed Research International. 2014, 2014: 404567.
Gao W., Chan Y.W. and Wong T.S., Long noncoding RNA deregulation in tongue squamous cell carcinoma. Biomed Research International, Biomed Research International . 2014, 2014: 416969.


Researcher : Garcia-Barcelo MM

Project Title:Whole-exome sequencing to identify genes underlying Caudal Regression Syndrome
Investigator(s):Garcia-Barcelo MM, Cherny SS, Sham PC, Tam PKH
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:12/2011
Completion Date:11/2013


Project Title:Investigation of coding sequence mutations and structural variations in SHAH-WAARDENBURG SYNDROME: study of a 3 generation family
Investigator(s):Garcia-Barcelo MM, Tam PKH
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2012
Completion Date:06/2014


Project Title:Whole-exome sequencing to uncover causative genes for perinatal biliary atresia
Investigator(s):Garcia-Barcelo MM, Cherny SS, Sham PC, Tam PKH
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:10/2012


Project Title:Genetic study on a family segregating biliary atresia
Investigator(s):Garcia-Barcelo MM, Tam PKH, Sham PC, Cherny SS
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2013


Project Title:Congenital dilatation of the bile ducts (CCD): a genetic study
Investigator(s):Garcia-Barcelo MM, Sham PC, Cherny SS, Tam PKH
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:09/2013


Project Title:Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics; Gene network analysis of candidate loci for human anorectal malformations
Investigator(s):Garcia-Barcelo MM
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:10/2013
Completion Date:10/2013


Project Title:Uncovering the genetic lesions underlying the most severe form of Hirschsprung (HSCR) disease by whole genome sequencing (WGS): a pilot study in 8 family trios
Investigator(s):Garcia-Barcelo MM, Tam PKH, Cherny SS, Sham PC
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:04/2014


Project Title:Villin 1 (VIL1) mutations in biliary atresia patients: A coincidence?
Investigator(s):Garcia-Barcelo MM, Tam PKH
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2014


List of Research Outputs

Alves M., Sribudiani Y., Brouwer R.W., Amiel J., Antiñolo G., Borrego S., Ceccherini I., Chakravarti A., Fernández R.M. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Contribution of rare and common variants determine complex diseases - Hirschsprung disease as a model. , Dev Biol. Elsevier Inc, 2013, 382.
Alves M.M., Sribudiani Y., Brouwer R.W.W., Amiel J., Antinolo G., Borrego S., Ceccherini I., Chakravarti A., Fernandez R.M., Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Griseri P., Lyonnet S., Tam P.K.H., van Ijcken W.F.J., Eggen B.J.L., te Meerman G.J. and Hofstra R.M.W., Contribution of rare and common variants determine complex diseases - Hirschsprung disease as a model, Developmental Biology. 2013, 382(1): 320-329.
CHENG G., Tang S.M., Wong H.M.E., Cheng W.C., So M.T., Miao X., ZHANG R., CUI L., Liu X., Ngan E.S.W., Lui V.C.H., Chung H.Y., Chan I.H.Y., Liu J.C., Zhong W., Xia H.M., Yu J.K., Qiu X., Wu X.Z., Wang B., Dong X., Tou J.F., Huang L.M., Yi B., Ren H.X., Chan E.K.W., Ye K., O'Reilly P.F., Wong K.K.Y., Sham P.C., Cherny S.S., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Common genetic variants regulating ADD3 gene expression alter biliary atresia risk, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 59(6): 1285-1291.
Cheng W.C., Lui V.C.H., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Depletion of ikbkap leads to reduced number of enteric neuron and aganglionosis in zebrafish embryos, The 8th European Zebrafish Meeting, Barcelona, Spain, 9-13 July 2013.
Hofstra R.M.W., Gui H., Schriemer D., Griseri P., Pelet A., Ruiz-Ferrer M., Berrios C., van Ijcken W., van den Hout M., Tam P.K.H., Cheng W., Tang S.M., Eggen B.J.L., Matera I., Ceccherini I., Amiel J., Lyonnet S., Antinolo G., Borrego S., Chakravarti A. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Exonic de novo mutations in sporadic Hirschsprung disease, European Conference of Human Genetics, Milan, Italy, 31 May - 3 June 2014.
Luzon-Toro B., Bleda M., Fernandez R.M., Garcia-Alonso L., Arnold S., Sribudiani Y., Besmond C., Lantieri F., Torroglosa A., Enguix-Riego M., Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Tam P.K.H., Ceccherini I., Lyonnet S., Hofstra R.M., Chakravarti A., Antinolo G., Dopazo J. and Borrego S., Systems biology approaches to the search for disease genes in Hirschsprung's disease, European Conference of Human Genetics, Milan, Italy, 31 May - 3 June 2014.
NG C.L., Matsumaru D., HO S.H., Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Yuan Z.W., Smith D., Kodjabachian L., Tam P.K.H., Yamada G. and Lui V.C.H., Dysregulation of Wnt inhibitory factor 1 (Wif1) expression resulted in aberrant Wnt-B-catenin signaling and cell death of the cloaca endoderm, and anorectal malformations, Cell Death and Differentiation. 2014, 21(6): 978-989.
PORSCH R.M., Merello E., De Marco P., So M.T., Sham P.C., Tam P.K.H., Cherny S.S., Capra V., Garcia-Barcelo M.M. and Campbell D.D., De novo mutations associated with sporadic cases of caudal regression syndrome, European Conference of Human Genetics, Milan, Italy, 31 May - 3 June 2014.
Tang S.M., WONG H.M.E., GUI H., Cherny S.S., Sham P.C., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Comprehensive comparison of copy number variations detection using Illumina Omni 2.5M and Affymetrix CytoScan arrays, 63nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, Abstract 552T, Boston, Massachusetts, October 24, 2013.
WONG H.M.E., NG C.L., Lui V.C.H., So M.T., Cherny S.S., Sham P.C., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Gene network analysis of candidate loci for human anorectal malformations. , PLoS One . 2013, 8(8): e69142.
WONG H.M.E., Ng C.L., Lui V.C.H., So M.T., Cherny S.S., Sham P.C., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Gene network analysis of candidate loci for human anorectal malformations, 63nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, Abstract 1027T. Boston, Massachusetts, October 24, 2013.
Wong H.M.E., SO H.C., Li M., Wang Q., Butler W.L., BASIL P., WU H.M., Hui T.C.K., CHOI S.C., So M.T., Garcia-Barcelo M.M., McAlonan G.M., Chen E.Y.H., Cheung E.F.C., Chan R.C.K., Purcell S.M., Cherny S.S., Chen R.Y.L., Li T. and Sham P.C., Common Variants on Xq28 Conferring Risk of Schizophrenia in Han Chinese, Schizophrenia Bulletin. 2013.
ZHANG J., ZHANG Y., Yang J., Zhang L., Sun L., Pan H.F., Hirankarn N., Ying D., Zeng S., Lee T.L., Lau W.C.S., Chan D.T.M., Leung A.M.H., Mok C.C., Wong S.N., Lee K.W., Ho M.H.K., Lee P.P.W., Chung B.H.Y., Chong C.Y., Wong R.W.S., Mok T.M.Y., Wong W.H.S., Tong K.L., Tse N.K.C., Li X.P., Avihingsanon Y., Rianthavorn P., Deekajorndej T., Suphapeetiporn K., Shotelersuk V., Ying S.K.Y., Fung S.K.S., Lai W.M., Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Cherny S.S., Tam P.K.H., Cui Y., Sham P.C., Yang S., Ye D.Q., Zhang X.J., Lau Y.L. and Yang W., Three SNPs in chromosome 11q23.3 are independently associated with systemic lupus erythematosus in Asians, Human Molecular Genetics. 2014, 23(2): 524-533.
ZHU J., Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Tam P.K.H. and Lui V.C.H., Transcriptional regulation of RET gene in Hirschsprung disease, The 60th International Conference of British Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Bournemouth, United Kingdom, 16-19 July 2013.
Zhu J., Kam K.M., Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Tam P.K.H. and Lui V.C.H., HOXB5 binds to multi-species conserved sequence (MCS+9.7) of RET gene and regulates RET expression, The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 2014, 51C: 142-149.


Researcher : Geng W

List of Research Outputs

Geng W., Lo C.M., Qi X., Li C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Ma Y.Y. and Man K., The role of RAP1 in graft injury induced Cisplatin resistance after liver transplantation, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
LIU H., Man K., LI C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Geng W., Qi X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., LIU J., Li X., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., NLRP3 inflammasome regulated by telomere-independent repressor activator protein1 (RAP1) induced graft injury after LDLT, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Li C., Wong B.L., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Shao Y., Geng W., Qi X., Lau S.H., Kwok S.Y., Wei N., Tzang F.C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Lo C.M. and Man K., A novel oxygen carrier "YQ23" suppresses the liver tumor metastasis by decreasing circulating endothelial progenitor cells and regulatory T cells, BMC Cancer. 2014, 14(1): 293.
Li C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Geng W., Qi X., Cheng Q., Chung S.K., Lo C.M. and Man K., The inhibition of aldose reductase attenuates hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury through reducing inflammatory response, Annals of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-20.
Ling C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Geng W., Xiao J., LIU H., LI C., Liu X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., QI X., Yu J., Wong N., Zhai Y., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., Post-transplant endothelial progenitor cell mobilization via CXCL10/CXCR3 signaling promotes liver tumor growth, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 60(1): 103-109.
Ma Y.Y., Li C., Geng W., Ng K.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., The roles of IP10 in liver regeneration and tissue repair are cell type dependent, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Ng K.T.P., Lo C.M., Guo D.Y., Qi X., Li C., Geng W., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Yeung W.H., Shao Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Man K., Identification of transmembrane protein 98 as a novel chemoresistance-conferring gene in hepatocellular carcinoma, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 2014, 13(5): 1285-1297.


Researcher : HO SH

List of Research Outputs

NG C.L., Matsumaru D., HO S.H., Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Yuan Z.W., Smith D., Kodjabachian L., Tam P.K.H., Yamada G. and Lui V.C.H., Dysregulation of Wnt inhibitory factor 1 (Wif1) expression resulted in aberrant Wnt-B-catenin signaling and cell death of the cloaca endoderm, and anorectal malformations, Cell Death and Differentiation. 2014, 21(6): 978-989.


Researcher : HO WY

List of Research Outputs

HO W.Y., Identification and characterization of CD90+ cancer stem cells in hepatocellular carcinoma, Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong. 2013.


Researcher : He GW

Project Title:1999 American Physiological Society Conference: Biology of Potassium Channels (From Molecules to Disease) Role of K+ Channels in Endothelum-derived Hyperpolarizing Factor (EDHF)-mediated Function in Coronary Microartery 2) Reduced Conductance of Kca and K ATP Channels by University of Wisconsin Solution (UWS) in Coronary Microartery
Investigator(s):He G
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:09/1999




Researcher : Ho CWA

List of Research Outputs

Ho C.W.A., Chan Y.W., Ng W.M., Ho W.K. and Wei W.I., Stenting of the eustachian tube to prevent otitis media with effusion after maxillary swing approach nasopharyngectomy, Laryngoscope. 2013, 124(1): 139-144.
Tsang R.K.Y., To V.S.H., Ho C.W.A., Ho W.K., Chan Y.W. and Wei W.I., Early results of robotic assisted nasopharyngectomy for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Head & Neck. 2014, Epub on 2014-03-07.


Researcher : Ho CWJ

List of Research Outputs

Kwong A., Shin V.Y. and Ho C.W.J., MIR143 (MicroRNA 143), Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology. 2014, 18(10): 724-727.


Researcher : Ho DWY

List of Research Outputs

Lam C.T., Yang Z., Lau J.C.S., Ng N.P., Yu W.C., Ho D.W.Y. and Fan S.T., Identification of essential genes for the development of Hepatitis B virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma, The American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2014, San Diego, California, U.S.A., April 5-9, 2014.


Researcher : Ho JWC

Project Title:The Hereditary Gastrointestinal Cancer Registry - a programme for the people of Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Ho JWC, Yuen ST, Chung LP, Kwan KYM
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Terry Fox Fellowship
Start Date:06/2000


Project Title:A Genome-Wide Association Study on the Predisposition to Colorectal Cancer in the Han Chinese Population in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Ho JWC, Sham PC
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Michael and Betty Kadoorie Cancer Genetics Research Programme (MBKCGRP) II
Start Date:01/2008


Project Title:The acceptability and feasibility of a diet and physical activity intervention to prevent recurrence in colorectal cancer survivors
Investigator(s):Ho JWC, Leung SSK, Lee AM, Macfarlane DJ, Fong DYT
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:World Cancer Research Fund - General Award
Start Date:03/2010


Project Title:The acceptability and feasibility of a diet and physical activity intervention to prevent recurrence in colorectal cancer survivors - a phase 2 study
Investigator(s):Ho JWC, Cheng KK, Macfarlane DJ, Fong DYT, Lee AM, Leung SKN, Cerin E
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:World Cancer Research Fund - General Award
Start Date:04/2013


List of Research Outputs

Wong C.Y., Tang R.K.T., Lam R.F., Lo I.Y.F., Yuen C.Y.F., Ho J.W.C. and Tse R.K.K., Muir-torre syndrome in a middle-aged Chinese patient with sebaceous carcinoma of the eyelid, Seminars in Ophthalmology. 2013, Epub ahead of print.


Researcher : Ho KL

List of Research Outputs

Ho K.L., Advances in surgical treatment of urinary incontinence, Hong Kong Continence Society - Newsletter. 2013, Issue 29: 1-2.
Ho K.L., Ho B., Wong M.H.E., Wong S.C.W., Tsu H.L.J., Tam P.C. and Yiu M.K., Disease spectrum and treatment pattern in a local male infertility clinic (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Ho K.L., Micro-surgical sub-inguinal varicocelectomy (Invited Lecture), Lunch Symposium on Management of Varicocele: An Update organized by The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 16 August 2013. 2013.
Huang G., Yeung C.Y., Lee K.K., Liu J., Ho K.L., Yiu M.K., Lam K.S.L., Tse H.F., Yau T.C.C. and Siu C.W., Androgen deprivation therapy and cardiovascular risk in Chinese patients with nonmetastatic carcinoma of prostate, Journal of Oncology. 2014, Epub on 2014-04-07.
Kan R.W.M., Li J.C.M., Fu K.F.K., Ho K.L., Yiu M.K. and Fan C.W., An inconvenient truth: our routine imaging pathway for loin pain resulted in superfluous radiation exposure (Moderated Poster Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Lai T.C.T., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., How have we treated pathological T1(pT1) prostate cancer (CaP) in recent 10 years? (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Lai T.C.T., Tsu H.L.J., Ng C.M., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Optimising prostate cancer diagnosis: 10-core versus 12-core prostate cancer protocol (Poster Presentation), The RCSEd and The CSHK Conjoint Scientific Congress, 20-21 September 2013, Hong Kong / Surgical Practice. 2013, 17(Suppl 2): B30.
Lai T.C.T., Tsu H.L.J., Ng C.M., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Optimizing prostate cancer diagnosis: 10-core versus 12-core prostate biopsy protocol (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Teoh J.Y., Wong K.W., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Outcome of local Chinese men undergoing primary androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Teoh Y.C.J., Fu K.F.K., Chu F., Law M., Law W., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Unenhanced CT as the sole initial diagnostic investigation for acute renal colic patients: ureteric stone size and radiation risks consideration (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Tsang C.F., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Comparative analysis of three risk assessment models for prostate cancer in the Hong Kong Chinese population (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Tsang C.F., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Pathological outcomes of Hong Kong Chinese patients with low risk prostate cancer eligible for active surveillance undergoing radical prostatectomy: comparison of six different protocols (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Tsang C.F., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong E.M.H., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy using a laparoscopic kidney clamp and self-retaining barbed suture without hilar clamping, Surgical Practice. 2013, 17(4): 178-179.
Wong C.W.Y., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Iatrogenic ureteral injuries: a 20-year retrospective review in a university teaching hospital (Poster Presentation), The RCSEd and The CSHK Conjoint Scientific Congress, Hong Kong, 20-21 September 2013 / Surgical Practice. 2013, 17(Suppl 2): B30.
Wong M.H.E., Cho K.Y., Ho K.L., Wong K.W., Lai C.T., Man C.M. and Yiu M.K., How can the R.E.N.A.L. nephrometry scoring system aid management of a solid renal mass?, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2013, 20(1): 37-44.
Wong M.H.E., Yiu M.K. and Ho K.L., Metastatic carcinoma of breast in the urinary bladder, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2013, 19(5): 455-457.
Wong W.Y., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Iatrogenic ureteral injuries: a 20-year retrospective review in a University teaching hospital (Moderated Poster Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.


Researcher : Ho SWA

List of Research Outputs

Lee D., Sun S., Ho S.W.A., Kiang K.M.Y., ZHANG X., Xu F.F. and Leung G.K.K., Hyperoxia Resensitizes Chemoresistant Glioblastoma Cells to Temozolomide Through Unfolded Protein Response, Anticancer Research. 2014, 34(6): 2957-2966.
Xu F.F., Sun S., Ho S.W.A., Lee D., Kiang K.M.Y. and Leung G.K.K., The effects of progesterone versus dexamethasone on brain oedema and inflammatory responses following experimental brain resection, The 5th World Conference of Intracerebral Hemorrhage & 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society, Hong Kong, China, 2-4 November 2013.


Researcher : Ho WK

Project Title:Effect of chemotherapy on cochlear function
Investigator(s):Ho WK
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:06/1996


Project Title:Evaluation of a novel electronic device in screening for obstructive sleep syndrome in snore
Investigator(s):Ho WK, Chung KF
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:03/2002


Project Title:Study of changes in upper airway pressure in patients before and after upper airway surgery for sleep-related breathing disorders: identification of levels of collapse and prediction of surgical response
Investigator(s):Ho WK, Wei WI
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:11/2003


List of Research Outputs

Ho C.W.A., Chan Y.W., Ng W.M., Ho W.K. and Wei W.I., Stenting of the eustachian tube to prevent otitis media with effusion after maxillary swing approach nasopharyngectomy, Laryngoscope. 2013, 124(1): 139-144.
LAM W.K., Tsang R.K.Y., Lui W.M., Lee R. and Ho W.K., Management of profuse epistaxis in post-irradiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients: 10-year experience in a tertiary centre, Asian Rhinology Journal. 2013, 1(1): 32-35.
LAM W.K., Chan Y.W., Lui W.M., Ho W.K., Lee R. and Tsang R.K.Y., Management of pseudoaneurysms of the internal carotid artery in postirradiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients, Laryngoscope. 2014, Epub on 2014-04-16.
Tsang R.K.Y., Ho W.K., Chan Y.W. and Wei W.I., Combined robotic and endoscopic nasopharyngectomy for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Asian Rhinology Journal. 2013, 1(1): 61-64.
Tsang R.K.Y., To V.S.H., Ho C.W.A., Ho W.K., Chan Y.W. and Wei W.I., Early results of robotic assisted nasopharyngectomy for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Head & Neck. 2014, Epub on 2014-03-07.


Researcher : Ho WWS

List of Research Outputs

Shea Y.F., Tsang H.H.L., Yap Y.H.D., Li L.F. and Ho W.W.S., A "tricky" subarachnoid hemorrhage, Chinese Medical Journal. 2013, 126(18): 3598.


Researcher : Hsin MKY

List of Research Outputs

Bojko B., Gorynski K., Gomez-Rios G., Knaak J., Machuca T., Cudjoe E., Spetzler V., Hsin M.K.Y., Cypel M. and Selzner M., Low invasive in vivo tissue sampling for monitoring biomarkers and drugs during surgery, Laboratory Investigation. 2014, 94(5): 586-594.
Bojko B., Gorynski K., Gomez-Rios G., Knaak M., Machuca T., Spetzler V., Cudjoe E., Hsin M.K.Y., Cypel M. and Selzner M., Solid phase microextraction fills the gap in tissue sampling protocols, Analytica Chimica Acta. 2013, 803: 75-81.
Hsin M.K.Y., An extended cold ischemic period after normothermic Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion does not impair lung function in a pig lung transplant model., International Society of Heart Lung Transplantation, San Diego, 10th April 2014.. 2014.
Hsin M.K.Y., Metabolic profiling of perfusate from Clinical Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion yields potential biomarkers of early lung transplant outcomes. , International Society of Heart Lung Transplantation, San Diego, 12th April 2014.. 2014.
Machuca T., Hsin M.K.Y., Ott H., Chen M., Hwang D., Cypel M., Waddell T. and Keshavjee S., Injury-specific ex vivo treatment of the donor lung: pulmonary Thrombolysis followed by successful lung transplantation , American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2013, 188(7): 878-880.
Sihoe D.L.A., Hsin M.K.Y. and Yu S.Y.P., Needlescopic video-assisted thoracic surgery pleurodesis for primary pneumothorax, Multimedia Manual of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2014, 2014: mmu012-mmu012.
Zhao Y., Peng J., Lu C., Hsin M.K.Y., Mura M., Wu L., Chu L., Zamel R., Machuca T. and Waddell T., Metabolomic heterogeneity of pulmonary arterial hypertension, PLoS One. 2014, 9: e88727.


Researcher : Hung KN

List of Research Outputs

Lee V.H.F., Ng C.Y., Taw B.T.B., Hung K.N., Lam K.O., Chan W.W.L., Leung D.K.C., Ho P.P.Y., Sze C.K.H., Leung T.W. and Kwong D.L.W., Whole-brain Radiotherapy with Simultaneous Integrated Boost Using Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) for Patients of Recursive Partitioning Analysis (RPA) Class I and II Suffering from 1-3 Brain Metastases , Hong Kong College of Radiologists 21st Annual Scientific Meeting. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Radiologists, 2013.


Researcher : Ip EWK

List of Research Outputs

Cheung T.T., Ip E.W.K., Poon R.T.P. and Trendell-Smith N., Brunner's gland adenoma: unusual cause of duodenal haemorrhage and obstruction, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2013, 19(5): 460.e1-2.
Co M., Pang S.Y., Wong K.Y., Ip E.W.K. and Yuen W.K., Surgical management of recurrent pyogenic cholangitis: 10 years of experience in a tertiary referral centre in Hong Kong, HPB (Oxford). 2013, Epub on 2013-11-07.


Researcher : KWOK KM

List of Research Outputs

KWOK K.M., Establishment of a platform for assessing differentiation capacity of induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neural crest cells (iPSC-derived NC), Dissertation, Master of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong. 2014.


Researcher : Kam KM

List of Research Outputs

Zhu J., Kam K.M., Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Tam P.K.H. and Lui V.C.H., HOXB5 binds to multi-species conserved sequence (MCS+9.7) of RET gene and regulates RET expression, The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 2014, 51C: 142-149.


Researcher : Kiang KMY

List of Research Outputs

Lee D., Sun S., Ho S.W.A., Kiang K.M.Y., ZHANG X., Xu F.F. and Leung G.K.K., Hyperoxia Resensitizes Chemoresistant Glioblastoma Cells to Temozolomide Through Unfolded Protein Response, Anticancer Research. 2014, 34(6): 2957-2966.
WANG M., Kiang K.M.Y., Leung G.K.K., Tsang A.H.W., Xie V.B., Guo H. and Wu E.X., Separation and quantitative assessment of mobile lipid and lactate level by diffusion weighted magnetic resonance spectroscopy (DW-MRS) (Abstract), 2013, 8008.
Xu F.F., Sun S., Ho S.W.A., Lee D., Kiang K.M.Y. and Leung G.K.K., The effects of progesterone versus dexamethasone on brain oedema and inflammatory responses following experimental brain resection, The 5th World Conference of Intracerebral Hemorrhage & 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society, Hong Kong, China, 2-4 November 2013.


Researcher : Kwong A

Project Title:Development of a Novel Non-coding RNA-based Blood Test for Early Detection, Prognostication and/or Treatment Monitoring of Breast Cancer
Investigator(s):Kwong A
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Matching Grant for Joint Research
Start Date:09/2011
Completion Date:08/2013


Project Title:An investigation into the presence of human papilloma virus (HPV) in breast cancer specimens from Hong Kong patients
Investigator(s):Kwong A, Ng EKO
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Mini Grants
Start Date:10/2011
Completion Date:08/2014


Project Title:An investigation into the presence of breast tumor-associated small non-coding RNAs from circulating exosomes
Investigator(s):Kwong A, Ng EKO
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:10/2011
Completion Date:09/2013


Project Title:Screening of founder and recurrent BRCA mutations in Hong Kong and US Chinese populations
Investigator(s):Kwong A, Shin VY, Ma ESK, Chan TL
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:03/2014


Project Title:A new diagnostic tool in breast cancer: immunosequencing
Investigator(s):Kwong A, Shin VY
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:04/2014


List of Research Outputs

Chan C.L., Ho R.S., Shek T.W.H. and Kwong A., Diabetic mastopathy, The Breast Journal. 2013, 19: 533-538.
Gronwald J., Robidoux A., Kim-Sing C., Tung N., Lynch H.T., Foulkes W.D., Manoukian S., Ainsworth P., Neuhausen S.L., Demsky R., Eisen A., Singer C.F., Saal H., Senter L., Eng C., Weitzel J., Moller P. and Kwong A., Duration of tamoxifen use and the risk of contralateral breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. Springer US, 2014, 146(2): 421-7.
Kotsopoulos J., Lubinski J., Moller P., Lynch H.T., Singer C.F., Eng C., Neuhausen S.L., Karlan B., Kim-Sing C., Huzarski T., Gronwald J., MaCuaig J., Senter L., Tung N., Ghadirian P., Eisen A., Gilchrist D. and Kwong A., Timing of oral contraceptive use and the risk of breast cancer in BRCA1 mutation carriers, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. Springer US, 2014, 143(3): 579-86.
Kwong A., Chu T.W.A., Wu C. and Tse M.S.D., Attitudes and compliance of clinical management after genetic testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer among high-risk Southern Chinese females with breast cancer history, Familial Cancer. 2014, Mar 13 Epub ahead of print.
Kwong A., Shin V.Y. and Ho C.W.J., MIR143 (MicroRNA 143), Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology. 2014, 18(10): 724-727.
Kwong A., Chau W.W., Mang W.K., Wong H.N., Suen T.K.D., Leung R.C.Y., Wong K.L.M., Lee A. and Law C.K., Male breast cancer: a population-based comparison with female breast cancer in Hong Kong, Southern China: 1997–2006, Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2013, 21(4): 1246-1253.
Kwong A., Leung P.H.C., Shin V.Y. and Ng E.K.O., No evidence of human papillomavirus in patients with breast cancer in Hong Kong, Southern China, International Scholarly Research Notices Virology. 2013, 2013.
Lam W.W.T., Kwok N.T., Chan M., Hung W.K., Ying M., Or A., Kwong A., Suen T.K.D., Yoon S.W. and Fielding R., Does the use of shared decision-making consultation behaviors increase treatment decision-making satisfaction among Chinese women facing decision for breast cancer surgery? , Patient Education and Counseling. 2014, 94(2): 243-9.
Lam W.W.T., Chan M., Or A., Kwong A., Suen T.K.D. and Fielding R., Reducing treatment decision conflict difficulties in breast cancer surgery: A randomized controlled trial, Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2013, 31(23): 2879-85.
Lam W.W.T., Fielding R., Chan M., Or A., Kwong A. and Suen T.K.D., The effect of decision aids on treatment decision making for breast cancer surgery: a randomized controlled trial, The IPOS 15th World Congress. 2013.
Lam W.W.T., Soong I., Yau T.K., Wong K.Y., Tsang J.W.H., Yeo W., Suen J., Ho W.M., Sze W.K., Ng A.W., Kwong A., Suen T.K.D. and Fielding R., The evolution of psychological distress trajectories in women diagnosed with advanced breast cancer: a longitudinal study , Psycho-oncology . 2013, 22(12): 2831-9.
Lam W.W.T., Tsang J.W.H., Yeo W., Suen J., Ho W.M., Yau T.K., Soong I., Wong K.Y., Kwong A., Suen T.K.D., Sze W.K., Ng W.Y., Girgis A. and Fielding R., The evolution of supportive care needs trajectories in women with advanced breast cancer during the 12 months following diagnosis , Support Care in Cancer. 2014, 22(3): 635-44.
Ng E.K.O., Ng R., Shin V.Y., Siu J.M.T., Ma E.S.K. and Kwong A., MicroRNA-143 is downregulated in breast cancer and regulates DNA methyltransferases 3A in breast cancer cells, Tumor Biology. 2014, 35(3): 2591-2598.
Semple J., Metcalfe K.A., Lynch H.T., Kim S.C., Senter L., Pal T., Ainsworth P., Lubinski J., Tung N., Eng C., Gilchrist D., Blum J., Kwong A. and Chan T.L.C., International rates of breast reconstruction after prophylactic mastectomy in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers, Annals of Surgical Oncology . 2013, 20(12): 3817-3822.
Tang K.S., Kwong A., Tam K.F., Cheung A.N.Y., Ngan H.Y.S., Xia W. and Wong A.S.T., BRCA1 deficiency induces protective autophagy to mitigate stress and provides a mechanism for BRCA1 haploinsufficiency in tumorigenesis, In: Tang MK, Kwong A, Tam KF, Cheung AN, Ngan HY, Xia W, Wong AS, Cancer Lett. 2014.
Tsang J.Y.S., Hui S.W., Ni Y.B., Chan S.K., Yamaguchi R., Kwong A., Law K.B. and Tse M., Lymphocytic infiltrate is associated with favorable biomarkers profile in HER2-overexpressing breast cancers and adverse biomarker profile in ER-positive breast cancers, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2014, 143(1): 1-9.
Valentini A., Lubinski J., Byrski T., Ghadirian P., Moller P., Lynch H., Ainsworth P., Neuhausen S., Sun P., Narod S. and Kwong A., The impact of pregnancy on breast cancer survival in women who carry a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment . 2013, 142(1): 177-185.


Researcher : LAI KY

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.T., Choi M.Y., LAI K.Y., Tan W., Tung L.N., Lam D.H.Y., Tong D.K.H., Lee N.P.Y. and Law S.Y.K., Overexpression of transferrin receptor CD71 and its tumorigenic properties in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, Oncology Reports. 2014, 31(3): 1296-1304.
LAI K.Y., Chan K.T., FATIMA S., Lee N.P.Y. and Law S.Y.K., Chapter 6: Circulating biomarkers for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, In: Lee N.P., Cheng C.Y., Luk J.M. (eds.), New Advances on Disease Biomarkers and Molecular Targets in Biomedicine. New York, Humana Press, Springer, 2013, 85-103.
Tong D.K.H., LAI K.Y., Chan K.T., Lee N.P.Y., Man K. and Law S.Y.K., Comparison of effects of sleeve gastrectomy, duodenal-jejunal bypass and ileal transposition for the treatment of type II diabetes (Abstract), SSAT Poster Session (8215), Stomach: Basic (I), The 55th Annual Meeting of The Society For Surgey of The Alimentary Tract, DDW2014, Chicago, U.S.A., 2-6 May 2014.


Researcher : LAM WK

List of Research Outputs

LAM W.K., Tsang R.K.Y., Lui W.M., Lee R. and Ho W.K., Management of profuse epistaxis in post-irradiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients: 10-year experience in a tertiary centre, Asian Rhinology Journal. 2013, 1(1): 32-35.
LAM W.K., Chan Y.W., Lui W.M., Ho W.K., Lee R. and Tsang R.K.Y., Management of pseudoaneurysms of the internal carotid artery in postirradiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients, Laryngoscope. 2014, Epub on 2014-04-16.


Researcher : LI C

List of Research Outputs

Cheng Q., Ng K.T.P., Xu A., Li C., Liu X., Guo D., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Man K., The Roles of Lipocalin-2 in Small-for-Size Fatty Liver Graft Injury, Ann Surg. 2013, Epub ahead of print.
Cheng Q., Ng K.T.P., Xu A., Li C., Liu X., Guo D.Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Man K., The roles of lipocalin-2 in small-for-size fatty liver graft injury, Annals of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-12-26.
Geng W., Lo C.M., Qi X., Li C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Ma Y.Y. and Man K., The role of RAP1 in graft injury induced Cisplatin resistance after liver transplantation, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
LIU H., Man K., LI C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Geng W., Qi X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., LIU J., Li X., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., NLRP3 inflammasome regulated by telomere-independent repressor activator protein1 (RAP1) induced graft injury after LDLT, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Li C., Wong B.L., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Shao Y., Geng W., Qi X., Lau S.H., Kwok S.Y., Wei N., Tzang F.C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Lo C.M. and Man K., A novel oxygen carrier "YQ23" suppresses the liver tumor metastasis by decreasing circulating endothelial progenitor cells and regulatory T cells, BMC Cancer. 2014, 14(1): 293.
Li C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Geng W., Qi X., Cheng Q., Chung S.K., Lo C.M. and Man K., The inhibition of aldose reductase attenuates hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury through reducing inflammatory response, Annals of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-20.
Ling C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Geng W., Xiao J., LIU H., LI C., Liu X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., QI X., Yu J., Wong N., Zhai Y., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., Post-transplant endothelial progenitor cell mobilization via CXCL10/CXCR3 signaling promotes liver tumor growth, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 60(1): 103-109.
Ma Y.Y., Li C., Geng W., Ng K.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., The roles of IP10 in liver regeneration and tissue repair are cell type dependent, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Man K., LI C., Ng K.T.P. and Lo C.M., Knockout of telomere-independent Rap1 attenuates hepatic ischemia reperfusion injury by suppressing neutrophil activation, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Ng K.T.P., Lo C.M., Guo D.Y., Qi X., Li C., Geng W., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Yeung W.H., Shao Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Man K., Identification of transmembrane protein 98 as a novel chemoresistance-conferring gene in hepatocellular carcinoma, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 2014, 13(5): 1285-1297.


Researcher : LI HS

List of Research Outputs

LI H.S., Identification of polycomb group protein CBX8 as a novel tumor suppressor in human colorectal cancer, Dissertation, Master of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong. 2014.
Lam C.S.C., Cheung A.H., Wong S.K., Wan T.M.H., Ng L., Chow A.K., Cheng N.S., Pak C.H., Li H.S., Man J.H., Yau T.C.C., Lo O.S.H., Poon T.C.J., Pang R.W.C. and Law W.L., Prognostic significance of CD26 in patients with colorectal cancer, PLoS One. 2014, 28;9(5): e98582.


Researcher : LIU A

List of Research Outputs

LIU A., Lau C.S.T., WONG K.L., Briscoe J., Hui C.C. and Ngan E.S.W., Dysregulation of Gli signaling underlies defective enteric nervous system development [poster], The 12th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, Vancouver, Canada, 18-21 June 2014.
LIU A. and Ngan E.S.W., Hedgehog and notch signaling in enteric nervous system development, Neurosignals. 2013, 22(1): 1-13.


Researcher : LIU H

List of Research Outputs

LIU H., Man K., LI C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Geng W., Qi X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., LIU J., Li X., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., NLRP3 inflammasome regulated by telomere-independent repressor activator protein1 (RAP1) induced graft injury after LDLT, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Ling C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Geng W., Xiao J., LIU H., LI C., Liu X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., QI X., Yu J., Wong N., Zhai Y., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., Post-transplant endothelial progenitor cell mobilization via CXCL10/CXCR3 signaling promotes liver tumor growth, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 60(1): 103-109.


Researcher : LIU J

List of Research Outputs

LIU H., Man K., LI C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Geng W., Qi X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., LIU J., Li X., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., NLRP3 inflammasome regulated by telomere-independent repressor activator protein1 (RAP1) induced graft injury after LDLT, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.


Researcher : LIU ML

List of Research Outputs

LIU M.L., Xu Z., SHEK H.P., Wong K.F., Lee N.P.Y., Poon R.T.P., Chen J. and Luk J.M.C., miR-122 targets pyruvate kinase M2 and affects metabolism of hepatocellular carcinoma, PLoS One. 2014, 9(1): e86872.
TSANG F.H., Au C.H.V., LU W., SHEK H.P., LIU M.L., Luk J.M.C., Fan S.T., Poon R.T.P. and Lee N.P.Y., Prognostic marker microRNA-125b inhibits tumorigenic properties of hepatocellular carcinoma cells via suppressing tumorigenic molecule eIF5A2, Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2014, Epub on 2014-05-09.


Researcher : LIU X

List of Research Outputs

CHENG G., Tang S.M., Wong H.M.E., Cheng W.C., So M.T., Miao X., ZHANG R., CUI L., Liu X., Ngan E.S.W., Lui V.C.H., Chung H.Y., Chan I.H.Y., Liu J.C., Zhong W., Xia H.M., Yu J.K., Qiu X., Wu X.Z., Wang B., Dong X., Tou J.F., Huang L.M., Yi B., Ren H.X., Chan E.K.W., Ye K., O'Reilly P.F., Wong K.K.Y., Sham P.C., Cherny S.S., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Common genetic variants regulating ADD3 gene expression alter biliary atresia risk, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 59(6): 1285-1291.
Cheng Q., Ng K.T.P., Xu A., Li C., Liu X., Guo D., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Man K., The Roles of Lipocalin-2 in Small-for-Size Fatty Liver Graft Injury, Ann Surg. 2013, Epub ahead of print.
Cheng Q., Ng K.T.P., Xu A., Li C., Liu X., Guo D.Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Man K., The roles of lipocalin-2 in small-for-size fatty liver graft injury, Annals of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-12-26.
Geng W., Lo C.M., Qi X., Li C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Ma Y.Y. and Man K., The role of RAP1 in graft injury induced Cisplatin resistance after liver transplantation, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
KWAN K.H.L., Yeung K.W.K., LIU X., Wong K.K.Y., Shum H.C., Lam Y.W., Cheng S.H., Cheung K.M.C. and To M.K.T., Silver nanoparticles alter proteoglycan expression in the promotion of tendon repair, Journal of Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine. 2013, 10pp.
LIU H., Man K., LI C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Geng W., Qi X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., LIU J., Li X., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., NLRP3 inflammasome regulated by telomere-independent repressor activator protein1 (RAP1) induced graft injury after LDLT, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
LIU X., The role of silver nanoparticles on skin wound healing, tissue remodeling and their potential cytotoxicity, Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong. 2014.
Li C., Wong B.L., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Shao Y., Geng W., Qi X., Lau S.H., Kwok S.Y., Wei N., Tzang F.C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Lo C.M. and Man K., A novel oxygen carrier "YQ23" suppresses the liver tumor metastasis by decreasing circulating endothelial progenitor cells and regulatory T cells, BMC Cancer. 2014, 14(1): 293.
Li C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Geng W., Qi X., Cheng Q., Chung S.K., Lo C.M. and Man K., The inhibition of aldose reductase attenuates hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury through reducing inflammatory response, Annals of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-20.
Ling C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Geng W., Xiao J., LIU H., LI C., Liu X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., QI X., Yu J., Wong N., Zhai Y., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., Post-transplant endothelial progenitor cell mobilization via CXCL10/CXCR3 signaling promotes liver tumor growth, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 60(1): 103-109.
Liu X. and Wong K.K.Y., 納米生物材料在創傷修復中的研究與應用, Chinese Journal of Surgery. 中華外科雜誌, 2013, 51(8): 748-752.
Liu X., Lok C.N., ZHANG R. and Wong K.K.Y., Dendrimer encapsulation enhances anti-inflammatory efficacy of silver nanoparticles in burn wound, The 47th Annual Meeting of Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Banff, Canada, 25-29 May 2014.
Ng K.T.P., Lo C.M., Guo D.Y., Qi X., Li C., Geng W., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Yeung W.H., Shao Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Man K., Identification of transmembrane protein 98 as a novel chemoresistance-conferring gene in hepatocellular carcinoma, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 2014, 13(5): 1285-1297.
Wang X., Ng R.K., Ming X., Zhang W., Chen L., Chu A.C.Y., Pang R.W.C., Lo C.M., Tsao G.S.W., Liu X., Poon R.T.P. and Fan S.T., Epigenetic regulation of pluripotent genes mediates stem cell features in human hepatocellular carcinoma and cancer cell lines, PLoS One. 2013, 8(9): e72435.
Zhang S., LIU X., Wang H.L., PENG J. and Wong K.K.Y., Silver nanoparticle-coated suture effectively reduces inflammation and improves mechanical strength at intestinal anastomosis in mice, Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2014, 49(4): 606-613.
Zhou I.Y., Gao D.S., Chow A.M.K., Fan S., Cheung M.M.H., Ling C., Liu X., Cao P., Guo H., Man K. and Wu E.X., Effect of diffusion time on liver DWI: An experimental study of normal and fibrotic livers, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 2013, Epub on 2013-11-20.


Researcher : LU W

List of Research Outputs

TSANG F.H., Au C.H.V., LU W., SHEK H.P., LIU M.L., Luk J.M.C., Fan S.T., Poon R.T.P. and Lee N.P.Y., Prognostic marker microRNA-125b inhibits tumorigenic properties of hepatocellular carcinoma cells via suppressing tumorigenic molecule eIF5A2, Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2014, Epub on 2014-05-09.


Researcher : Lam CSC

List of Research Outputs

Lam C.S.C., Cheung A.H., Wong S.K., Wan T.M.H., Ng L., Chow A.K., Cheng N.S., Pak C.H., Li H.S., Man J.H., Yau T.C.C., Lo O.S.H., Poon T.C.J., Pang R.W.C. and Law W.L., Prognostic significance of CD26 in patients with colorectal cancer, PLoS One. 2014, 28;9(5): e98582.


Researcher : Lam CT

Project Title:Identification of essential genes for the development of HBV-associated HCC
Investigator(s):Lam CT, Fan ST
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:06/2012
Completion Date:12/2013


Project Title:The 105th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; Identification of essential genes for the development of Hepatitis B virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma
Investigator(s):Lam CT
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:04/2014
Completion Date:04/2014


List of Research Outputs

Lam C.T., Yang Z., Lau J.C.S., Ng N.P., Yu W.C., Ho D.W.Y. and Fan S.T., Identification of essential genes for the development of Hepatitis B virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma, The American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2014, San Diego, California, U.S.A., April 5-9, 2014.


Researcher : Lam DHY

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.T., Choi M.Y., LAI K.Y., Tan W., Tung L.N., Lam D.H.Y., Tong D.K.H., Lee N.P.Y. and Law S.Y.K., Overexpression of transferrin receptor CD71 and its tumorigenic properties in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, Oncology Reports. 2014, 31(3): 1296-1304.


Researcher : Lam SC

List of Research Outputs

Chow K.M., Ng L., Lam S.C., WONG K.M., Wan T.M.H., Cheng S.M., Yau T.C.C., Poon R.T.P. and Pang R.W.C., The enhanced metastatic potential of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells with sorafenib resistance, PLoS One. 2013, 8(11): e78675.


Researcher : Lan CLL

List of Research Outputs

El-Nezamy H.S., Tam P.K.H., Chen Y., Lau A.S.Y., Leung F.C.C., Chen S.F., Lan C.L.L. and Leung F.C.C., Impact of melamine-tainted milk of foetal kidneys and disease development later in life, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2013, 19(supplement 8): S34-38.
Lan C.L.L., Overview of operative management of hypospadias (Invited lecture), Hospital Authority Central Commissioned Training: Current management of hypospadias and disorder of sex development, Hong Kong, 14-16 March 2014. 2014.
Lan C.L.L., Paediatric urology for the paediatric nephrologists (Invited lecture), Hong Kong Paediatric Nephrology Society Inter-Hospital Renal Meeting, Hong Kong, 21 May 2014. 2014.


Researcher : Lang BHH

List of Research Outputs

Lang B.H.H. and Wong K.P., How useful are perioperative biochemical parameters in predicting the duration of calcium and/or vitaman D supplementation after total thyroidectomy?, World Journal of Surgery. 2013, 37(11): 2581-2588.
Wong K.P., Lang B.H.H., Ng S.H., Cheung C.Y., Chan T.Y.C. and Lo C.Y., A prospective, assessor-blind evaluation of surgeon-performed transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasonography in vocal cord examination before and after thyroidectomy, Surgery. 2013, 154(6): 1158-1164.


Researcher : Lang HHB

List of Research Outputs

Au W.Y., Lang H.H.B., Fong B.M., Mao K.J. and Tam S., Thyroid arsenic content and papillary thyroid carcinoma arising 10 years after oral arsenic trioxide therapy for refractory acute, Leukemia & Lymphoma. 2013, Epub ahead of print.
Chan A.C., Lang H.H.B. and Wong K.P., The pros and cons of routine central compartment neck dissection for clinically nodal negative (cN0) papillary thyroid cancer, Gland Surgery. 2013, 2(4): 186-195.
Chang R.Y., Lang H.H.B., Wong K.P. and Lo C.Y., High pre-operative urinary norepinephrine is an independent determinant of peri-operative hemodynamic instability in unilateral pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma removal, World Journal of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-04-30.
Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Dai W.C., Lang H.H.B., Yau T.C.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Long term survival analysis of hepatectomy for neuroendocrine tumour liver metastases, The Scientific World Journal. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-12.
Lam S. and Lang H.H.B., A review of the pathogenesis and management of multinodular goiter, In: Diaz-Soto G. (ed), Thyroid Disorders - Focus on Hyperthyroidism. Rijeka, Croatia, InTech, 2014, 25-35.
Lang H.H.B., Wong C.K.H., Wong K.P. and Tsang R.K.Y., A cost-effectiveness analysis of routine laryngeal examination after thyroidectomy (Poster Display), The 35th Annual Meeting of The American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, Boston, U.S.A., 27-29 April 2014. 2014.
Lang H.H.B. and Wong C.K.H., A cost-minimization analysis comparing total thyroidectomy alone and total thyroidectomy with prophylactic central neck dissection in clinically nodal-negative papillary thyroid carcinoma, Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2013, 21 (2): 416-425.
Lang H.H.B., Wong C.K.H., Tsang J.S. and Wong K.P., A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing outcomes between robotic-assisted thyroidectomy and non-robotic endoscopic thyroidectomy, Journal of Surgical Research. Elsevier Inc, 2014, 191 (2): 389-98.
Lang H.H.B., Wong C.K.H., Tsang J.S., Wong K.P. and Wan K.Y., A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing surgically-related complications between robotic-assisted thyroidectomy and conventional open thyroidectomy, Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2013, 21(3): 850-861.
Lang H.H.B., Ad hoc Reviewer, Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2013.
Lang H.H.B., Ng C.P., Au K.B., Wong K.P., Wong K.K. and Wan K.Y., Does preoperative neutrophil lymphocyte ratio predict risk of recurrence and occult central nodal metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma? , World Journal of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-05-09.
Lang H.H.B., Wong C.K.H., Tsang R.K.Y., Wong K.P. and Wong B.Y.H., Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of laryngeal examination after elective total thyroidectomy, Annals of Surgical Oncology. Springer US, 2014, 21 (11): 3548-56.
Lang H.H.B., Chu K.K., Tsang R.K.Y., Wong K.P. and Wong B.Y.H., Evaluating the incidence, clinical significance and predictors for vocal cord palsy and incidental laryngopharyngeal conditions before elective thyroidectomy: is there a case for routine laryngoscopic examinations?, World Journal of Surgery. 2013, 38(2): 385-391.
Lang H.H.B., Lee C.C., Ng C.P., Wong K.P., Wan K.Y. and Lo C.Y., Evaluating the morbidity and efficacy of reoperative surgery in the central compartment for persistent/recurrent papillary thyroid carcinoma, World Journal of Surgery. 2013, Epub ahead of print.
Lang H.H.B., Chai Y.J., Cowling B.J., Min H.S., Lee K.E. and Youn Y.K., Is BRAFV600E mutation a marker for central nodal metastasis in small papillary thyroid carcinoma?, Endocrine-Related Cancer. 2014, 21(2): 285-295.
Lang H.H.B., James the IV Travelling Fellowship 2015, 2014.
Lang H.H.B., Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy and Live Demonstration, The 9th Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Course, jointly organized by the Minimal Access Surgery Training Centre, Pamela Youde Nethersole Easter Hospital and the Surgical Skills Centre, Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, 18 October 2013. 2013.
Lang H.H.B., Laryngeal Ultrasound and Larangoscopy Hands On Stations, The 35th Annual Meeting of The American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, Boston, U.S.A., 27-29 April 2014. 2014.
Lang H.H.B., Member of the Editorial Board, World Journal of Gastroenterology. 2013.
Lang H.H.B., Multidisciplinary in neuroendocrine tumour: diagnosis, surgery and advancement in medicine, CME Meeting for Surgeons, St. Teresa Hospital, Hong Kong. 2014.
Lang H.H.B., Raising our Voices, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Annual Meeting, Laryngeal Ultrasound Workshop, Boston, U.S.A. (2 lectures delivered on 27 April 2014 and 1 lecture delivered on 28 April 2014). 2014.
Lang H.H.B., State of the Art of Surgery for Thyroid Cancer, The 3rd Asia-Pacific Thyroid Cancer Workshop, Tokyo, Japan, 21 September 2013. 2013.
Lang H.H.B., Surgical Management of Cushing's Syndrome, The 14th Asian Association of Endocrine Surgeons Biennial Congress, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 15 March 2014. 2014.
Lang H.H.B., Surgical Management of Cushing's syndrome - an new update, The 14th Asian Association of Endocrine Surgeons Biennial Congress in Colombo / Sri Lanka. 2014.
Lang H.H.B. and Wong K.P., The importance of sonographic landmarks by transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasonography in post-thyroidectomy vocal cord assessment, The Annual Meeting of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES), Boston, U.S.A., 27-29 April 2014.
Lang H.H.B., World Journal of Endocrine Surgery. 2013.
Lang H.H.B., 甲狀腺手術的最新發展, 2013年普通外科手術新技術研討會主講, 深圳市醫學會, 深圳, 2013.
Ng C.P.C., Lang H.H.B., Wong K.P. and Wan K.Y., Does preoperative neutrophil lymphocyte ratio predict risk of recurrence and occult central nodal metastasis in clinically nodal negative papillary thyroid carcinoma? (oral presentation), RCSEd/CSHK Conjoint Scientific Congress 2013, Hong Kong, 20-21 September 2013. Surgical Practice. 2013, 17(Suppl 2): B14.
Tam S.C., Wong K.P., Lang H.H.B. and Lo C.Y., Thyroidectomy in patients present with emergency airway obstruction - a 14-year series in a tertiary referral center (poster presentation), RCSEd/CSHK Conjoint Scientific Congress 2013, Hong Kong, 20-21 September 2013. Surgical Practice. 2013, 17(Suppl 2): B31.
Tsang Y.P., Wong K.P., Cheung T.T., Shek T., Yau T. and Lang H.H.B., Second Runner Up in Oral Presentation, Inaugural Conference of the Asia Pacific Neuroendocrine Tumour Society (APNETS), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25-27 October 2013. 2013.
Wong C.K.H. and Lang H.H.B., A cost-utility analysis for prophylactic central neck dissection in clinically nodal-negative papillary thyroid carcinoma, Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2013, 21(3): 767-777.
Wong K.P., Lang H.H.B., Ng S.H., Cheung C., Chan C.T. and Chan M.Y., Is vocal cord asymmetry seen on transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasonography a significant predictor of voice quality changes after thyroidectomy?, World Journal of Surgery. 2013, Epub ahead of print.
Wong K.P., Woo J.W., Paek S.H., Chow C.L.F., Lee K.E. and Lang H.H.B., Studying the effect of sonographic landmarks imaged on transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasonsgraphy on perioperative vocal cord assessment, The 35th Annual Meeting of The American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, Boston, U.S.A., 27-29 April 2014.
Wong K.P. and Lang H.H.B., Use of radiofrequency ablation in benigh thyroid nodules: a literature review and updates, International Journal of Endocrinology. 2013, 2013: 1-7.


Researcher : Lau CST

Project Title:Combination treatment of anti-GD2 antibody ch14.18 with Prokineticin antagonist PC-1 for neuroblastoma
Investigator(s):Lau CST, Ngan ESW
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:06/2013


List of Research Outputs

LIU A., Lau C.S.T., WONG K.L., Briscoe J., Hui C.C. and Ngan E.S.W., Dysregulation of Gli signaling underlies defective enteric nervous system development [poster], The 12th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, Vancouver, Canada, 18-21 June 2014.
Lau C.S.T., Hansford L.M., Chan W.K., Chan G.C.F., Wan T.S.K., Wong K.K.Y., Kaplan D.R., Tam P.K.H. and Ngan E.S.W., Prokineticin signaling is required for the maintenance of a de novo population of c-KIT positive cells to sustain neuroblastoma progression, Oncogene. 2014.
Lau C.S.T., Hansford L.M., Kaplan D.R. and Ngan E.S.W., Self-renewal of a de novo population of c-KIT+ cells confers a sustainable growth of neuroblastoma [poster], The 12th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, Vancouver, Canada, 18-21 June 2014.


Researcher : Lau JCS

List of Research Outputs

Lam C.T., Yang Z., Lau J.C.S., Ng N.P., Yu W.C., Ho D.W.Y. and Fan S.T., Identification of essential genes for the development of Hepatitis B virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma, The American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2014, San Diego, California, U.S.A., April 5-9, 2014.


Researcher : Law SYK

Project Title:Potential Roles of RON and Its Ligand Macrophage Stimulating Protein (MSP) as Prognostic Markers in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ESCC)
Investigator(s):Law SYK, Luk JMC
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:03/2006


Project Title:Molecular genetics and clinical advances in the study of esophageal and gastric cancers
Investigator(s):Law SYK
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Croucher Advanced Study Institute
Start Date:01/2011


Project Title:Identification of differentially expressed proteins in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) cells after development of resistance to cisplatin
Investigator(s):Law SYK, Lee NPY
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:05/2012
Completion Date:10/2013


Project Title:Development of a blood-based assay to quantitate the serum level of microRNA-16 and microRNA-193b for discriminating esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients with response to chemoradiation
Investigator(s):Law SYK, Lee NPY
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Innovation and Technology Support Programme (Tier 3)
Start Date:01/2013


Project Title:Development of a blood-based assay to quantitate the serum level of microRNA-16 and microRNA-193b for discriminating esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients with response to chemoradiation (ITS/110/12)
Investigator(s):Law SYK, Lee NPY
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Innovation and Technology Fund Internship Programme
Start Date:01/2013


Project Title:Development of a blood-based assay to quantitate the serum level of microRNA-16 and microRNA-193b for discriminating esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients with response to chemoradiation
Investigator(s):Law SYK, Lee NPY
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Innovation and Technology Fund Internship Programme
Start Date:01/2013


Project Title:Study of the involvement of CD71 in chemoresistance in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Investigator(s):Law SYK, Lee NPY
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:06/2013
Completion Date:05/2015


Project Title:Development of a Blood-based Assay to Quantitate the Serum Level of microRNA-16 and microRNA-193b for Discriminating Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients with Response to Chemoradiation
Investigator(s):Law SYK, Lee NPY
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Innovation and Technology Fund Internship Programme
Start Date:08/2013


Project Title:Impact of automated periodic stimulation of vagus nerve for continuous intraoperative nerve monitoring in preventing recurrent laryngeal nerve injury and post-operative vocal cord paralysis in video assisted esophagectomy
Investigator(s):Law SYK, Tsang RKY
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2014


List of Research Outputs

Chan K.T., Choi M.Y., LAI K.Y., Tan W., Tung L.N., Lam D.H.Y., Tong D.K.H., Lee N.P.Y. and Law S.Y.K., Overexpression of transferrin receptor CD71 and its tumorigenic properties in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, Oncology Reports. 2014, 31(3): 1296-1304.
Gibson M.K., Dhaliwal A.S., Clemons N.J., Philips W.A., Dvorak K., Tong D.K.H., Law S.Y.K., Pirchi E.D., Rasanen J., Krasna M.J., Parikh K., Krishnadath K.K., Chen Y., Griffiths L., Colleypriest B.J., Farrant J.M., Tosh D., Das K.M. and Bajpai M., Barrett's esophagus: cancer and molecular biology, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2013, 1300(1): 296-314.
Ho C., Tong D.K.H., Tsang J.S. and Law S.Y.K., Post-esophagectomy gastric conduit cancers: treatment experiences and literature review, Diseases of the Esophagus. 2014, 27(2): 141-145.
Ko J.M.Y., Li D.W., Law S.Y.K. and Lung M.L., Germline PALB2 genetic variations of familial ESCC in Henan, a high risk ESCC region, 105th American Association of Cancer Research. 2014.
LAI K.Y., Chan K.T., FATIMA S., Lee N.P.Y. and Law S.Y.K., Chapter 6: Circulating biomarkers for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, In: Lee N.P., Cheng C.Y., Luk J.M. (eds.), New Advances on Disease Biomarkers and Molecular Targets in Biomedicine. New York, Humana Press, Springer, 2013, 85-103.
Law S.Y.K., Cancer surgery in the era of multimodality therapy (Keynote Lecture), The Combined Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) Annual Scientific Congress (ASC) and the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) and Faculty of Pain Medicine (FPM) Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM), Singapore, 5-9 May 2014.
Law S.Y.K., Cervical esophageal cancer: current management, The Research Institute against Digestive Cancer (IRCAD) Advanced Course on Minimal Invasive Surgery for Upper GI Tract, Taichung, Taiwan, 7-9 October 2013. 2013.
Law S.Y.K., Chairman, Keynote Lecture, Conjoint Scientific Congress 2013, Theme of the Congress is "Emergency surgery and acute surgical care", The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh AND The college of Surgeons of Hong Kong, 20-21 September 2013. 2013.
Law S.Y.K., Chairman, Theoretical Session, Session VII: Esophageal Surgery, Advanced Course on Advanced Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Procedures, the Research Institute against Digestive Cancer (IRCAD), Taiwan, 16 to 18 April 2014. 2014.
Law S.Y.K., Chairs, Session on "Gastric Cancer", The Combined Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) Annual Scientific Congress (ASC) and the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) and Faculty of Pain Medicine (FPM) Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM), Singapore, 5-9 May 2014. 2014.
Law S.Y.K., Chairs, Symposium 4: Modern surgery for esophagus cancer, The 18th WCBIP / WCBE World Congress Joint Meeting of The World Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology & The International Bronchoesophagology Society, Kyoto, Japan, 13-16 April 2014. 2014.
Law S.Y.K., Chapter 22: En bloc esophagectomy, In: Luketich J. (ed.), Master Techniques in Surgery: Esophageal Surgery. Philadelphia, Wolters Kluwer, 2014, 251-261.
Law S.Y.K., Endoscopic surgery for the oesophagus, Symposium 1: Precise and Less Invasive Procedures, Recent Advances in Medical Practice, Li Shu Pui Symposium 2013, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, 15 September 2013. 2013.
Law S.Y.K., Gastric cancer with occult peritoneal metastases, Session on "Surgical management of stage IV cancer with aim of improving survival", The Combined Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) Annual Scientific Congress (ASC) and the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) and Faculty of Pain Medicine (FPM) Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM), Singapore, 5-9 May 2014.
Law S.Y.K., Introducer, ISDS State of the Art Lectures: Robotic surgery for gastric cancer: how I do it, International Surgical Week ISW 2013, Helsinki, Finland, 25-29 August 2013. 2013.
Law S.Y.K., Local Facutly, Organizing Committee of the International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists (IASGO) Hong Kong Chapter - Postgraduate Workshop, Theme of the Postgraduate Workshop is "Recent Advances in Minimal Access Surgery", 31 October-1 November 2013. 2013.
Law S.Y.K., Lohsiriwat Lecture: treatment of esophageal cancer: now and beyond, Annual Meeting of Upper GI Surgery of Thailand 2013, Hua Hin, Thailand, 27-29 September 2013. 2013.
Law S.Y.K., Managing complications after esophagectomy, ISDS Main Session: Technical challenges in esophageal cancer surgery, International Surgical Week ISW 2013, Helsinki, Finland, 25-29 August 2013.
Law S.Y.K., Member of Organizing Committee, Conjoint Scientific Congress 2013, Theme of the Congress is "Emergency Surgery and Acute Surgical Care", The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong, 20-21 September 2013. 2013.
Law S.Y.K., Minimal invasive approaches to treatment of esophageal cancer, The 4th International Endolaparoscopic Surgery Symposium (IESS), Theme: Embracing Technological Innovation, Hong Kong, 19-20 December 2013. 2013.
Law S.Y.K., Minimally invasive esophagectomy (Keynote Lecture), The 39th Annual Congress of Japanese College of Surgeons, Tokyo, Japan, 19 - 20 June 2014. 2014.
Law S.Y.K., Moderator, ISDS Main Session: Advances in managing esophageal cancer, International Surgical Week ISW 2013, Helsinki, Finland, 25-29 August 2013. 2013.
Law S.Y.K., Modern surgery for esophageal cancer (Abstract), Symposium 4: Modern surgery for esophagus cancer, The 18th WCBIP / WCBE World Congress Joint Meeting of The World Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology & The International Bronchoesophagology Society, Kyoto, Japan, 13-16 April 2014.
Law S.Y.K., One hundred years of esophageal cancer surgery, Special Lecture, The 39th Annual Congress of Japanese College of Surgeons, Tokyo, Japan, 19 - 20 June 2014. 2014.
Law S.Y.K., Panelists, Session III: Case Presentations: Management of complex cases and complications, The Society for Surgery of The Alimentary Tract Maintenance of Certification Course on The General Surgeon Performing GI Surgery: Current Management of Benign and Malignant Foregut Diseases, Chicago, U.S.A., 3 May 2014. 2014.
Law S.Y.K., Recurrent oesophageal cancer - is it beyond cure?, Session on "Detection and management of recurrent cancer, The Combined Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) Annual Scientific Congress (ASC) and the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) and Faculty of Pain Medicine (FPM) Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM), Singapore, 5-9 May 2014.
Law S.Y.K., Session III: Minimally invasive esophageal surgery, International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists (IASGO) Hong Kong Chapter - Postgraduate Workshop, the theme of the Postgraduate Workshop is Recent Advances in Minimal Access Surgery, 31 October-1 November 2013. 2013.
Law S.Y.K., Session One: Achalasia: treatment evolution, The 2nd Annual Scientific Meeting of Macau Society of Digestive Endoscopy, Macau, 2-3 November 2013. 2013.
Law S.Y.K., Session on Esophageal Surgery: Minimally invasive esophagectomy, ELSA 2013, The 11th Asia Pacific Congress of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery, Main Theme: New Technology, New Direction, Taipei, Taiwan, 21-24 November 2013.
Law S.Y.K., The challenge of cervical esophageal cancer, ISDS Main Session: Advances in managing esophageal cancer, International Surgical Week ISW 2013, Helsinki, Finland, 25-29 August 2013.
Law S.Y.K., Thoraco-laparoscopic esophagectomy in left lateral position, Theoretical Session, Session VII: Esophageal surgery, Advanced Course on Advanced Video-Assisted and Thoracoscopic Procedures, the Research Institute against Digestive Cancer (IRCAD), Taiwan, 16 - 18 April 2014. 2014.
Law S.Y.K., Thoracoscopic and laparoscopic esophagectomy, The Research Institute against Digestive Cancer (IRCAD) Advanced Course on Minimal Invasive Surgery for Upper GI Tract, Taichung, Taiwan, 7-9 October 2013. 2013.
Law S.Y.K., 全腔鏡食管癌根治術, 香港大學深圳醫院微創食管外科沙龍,香港大學深圳醫院, 28 June 2014. 2014.
Law S.Y.K., 第四章:戰勝癌症:診斷與治療新方向-認識食道與胃癌的新發展, [育醫造才:探索醫學世界]第三冊. Hong Kong, 香港大學李嘉誠醫學院, 2014, 62-64.
Law S.Y.K., 胸,腹腔鏡聯合的食管癌根治術, 深圳市市級繼續醫學教肓項目,普通外科 - 手術新技術研討班2013, 香港大學深圳醫院, 26-27 October 2013. 2013.
Law S.Y.K., 食管腫瘤腔鏡治療進展, 2013年福建省消化道腫瘤內鏡腹腔鏡微創治療學習班,福建省腫瘤醫院、福建省抗癌協會、福建省癌症中心主辦,微創醫學雜誌協辦,中國福洲市,9-11 August 2013. 2013.
Law T.T., Chan K.K., Tong D.K.H., Wong W.H., Chan S.Y. and Law S.Y.K., Esophageal perforation: experience in 15 years, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2013, 28(Supplement 3): 299.
Law T.T. and Law S.Y.K., Neoadjuvant chemoradiation improves survival in supracarinal squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus (Abstract), Poster Presentation, The 19th Asian Congress of Surgery & 1st SingHealth Surgical Congress, Singapore, 18-23 July 2013.
Law T.T., Chan K.K., Tong D.K.H., Wong W.H., Chan S.Y. and Law S.Y.K., Poster Sessions: Esophageal perforation: experience in 15 years, GASTRO 2013, Asian Pacific Digestive Week 2013 / World Congress of Gastroenterology, Shanghai, China, 21-24 September 2013.
Leung W.K., Tong D.K.H., Tong S.M. and Law S.Y.K., Poster Sessions: Treatment of gastric dysplasia and metaplasia by endoscopic radiofrequency ablation: a pilot study, GASTRO 2013, Asian Pacific Digestive Week 2013 / World Congress of Gastroenterology, Shanghai, China, 21-24 September 2013.
Leung W.K., Tong D.K.H., Tong S.M. and Law S.Y.K., Treatment of gastric dysplasia and metaplasia by endoscopic radiofrequency ablation: a pilot study, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2013, 28 (Suppl 3): 68.
Rousseau M.C., Hsu R.Y., Spicer J.D., McDonald B., Chan C.H., Perera R.M., Giannias B., Chow S.C., Rousseau S., Law S.Y.K. and Ferri L.E., Lipopolysaccharide-induced toll-like receptor 4 signaling enhances the migratory ability of human esophageal cancer cells in a selectin-dependent manner, Surgery. 2013, 154(1): 69-77.
Tong D.K.H., LAI K.Y., Chan K.T., Lee N.P.Y., Man K. and Law S.Y.K., Comparison of effects of sleeve gastrectomy, duodenal-jejunal bypass and ileal transposition for the treatment of type II diabetes (Abstract), SSAT Poster Session (8215), Stomach: Basic (I), The 55th Annual Meeting of The Society For Surgey of The Alimentary Tract, DDW2014, Chicago, U.S.A., 2-6 May 2014.
Tong D.K.H. and Law S.Y.K., Extended lymphadenectomy in esophageal cancer is crucial, World Journal of Surgery. 2013, 37(8): 1751-1756.
Wang K., Yuen S.T., Xu J., LEE S.P., Yan H.H.N., Shi S.T., Siu H.C., Deng S., Chu K.M., Law S.Y.K., CHAN K.H., Chan A.S.Y., Tsui W.Y., Ho R.S.L., Chan K.W., Man J.L.K., Foglizzo V., Ng M.K., Chan A.S., Ching Y.P., Cheng H.W.G., Xie T., Fernandez J., Li V.S.W., Clevers H., Rejto P.A., Mao M. and Leung S.Y., Whole-genome sequencing and comprehensive molecular profiling identify new driver mutations in gastric cancer, Nature Genetics. 2014, 46(6): 573-582.
Wong W.H., Tong D.K.H. and Law S.Y.K., Free Paper Session - Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery & Esophageal Surgery: Video-assisted thoracoscopic enucleation of benign esophageal tumour, ELSA 2013, The 11th Asia Pacific Congress of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery, Main Theme: New Technology, New Direction, Taipei, Taiwan, 21-24 November 2013.
Wong W.H., Tong D.K.H. and Law S.Y.K., Motion Picture Session of Concurrent Sessions: Video-assisted thoracoscopic enucleation of esophageal stromal tumour, Conjoint Scientific Congress 2013, Theme of the Congress is "Emergency Surgery and Acute Surgical Care", The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and The college of Surgeons of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 20-21 September 2013.
Wong W.H., Tong D.K.H. and Law S.Y.K., Video Session: Video-assisted thoracoscopic enucleation of benign esophageal tumor, ELSA 2013, The 11th Asia Pacific Congress of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery, Main Theme: New Technology, New Direction, Taipei, Taiwan, 21-24 November 2013.
Wong W.H., Tong D.K.H. and Law S.Y.K., Video-assisted thoracoscopic enucleation of esophageal stromal tumour, Surgical Practice. 2013, 17(Suppl 2): B8.
Yam P.C., Tong D.K.H. and Law S.Y.K., Comparisons of sixth and seventh edition of the American Joint Cancer Committee staging systems for esophageal cancer, Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2014, 21(2): 583-588.
Zhu R.Y., Law T.T., Tong D.K.H., Tam G. and Law S.Y.K., Spontaneous circumferential intramural esophageal dissection complicated with esophageal perforation and esophageal-pleural fistula: a case report and literature review, Diseases of the Esophagus. 2014.


Researcher : Law TT

List of Research Outputs

Law T.T., Chan K.K., Tong D.K.H., Wong W.H., Chan S.Y. and Law S.Y.K., Esophageal perforation: experience in 15 years, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2013, 28(Supplement 3): 299.
Law T.T. and Law S.Y.K., Neoadjuvant chemoradiation improves survival in supracarinal squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus (Abstract), Poster Presentation, The 19th Asian Congress of Surgery & 1st SingHealth Surgical Congress, Singapore, 18-23 July 2013.
Law T.T., Chan K.K., Tong D.K.H., Wong W.H., Chan S.Y. and Law S.Y.K., Poster Sessions: Esophageal perforation: experience in 15 years, GASTRO 2013, Asian Pacific Digestive Week 2013 / World Congress of Gastroenterology, Shanghai, China, 21-24 September 2013.
Zhu R.Y., Law T.T., Tong D.K.H., Tam G. and Law S.Y.K., Spontaneous circumferential intramural esophageal dissection complicated with esophageal perforation and esophageal-pleural fistula: a case report and literature review, Diseases of the Esophagus. 2014.


Researcher : Law WL

Project Title:Self-expanding metallic stents for the poor patients with malignant colorectal obstruction
Investigator(s):Law WL, Chu KW
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:04/2004


Project Title:Study of gene expression from rectal swabs to distinguish subjects of colon cancer, risk for colon cancer and healthy controls
Investigator(s):Law WL, Pang RWC
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2012


List of Research Outputs

Chan J.W., Chu S.Y., Lam C.H., O W.H., Cheung O.Y., Kwan T.L., Leung A.K. and Law W.L., Pulmonary artery sarcoma diagnosed by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2014, 20(2): 152-155.
Cheung C.W., QIU Q., Ying A.C., Choi S.W., Law W.L. and Irwin M.G., The effects of intra-operative dexmedetomidine on postoperative pain, side-effects and recovery in colorectal surgery, Anaesthesia. 2014, Epub ahead of print.
LI W.Y., Lam W.W.T., Shun S.C., Lai Y.H., Law W.L., Poon T.C.J. and Fielding R., Psychometric assessment of the Chinese version of the Supportive Care Needs Survey short-form (SCNS-SF34-C) among Hong Kong and Taiwanese Chinese colorectal cancer patients, PLoS One. 2013, 8(10): e75755.
LI W.Y., Lam W.W.T., Law W.L., Poon T.C.J. and Fielding R., Understanding mediation effect of cancer-related rumination between symptom distress and psychological; distress in Chinese Colorectal cancer patients, IPOS 15th World Congress. 2013.
LI W.Y., Lam W.W.T., Law W.L., Poon T.C.J. and Fielding R., Unmet supportive care needs among colorectal cancer patients in Hong Kong (abstract & poster presentation), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 28 September 2013, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, HKCCM, 2013.
Lam C.S.C., Cheung A.H., Wong S.K., Wan T.M.H., Ng L., Chow A.K., Cheng N.S., Pak C.H., Li H.S., Man J.H., Yau T.C.C., Lo O.S.H., Poon T.C.J., Pang R.W.C. and Law W.L., Prognostic significance of CD26 in patients with colorectal cancer, PLoS One. 2014, 28;9(5): e98582.
Law W.L., Associate Editor-in-Chief, World Journal of Gastroenterology. 2014.
Law W.L., Cluster Representative, Hospital Authority Colorectal Cancer Screening Task Force. 2014.
Law W.L., Cochrane, Colorectal Group. 2014.
Law W.L., Colorectal carcinoid, The 3rd Biennial Eurasian Colorectal Technologies Association (ECTA) Meeting, Singapore, 6-9 November 2013. 2013.
Law W.L., Committee Member, Research Ethics Subcommittee, Research Committee, Queen May Hospital. 2014.
Law W.L. and Beyond TME Collaborative , Consensus statement on the multidisciplinary management of patients with recurrent and primary rectal cancer beyond total mesorectal excision planes, The British Journal of Surgery. 2013, 100(8): 109-114.
Law W.L., Council Member, Asian Society of Stoma Rehabilitation. 2014.
Law W.L., Council Member, College of Surgeons, Hong Kong. 2014.
Law W.L., Council Member, The Hong Kong Society of Coloproctology. 2014.
Law W.L., Current management strategies in the management of rectal cancer, The 1st International Conference on Surgery and Surgical Education Clinical School, Monash University, Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, 22-23 February 2014. 2014.
Law W.L., Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2014.
Law W.L., Editorial Board Member, Journal of Chinese Clinical Medicine. 2014.
Law W.L., Editorial Board Member, Journal of Korean Society of Coloproctology. 2014.
Law W.L., Editorial Board Member, The Open Surgical Oncology Journal. 2014.
Law W.L., Editorial Board Member, World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2014.
Law W.L., Evolution and outcome of treatment of rectal cancer: The University of Hong Kong Experience, The 15th Beijing/Hong Kong Medical Exchange, Changsha, China, 12-13 October 2013. 2013.
Law W.L., Global healthcare: Asia: overcoming economic diversity to improver the coverage, Annual Meeting of American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Hollywood, Florida, U.S.A., 17-21 May 2014. 2014.
Law W.L., Impact of robotics in rectal surgery: The Hong Kong university experience and how I do it?, The 3rd Biennial Eurasian Colorectal Technologies Association (ECTA) Meeting, Singapore, 6-9 November 2013. 2013.
Law W.L., Laparoscopic colon resection following stent insertion, Advanced Course on Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery, The Research Institute against Cancer of the Digestive Tract (IRCAD), Asian Institute of Tele Surgery, Taichung, Taiwan, 11-12 October 2013. 2013.
Law W.L., Laparoscopic resection with transanal retrieval of specimen, Advanced Course on Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery, The Research Institute against Cancer of the Digestive Tract (IRCAD), Asian Institute of Tele Surgery, Taichung, Taiwan, 11-12 October 2013. 2013.
Law W.L., Laparoscopic surgery for advanced colorectal cancer: is it worth the effort?, Colorectal Scientific Week, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, 18-19 July 2013. 2013.
Law W.L., Member, Department of Development-Simulation Working Group, College of Surgeons, Hong Kong. 2014.
Law W.L., Member, American College of Surgeons. 2014.
Law W.L., Member, Central Oncology Committee, Hospital Authority. 2014.
Law W.L., Member, Hong Kong Medical Association. 2014.
Law W.L., Member, Hong Kong Public Doctors' Association. 2014.
Law W.L., Member, International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists. 2014.
Law W.L., Member, International Society of University Colorectal Surgeons. 2014.
Law W.L., Member, Organizing Committee, The 6th Asian American Multispecialty Congress of Laparoscopy and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A., 12-15 February 2014. 2014.
Law W.L., Member, Simulation Training Advisory Group, Hospital Authority. 2014.
Law W.L., Member, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. 2014.
Law W.L., Multidisciplinary approach in minimally invasive surgery for distal rectal cancer, The 11th Asia Pacific Congress of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery, Taipei, Taiwan, 21-24 November 2013. 2013.
Law W.L., Natural orifice specimen extraction: the next step in minimally invasive surgery, The 2nd Asian Robotic Camp for Colorectal Surgeon, Daegu, Korea, 31 October-2 November 2013. 2013.
Law W.L., Obstructing rectal cancer, Coloproctology 2014, Annual Meeting of Malaysian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia, 6-8 March 2014. 2014.
Law W.L., Optimizing outcomes of rectal cancer surgery, Plenary Lecture, Coloproctology 2014, Annual Meeting of Malaysian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia, 6-8 March 2014. 2014.
Law W.L., Perforated diverticulitis, Coloproctology 2014, Annual Meeting of Malaysian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia, 6-8 March 2014. 2014.
Law W.L., President Elect, International Society for Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgeons. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, Annals of Surgery. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, Archives of Internal Medicine. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, Australia and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, BMC Surgery. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, British Journal of Cancer. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, British Journal of Surgery. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, British Medical Journal. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, Chinese Medical Journal. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, Colorectal Disease. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, Digestive Disease and Science. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, Endoscopy. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, Gut. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, Journal of American College of Surgeon. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, Journal of Clinical Research and Clinical Oncology. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, PLoS One. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, Proceedings of SGH. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, Surgical Endoscopy. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, The Lancet Oncology. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, World Journal of Surgery. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2014.
Law W.L., Reviewer, Yonsei Medical Journal. 2014.
Law W.L., Robotic rectal resection: are there any advantages, International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists (IASGO) 2013, Bucharest, Romania, 18-21 September 2013. 2013.
Law W.L., Robotic rectal resection: the advantages in distal rectal cancer, International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists (IASGO) Postgraduate Course in Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, 31 October-1 November 2013. 2013.
Law W.L., Robotic rectal resection, International Surgical Week (ISW) 2013, Helsinki, Finland, 22-25 August 2013. 2013.
Law W.L., Robotic surgery for rectal cancer: the outcome and leaning curve, The 11th Asia Pacific Congress of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery, Taipei, Taiwan, 21-24 November 2013. 2013.
Law W.L., Robotic surgery: is it worthwhile investing?, Coloproctology 2014, Annual Meeting of Malaysian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia, 6-8 March 2014. 2014.
Law W.L., Robotic vs laparoscopic rectal resections: have better views led to better outcomes?, The 19th Asian Surgical Congress and 1st SingHealth Surgical Congress, Singapore, 20-21 July 2013. 2013.
Law W.L., Robotic-assisted ultra-low anterior resection, Colorectal Scientific Week, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, 18-19 July 2013. 2013.
Law W.L., Screening for colorectal cancer: the principles and options, CT Colonography Course, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, 24-25 May 2014. 2014.
Law W.L., Single incision laparoscopic colectomy: a blip on the screen or a long-term option?, Annual Meeting of American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Hollywood, Florida, U.S.A., 17-21 May 2014. 2014.
Law W.L., Single incision laparoscopic colectomy: from segmental resection to pouch operation, 2013 Colorectal Surgery Forum, Taichung, Taiwan, 13-14 December 2013. 2013.
Law W.L., The advantages of robotic surgery in distal rectal cancer, 2013 Colorectal Surgery Forum, Taichung, Taiwan, 13-14 December 2013. 2013.
Law W.L., Transanal endoscopic microsurgery, The 1st International Conference on Surgery and Surgical Education Clinical School, Monash University, Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, 22-23 February 2014. 2014.
Law W.L., 機械臂輔助直腸癌根治術, 深圳市市級繼續醫學教育項目-普通外科手術新技術研討班, Shenzhe, China, 26-27 October 2013. 2013.
Leung W.K., Lo O.S.H., Liu K.S., Tong S.M., But Y.K.D., Lam F.Y., Hsu A.S.J., Wong S.Y., Seto W.K.W., Hung I.F.N. and Law W.L., Detection of Colorectal Adenoma by Narrow Band Imaging (HQ190) vs. High-Definition White Light Colonoscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Am J Gastroenterol. 2014, 109(6): 855-63.
Lo O.S.H., Liu K.S.H., Tong S.M., Wong S.Y., Seto W.K.W., Hung I.F.N. and Law W.L., New High Definition Narrow Band Imaging vs Conventional White Light Colonoscopy for Detection of Colorectal Adenomas in Symptomatic Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial with Tandem Colonoscopy, United European Gastroenterology Week, 12-16 Oct 2013, Berlin, Germany. 2013.
Mohamed Z.K. and Law W.L., Outcome of tumor-specific mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: the impact of laparoscopic resection, World Journal of Surgery. 2014, Epub ahead of print.
Poon T.C.J., Yuen S., Foo C.C. and Law W.L., Risk factors for complications after colonic stent insertion for large bowel obstruction, Digestive Disease Week 2014, Chicago, U.S.A., 3-6 May 2014.
Quereshy F.A., Poon T.C.J. and Law W.L., Long-term outcome of stenting as a bridge to surgery for acute left-sided malignant colonic obstruction, Colorectal Disease. 2014, Epub ahead of print.
Shum N.F., Lui T.Y.L., Law W.L. and Fong D.Y.T., Feasibility of a telephone support service for carers, Cancer Nursing Practice. 2013, 12(10): 28-33.
Tsang J.S., Lo O.S.H., Shum N.F. and Law W.L., Four-year prospective review of colorectal cancer detection rate at "One-Stop Rectal Bleeding Clinic" in Queen Mary Hospital, Hospital Authority Convention 2014, Hong Kong, 7-8 May 2014.
Wibe A., Law W.L., Fazio V. and Delaney C.P., Tailored rectal cancer treatment - a time for implementing contemporary prognostic factors?, Colorectal Disease. 2013, 15(11): 1333-1342.
Wong C.K.H., Law W.L., Wan Y.F., Poon T.C.J. and Lam C.L.K., Health-related quality of life and risk of colorectal cancer recurrence and All-cause death among advanced stages of colorectal cancer 1-year after diagnosis, BMC Cancer. 2014, 14: 337.
Yu H., Lo O.S.H. and Law W.L., Modified stapled haemorrhoidopexy in Hong Kong, Asian Pacific Federation of Coloproctology 2013, Nanjing, China, 11-14 September 2013.


Researcher : Lee D

List of Research Outputs

Lee D., Sun S., Ho S.W.A., Kiang K.M.Y., ZHANG X., Xu F.F. and Leung G.K.K., Hyperoxia Resensitizes Chemoresistant Glioblastoma Cells to Temozolomide Through Unfolded Protein Response, Anticancer Research. 2014, 34(6): 2957-2966.
Sun S., Lee D. and Leung G.K.K., Chemoresistance in glioma, In: Lee N.P., Cheng C.Y. and Luk J.M. (eds.), New advances on disease biomarkers and molecular targets in biomedicine. New York, Humana Press, Springer, 2013, 243-270.
Xu F.F., Sun S., Ho S.W.A., Lee D., Kiang K.M.Y. and Leung G.K.K., The effects of progesterone versus dexamethasone on brain oedema and inflammatory responses following experimental brain resection, The 5th World Conference of Intracerebral Hemorrhage & 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society, Hong Kong, China, 2-4 November 2013.


Researcher : Lee NPY

Project Title:Tight-junction claudin-19 in kidney development and renal disease
Investigator(s):Lee NPY, Luk JMC, Tam PC
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:11/2004


Project Title:Elucidating the role of cadherin-17 on proliferation and apoptosis of liver cancer cells
Investigator(s):Lee NPY
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:06/2012
Completion Date:11/2013


Project Title:An Investigation into the Pre-clinical Efficacy of Monoclonal Antibody against Cadherin-17 and its Combined Treatment with Chemotherapeutic Drugs using Live Imaging in an Orthotopic Tumor Xenograft Model (ITS/280/11)
Investigator(s):Lee NPY, Sun S, Fan ST
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Innovation and Technology Fund Internship Programme
Start Date:06/2012


Project Title:An Investigation into the Pre-clinical Efficacy of Monoclonal Antibody against Cadherin-17 and its Combined Treatment with Chemotherapeutic Drugs using Live Imaging in an Orthotopic Tumor Xenograft Model
Investigator(s):Lee NPY, Sun S, Fan ST
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Innovation and Technology Support Programme (Tier 3)
Start Date:06/2012
Completion Date:02/2014


Project Title:An Investigation into the Pre-clinical Efficacy of Monoclonal Antibody against Cadherin-17 and its Combined Treatment with Chemotherapeutic Drugs using Live Imaging in an Orthotopic Tumor Xenograft Model (ITS/280/11)
Investigator(s):Lee NPY, Sun S, Fan ST
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Innovation and Technology Fund Internship Programme
Start Date:06/2012


Project Title:An Investigation into the Pre-clinical Efficacy of Monoclonal Antibody against Cadherin-17 and its Combined Treatment with Chemotherapeutic Drugs using Live Imaging in an Orthotopic Tumor Xenograft Model
Investigator(s):Lee NPY, Sun S, Fan ST
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Innovation and Technology Fund Internship Programme
Start Date:04/2013


Project Title:Characterizing the tumorigenic properties of cyclin E1 in liver cancer
Investigator(s):Lee NPY
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:06/2013


Project Title:A study of hepatitis B virus integration events into human cyclin E1
Investigator(s):Lee NPY
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2014


List of Research Outputs

AU C.H.V. and Lee N.P.Y., Ankyrin repeat and suppressor of cytokine signaling box (ASB) family members for cancer diagnosis, prognosis and treatment, In: Lee N.P., Cheng C.Y., Luk J.M., New Advances on Disease Biomarkers and Molecular Targets in Biomedicine. New York, Humana Press, Springer, 2013.
Ahn S.M., Jang S.J., Shim J.H., Kim D., Hong S.M., Sung C.O. and Lee N.P.Y., A genomic portrait of resectable hepatocellular carcinomas: Implications of RB1 and FGF19 aberrations for patient stratification, Hepatology. 2014, Epub on 2014-05-03.
Au C.H.V., TSANG F.H., Man K., Fan S.T., Poon R.T.P. and Lee N.P.Y., Expression of ankyrin repeat and SOCS box containing 4 (ASB4) confers migration and invasion properties of hepatocellular carcinoma cells, BioScience Trends. 2014, 8(2): 101-110.
Chan K.T., Choi M.Y., LAI K.Y., Tan W., Tung L.N., Lam D.H.Y., Tong D.K.H., Lee N.P.Y. and Law S.Y.K., Overexpression of transferrin receptor CD71 and its tumorigenic properties in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, Oncology Reports. 2014, 31(3): 1296-1304.
Chan Y.Y., Chan K.T. and Lee N.P.Y., Diversified roles of cyclin E1 isoforms in liver cancer (Abstract), American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2014, San Diego, U.S.A., 5-9 April 2014.
FATIMA S., Luk J.M.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lee N.P.Y., Dysregulated expression of dickkopfs for potential detection of hepatocellular carcinoma, Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics. 2014, 14(5): 535-548.
Fernandez-Banet J., Lee N.P.Y., Chan K.T., Gao H., Liu X., Sung W.K., Tan W., Fan S.T., Poon R.T.P., Li S., Ching K., Rejto P.A., Mao M. and Kan Z., Decoding complex patterns of genomic rearrangement in hepatocellular carcinoma, Genomics. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-21.
LAI K.Y., Chan K.T., FATIMA S., Lee N.P.Y. and Law S.Y.K., Chapter 6: Circulating biomarkers for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, In: Lee N.P., Cheng C.Y., Luk J.M. (eds.), New Advances on Disease Biomarkers and Molecular Targets in Biomedicine. New York, Humana Press, Springer, 2013, 85-103.
LIU M.L., Xu Z., SHEK H.P., Wong K.F., Lee N.P.Y., Poon R.T.P., Chen J. and Luk J.M.C., miR-122 targets pyruvate kinase M2 and affects metabolism of hepatocellular carcinoma, PLoS One. 2014, 9(1): e86872.
Lee N.P.Y., Cheng C.Y. and Luk J.M.C., New Advances on Disease Biomarkers and Molecular Targets in Biomedicine. New York, Humana Press, Springer, 2013.
Li W., Zeng X., Lee N.P.Y., Poon R.T.P. and Fan S.T., HIVID: an efficient method to detect HBV integration using low coverage sequencing, Genomics. 2013, 102(4): 338-344.
Lo C.M., Man K., Lee N.P.Y. and Ng K.T.P., 自然科學獎一等獎, 國家教育部2013年度高等學校科學研究優秀成果獎(科學技術), 2013.
SHEK H.P., Lai T.C.W., FATIMA S. and Lee N.P.Y., Oncofetal molecules as biomarkers and drug targets for hepatic cancer, In: Lee N.P., Cheng C.Y. and Luk J.M. (eds.), New Advances on Disease Biomarkers and Molecular Targets in Biomedicine. New York, Humana Press, Springer, 2013.
TSANG F.H., Au C.H.V., LU W., SHEK H.P., LIU M.L., Luk J.M.C., Fan S.T., Poon R.T.P. and Lee N.P.Y., Prognostic marker microRNA-125b inhibits tumorigenic properties of hepatocellular carcinoma cells via suppressing tumorigenic molecule eIF5A2, Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2014, Epub on 2014-05-09.
Tong D.K.H., LAI K.Y., Chan K.T., Lee N.P.Y., Man K. and Law S.Y.K., Comparison of effects of sleeve gastrectomy, duodenal-jejunal bypass and ileal transposition for the treatment of type II diabetes (Abstract), SSAT Poster Session (8215), Stomach: Basic (I), The 55th Annual Meeting of The Society For Surgey of The Alimentary Tract, DDW2014, Chicago, U.S.A., 2-6 May 2014.
Wang Y., SHEK H.P., Wong K.F., Liu L.X., Zhang X.Q., Yuan Y., Khin E., Hu M.Y., Wang J.H., Poon R.T.P., Hong W., Lee N.P.Y. and Luk J.M.C., Anti-cadherin-17 antibody modulates Beta-catenin signaling and tumorigenicity of hepatocellular carcinoma, PLoS One. 2013, 8(9): e72386.
Wong K.F., Xu Z., Chen J., Lee N.P.Y. and Luk J.M.C., Circulating markers for prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma, Expert Opinion on Medical Diagnostics. 2013, 7(4): 319-329.


Researcher : Lee PY

Project Title:Tight-junction claudin-19 in kidney development and renal disease
Investigator(s):Lee NPY, Luk JMC, Tam PC
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:11/2004


Project Title:Elucidating the role of cadherin-17 on proliferation and apoptosis of liver cancer cells
Investigator(s):Lee NPY
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:06/2012
Completion Date:11/2013


Project Title:An Investigation into the Pre-clinical Efficacy of Monoclonal Antibody against Cadherin-17 and its Combined Treatment with Chemotherapeutic Drugs using Live Imaging in an Orthotopic Tumor Xenograft Model (ITS/280/11)
Investigator(s):Lee NPY, Sun S, Fan ST
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Innovation and Technology Fund Internship Programme
Start Date:06/2012


Project Title:An Investigation into the Pre-clinical Efficacy of Monoclonal Antibody against Cadherin-17 and its Combined Treatment with Chemotherapeutic Drugs using Live Imaging in an Orthotopic Tumor Xenograft Model
Investigator(s):Lee NPY, Sun S, Fan ST
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Innovation and Technology Support Programme (Tier 3)
Start Date:06/2012
Completion Date:02/2014


Project Title:An Investigation into the Pre-clinical Efficacy of Monoclonal Antibody against Cadherin-17 and its Combined Treatment with Chemotherapeutic Drugs using Live Imaging in an Orthotopic Tumor Xenograft Model (ITS/280/11)
Investigator(s):Lee NPY, Sun S, Fan ST
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Innovation and Technology Fund Internship Programme
Start Date:06/2012


Project Title:An Investigation into the Pre-clinical Efficacy of Monoclonal Antibody against Cadherin-17 and its Combined Treatment with Chemotherapeutic Drugs using Live Imaging in an Orthotopic Tumor Xenograft Model
Investigator(s):Lee NPY, Sun S, Fan ST
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Innovation and Technology Fund Internship Programme
Start Date:04/2013


Project Title:Characterizing the tumorigenic properties of cyclin E1 in liver cancer
Investigator(s):Lee NPY
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:06/2013


Project Title:A study of hepatitis B virus integration events into human cyclin E1
Investigator(s):Lee NPY
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2014


List of Research Outputs



Researcher : Leung CYI

List of Research Outputs

Cheung S.T., Leung C.Y.I., Yip C.W., Cheung P.F.Y., Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P. and Fan S.T., Genetic variants regulating ABCB5 expression and associated with liver cancer recurrence (Oral Presentation), Special Meeting on ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) Proteins: From Multidrug Resistance to Genetic Diseases, Innsbruck, Austria, 8-14 March 2014.
Leung C.Y.I., Yip C.W., Cheung P.F.Y., Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Cheung S.T., Genetic polymorphisms of the drug transporter ABCB5 associated with advanced liver cancer, The Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, San Diego, U.S.A., 5-9 April 2014.


Researcher : Leung GKK

Project Title:Combined treatment of progesterone and minimally invasive haematoma aspiration in experimental haemorrhagic stroke.
Investigator(s):Leung GKK, Cheung RTF, Sun S
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:01/2014


List of Research Outputs

Hui V.K.H., Tsang C.O.A. and Leung G.K.K., Cranioplasty - an institutional experience in a decade, The 5th World Conference of Intracerebral Hemorrhage & 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society, Hong Kong, China, 2-4 November 2013.
Lau T., Tang G., Mak K.L. and Leung G.K.K., Moment-specific compliance with hand hygiene, The Clinical Teacher. 2014, 11(3): 159-164.
Lee D., Sun S., Ho S.W.A., Kiang K.M.Y., ZHANG X., Xu F.F. and Leung G.K.K., Hyperoxia Resensitizes Chemoresistant Glioblastoma Cells to Temozolomide Through Unfolded Protein Response, Anticancer Research. 2014, 34(6): 2957-2966.
Leung G.K.K. and Nicholls J.M., Effect of clinical context on simulator-based assessment of blood pressure taking - a pilot randomized study, In: Leung GK, Nicholls JM, Med Teach. 2014.
Leung G.K.K. and Nicholls J.M., Effect of clinical context on simulator-based assessment of blood pressure taking - a pilot randomized study, Medical Teacher. 2014, 36(2): 177-179.
Leung G.K.K., Ang S.B.L., Lau T.C., Neo H.J., Patil N.G. and Ti L.K., Patient safety culture among medical students in Singapore and Hong Kong, Singapore Medical Journal. 2013, 54(9): 501-5.
Leung G.K.K. and Chan P.H., Supratentorial parenchymal haemorrhages during spine surgery, Korean Neurosurgical Society. 2014, 55: 103-105.
Ng K.B., Leung G.K.K., Johnston J.M. and Cowling B.J., Factors affecting implementation of accreditation programmes and the impact of the accreditation process on quality improvement in hospitals: a SWOT analysis, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2013, 19(5): 434-446.
Poon M.T.C., Fung L.H.K., Pu K.S.J. and Leung G.K.K., Outcome of elderly patients undergoing intracranial meningioma resection – a systematic review and meta-analysis, British Journal of Neurosurgery. 2013, Epub ahead of print.
SANG Y., Yang X., Su H., Leung G.K.K., Wu W. and Cheung R.T.F., Transplantation of NPCs into the hematoma cavity improves functional outcome in a rat model of intracerebral hemorrhage, The Conjoint Congress of the 5th World ICH Conference 2013 & 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society. 2013, 69-70.
Sang Y., YANG X., Su H.X., Leung G.K.K., Wu W. and Cheung R.T.F., Local transplantation pf NPC in a rat model of intracerebral hemorrhage plus hematoma evacuation, Cell Symposia: Using Stem Cells to Model and Treat Human Disease, Los Angeles, U.S.A., 21-23 November 2013.
Sang Y., YANG X., Su H.X., Leung G.K.K., Wu W. and Cheung R.T.F., Transplantation of neural progenitor cells into the hematoma cavity improves functional outcome in a rat model of intracerebral hemorrhage, The 5th World Conference of Intracerebral Hemorrhage & 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society, Hong Kong, China, 2-4 November 2013.
Shea Y.F., Li L.F., Leung G.K.K. and Chu L.W., An uncommon complication of a fall in the elderly: interhemispheric subdural hematoma, Journal of Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics. 2013, 4(3): 93-95.
So E.C.T., Fung F.H.F., Yeung J.K.H., Chow L.H.Y., Kwok J.S.H., Lam R.L.Y., So T.C.Y., Yu F.S.M., Vackova D. and Leung G.K.K., Patient perception of physician attire before and after disclosure of the risks of microbial contamination, The International Journal of Medical Students. 2013, 1(3): 109-114.
Sun S., Lee D. and Leung G.K.K., Chemoresistance in glioma, In: Lee N.P., Cheng C.Y. and Luk J.M. (eds.), New advances on disease biomarkers and molecular targets in biomedicine. New York, Humana Press, Springer, 2013, 243-270.
TANG Y.S., Chan H.N., Tsang C.O.A., Leung G.K.K., Leung K.M., Yu A.C.H. and Chow K.W., The effects of stent porosity on the endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms located near a bifurcation, Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering. 2013, 6: 812-822.
Teo K.C., Lau G.K.K., Lee R., Chang S.K.R., Leung G.K.K., Siu D.C.W., Cheung R.T.F., Ho S.L. and Chan K.H., Antiplatelet drug resumption after antiplatelet-related intracerebral haemorrhage, 19th Medical Research Conference, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong,. Hong Kong, Hong Kong Medicine Journal, 2014, 20 Number 1 (Suppl 1): 40.
Teo K.C., Lau G.K.K., Lee R., Chang S.K., Leung G.K.K., Siu D.C.W., Cheung R.T.F., Ho S.L. and Chan K.H., Best Free Paper Award (First Runner-up): Antiplatelet Drugs Resumption after Antiplatelet-related Intra-cerebral Haemorrhage, 14th Asian & Oceanian Congress of Neurology. 2014.
Tsang C.O.A., Leung K.M., Lee R., Lui W.M. and Leung G.K.K., Primary endovascular treatment of post-irradiated carotid pseudoaneurysm at the skull base with the Pipeline embolization device, Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 2014, May 22 Epub ahead of print.
Un K.C., Wang Y., Wu W. and Leung G.K.K., Systemic progesterone for modulating electrocautery-induced secondary brain injury, Clinical neuroscience. 2013, 20(9): 1329-1330.
WANG M., Kiang K.M.Y., Leung G.K.K., Tsang A.H.W., Xie V.B., Guo H. and Wu E.X., Separation and quantitative assessment of mobile lipid and lactate level by diffusion weighted magnetic resonance spectroscopy (DW-MRS) (Abstract), 2013, 8008.
Xu F.F., Chen J. and Leung G.K.K., Quantitative computer tomography analysis of post-operative subdural fluid volume predicts recurrence of chronic subdural hematoma, Brain Injury. 2014, 28: 1121-1126.
Xu F.F., Leung G.K.K., Hao S.Y., Xu L., Hou Z.G., Li H., Li J.S. and Liu B.Y., Quantitative computer tomography analysis of post-operative subdural fluid volume predicts recurrence of chronic subdural hematoma, The 5th World Conference of Intracerebral Hemorrhage & 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society, Hong Kong, China, 2-4 November 2013.
Xu F.F., Sun S., Ho S.W.A., Lee D., Kiang K.M.Y. and Leung G.K.K., The effects of progesterone versus dexamethasone on brain oedema and inflammatory responses following experimental brain resection, The 5th World Conference of Intracerebral Hemorrhage & 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society, Hong Kong, China, 2-4 November 2013.
ZHANG X. and Leung G.K.K., Functional roles of non-coding RNAs in glioma and their clinical implications, In: Johnson J.C. (ed.), MicroRNA and Non-Coding RNA. Hauppauge, U.S.A., Nova Science, 2013, 93-112.
Zhu F., Poolton J.M., Fan K.M.J., Leung G.K.K. and Masters R.S.W., Examining multi-task training of technical skills in surgery, 19th Asian Congress of Surgery & 1st SingHealth Surgical Congress. 2013.
Zhu F.F., Poolton J.M., Maxwell J.P., Fan K.M.J., Leung G.K.K. and Masters R.S.W., Refining the continuous tracking paradigm to investigate implicit motor learning, Experimental Psychology.. 2013, 61: 196-204.


Researcher : Leung KM

List of Research Outputs

Tsang C.O.A., Leung K.M., Lee R., Lui W.M. and Leung G.K.K., Primary endovascular treatment of post-irradiated carotid pseudoaneurysm at the skull base with the Pipeline embolization device, Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 2014, May 22 Epub ahead of print.


Researcher : Leung PHC

List of Research Outputs

Kwong A., Leung P.H.C., Shin V.Y. and Ng E.K.O., No evidence of human papillomavirus in patients with breast cancer in Hong Kong, Southern China, International Scholarly Research Notices Virology. 2013, 2013.


Researcher : Li C

List of Research Outputs

Cheng Q., Ng K.T.P., Xu A., Li C., Liu X., Guo D., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Man K., The Roles of Lipocalin-2 in Small-for-Size Fatty Liver Graft Injury, Ann Surg. 2013, Epub ahead of print.
Cheng Q., Ng K.T.P., Xu A., Li C., Liu X., Guo D.Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Man K., The roles of lipocalin-2 in small-for-size fatty liver graft injury, Annals of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-12-26.
Geng W., Lo C.M., Qi X., Li C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Ma Y.Y. and Man K., The role of RAP1 in graft injury induced Cisplatin resistance after liver transplantation, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
LIU H., Man K., LI C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Geng W., Qi X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., LIU J., Li X., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., NLRP3 inflammasome regulated by telomere-independent repressor activator protein1 (RAP1) induced graft injury after LDLT, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Li C., Wong B.L., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Shao Y., Geng W., Qi X., Lau S.H., Kwok S.Y., Wei N., Tzang F.C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Lo C.M. and Man K., A novel oxygen carrier "YQ23" suppresses the liver tumor metastasis by decreasing circulating endothelial progenitor cells and regulatory T cells, BMC Cancer. 2014, 14(1): 293.
Li C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Geng W., Qi X., Cheng Q., Chung S.K., Lo C.M. and Man K., The inhibition of aldose reductase attenuates hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury through reducing inflammatory response, Annals of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-20.
Ling C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Geng W., Xiao J., LIU H., LI C., Liu X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., QI X., Yu J., Wong N., Zhai Y., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., Post-transplant endothelial progenitor cell mobilization via CXCL10/CXCR3 signaling promotes liver tumor growth, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 60(1): 103-109.
Ma Y.Y., Li C., Geng W., Ng K.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., The roles of IP10 in liver regeneration and tissue repair are cell type dependent, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Man K., LI C., Ng K.T.P. and Lo C.M., Knockout of telomere-independent Rap1 attenuates hepatic ischemia reperfusion injury by suppressing neutrophil activation, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Ng K.T.P., Lo C.M., Guo D.Y., Qi X., Li C., Geng W., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Yeung W.H., Shao Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Man K., Identification of transmembrane protein 98 as a novel chemoresistance-conferring gene in hepatocellular carcinoma, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 2014, 13(5): 1285-1297.


Researcher : Li HS

List of Research Outputs

LI H.S., Identification of polycomb group protein CBX8 as a novel tumor suppressor in human colorectal cancer, Dissertation, Master of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong. 2014.
Lam C.S.C., Cheung A.H., Wong S.K., Wan T.M.H., Ng L., Chow A.K., Cheng N.S., Pak C.H., Li H.S., Man J.H., Yau T.C.C., Lo O.S.H., Poon T.C.J., Pang R.W.C. and Law W.L., Prognostic significance of CD26 in patients with colorectal cancer, PLoS One. 2014, 28;9(5): e98582.


Researcher : Li X

List of Research Outputs

LIU H., Man K., LI C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Geng W., Qi X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., LIU J., Li X., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., NLRP3 inflammasome regulated by telomere-independent repressor activator protein1 (RAP1) induced graft injury after LDLT, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Li X., CorMatrix monocusp pulmonary valve reconstruction for repair of TOF in children, "Heart of Evolution" Symposium on Innovations in Heart Valve Surgery (Asian Chapter). 2013.
Li X., Overview of surgical management of congenital heart diseases, Symposium on Congenital Heart Diseases:From Prenatal Diagnosis to Motherhood organized by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Hong Kong, 1 August 2013. 2013.
Li X., Paediatric cardiac surgery, Post-registration Certificate Course in Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing organized by the Hospital Authority, 1 October 2013. 2013.
ZHANG Y., Li G., CHE H., Sun H., Li X., Au T.W.K., Xiao G.S., Wang Y. and Li G.R., Characterization of functional ion channels in human cardiac c-kit+ progenitor cells, Basic Res Cardiol. 2014, 109(3): 407.
ZHANG Y., WU H., CHE H., Sun H., Cheng L.C., Li X., Au T.W.K., Tse H.F. and Li G.R., Functional transient receptor potential canonical type 1 channels in human atrial myocytes, Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 2013, 465: 1439-1449.


Researcher : Lin C

Project Title:The effect of SARS-associated coronavirus Spike protein on immune regulation of SARS
Investigator(s):Lin C, Chan VSF
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:VCO SARS Research Fund
Start Date:07/2003


Project Title:Development of DNA and viral vector vaccines against Epstein-Barr virus-positive nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Investigator(s):Lin C
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:09/2003




Researcher : Lin CL

Project Title:The effect of SARS-associated coronavirus Spike protein on immune regulation of SARS
Investigator(s):Lin C, Chan VSF
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:VCO SARS Research Fund
Start Date:07/2003


Project Title:Development of DNA and viral vector vaccines against Epstein-Barr virus-positive nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Investigator(s):Lin C
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:09/2003




Researcher : Ling C

List of Research Outputs

Li C., Wong B.L., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Shao Y., Geng W., Qi X., Lau S.H., Kwok S.Y., Wei N., Tzang F.C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Lo C.M. and Man K., A novel oxygen carrier "YQ23" suppresses the liver tumor metastasis by decreasing circulating endothelial progenitor cells and regulatory T cells, BMC Cancer. 2014, 14(1): 293.
Li C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Geng W., Qi X., Cheng Q., Chung S.K., Lo C.M. and Man K., The inhibition of aldose reductase attenuates hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury through reducing inflammatory response, Annals of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-20.
Ling C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Geng W., Xiao J., LIU H., LI C., Liu X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., QI X., Yu J., Wong N., Zhai Y., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., Post-transplant endothelial progenitor cell mobilization via CXCL10/CXCR3 signaling promotes liver tumor growth, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 60(1): 103-109.
Ng K.T.P., Lo C.M., Guo D.Y., Qi X., Li C., Geng W., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Yeung W.H., Shao Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Man K., Identification of transmembrane protein 98 as a novel chemoresistance-conferring gene in hepatocellular carcinoma, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 2014, 13(5): 1285-1297.
Zhou I.Y., Gao D.S., Chow A.M.K., Fan S., Cheung M.M.H., Ling C., Liu X., Cao P., Guo H., Man K. and Wu E.X., Effect of diffusion time on liver DWI: An experimental study of normal and fibrotic livers, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 2013, Epub on 2013-11-20.


Researcher : Liu CL

Project Title:The significance of intra-graft expression profile and ultrastructural features at early phase after liver transplantation-a prospective study of liver transplantation using cadaver and live donors
Investigator(s):Liu CL, Man K
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:11/2003


Project Title:Portal vein embolization before major right hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: a prospective randomized study
Investigator(s):Liu CL, Fan ST, Tso WK
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2006




Researcher : Liu X

Project Title:Impact of autophagic pathway on hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells following ischemia reperfusion injury
Investigator(s):Liu X, Man K
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:05/2012
Completion Date:10/2013


Project Title:Role of RAP1 gene in hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury and its cross-talk with macroautophagy
Investigator(s):Liu X, Man K
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:05/2014


List of Research Outputs

CHENG G., Tang S.M., Wong H.M.E., Cheng W.C., So M.T., Miao X., ZHANG R., CUI L., Liu X., Ngan E.S.W., Lui V.C.H., Chung H.Y., Chan I.H.Y., Liu J.C., Zhong W., Xia H.M., Yu J.K., Qiu X., Wu X.Z., Wang B., Dong X., Tou J.F., Huang L.M., Yi B., Ren H.X., Chan E.K.W., Ye K., O'Reilly P.F., Wong K.K.Y., Sham P.C., Cherny S.S., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Common genetic variants regulating ADD3 gene expression alter biliary atresia risk, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 59(6): 1285-1291.
Cheng Q., Ng K.T.P., Xu A., Li C., Liu X., Guo D., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Man K., The Roles of Lipocalin-2 in Small-for-Size Fatty Liver Graft Injury, Ann Surg. 2013, Epub ahead of print.
Cheng Q., Ng K.T.P., Xu A., Li C., Liu X., Guo D.Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Man K., The roles of lipocalin-2 in small-for-size fatty liver graft injury, Annals of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-12-26.
Geng W., Lo C.M., Qi X., Li C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Ma Y.Y. and Man K., The role of RAP1 in graft injury induced Cisplatin resistance after liver transplantation, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
KWAN K.H.L., Yeung K.W.K., LIU X., Wong K.K.Y., Shum H.C., Lam Y.W., Cheng S.H., Cheung K.M.C. and To M.K.T., Silver nanoparticles alter proteoglycan expression in the promotion of tendon repair, Journal of Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine. 2013, 10pp.
LIU H., Man K., LI C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Geng W., Qi X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., LIU J., Li X., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., NLRP3 inflammasome regulated by telomere-independent repressor activator protein1 (RAP1) induced graft injury after LDLT, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
LIU X., The role of silver nanoparticles on skin wound healing, tissue remodeling and their potential cytotoxicity, Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong. 2014.
Li C., Wong B.L., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Shao Y., Geng W., Qi X., Lau S.H., Kwok S.Y., Wei N., Tzang F.C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Lo C.M. and Man K., A novel oxygen carrier "YQ23" suppresses the liver tumor metastasis by decreasing circulating endothelial progenitor cells and regulatory T cells, BMC Cancer. 2014, 14(1): 293.
Li C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Geng W., Qi X., Cheng Q., Chung S.K., Lo C.M. and Man K., The inhibition of aldose reductase attenuates hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury through reducing inflammatory response, Annals of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-20.
Ling C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Geng W., Xiao J., LIU H., LI C., Liu X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., QI X., Yu J., Wong N., Zhai Y., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., Post-transplant endothelial progenitor cell mobilization via CXCL10/CXCR3 signaling promotes liver tumor growth, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 60(1): 103-109.
Liu X. and Wong K.K.Y., 納米生物材料在創傷修復中的研究與應用, Chinese Journal of Surgery. 中華外科雜誌, 2013, 51(8): 748-752.
Liu X., Lok C.N., ZHANG R. and Wong K.K.Y., Dendrimer encapsulation enhances anti-inflammatory efficacy of silver nanoparticles in burn wound, The 47th Annual Meeting of Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Banff, Canada, 25-29 May 2014.
Ng K.T.P., Lo C.M., Guo D.Y., Qi X., Li C., Geng W., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Yeung W.H., Shao Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Man K., Identification of transmembrane protein 98 as a novel chemoresistance-conferring gene in hepatocellular carcinoma, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 2014, 13(5): 1285-1297.
Wang X., Ng R.K., Ming X., Zhang W., Chen L., Chu A.C.Y., Pang R.W.C., Lo C.M., Tsao G.S.W., Liu X., Poon R.T.P. and Fan S.T., Epigenetic regulation of pluripotent genes mediates stem cell features in human hepatocellular carcinoma and cancer cell lines, PLoS One. 2013, 8(9): e72435.
Zhang S., LIU X., Wang H.L., PENG J. and Wong K.K.Y., Silver nanoparticle-coated suture effectively reduces inflammation and improves mechanical strength at intestinal anastomosis in mice, Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2014, 49(4): 606-613.
Zhou I.Y., Gao D.S., Chow A.M.K., Fan S., Cheung M.M.H., Ling C., Liu X., Cao P., Guo H., Man K. and Wu E.X., Effect of diffusion time on liver DWI: An experimental study of normal and fibrotic livers, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 2013, Epub on 2013-11-20.


Researcher : Liu X

List of Research Outputs

CHENG G., Tang S.M., Wong H.M.E., Cheng W.C., So M.T., Miao X., ZHANG R., CUI L., Liu X., Ngan E.S.W., Lui V.C.H., Chung H.Y., Chan I.H.Y., Liu J.C., Zhong W., Xia H.M., Yu J.K., Qiu X., Wu X.Z., Wang B., Dong X., Tou J.F., Huang L.M., Yi B., Ren H.X., Chan E.K.W., Ye K., O'Reilly P.F., Wong K.K.Y., Sham P.C., Cherny S.S., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Common genetic variants regulating ADD3 gene expression alter biliary atresia risk, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 59(6): 1285-1291.
Cheng Q., Ng K.T.P., Xu A., Li C., Liu X., Guo D., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Man K., The Roles of Lipocalin-2 in Small-for-Size Fatty Liver Graft Injury, Ann Surg. 2013, Epub ahead of print.
Cheng Q., Ng K.T.P., Xu A., Li C., Liu X., Guo D.Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Man K., The roles of lipocalin-2 in small-for-size fatty liver graft injury, Annals of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-12-26.
Geng W., Lo C.M., Qi X., Li C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Ma Y.Y. and Man K., The role of RAP1 in graft injury induced Cisplatin resistance after liver transplantation, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
KWAN K.H.L., Yeung K.W.K., LIU X., Wong K.K.Y., Shum H.C., Lam Y.W., Cheng S.H., Cheung K.M.C. and To M.K.T., Silver nanoparticles alter proteoglycan expression in the promotion of tendon repair, Journal of Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine. 2013, 10pp.
LIU H., Man K., LI C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Geng W., Qi X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., LIU J., Li X., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., NLRP3 inflammasome regulated by telomere-independent repressor activator protein1 (RAP1) induced graft injury after LDLT, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
LIU X., The role of silver nanoparticles on skin wound healing, tissue remodeling and their potential cytotoxicity, Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong. 2014.
Li C., Wong B.L., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Shao Y., Geng W., Qi X., Lau S.H., Kwok S.Y., Wei N., Tzang F.C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Lo C.M. and Man K., A novel oxygen carrier "YQ23" suppresses the liver tumor metastasis by decreasing circulating endothelial progenitor cells and regulatory T cells, BMC Cancer. 2014, 14(1): 293.
Li C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Geng W., Qi X., Cheng Q., Chung S.K., Lo C.M. and Man K., The inhibition of aldose reductase attenuates hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury through reducing inflammatory response, Annals of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-20.
Ling C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Geng W., Xiao J., LIU H., LI C., Liu X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., QI X., Yu J., Wong N., Zhai Y., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., Post-transplant endothelial progenitor cell mobilization via CXCL10/CXCR3 signaling promotes liver tumor growth, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 60(1): 103-109.
Liu X. and Wong K.K.Y., 納米生物材料在創傷修復中的研究與應用, Chinese Journal of Surgery. 中華外科雜誌, 2013, 51(8): 748-752.
Liu X., Lok C.N., ZHANG R. and Wong K.K.Y., Dendrimer encapsulation enhances anti-inflammatory efficacy of silver nanoparticles in burn wound, The 47th Annual Meeting of Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Banff, Canada, 25-29 May 2014.
Ng K.T.P., Lo C.M., Guo D.Y., Qi X., Li C., Geng W., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Yeung W.H., Shao Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Man K., Identification of transmembrane protein 98 as a novel chemoresistance-conferring gene in hepatocellular carcinoma, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 2014, 13(5): 1285-1297.
Wang X., Ng R.K., Ming X., Zhang W., Chen L., Chu A.C.Y., Pang R.W.C., Lo C.M., Tsao G.S.W., Liu X., Poon R.T.P. and Fan S.T., Epigenetic regulation of pluripotent genes mediates stem cell features in human hepatocellular carcinoma and cancer cell lines, PLoS One. 2013, 8(9): e72435.
Zhang S., LIU X., Wang H.L., PENG J. and Wong K.K.Y., Silver nanoparticle-coated suture effectively reduces inflammation and improves mechanical strength at intestinal anastomosis in mice, Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2014, 49(4): 606-613.
Zhou I.Y., Gao D.S., Chow A.M.K., Fan S., Cheung M.M.H., Ling C., Liu X., Cao P., Guo H., Man K. and Wu E.X., Effect of diffusion time on liver DWI: An experimental study of normal and fibrotic livers, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 2013, Epub on 2013-11-20.


Researcher : Liu X

List of Research Outputs

CHENG G., Tang S.M., Wong H.M.E., Cheng W.C., So M.T., Miao X., ZHANG R., CUI L., Liu X., Ngan E.S.W., Lui V.C.H., Chung H.Y., Chan I.H.Y., Liu J.C., Zhong W., Xia H.M., Yu J.K., Qiu X., Wu X.Z., Wang B., Dong X., Tou J.F., Huang L.M., Yi B., Ren H.X., Chan E.K.W., Ye K., O'Reilly P.F., Wong K.K.Y., Sham P.C., Cherny S.S., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Common genetic variants regulating ADD3 gene expression alter biliary atresia risk, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 59(6): 1285-1291.
Cheng Q., Ng K.T.P., Xu A., Li C., Liu X., Guo D., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Man K., The Roles of Lipocalin-2 in Small-for-Size Fatty Liver Graft Injury, Ann Surg. 2013, Epub ahead of print.
Cheng Q., Ng K.T.P., Xu A., Li C., Liu X., Guo D.Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Man K., The roles of lipocalin-2 in small-for-size fatty liver graft injury, Annals of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-12-26.
Geng W., Lo C.M., Qi X., Li C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Ma Y.Y. and Man K., The role of RAP1 in graft injury induced Cisplatin resistance after liver transplantation, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
KWAN K.H.L., Yeung K.W.K., LIU X., Wong K.K.Y., Shum H.C., Lam Y.W., Cheng S.H., Cheung K.M.C. and To M.K.T., Silver nanoparticles alter proteoglycan expression in the promotion of tendon repair, Journal of Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine. 2013, 10pp.
LIU H., Man K., LI C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Geng W., Qi X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., LIU J., Li X., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., NLRP3 inflammasome regulated by telomere-independent repressor activator protein1 (RAP1) induced graft injury after LDLT, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
LIU X., The role of silver nanoparticles on skin wound healing, tissue remodeling and their potential cytotoxicity, Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong. 2014.
Li C., Wong B.L., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Shao Y., Geng W., Qi X., Lau S.H., Kwok S.Y., Wei N., Tzang F.C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Lo C.M. and Man K., A novel oxygen carrier "YQ23" suppresses the liver tumor metastasis by decreasing circulating endothelial progenitor cells and regulatory T cells, BMC Cancer. 2014, 14(1): 293.
Li C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Geng W., Qi X., Cheng Q., Chung S.K., Lo C.M. and Man K., The inhibition of aldose reductase attenuates hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury through reducing inflammatory response, Annals of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-20.
Ling C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Geng W., Xiao J., LIU H., LI C., Liu X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., QI X., Yu J., Wong N., Zhai Y., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., Post-transplant endothelial progenitor cell mobilization via CXCL10/CXCR3 signaling promotes liver tumor growth, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 60(1): 103-109.
Liu X. and Wong K.K.Y., 納米生物材料在創傷修復中的研究與應用, Chinese Journal of Surgery. 中華外科雜誌, 2013, 51(8): 748-752.
Liu X., Lok C.N., ZHANG R. and Wong K.K.Y., Dendrimer encapsulation enhances anti-inflammatory efficacy of silver nanoparticles in burn wound, The 47th Annual Meeting of Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Banff, Canada, 25-29 May 2014.
Ng K.T.P., Lo C.M., Guo D.Y., Qi X., Li C., Geng W., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Yeung W.H., Shao Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Man K., Identification of transmembrane protein 98 as a novel chemoresistance-conferring gene in hepatocellular carcinoma, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 2014, 13(5): 1285-1297.
Wang X., Ng R.K., Ming X., Zhang W., Chen L., Chu A.C.Y., Pang R.W.C., Lo C.M., Tsao G.S.W., Liu X., Poon R.T.P. and Fan S.T., Epigenetic regulation of pluripotent genes mediates stem cell features in human hepatocellular carcinoma and cancer cell lines, PLoS One. 2013, 8(9): e72435.
Zhang S., LIU X., Wang H.L., PENG J. and Wong K.K.Y., Silver nanoparticle-coated suture effectively reduces inflammation and improves mechanical strength at intestinal anastomosis in mice, Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2014, 49(4): 606-613.
Zhou I.Y., Gao D.S., Chow A.M.K., Fan S., Cheung M.M.H., Ling C., Liu X., Cao P., Guo H., Man K. and Wu E.X., Effect of diffusion time on liver DWI: An experimental study of normal and fibrotic livers, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 2013, Epub on 2013-11-20.


Researcher : Liu Y

Project Title:The effects of FTY720 on suppression of circulating myeloid-derived suppressor cells/endothelial progenitor cells mobilization during tumor recurrence in a rat liver cancer model
Investigator(s):Liu Y, Man K, Lo CM
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:01/2009




Researcher : Lo CM

Project Title:Post-operative adjuvant therapy with recombinant interferon-[alpha] following curative resection of hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomised dose-response controlled trial
Investigator(s):Lo CM, Fan ST
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:02/1999


Project Title:Development of anti-HBsAb in patients with chronic hepatitis B after liver transplantation using lamivudine prophylaxis: the possible role of adoptive immunity
Investigator(s):Lo CM
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:01/2000


Project Title:Tumor recurrence after living donor liver transplantation – the significance of small-for-size graft injury on mobilization of circulating cancer stem like cells/endothelial progenitor cells
Investigator(s):Lo CM, Man K, Liu Y
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:01/2009


Project Title:Liver Transplantation Research Centre: A Multidisciplinary Study for Liver Graft Injury
Investigator(s):Lo CM, Man K, Guan X, Xu A, Lian Q
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) - Group Research Project
Start Date:06/2012


Project Title:Recue marginal liver graft failure by stem cell therapy – the potential of tissue repair and the risk of tumor recurrence
Investigator(s):Lo CM, Man K
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2012
Completion Date:05/2014


Project Title:The role of Interferon gamma-inducible protein 10 (IP10) in graft injury induced chemoresistance after liver transplantation
Investigator(s):Lo CM, Man K
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2013


Project Title:The role of small G protein RAP1 in graft injury induced chemoresistance after liver transplantation
Investigator(s):Lo CM, Geng W, Man K
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2014


List of Research Outputs

Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Dai W.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., 'Best oral award' Does spontaneous tumor rupture always have an adverse prognostic impact on patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma? , The 11th World Congress of IHPBA 2014.. 2014.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C. and Lo C.M., Does spontaneous tumor rupture always have an adverse prognostic impact on patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma?, The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Seoul, Korea, 22-27 March 2014.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Feasibility of laparoscopic re-resection for patients with recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma, World of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-12-05.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Feasibility of laparoscopic re-resection for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma, The 4th Asia Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Meeting, Busan, Korea, 5-7 July 2013.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Laparoscopic versus open liver resection for elderly patients with malignant liver tumors: a single-center experience, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2014, 29(6): 1279-1283.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C. and Lo C.M., Sequential TACE + PVE vs PVE alone before major hepatectomy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomized control trial, 2014 Annual Meeting of the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Miami Beach, U.S.A., 19-23 February 2014.
Chan S.C., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Perpetuating proficiency in donor right hepatectomy for living donor liver transplantation, Asian Journal of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-11-05.
Chan S.C., Sharr W.W., Chan A.C.Y., Chok K.S.H. and Lo C.M., Rescue living-donor liver transplantation for liver failure following hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma, Liver Cancer. 2013, 2(3-4): 332-337.
Chan S.C., Sharr W.W., Cheung T.T., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Chok K.S.H., Leung K.C. and Lo C.M., Retrohepatic vena cava deroofing in living donor liver transplantation for caudate hepatocellular carcinoma, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International. 2013, 12(5): 552-555.
Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Sharr W.W., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H., Dai W.C. and Lo C.M., Samaritan donor interchange in living donor liver transplantation, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International. 2014, 13(1): 105-109.
Chan S.C., Sharr W.W., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y. and Lo C.M., Wait and transplant for stage 2 hepatocellular carcinoma with deceased-donor liver grafts, Transplantation. 2013, 96(11): 995-999.
Chen C.L., Chan S.C., Sharr W.W. and Lo C.M., Living donor liver transplantation: the Asian perspective, Transplantation. 2014, 97 Suppl 8: S3.
Cheng Q., Ng K.T.P., Xu A., Li C., Liu X., Guo D., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Man K., The Roles of Lipocalin-2 in Small-for-Size Fatty Liver Graft Injury, Ann Surg. 2013, Epub ahead of print.
Cheng Q., Ng K.T.P., Xu A., Li C., Liu X., Guo D.Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Man K., The roles of lipocalin-2 in small-for-size fatty liver graft injury, Annals of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-12-26.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Does 11c-acetate and 18F FDG PET scan with contrast CT provide the most accurate pathological prediction in HCC patients before liver transplant? – A direct comparison with explants pathology (Poster Presentation), 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., High intensity focused ultrasound ablation for small HCC in patients with cirrhosis (Poster Presentation), The 4th Asia-Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Meeting, Busan, Korea, 5-7 July 2013.
Cheung T.T., Yuen W.K., Poon R.T.P., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Improved anterior hepatic transection for isolated hepatocellular carcinoma in the caudate, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International. 2014, 13(2): 219-222.
Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Dai W.C., Lang H.H.B., Yau T.C.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Long term survival analysis of hepatectomy for neuroendocrine tumour liver metastases, The Scientific World Journal. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-12.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Dai W.C., Yau T.C.C., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Management of spontaneously ruptured hepatocellular carcinomas in the radiofrequency ablation era, PLoS One. 2014, 9(4): e94453.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Reply to "Letter to the Editor concerning the article [Long-term survival analysis of pure laparoscopic versus open hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis: a single-center experience]" (Response to Letter), Annals of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-12-26.
Cheung T.T., Ho C.L., Chen S., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Reply: Underestimated role of 18F-FDG PET for HCC evaluation and promise of 18F-FDG PET/MR imaging in this setting, The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 2013, 54(8): 1511-1512.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Jenkins C.R., Chu S.K.F., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Dai W.C., Yau T.C.C., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Survival analysis of high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy vs. transarterial chemoembolization for unresectable hepatocellular carcinomas, Liver International. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-22.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Yau T.C.C., Liang B. and Lo C.M., Survival analysis of liver resection in patients with neuroendocrine tumour liver metastases (Abstract Presentation), Inaugural Conference of the Asia Pacific Neuroendocrine Tumour Society, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25-27 October 2013.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Survival analysis of pancreaticoduodenectomy with vascular reconstruction (Poster Presentation), The 2013 International Surgical Week, Helsinki, Finland, 25-29 August 2013.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., The effect of RFA on patients with close margin after hepatectomy (Poster Presentation), APASL 2014 (by Asian Pacific Association for The Study of the Liver), Brisbane, Australia, 12-15 March 2014.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., The effect of donor age on liver transplant and graft survival in patients with hepatitis B infection (Poster Presentation), 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Treatment of large HCC by high intensity focused ultrasound therapy, The 4th Asia-Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Meeting, Busan, Korea, 5-7 July 2013.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Treatment of unresectable large HCC by high intensity focused ultrasound therapy in patients with cirrhosis (Poster Presentation), The 7th Annual Conference of the International Liver Cancer Association, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., 13 September 2013.
Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Lo C.L.R., Chu S.K.F., Tsang S.H.Y., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W., Fung J.Y.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Pilot study of high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation as a bridging therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma patients wait-listed for liver transplantation, Liver Transplantation. 2014, Epub on 2014-04-18.
Chok K.S.H. and Lo C.M., Prevention and management of biliary anastomotic stricture in right-lobe living-donor liver transplantation, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2014, Epub on 2014-06-09.
Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Surgical outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma patients with portal vein tumor thrombosis, World Journal of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-10-17.
Chok K.S.H. and Lo C.M., Technical tips and tricks for living donations, Current Transplantation Reports. 2014, 1(1): 61-67.
Chu K.K.W., Chan S.C., Sharr W.W., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C. and Lo C.M., Low-volume deceased donor liver transplantation alongside a strong living donor liver transplantation service, World Journal of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-03.
Chung H.Y., Chan S.C., Tam P.K.H. and Lo C.M., Recipient body size dose not matter in paediatric liver transplantation, The 47th Annual Meeting of Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Banff, Canada, 25-29 May 2014.
Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Sharr W.W., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Fung J.Y.Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Good longterm survival after primary living donor liver transplantation for solitary hepatocellular carcinomas up to 8 cm in diameter, HPB (Oxford). 2014, Epub on 2014-01-28.
Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Sharr W.W., Chan A.C.Y., Fung J.Y.Y., Wong C.L.T. and Lo C.M., Retransplantation using living-donor right-liver grafts, Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences. 2014, Epub on 2014-02-18.
Fong Y.K., Chan S.C., Cheung T.T., Dai W.C., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W. and Lo C.M., Remnant left liver size and recovery of living right liver donors, Hepatology International. 2013, 7(2): 734-740.
Fung J.Y.Y., Lo C.L.R., Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Sharr W.W., Dai W.C., Cheung T.T., Chan A.C.Y., Wong C.L.T., Ng I.O.L., Yuen R.M.F. and Lo C.M., Histological outcome after liver transplantation for chronic hepatitis B using oral antiviral therapy alone without hepatitis B immune globulin, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. 2014.
Fung J.Y.Y., Poon R.T.P., Yu W.C., Chan S.C., Chan A.C.Y., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Seto W.K.W., Lo C.M., Lai C.L. and Yuen R.M.F., Use of liver stiffness measurement for liver resection surgery: correlation with indocyanine green clearance testing and post-operative outcome, PLoS One. 2013, 8(8): e72306.
Gallagher T.K., Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Outcomes of central bisectionectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma, HPB (Oxford). 2013, 15(7): 529-534.
Geng W., Lo C.M., Qi X., Li C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Ma Y.Y. and Man K., The role of RAP1 in graft injury induced Cisplatin resistance after liver transplantation, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Hou J., Zhou Y., Zhang Y., Fan J., Zhou W., Ng I.O.L., Sun H., Qin L., Qiu S., Lee M.F., Lo C.M., Man K. and Cao X., Hepatic RIG-I predicts survival and interferon-α therapeutic response in hepatocellular carcinoma, Cancer Cell. 2014, 25(1): 49-63.
LIU H., Man K., LI C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Geng W., Qi X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., LIU J., Li X., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., NLRP3 inflammasome regulated by telomere-independent repressor activator protein1 (RAP1) induced graft injury after LDLT, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Li C., Wong B.L., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Shao Y., Geng W., Qi X., Lau S.H., Kwok S.Y., Wei N., Tzang F.C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Lo C.M. and Man K., A novel oxygen carrier "YQ23" suppresses the liver tumor metastasis by decreasing circulating endothelial progenitor cells and regulatory T cells, BMC Cancer. 2014, 14(1): 293.
Li C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Geng W., Qi X., Cheng Q., Chung S.K., Lo C.M. and Man K., The inhibition of aldose reductase attenuates hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury through reducing inflammatory response, Annals of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-20.
Ling C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Geng W., Xiao J., LIU H., LI C., Liu X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., QI X., Yu J., Wong N., Zhai Y., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., Post-transplant endothelial progenitor cell mobilization via CXCL10/CXCR3 signaling promotes liver tumor growth, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 60(1): 103-109.
Lo C.M., Are there any contraindications to living donor liver transplant?, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014. 2014.
Lo C.M., Associate Editor, Digestive Surgery. 2014.
Lo C.M., Evolving concepts and strategies in liver transplantation for HCC (State-of-the Art Lecture), The 3rd Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) HCC Conference, Cebu City, the Philippines, 21-23 November 2013. 2013.
Lo C.M., HCC: surveillance and management of recurrence, The 24th Conference of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver, Brisbane, Australia, 12-15 March 2014. 2014.
Lo C.M., Honorary Fellow, American College of Surgeons. 2014.
Lo C.M., Honorary Member (2013 – Present), European Surgical Association. 2014.
Lo C.M., How to overcome biliary problems in LDLT, The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Seoul, Korea, 22-27 March 2014. 2014.
Lo C.M., Increasing the donor option for liver transplantation in Asia, The 24th Conference of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver, Brisbane, Australia, 12-15 March 2014. 2014.
Lo C.M., Innovations in living donor liver transplantation: Asian experience, The 114th Annual Congress of Japan Surgical Society, Kyoto, Japan, 3-5 April 2014. 2014.
Lo C.M., Liver transplantation 2013 – surgical progress, GASTRO APDW/WCOG 2013, Shanghai, China, 21-24 September 2013. 2013.
Lo C.M., Member, Biology & Medicine Panel (22 Jan 2014 – 31 Oct 2015), Research Grants Council. 2014.
Lo C.M., Member, Board of Directors (2011 – 2016) , James IV Association of Surgeons. 2014.
Lo C.M., Member, Hospital Authority Review Steering Committee, Hospital Authority. 2013.
Lo C.M., Open hepatectomy (Debate: Laparoscopic vs open hepatectomy for HCC), The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Seoul, Korea, 22-27 March 2014. 2014.
Lo C.M., Small-for-size syndrome: Recognition and management, The 64th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, Washington DC, U.S.A., 1-5 November 2013. 2013.
Lo C.M., 肝移植的發展歷程:從危到機, 當代傑出華人科學家講座系列,2013年11月28-30日,中國香港, 2013.
Lo C.M., 原發性肝癌切除及肝移植術後肝癌復發的預防及治療, 第十七屆全國普通外科學術會議,2013年10月25-27日,江西南昌, 2013.
Lo C.M., 肝癌肝移植術後病人生存分析, 第六屆羊城肝臟移植高峰論壇暨兩岸三地肝臟移植研討會,2014年2月12日,中國廣州, 2014.
Lo C.M., Man K., Lee N.P.Y. and Ng K.T.P., 自然科學獎一等獎, 國家教育部2013年度高等學校科學研究優秀成果獎(科學技術), 2013.
Ma Y.Y., Li C., Geng W., Ng K.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., The roles of IP10 in liver regeneration and tissue repair are cell type dependent, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Man K., LI C., Ng K.T.P. and Lo C.M., Knockout of telomere-independent Rap1 attenuates hepatic ischemia reperfusion injury by suppressing neutrophil activation, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Ng K.T.P., Lo C.M., Guo D.Y., Qi X., Li C., Geng W., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Yeung W.H., Shao Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Man K., Identification of transmembrane protein 98 as a novel chemoresistance-conferring gene in hepatocellular carcinoma, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 2014, 13(5): 1285-1297.
Sharr W.W., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Current status of downstaging of hepatocellular carcinoma before liver transplantation, Transplantation. 2014, 97(Suppl 8): S10-17.
Wang X., Ng R.K., Ming X., Zhang W., Chen L., Chu A.C.Y., Pang R.W.C., Lo C.M., Tsao G.S.W., Liu X., Poon R.T.P. and Fan S.T., Epigenetic regulation of pluripotent genes mediates stem cell features in human hepatocellular carcinoma and cancer cell lines, PLoS One. 2013, 8(9): e72435.
Wang X., Chan K.K., Ming X., Lui V.C.H., Poon R.Y.C., Lo C.M., Norbury C. and Poon R.T.P., G1 checkpoint establishment in vivo during embryonic liver development, BMC Developmental Biology. 2014, 14: 23.
Wong C.L.T., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Outcomes of liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma with obstructive jaundice (Oral presentation), The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Soeul, Korea, 22-27 March 2014.
Wong C.L.T., Fung J.Y.Y., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Chan A.C.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Post liver transplant hepatitis B booster vaccination in chronic hepatitis B recipients with prior immune response (Poster presentation), Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Wong C.L.T., Fung J.Y.Y. and Lo C.M., Prevention of recurrent hepatitis B infection after liver transplantation, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International. 2013, 12(5): 465-472.
Wong C.L.T., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Resection of solitary lymph node metastasis for hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy (Poster presentation), The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato- Pancreato-Biliary Association, Seoul, Korea, 22-24 March 2014.
Wong C.L.T. and Lo C.M., Resection strategies for hepatocellular carcinoma, Seminars in Liver Disease. 2013, 33(3): 273-281.
Wong C.L.T., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Treatment strategy to improve long-term survival for hepatocellular carcinoma smaller than 5 cm: major hepatectomy vs minor hepatectomy, World Journal of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-05-15.
Yau T.C.C., TANG Y.F., Yao T., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Poon R.T.P., Development of Hong Kong Liver Cancer Staging System with treatment stratification for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, Gastroenterology. 2014, 146(7): 1691-1700.
Ye D., Wang Y., Li H., Jia W., Man K., Lo C.M., Wang Y., Lam K.S.L. and Xu A., Fibroblast growth factor 21 protects against acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity by potentiating peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor coactivator protein-1α-mediated antioxidant capacity in mice, Hepatology. 2014, Epub on 2014-02-06.
Zheng J., Xiang J., Zhou J., Li Z., Hu Z., Lo C.M. and Wang W., Liver grafts for transplantation from donors with diabetes: an analysis of the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients database, PLoS One. 2014, 9(5): e98104.


Researcher : Lo CY

Project Title:Establishment of a comprehensive service and registry for hereditary familial endocrinopathy syndromes in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Lo CY, Lam KSL
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:01/2005


List of Research Outputs

Chang R.Y., Lang H.H.B., Wong K.P. and Lo C.Y., High pre-operative urinary norepinephrine is an independent determinant of peri-operative hemodynamic instability in unilateral pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma removal, World Journal of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-04-30.
Lang H.H.B., Lee C.C., Ng C.P., Wong K.P., Wan K.Y. and Lo C.Y., Evaluating the morbidity and efficacy of reoperative surgery in the central compartment for persistent/recurrent papillary thyroid carcinoma, World Journal of Surgery. 2013, Epub ahead of print.
Tam S.C., Wong K.P., Lang H.H.B. and Lo C.Y., Thyroidectomy in patients present with emergency airway obstruction - a 14-year series in a tertiary referral center (poster presentation), RCSEd/CSHK Conjoint Scientific Congress 2013, Hong Kong, 20-21 September 2013. Surgical Practice. 2013, 17(Suppl 2): B31.
Wong K.P., Lang B.H.H., Ng S.H., Cheung C.Y., Chan T.Y.C. and Lo C.Y., A prospective, assessor-blind evaluation of surgeon-performed transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasonography in vocal cord examination before and after thyroidectomy, Surgery. 2013, 154(6): 1158-1164.


Researcher : Lo OSH

List of Research Outputs

Lam C.S.C., Cheung A.H., Wong S.K., Wan T.M.H., Ng L., Chow A.K., Cheng N.S., Pak C.H., Li H.S., Man J.H., Yau T.C.C., Lo O.S.H., Poon T.C.J., Pang R.W.C. and Law W.L., Prognostic significance of CD26 in patients with colorectal cancer, PLoS One. 2014, 28;9(5): e98582.
Leung W.K., Lo O.S.H., Liu K.S., Tong S.M., But Y.K.D., Lam F.Y., Hsu A.S.J., Wong S.Y., Seto W.K.W., Hung I.F.N. and Law W.L., Detection of Colorectal Adenoma by Narrow Band Imaging (HQ190) vs. High-Definition White Light Colonoscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Am J Gastroenterol. 2014, 109(6): 855-63.
Lo O.S.H., Liu K.S.H., Tong S.M., Wong S.Y., Seto W.K.W., Hung I.F.N. and Law W.L., New High Definition Narrow Band Imaging vs Conventional White Light Colonoscopy for Detection of Colorectal Adenomas in Symptomatic Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial with Tandem Colonoscopy, United European Gastroenterology Week, 12-16 Oct 2013, Berlin, Germany. 2013.
Tsang J.S., Lo O.S.H., Shum N.F. and Law W.L., Four-year prospective review of colorectal cancer detection rate at "One-Stop Rectal Bleeding Clinic" in Queen Mary Hospital, Hospital Authority Convention 2014, Hong Kong, 7-8 May 2014.
Yu H., Lo O.S.H. and Law W.L., Modified stapled haemorrhoidopexy in Hong Kong, Asian Pacific Federation of Coloproctology 2013, Nanjing, China, 11-14 September 2013.


Researcher : Lui VCH

Project Title:15th International Society of Development Biologists Congress (ISDB 2005) Perturbation of Hoxb5 Signalling in Vagal Neural Crest Cells Causes Defective Development of the Enteric Nervous System
Investigator(s):Lui VCH
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:09/2005


Project Title:Transcriptional regulation of RET in Hirschsprungs disease'
Investigator(s):Lui VCH, Garcia-Barcelo MM, Tam PKH
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:12/2011
Completion Date:11/2013


Project Title:Characterisation of the molecular events leading to urorectal defects in Wif1-/- (Wnt inhibitory factor 1-/-) mice
Investigator(s):Lui VCH
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2012
Completion Date:12/2013


Project Title:Sonic hedgehog regulates the expression of Platelet derived growth factor receptor alpha (Pdgfrα) in urorectal development
Investigator(s):Lui VCH
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2013
Completion Date:04/2014


Project Title:Functional genetics study to unravel the genetic background of a complex neurodevelopmental disorder namely Hirschsprung Disease
Investigator(s):Lui VCH, Garcia-Barcelo MM, Tam PKH, Cheng WC
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:01/2014


List of Research Outputs

CHENG G., Tang S.M., Wong H.M.E., Cheng W.C., So M.T., Miao X., ZHANG R., CUI L., Liu X., Ngan E.S.W., Lui V.C.H., Chung H.Y., Chan I.H.Y., Liu J.C., Zhong W., Xia H.M., Yu J.K., Qiu X., Wu X.Z., Wang B., Dong X., Tou J.F., Huang L.M., Yi B., Ren H.X., Chan E.K.W., Ye K., O'Reilly P.F., Wong K.K.Y., Sham P.C., Cherny S.S., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Common genetic variants regulating ADD3 gene expression alter biliary atresia risk, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 59(6): 1285-1291.
Cheng W.C., Lui V.C.H., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Depletion of ikbkap leads to reduced number of enteric neuron and aganglionosis in zebrafish embryos, The 8th European Zebrafish Meeting, Barcelona, Spain, 9-13 July 2013.
Kam K.M., Cheung M.C.H., Zhu J.J., Cheng W.W., Sat E.W.Y., Tam P.K.H. and Lui V.C.H., Perturbation of Hoxb5 signaling in vagal and trunk neural crest cells causes apoptosis and neurocristopathies in mice, Cell Death & Differentiation. 2013, 21(2): 278-289.
Miyagawa S., Harada M., Matsumaru D., Tanaka K., Inoue C., Nakahara C., Haraguchi R., Matsushita S., Suzuki K., Nakagata N., NG C.L., Akita K., Lui V.C.H. and Yamada G., Disruption of the temporally regulated cloaca endodermal B-catenin signaling causes anorectal malformations, Cell Death and Differentiation. 2014, 21(6): 990-997.
NG C.L., Matsumaru D., HO S.H., Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Yuan Z.W., Smith D., Kodjabachian L., Tam P.K.H., Yamada G. and Lui V.C.H., Dysregulation of Wnt inhibitory factor 1 (Wif1) expression resulted in aberrant Wnt-B-catenin signaling and cell death of the cloaca endoderm, and anorectal malformations, Cell Death and Differentiation. 2014, 21(6): 978-989.
WONG H.M.E., NG C.L., Lui V.C.H., So M.T., Cherny S.S., Sham P.C., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Gene network analysis of candidate loci for human anorectal malformations. , PLoS One . 2013, 8(8): e69142.
Wang X., Chan K.K., Ming X., Lui V.C.H., Poon R.Y.C., Lo C.M., Norbury C. and Poon R.T.P., G1 checkpoint establishment in vivo during embryonic liver development, BMC Developmental Biology. 2014, 14: 23.
ZHU J., Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Tam P.K.H. and Lui V.C.H., Transcriptional regulation of RET gene in Hirschsprung disease, The 60th International Conference of British Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Bournemouth, United Kingdom, 16-19 July 2013.
Zhu J., Kam K.M., Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Tam P.K.H. and Lui V.C.H., HOXB5 binds to multi-species conserved sequence (MCS+9.7) of RET gene and regulates RET expression, The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 2014, 51C: 142-149.


Researcher : Lui WM

List of Research Outputs

Chow F.C.L., Tsang C.P. and Lui W.M., Clinical and angiographic results of patients with cranial dural arteriovenous fistulae (dAVF) treated in a single centre, The 5th World Conference of Intracerebral Hemorrhage & 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society, Hong Kong, China, 2-4 November 2013.
LAM W.K., Tsang R.K.Y., Lui W.M., Lee R. and Ho W.K., Management of profuse epistaxis in post-irradiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients: 10-year experience in a tertiary centre, Asian Rhinology Journal. 2013, 1(1): 32-35.
LAM W.K., Chan Y.W., Lui W.M., Ho W.K., Lee R. and Tsang R.K.Y., Management of pseudoaneurysms of the internal carotid artery in postirradiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients, Laryngoscope. 2014, Epub on 2014-04-16.
Li L.F., Tse Y.H., Pu K.S.J. and Lui W.M., Review of surgical outcome of skull base meningioma in a single institute based on ABC surgical risk scale, The 5th World Conference of Intracerebral Hemorrhage & 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society, Hong Kong, China, 2-4 November 2013.
Tsang C.O.A., Lui W.M. and Lee R., Flow diverter treatment of intracranial aneurysm: can post-treatment angiographic features predict outcome?, The 5th World Conference of Intracerebral Hemorrhage & 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society, Hong Kong, China, 2-4 November 2013.
Tsang C.O.A., Leung K.M., Lee R., Lui W.M. and Leung G.K.K., Primary endovascular treatment of post-irradiated carotid pseudoaneurysm at the skull base with the Pipeline embolization device, Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 2014, May 22 Epub ahead of print.


Researcher : Luk JMC

Project Title:Investigating Liver Intestine-Cadherin Function In Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Investigator(s):Luk JMC, Lee NPY, Ng IOL, Fan ST
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:12/2005


Project Title:Liver cancer biomarker test: diagnostic use of CDH17 monoclonal antibodies
Investigator(s):Luk JMC
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Innovation and Technology Fund Internship Programme
Start Date:10/2007


List of Research Outputs

FATIMA S., Luk J.M.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lee N.P.Y., Dysregulated expression of dickkopfs for potential detection of hepatocellular carcinoma, Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics. 2014, 14(5): 535-548.
LIU M.L., Xu Z., SHEK H.P., Wong K.F., Lee N.P.Y., Poon R.T.P., Chen J. and Luk J.M.C., miR-122 targets pyruvate kinase M2 and affects metabolism of hepatocellular carcinoma, PLoS One. 2014, 9(1): e86872.
Lee N.P.Y., Cheng C.Y. and Luk J.M.C., New Advances on Disease Biomarkers and Molecular Targets in Biomedicine. New York, Humana Press, Springer, 2013.
TSANG F.H., Au C.H.V., LU W., SHEK H.P., LIU M.L., Luk J.M.C., Fan S.T., Poon R.T.P. and Lee N.P.Y., Prognostic marker microRNA-125b inhibits tumorigenic properties of hepatocellular carcinoma cells via suppressing tumorigenic molecule eIF5A2, Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2014, Epub on 2014-05-09.
Wang Y., SHEK H.P., Wong K.F., Liu L.X., Zhang X.Q., Yuan Y., Khin E., Hu M.Y., Wang J.H., Poon R.T.P., Hong W., Lee N.P.Y. and Luk J.M.C., Anti-cadherin-17 antibody modulates Beta-catenin signaling and tumorigenicity of hepatocellular carcinoma, PLoS One. 2013, 8(9): e72386.
Wong K.F., Xu Z., Chen J., Lee N.P.Y. and Luk J.M.C., Circulating markers for prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma, Expert Opinion on Medical Diagnostics. 2013, 7(4): 319-329.


Researcher : MA YY

List of Research Outputs

Geng W., Lo C.M., Qi X., Li C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Ma Y.Y. and Man K., The role of RAP1 in graft injury induced Cisplatin resistance after liver transplantation, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
LIU H., Man K., LI C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Geng W., Qi X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., LIU J., Li X., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., NLRP3 inflammasome regulated by telomere-independent repressor activator protein1 (RAP1) induced graft injury after LDLT, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Li C., Wong B.L., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Shao Y., Geng W., Qi X., Lau S.H., Kwok S.Y., Wei N., Tzang F.C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Lo C.M. and Man K., A novel oxygen carrier "YQ23" suppresses the liver tumor metastasis by decreasing circulating endothelial progenitor cells and regulatory T cells, BMC Cancer. 2014, 14(1): 293.
Li C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Geng W., Qi X., Cheng Q., Chung S.K., Lo C.M. and Man K., The inhibition of aldose reductase attenuates hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury through reducing inflammatory response, Annals of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-20.
Ling C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Geng W., Xiao J., LIU H., LI C., Liu X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., QI X., Yu J., Wong N., Zhai Y., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., Post-transplant endothelial progenitor cell mobilization via CXCL10/CXCR3 signaling promotes liver tumor growth, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 60(1): 103-109.
Ma Y.Y., Li C., Geng W., Ng K.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., The roles of IP10 in liver regeneration and tissue repair are cell type dependent, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Ng K.T.P., Lo C.M., Guo D.Y., Qi X., Li C., Geng W., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Yeung W.H., Shao Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Man K., Identification of transmembrane protein 98 as a novel chemoresistance-conferring gene in hepatocellular carcinoma, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 2014, 13(5): 1285-1297.
Tsang F.H.F., Chow P.C., Ma Y.Y., Man K., Cheng L.C. and Cheung Y.F., Apoptosis of cardiomyocytes in children with right ventricular pressure overload with and without hypoxemia, J Card Surg. 2014, 1-6 (doi:10.1111/jocs.12337).


Researcher : Ma WK

List of Research Outputs

Chan C.K., Chan M.T.Y., Ma W.K., Chu P.S.K., Cheung F.K. and Man C.W., Preliminary result on the prospective serum prostate specific anatigen (PSA) and testosterone monitoring in patients requiring hormonal treatment by Degarelix (Firmagon®) injection or surgical castration for prostate cancer (Abstract), British Journal of Urology International. 2014, 113(Suppl. 1): 14.
Chan K.W., Tsu H.L.J., Ma W.K., Fan C.F., Leung A.K.C., Ip C.H., Kan W.M., Cheung F.K., Chan W.H., Au W.H. and Yiu M.K., Role of cytoreductive nephrectomy (CRN) for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) in the era of targeted therapy (TKI): experience from three Hong Kong tertiary centres (Abstract), British Journal of Urology International. 2014, 113(Suppl. 1): 2.
Chan K.W., Tsu H.L.J., Ma W.K., Kan C.F., Leung A.K.C., Ip C.H., Kan W.M., Cheung F.K., Chan W.H., Au W.H. and Yiu M.K., Role of cytoreductive nephrectomy (CRN) for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) in the era of targeted therapy (TKI): experience from three Hong Kong tertiary centres (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Ip C.H., Lam Y.C., Ma W.K., Chiu Y., Chu T.Y., Ho K.L. and Cheung F.K., The innovative use of Floseal® can reduce the incidence of post-renal transplant symptomatic lymphoceles (Abstract), British Journal of Urology International. 2014, 113(Suppl. 1): 3.
Ma W.K., Ng C.M., Ip C.H., Tsang C.F., Cheung F.K. and Yiu M.K., Evaluation of sexual function after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RaLRP) in sexually active patients (Abstract), British Journal of Urology International. 2014, 113(Suppl. 1): 7-8.
Ma W.K., Ng C.M., Ip C.H., Tsang C.F., Cheung F.K. and Yiu M.K., Evaluation of sexual function after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RaLRP) in sexually active patients (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Ng M.W., Ma W.K., Ip C.H., Ho K.L., Chiu Y., Lam Y.C. and Cheung F.K., Outcome of arteriovenous fistula and the predictors of failure in Chinese hemodialysis patients (Abstract), British Journal of Urology International. 2014, 113(Suppl. 1): 2-3.
Poon V.Y.K., Ma W.K. and Cheung F.K., Oncological outcome and prognostic factors after nephroureterectomy (NU) or segmental ureterectomy (SU) or upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma (UUT-TCC) (Abstract), British Journal of Urology International. 2014, 113(Suppl. 1): 10.


Researcher : Ma YY

List of Research Outputs

Geng W., Lo C.M., Qi X., Li C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Ma Y.Y. and Man K., The role of RAP1 in graft injury induced Cisplatin resistance after liver transplantation, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
LIU H., Man K., LI C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Geng W., Qi X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., LIU J., Li X., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., NLRP3 inflammasome regulated by telomere-independent repressor activator protein1 (RAP1) induced graft injury after LDLT, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Li C., Wong B.L., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Shao Y., Geng W., Qi X., Lau S.H., Kwok S.Y., Wei N., Tzang F.C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Lo C.M. and Man K., A novel oxygen carrier "YQ23" suppresses the liver tumor metastasis by decreasing circulating endothelial progenitor cells and regulatory T cells, BMC Cancer. 2014, 14(1): 293.
Li C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Geng W., Qi X., Cheng Q., Chung S.K., Lo C.M. and Man K., The inhibition of aldose reductase attenuates hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury through reducing inflammatory response, Annals of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-20.
Ling C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Geng W., Xiao J., LIU H., LI C., Liu X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., QI X., Yu J., Wong N., Zhai Y., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., Post-transplant endothelial progenitor cell mobilization via CXCL10/CXCR3 signaling promotes liver tumor growth, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 60(1): 103-109.
Ma Y.Y., Li C., Geng W., Ng K.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., The roles of IP10 in liver regeneration and tissue repair are cell type dependent, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Ng K.T.P., Lo C.M., Guo D.Y., Qi X., Li C., Geng W., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Yeung W.H., Shao Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Man K., Identification of transmembrane protein 98 as a novel chemoresistance-conferring gene in hepatocellular carcinoma, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 2014, 13(5): 1285-1297.
Tsang F.H.F., Chow P.C., Ma Y.Y., Man K., Cheng L.C. and Cheung Y.F., Apoptosis of cardiomyocytes in children with right ventricular pressure overload with and without hypoxemia, J Card Surg. 2014, 1-6 (doi:10.1111/jocs.12337).


Researcher : Man K

Project Title:The circulating endothelial progenitor cells mobilized by surgical stress - the potential of tissue repair and the risk of tumor recurrence
Investigator(s):Man K, Lo CM
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2012


Project Title:Circulating protein marker for predicting and preventing tumor recurrence after liver tansplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma patients (ITS/003/11)
Investigator(s):Man K, Ng KTP, Liu X, Lo CM
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Innovation and Technology Fund Internship Programme
Start Date:01/2012


Project Title:Distinct liver regeneration pattern and molecular mechanism of marginal grafts after transplantation
Investigator(s):Man K, Lo CM, Liu X
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2012
Completion Date:05/2014


Project Title:The role of Aldose Reductase on hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury
Investigator(s):Man K, Chung SK, Lo CM
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2013


Project Title:13th TTS Basic Science Symposium & 3rd ESOT Basic Science Meeting; Regulating B cells mobilized by acute phase graft injury promoted tumor recurrence after liver transplantation for liver cancer
Investigator(s):Man K
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:11/2013
Completion Date:11/2013


Project Title:Role of human cytomegalovirus-triggered immune response in graft injury after living donor liver transplantation
Investigator(s):Man K, Liu X, Chen Z, Cheung KLA, Chan SC, Lo CM
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:03/2014


Project Title:The role of alternative-activated macrophages (M2 macrophages) on tumor growth and metastasis in hepatocellular carcinoma
Investigator(s):Man K, Liu X, Lo CM
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:04/2014


Project Title:The role of TLR-4 on liver graft injury
Investigator(s):Man K, Liu X, Lo CM
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2014


List of Research Outputs

Au C.H.V., TSANG F.H., Man K., Fan S.T., Poon R.T.P. and Lee N.P.Y., Expression of ankyrin repeat and SOCS box containing 4 (ASB4) confers migration and invasion properties of hepatocellular carcinoma cells, BioScience Trends. 2014, 8(2): 101-110.
Chen K., Man K., Metselaar H.J., Janssen H.L., Peppelenbosch M.P. and Pan Q., Rationale of personalized immunosuppressive medication for hepatocellular carcinoma patients after liver transplantation, Liver Transplantation. 2014, 20(3): 261-269.
Chen M., Cui Y.K., Huang W.H., Man K. and Zhang G.J., Phosphorylation of estrogen receptor α at serine 118 is correlated with breast cancer resistance to tamoxifen, Oncology Letters. 2013, 6(1): 118-124.
Cheng Q., Ng K.T.P., Xu A., Li C., Liu X., Guo D., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Man K., The Roles of Lipocalin-2 in Small-for-Size Fatty Liver Graft Injury, Ann Surg. 2013, Epub ahead of print.
Cheng Q., Ng K.T.P., Xu A., Li C., Liu X., Guo D.Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Man K., The roles of lipocalin-2 in small-for-size fatty liver graft injury, Annals of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-12-26.
Geng W., Lo C.M., Qi X., Li C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Ma Y.Y. and Man K., The role of RAP1 in graft injury induced Cisplatin resistance after liver transplantation, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Hou J., Zhou Y., Zhang Y., Fan J., Zhou W., Ng I.O.L., Sun H., Qin L., Qiu S., Lee M.F., Lo C.M., Man K. and Cao X., Hepatic RIG-I predicts survival and interferon-α therapeutic response in hepatocellular carcinoma, Cancer Cell. 2014, 25(1): 49-63.
LIU H., Man K., LI C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Geng W., Qi X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., LIU J., Li X., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., NLRP3 inflammasome regulated by telomere-independent repressor activator protein1 (RAP1) induced graft injury after LDLT, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Li C., Wong B.L., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Shao Y., Geng W., Qi X., Lau S.H., Kwok S.Y., Wei N., Tzang F.C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Lo C.M. and Man K., A novel oxygen carrier "YQ23" suppresses the liver tumor metastasis by decreasing circulating endothelial progenitor cells and regulatory T cells, BMC Cancer. 2014, 14(1): 293.
Li C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Geng W., Qi X., Cheng Q., Chung S.K., Lo C.M. and Man K., The inhibition of aldose reductase attenuates hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury through reducing inflammatory response, Annals of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-20.
Ling C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Geng W., Xiao J., LIU H., LI C., Liu X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., QI X., Yu J., Wong N., Zhai Y., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., Post-transplant endothelial progenitor cell mobilization via CXCL10/CXCR3 signaling promotes liver tumor growth, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 60(1): 103-109.
Lo C.M., Man K., Lee N.P.Y. and Ng K.T.P., 自然科學獎一等獎, 國家教育部2013年度高等學校科學研究優秀成果獎(科學技術), 2013.
Ma Y.Y., Li C., Geng W., Ng K.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., The roles of IP10 in liver regeneration and tissue repair are cell type dependent, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Man K., Application of in vivo animal imaging in cancer research, Faculty Core Facility Symposium, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, 13 January 2014. 2014.
Man K., Clinical, translational and basic research for liver graft injury, 2013 Chinese Transplant Congress, Hangzhou, China, 1-3 November 2013. 2013.
Man K., Deputy Editor (Basic Science), Transplantation. 2014.
Man K., Editor-in-Chief, Tribune (Newsletter of The Transplantation Society). 2014.
Man K., Editorial Board Member, Current Gene Therapy. 2014.
Man K., Enhancement of cisplatin-based TACE by a hemoglobin-based oxygencarrier in an orthotopic rat HCC model, The 14th International Symposium on Blood Substitutes and Oxygen Therapeutics, Chengdu, China, 18-21 October 2013. 2013.
Man K., Inflammation and cancer progression, Shantou University, Shantou, China, 10 April 2014. 2014.
Man K., International TTS Basic Science Mentor Award, XIII TTS Basic Science Symposium, Paris, France, 7-9 November 2013. 2013.
Man K., LI C., Ng K.T.P. and Lo C.M., Knockout of telomere-independent Rap1 attenuates hepatic ischemia reperfusion injury by suppressing neutrophil activation, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Man K., Liver cancer recurrence after living donor liver transplantation, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 13-15 March 2014. 2014.
Man K., Liver transplantation for liver cancer, The 1st Translational Science Workshop of the International Liver Transplantation Society, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 6-8 March 2014. 2014.
Man K., Liver transplantation – inflammation and cancer recurrence, The 1st Translational Science Symposium of the International Liver Transplantation Society, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 6-8 March 2014. 2014.
Man K., Liver transplantation – translational and basic research, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 13 March 2014. 2014.
Man K., Member, Organizing Committee for Pre-meeting Symposium of 2014 World Transplant Congress, San Francisco, U.S.A., 26-31 July 2014. 2014.
Man K., Member, Organizing Committee for the 1st Translational Science Symposium of International Liver Transplantation Society, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 6-8 March 2014. 2014.
Man K., Project design and risk assesment, 2013 Chinese Transplant Congress, Hangzhou, China, 1-3 November 2013. 2013.
Man K., Regulatign B cells and liver cancer, The 2rd International Symposium of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, Chengdu, China, 16-21 August 2013. 2013.
Man K., Session Chair of “Biomarkers”, Basic Science Symposium of The Transplantation Society, Paris, France, 7-9 November 2013. 2013.
Man K., Session Chair, Concurrent Oral Abstract Session: Graft Injury/Liver Immunology, International Liver Transplantation Society 2013 Congress, Sydney, Australia, 12-15 June 2013. 2014.
Man K., Session Chair, The 1st Translational Science Symposium of International Liver Transplantation Society, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 6-8 March 2014. 2014.
Man K., Vice President, Hong Kong Scientist Association. 2013.
Ng K.T.P., Lo C.M., Guo D.Y., Qi X., Li C., Geng W., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Yeung W.H., Shao Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Man K., Identification of transmembrane protein 98 as a novel chemoresistance-conferring gene in hepatocellular carcinoma, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 2014, 13(5): 1285-1297.
Tong D.K.H., LAI K.Y., Chan K.T., Lee N.P.Y., Man K. and Law S.Y.K., Comparison of effects of sleeve gastrectomy, duodenal-jejunal bypass and ileal transposition for the treatment of type II diabetes (Abstract), SSAT Poster Session (8215), Stomach: Basic (I), The 55th Annual Meeting of The Society For Surgey of The Alimentary Tract, DDW2014, Chicago, U.S.A., 2-6 May 2014.
Tsang F.H.F., Chow P.C., Ma Y.Y., Man K., Cheng L.C. and Cheung Y.F., Apoptosis of cardiomyocytes in children with right ventricular pressure overload with and without hypoxemia, J Card Surg. 2014, 1-6 (doi:10.1111/jocs.12337).
Wang J., Zhao J., Chu E.S. and Man K., Inhibitory role of Smad7 in hepatocarcinogenesis in mice and in vitro, The Journal of Pathology. 2013, 230(4): 441-452.
Wang N., Zhu M., Tsao G.S.W., Man K., Zhang Z. and Feng Y., MiR-23a-mediated inhibition of topoisomerase 1 expression potentiates cell response to etoposide in human hepatocellular carcinoma, Molecular Cancer. Elsevier, 2013, 12(1):119.: doi: 10.1186/1476-4598-12-119.
Ye D., Wang Y., Li H., Jia W., Man K., Lo C.M., Wang Y., Lam K.S.L. and Xu A., Fibroblast growth factor 21 protects against acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity by potentiating peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor coactivator protein-1α-mediated antioxidant capacity in mice, Hepatology. 2014, Epub on 2014-02-06.
Zhou I.Y., Gao D.S., Chow A.M.K., Fan S., Cheung M.M.H., Ling C., Liu X., Cao P., Guo H., Man K. and Wu E.X., Effect of diffusion time on liver DWI: An experimental study of normal and fibrotic livers, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 2013, Epub on 2013-11-20.


Researcher : Miao X

List of Research Outputs

CHENG G., Tang S.M., Wong H.M.E., Cheng W.C., So M.T., Miao X., ZHANG R., CUI L., Liu X., Ngan E.S.W., Lui V.C.H., Chung H.Y., Chan I.H.Y., Liu J.C., Zhong W., Xia H.M., Yu J.K., Qiu X., Wu X.Z., Wang B., Dong X., Tou J.F., Huang L.M., Yi B., Ren H.X., Chan E.K.W., Ye K., O'Reilly P.F., Wong K.K.Y., Sham P.C., Cherny S.S., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Common genetic variants regulating ADD3 gene expression alter biliary atresia risk, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 59(6): 1285-1291.


Researcher : Ming X

List of Research Outputs

Wang X., Ng R.K., Ming X., Zhang W., Chen L., Chu A.C.Y., Pang R.W.C., Lo C.M., Tsao G.S.W., Liu X., Poon R.T.P. and Fan S.T., Epigenetic regulation of pluripotent genes mediates stem cell features in human hepatocellular carcinoma and cancer cell lines, PLoS One. 2013, 8(9): e72435.
Wang X., Chan K.K., Ming X., Lui V.C.H., Poon R.Y.C., Lo C.M., Norbury C. and Poon R.T.P., G1 checkpoint establishment in vivo during embryonic liver development, BMC Developmental Biology. 2014, 14: 23.


Researcher : NG CL

List of Research Outputs

Miyagawa S., Harada M., Matsumaru D., Tanaka K., Inoue C., Nakahara C., Haraguchi R., Matsushita S., Suzuki K., Nakagata N., NG C.L., Akita K., Lui V.C.H. and Yamada G., Disruption of the temporally regulated cloaca endodermal B-catenin signaling causes anorectal malformations, Cell Death and Differentiation. 2014, 21(6): 990-997.
NG C.L., Matsumaru D., HO S.H., Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Yuan Z.W., Smith D., Kodjabachian L., Tam P.K.H., Yamada G. and Lui V.C.H., Dysregulation of Wnt inhibitory factor 1 (Wif1) expression resulted in aberrant Wnt-B-catenin signaling and cell death of the cloaca endoderm, and anorectal malformations, Cell Death and Differentiation. 2014, 21(6): 978-989.
WONG H.M.E., NG C.L., Lui V.C.H., So M.T., Cherny S.S., Sham P.C., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Gene network analysis of candidate loci for human anorectal malformations. , PLoS One . 2013, 8(8): e69142.


Researcher : Ng ATL

List of Research Outputs

Lai T.C.T., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., How have we treated pathological T1(pT1) prostate cancer (CaP) in recent 10 years? (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Ng A.T.L., Erectile dysfunction: an under-recognised condition in Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Medical Diary. 2014, 19(1): 22-24.
Teoh J.Y., Wong K.W., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Outcome of local Chinese men undergoing primary androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Tsang C.F., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Comparative analysis of three risk assessment models for prostate cancer in the Hong Kong Chinese population (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Tsang C.F., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Pathological outcomes of Hong Kong Chinese patients with low risk prostate cancer eligible for active surveillance undergoing radical prostatectomy: comparison of six different protocols (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Tsang C.F., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong E.M.H., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy using a laparoscopic kidney clamp and self-retaining barbed suture without hilar clamping, Surgical Practice. 2013, 17(4): 178-179.
Wong C.W.Y., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Iatrogenic ureteral injuries: a 20-year retrospective review in a university teaching hospital (Poster Presentation), The RCSEd and The CSHK Conjoint Scientific Congress, Hong Kong, 20-21 September 2013 / Surgical Practice. 2013, 17(Suppl 2): B30.
Wong W.Y., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Iatrogenic ureteral injuries: a 20-year retrospective review in a University teaching hospital (Moderated Poster Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.


Researcher : Ng EKO

Project Title:Differential expression of tumor-derived exosomal microRNAs from the plasma of breast cancer patients: A potential biomarker for breast cancer screening
Investigator(s):Ng EKO, Kwong A, Suen TKD
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:The Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society (HKACS) - General Award
Start Date:10/2009


List of Research Outputs

Kwong A., Leung P.H.C., Shin V.Y. and Ng E.K.O., No evidence of human papillomavirus in patients with breast cancer in Hong Kong, Southern China, International Scholarly Research Notices Virology. 2013, 2013.
Ng E.K.O., Ng R., Shin V.Y., Siu J.M.T., Ma E.S.K. and Kwong A., MicroRNA-143 is downregulated in breast cancer and regulates DNA methyltransferases 3A in breast cancer cells, Tumor Biology. 2014, 35(3): 2591-2598.


Researcher : Ng KB

List of Research Outputs

Ng K.B., Leung G.K.K., Johnston J.M. and Cowling B.J., Factors affecting implementation of accreditation programmes and the impact of the accreditation process on quality improvement in hospitals: a SWOT analysis, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2013, 19(5): 434-446.


Researcher : Ng KO

Project Title:Differential expression of tumor-derived exosomal microRNAs from the plasma of breast cancer patients: A potential biomarker for breast cancer screening
Investigator(s):Ng EKO, Kwong A, Suen TKD
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:The Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society (HKACS) - General Award
Start Date:10/2009


List of Research Outputs



Researcher : Ng KTP

Project Title:Identification of molecular targets to overcome drug resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma
Investigator(s):Ng KTP, Man K
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:03/2012
Completion Date:11/2013


Project Title:Clinical significance and functional roles of transmembrane protein 98 in chemoresistance of hepatocellular carcinoma
Investigator(s):Ng KTP, Man K
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2013


Project Title:Identification of metastasis-associated targets in hepatocellular carcinoma
Investigator(s):Ng KTP, Man K
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2014


List of Research Outputs

Cheng Q., Ng K.T.P., Xu A., Li C., Liu X., Guo D., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Man K., The Roles of Lipocalin-2 in Small-for-Size Fatty Liver Graft Injury, Ann Surg. 2013, Epub ahead of print.
Cheng Q., Ng K.T.P., Xu A., Li C., Liu X., Guo D.Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Man K., The roles of lipocalin-2 in small-for-size fatty liver graft injury, Annals of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-12-26.
Geng W., Lo C.M., Qi X., Li C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Ma Y.Y. and Man K., The role of RAP1 in graft injury induced Cisplatin resistance after liver transplantation, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
LIU H., Man K., LI C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Geng W., Qi X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., LIU J., Li X., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., NLRP3 inflammasome regulated by telomere-independent repressor activator protein1 (RAP1) induced graft injury after LDLT, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Li C., Wong B.L., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Shao Y., Geng W., Qi X., Lau S.H., Kwok S.Y., Wei N., Tzang F.C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Lo C.M. and Man K., A novel oxygen carrier "YQ23" suppresses the liver tumor metastasis by decreasing circulating endothelial progenitor cells and regulatory T cells, BMC Cancer. 2014, 14(1): 293.
Li C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Geng W., Qi X., Cheng Q., Chung S.K., Lo C.M. and Man K., The inhibition of aldose reductase attenuates hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury through reducing inflammatory response, Annals of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-20.
Ling C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Geng W., Xiao J., LIU H., LI C., Liu X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., QI X., Yu J., Wong N., Zhai Y., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., Post-transplant endothelial progenitor cell mobilization via CXCL10/CXCR3 signaling promotes liver tumor growth, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 60(1): 103-109.
Lo C.M., Man K., Lee N.P.Y. and Ng K.T.P., 自然科學獎一等獎, 國家教育部2013年度高等學校科學研究優秀成果獎(科學技術), 2013.
Ma Y.Y., Li C., Geng W., Ng K.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., The roles of IP10 in liver regeneration and tissue repair are cell type dependent, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Man K., LI C., Ng K.T.P. and Lo C.M., Knockout of telomere-independent Rap1 attenuates hepatic ischemia reperfusion injury by suppressing neutrophil activation, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Ng K.T.P., Lo C.M., Guo D.Y., Qi X., Li C., Geng W., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Yeung W.H., Shao Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Man K., Identification of transmembrane protein 98 as a novel chemoresistance-conferring gene in hepatocellular carcinoma, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 2014, 13(5): 1285-1297.


Researcher : Ng L

Project Title:Functional characterization of Slit3 overexpression and its potential use as a prognostic marker in hepatocellular carcinoma
Investigator(s):Ng L, Poon RTP
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:12/2012
Completion Date:05/2014


List of Research Outputs

Chow K.M., Ng L., Lam S.C., WONG K.M., Wan T.M.H., Cheng S.M., Yau T.C.C., Poon R.T.P. and Pang R.W.C., The enhanced metastatic potential of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells with sorafenib resistance, PLoS One. 2013, 8(11): e78675.
Lam C.S.C., Cheung A.H., Wong S.K., Wan T.M.H., Ng L., Chow A.K., Cheng N.S., Pak C.H., Li H.S., Man J.H., Yau T.C.C., Lo O.S.H., Poon T.C.J., Pang R.W.C. and Law W.L., Prognostic significance of CD26 in patients with colorectal cancer, PLoS One. 2014, 28;9(5): e98582.


Researcher : Ng NP

List of Research Outputs

Lam C.T., Yang Z., Lau J.C.S., Ng N.P., Yu W.C., Ho D.W.Y. and Fan S.T., Identification of essential genes for the development of Hepatitis B virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma, The American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2014, San Diego, California, U.S.A., April 5-9, 2014.


Researcher : Ng TP

Project Title:Identification of molecular targets to overcome drug resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma
Investigator(s):Ng KTP, Man K
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:03/2012
Completion Date:11/2013


Project Title:Clinical significance and functional roles of transmembrane protein 98 in chemoresistance of hepatocellular carcinoma
Investigator(s):Ng KTP, Man K
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2013


Project Title:Identification of metastasis-associated targets in hepatocellular carcinoma
Investigator(s):Ng KTP, Man K
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2014


List of Research Outputs



Researcher : Ng WM

List of Research Outputs

Ho C.W.A., Chan Y.W., Ng W.M., Ho W.K. and Wei W.I., Stenting of the eustachian tube to prevent otitis media with effusion after maxillary swing approach nasopharyngectomy, Laryngoscope. 2013, 124(1): 139-144.


Researcher : Ngan ESW

Project Title:Premature gliogenesis of enteric neural crest cells induced by aberrant Sonic hedgehog-Notch signalling: a cause of Hirschsprung disease?
Investigator(s):Ngan ESW, Garcia-Barcelo MM, Tam PKH, Wong KKY
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:10/2010
Completion Date:09/2013


Project Title:Roles of c-KIT expressing cells in neuroblastoma heterogeneity
Investigator(s):Ngan ESW
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2012
Completion Date:04/2014


Project Title:Gli and Sox10 interaction in enteric neural crest cell lineage determination
Investigator(s):Ngan ESW
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2013


Project Title:Potential use of patient specific induced-pluriopotent stem cell (iPSC) to define genetic lesions contributing to the disease phenotypes of syndromic Hirschsprung (HSCR)
Investigator(s):Ngan ESW, Tam PKH, Garcia-Barcelo MM
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:01/2014


Project Title:12th annual meeting of International Society for Stem Cell Research ; SELF-RENEWAL OF A DE NOVO POPULATION OF C-KIT+ CELLS CONFERS A SUSTAINABLE GROWTH OF NEUROBLASTOMA
Investigator(s):Ngan ESW
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2014


Project Title:Coordinated action of Sufu, Gli and Sox10 in Hedgehog mediated gliogenesis of enteric neural crest cells
Investigator(s):Ngan ESW
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2014


List of Research Outputs

CHENG G., Tang S.M., Wong H.M.E., Cheng W.C., So M.T., Miao X., ZHANG R., CUI L., Liu X., Ngan E.S.W., Lui V.C.H., Chung H.Y., Chan I.H.Y., Liu J.C., Zhong W., Xia H.M., Yu J.K., Qiu X., Wu X.Z., Wang B., Dong X., Tou J.F., Huang L.M., Yi B., Ren H.X., Chan E.K.W., Ye K., O'Reilly P.F., Wong K.K.Y., Sham P.C., Cherny S.S., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Common genetic variants regulating ADD3 gene expression alter biliary atresia risk, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 59(6): 1285-1291.
LIU A., Lau C.S.T., WONG K.L., Briscoe J., Hui C.C. and Ngan E.S.W., Dysregulation of Gli signaling underlies defective enteric nervous system development [poster], The 12th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, Vancouver, Canada, 18-21 June 2014.
LIU A. and Ngan E.S.W., Hedgehog and notch signaling in enteric nervous system development, Neurosignals. 2013, 22(1): 1-13.
Lau C.S.T., Hansford L.M., Chan W.K., Chan G.C.F., Wan T.S.K., Wong K.K.Y., Kaplan D.R., Tam P.K.H. and Ngan E.S.W., Prokineticin signaling is required for the maintenance of a de novo population of c-KIT positive cells to sustain neuroblastoma progression, Oncogene. 2014.
Lau C.S.T., Hansford L.M., Kaplan D.R. and Ngan E.S.W., Self-renewal of a de novo population of c-KIT+ cells confers a sustainable growth of neuroblastoma [poster], The 12th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, Vancouver, Canada, 18-21 June 2014.
Ngan E.S.W., Prokineticin signaling and de novo population of c-KIT expressing cells in neuroblastoma progression [Invited lecture], 72nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Cancer Association, Yokohama, Japan, 3-5 October 2013. 2013.
YUNG S.Y.J., Tse H.F., Tam P.K.H. and Ngan E.S.W., A patient-specific iPSC model for studying the pathophysiology of Hirschsprung's disease [poster], The 12th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, Vancouver, Canada, 18-21 June 2014.


Researcher : PENG J

List of Research Outputs

Xiao H.T., Lin C.Y., Ho H.H., PENG J., Chen Y., Tsang S.W., Wong M., Zhang X.J., Zhang M. and Bian Z.X., Inhibitory Effect of the Gallotannin Corilagin on Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Murine Ulcerative Colitis, Journal of Natural Products. 2013, 76: 2120-2125.
Zhang S., LIU X., Wang H.L., PENG J. and Wong K.K.Y., Silver nanoparticle-coated suture effectively reduces inflammation and improves mechanical strength at intestinal anastomosis in mice, Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2014, 49(4): 606-613.


Researcher : Pak CH

List of Research Outputs

Lam C.S.C., Cheung A.H., Wong S.K., Wan T.M.H., Ng L., Chow A.K., Cheng N.S., Pak C.H., Li H.S., Man J.H., Yau T.C.C., Lo O.S.H., Poon T.C.J., Pang R.W.C. and Law W.L., Prognostic significance of CD26 in patients with colorectal cancer, PLoS One. 2014, 28;9(5): e98582.


Researcher : Pang RWC

Project Title:Study of a novel role of Pin1 in regulating invasiveness and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma via Rho signaling
Investigator(s):Pang RWC, Kwong YL, Tse EWC
Department:Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2010


Project Title:A study on the functional role of a novel focal adhesion protein Actopaxin and its potential regulation by Pin1 in hepatocellular carcinoma
Investigator(s):Pang RWC
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2012


List of Research Outputs

Chan A.C.Y., Pang R.W.C. and Poon R.T.P., Simplifying the ALPPS procedure by the anterior approach, Annals of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-05-23.
Chow K.M., Ng L., Lam S.C., WONG K.M., Wan T.M.H., Cheng S.M., Yau T.C.C., Poon R.T.P. and Pang R.W.C., The enhanced metastatic potential of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells with sorafenib resistance, PLoS One. 2013, 8(11): e78675.
Lam C.S.C., Cheung A.H., Wong S.K., Wan T.M.H., Ng L., Chow A.K., Cheng N.S., Pak C.H., Li H.S., Man J.H., Yau T.C.C., Lo O.S.H., Poon T.C.J., Pang R.W.C. and Law W.L., Prognostic significance of CD26 in patients with colorectal cancer, PLoS One. 2014, 28;9(5): e98582.
Wang X., Ng R.K., Ming X., Zhang W., Chen L., Chu A.C.Y., Pang R.W.C., Lo C.M., Tsao G.S.W., Liu X., Poon R.T.P. and Fan S.T., Epigenetic regulation of pluripotent genes mediates stem cell features in human hepatocellular carcinoma and cancer cell lines, PLoS One. 2013, 8(9): e72435.


Researcher : Patil NG

Project Title:Audit of deaths and complications in surgical patients admitted to university surgical unit
Investigator(s):Patil NG
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:01/1992


Project Title:Risk factors for inguinal hernia in adults: a case-control study
Investigator(s):Patil NG, Lau H
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:11/2002


List of Research Outputs

Leung G.K.K., Ang S.B.L., Lau T.C., Neo H.J., Patil N.G. and Ti L.K., Patient safety culture among medical students in Singapore and Hong Kong, Singapore Medical Journal. 2013, 54(9): 501-5.


Researcher : Poon RTP

Project Title:American Association for Cancer Research 96th Annual Meeting Blockade of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Receptor Enhances the Therapeutic Efficacy of Hypoxia and Chemotherapy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Investigator(s):Poon RTP
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:04/2005


Project Title:Training courses on radiofrequency ablation for liver cancers
Investigator(s):Poon RTP, Fan ST, Lam CM, Tso WK
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:01/2006


Project Title:Prospective randomized trial of radiofrequency ablation combined with transarterial chemoembolization versus radiofrequency ablation alone for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma
Investigator(s):Poon RTP
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Hospital Authority - General Award
Start Date:01/2007


Project Title:Outstanding Researcher Award 2006-2007
Investigator(s):Poon RTP
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Outstanding Researcher Award
Start Date:11/2007


Project Title:The significance of microRNAs in regulating the metastatic phenotype of CD26+ Cancer Stem Cells in Colorectal Liver Metastasis.
Investigator(s):Poon RTP, Pang RWC
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2012


Project Title:A Phase II study of the safety and efficacy of PEG-BCT-100 combined with capecitabine/oxaliplatin in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (Part I)
Investigator(s):Poon RTP
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Matching Grant for Joint Research
Start Date:04/2014


List of Research Outputs

Au C.H.V., TSANG F.H., Man K., Fan S.T., Poon R.T.P. and Lee N.P.Y., Expression of ankyrin repeat and SOCS box containing 4 (ASB4) confers migration and invasion properties of hepatocellular carcinoma cells, BioScience Trends. 2014, 8(2): 101-110.
Borger D.R., Goyal L., Yau T.C.C., Poon R.T.P., Ancukiewicz M., Deshpande V., Christiani D.C., Liebman H.M., Yang H., Kim H., Yen K., Faris J.E., Iafrate A.J., Kwak E.L., Clark J.W., Allen J.N., Blaszkowsky L.S., Murphy J.E., Saha S.K., Hong T.S., Wo J.Y., Ferrone C.R., Tanabe K.K., Bardeesy N., Straley K.S., Agresta S., Schenkein D.P., Ellisen L.W., Ryan D.P. and Zhu A.X., Circulating oncometabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate is a potential surrogate biomarker in patients with isocitrate dehydrogenase-mutant intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, Clinical Cancer Research. 2014, 20(7): 1884-1890.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Dai W.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., 'Best oral award' Does spontaneous tumor rupture always have an adverse prognostic impact on patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma? , The 11th World Congress of IHPBA 2014.. 2014.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C. and Lo C.M., Does spontaneous tumor rupture always have an adverse prognostic impact on patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma?, The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Seoul, Korea, 22-27 March 2014.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Feasibility of laparoscopic re-resection for patients with recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma, World of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-12-05.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Feasibility of laparoscopic re-resection for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma, The 4th Asia Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Meeting, Busan, Korea, 5-7 July 2013.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Laparoscopic versus open liver resection for elderly patients with malignant liver tumors: a single-center experience, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2014, 29(6): 1279-1283.
Chan A.C.Y. and Poon R.T.P., Portal venous gas and pneumatosis intestinalis in necrotizing pancreatitis, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2013, Epub on 2013-10-18.
Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C. and Lo C.M., Sequential TACE + PVE vs PVE alone before major hepatectomy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomized control trial, 2014 Annual Meeting of the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Miami Beach, U.S.A., 19-23 February 2014.
Chan A.C.Y., Pang R.W.C. and Poon R.T.P., Simplifying the ALPPS procedure by the anterior approach, Annals of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-05-23.
Cheng Q., Ng K.T.P., Xu A., Li C., Liu X., Guo D., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Man K., The Roles of Lipocalin-2 in Small-for-Size Fatty Liver Graft Injury, Ann Surg. 2013, Epub ahead of print.
Cheng Q., Ng K.T.P., Xu A., Li C., Liu X., Guo D.Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Man K., The roles of lipocalin-2 in small-for-size fatty liver graft injury, Annals of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-12-26.
Cheung A.L., Amarapurkar D., Chao Y., Chen P.J., Geschwind J.F., Goh K.L., Han K.H., Kudo M., Lee H.C., Lee R.C., Lesmana L.A., Lim H.Y., Paik S.W., Poon R.T.P., Tan C.K., Tanwandee T., Teng G. and Park J.W., Re-evaluating transarterial chemoembolization for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma: Consensus recommendations and review by an international expert panel, Liver International. 2013, 34(2): 174-183.
Cheung S.T., Leung C.Y.I., Yip C.W., Cheung P.F.Y., Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P. and Fan S.T., Genetic variants regulating ABCB5 expression and associated with liver cancer recurrence (Oral Presentation), Special Meeting on ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) Proteins: From Multidrug Resistance to Genetic Diseases, Innsbruck, Austria, 8-14 March 2014.
Cheung T.T., Ip E.W.K., Poon R.T.P. and Trendell-Smith N., Brunner's gland adenoma: unusual cause of duodenal haemorrhage and obstruction, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2013, 19(5): 460.e1-2.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Does 11c-acetate and 18F FDG PET scan with contrast CT provide the most accurate pathological prediction in HCC patients before liver transplant? – A direct comparison with explants pathology (Poster Presentation), 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., High intensity focused ultrasound ablation for small HCC in patients with cirrhosis (Poster Presentation), The 4th Asia-Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Meeting, Busan, Korea, 5-7 July 2013.
Cheung T.T., Yuen W.K., Poon R.T.P., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Improved anterior hepatic transection for isolated hepatocellular carcinoma in the caudate, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International. 2014, 13(2): 219-222.
Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Dai W.C., Lang H.H.B., Yau T.C.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Long term survival analysis of hepatectomy for neuroendocrine tumour liver metastases, The Scientific World Journal. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-12.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Dai W.C., Yau T.C.C., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Management of spontaneously ruptured hepatocellular carcinomas in the radiofrequency ablation era, PLoS One. 2014, 9(4): e94453.
Cheung T.T., Trendell-Smith N. and Poon R.T.P., Primary perivascular epithelioid cell tumour (PEComa) of the liver, BMJ Case Reports. 2013, 2013: Online publication only.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Reply to "Letter to the Editor concerning the article [Long-term survival analysis of pure laparoscopic versus open hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis: a single-center experience]" (Response to Letter), Annals of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-12-26.
Cheung T.T., Ho C.L., Chen S., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Reply: Underestimated role of 18F-FDG PET for HCC evaluation and promise of 18F-FDG PET/MR imaging in this setting, The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 2013, 54(8): 1511-1512.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Jenkins C.R., Chu S.K.F., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Dai W.C., Yau T.C.C., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Survival analysis of high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy vs. transarterial chemoembolization for unresectable hepatocellular carcinomas, Liver International. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-22.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Yau T.C.C., Liang B. and Lo C.M., Survival analysis of liver resection in patients with neuroendocrine tumour liver metastases (Abstract Presentation), Inaugural Conference of the Asia Pacific Neuroendocrine Tumour Society, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25-27 October 2013.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Survival analysis of pancreaticoduodenectomy with vascular reconstruction (Poster Presentation), The 2013 International Surgical Week, Helsinki, Finland, 25-29 August 2013.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., The effect of RFA on patients with close margin after hepatectomy (Poster Presentation), APASL 2014 (by Asian Pacific Association for The Study of the Liver), Brisbane, Australia, 12-15 March 2014.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., The effect of donor age on liver transplant and graft survival in patients with hepatitis B infection (Poster Presentation), 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Treatment of large HCC by high intensity focused ultrasound therapy, The 4th Asia-Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Meeting, Busan, Korea, 5-7 July 2013.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Treatment of unresectable large HCC by high intensity focused ultrasound therapy in patients with cirrhosis (Poster Presentation), The 7th Annual Conference of the International Liver Cancer Association, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., 13 September 2013.
Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Surgical outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma patients with portal vein tumor thrombosis, World Journal of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-10-17.
Chow K.M., Ng L., Lam S.C., WONG K.M., Wan T.M.H., Cheng S.M., Yau T.C.C., Poon R.T.P. and Pang R.W.C., The enhanced metastatic potential of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells with sorafenib resistance, PLoS One. 2013, 8(11): e78675.
Cohen M.J., Levy I., Barak O., Bloom A.I., Fernández-Ruiz M., Di Maio M., Perrone F., Poon R.T.P., Shouval D., Yau T.C.C. and Shibolet O., Trans-arterial chemo-embolization is safe and effective for elderly advanced hepatocellular carcinoma patients: results from an international database, Liver International. 2014, Epub on 2014-02-10.
Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Sharr W.W., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Fung J.Y.Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Good longterm survival after primary living donor liver transplantation for solitary hepatocellular carcinomas up to 8 cm in diameter, HPB (Oxford). 2014, Epub on 2014-01-28.
FATIMA S., Luk J.M.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lee N.P.Y., Dysregulated expression of dickkopfs for potential detection of hepatocellular carcinoma, Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics. 2014, 14(5): 535-548.
Fernandez-Banet J., Lee N.P.Y., Chan K.T., Gao H., Liu X., Sung W.K., Tan W., Fan S.T., Poon R.T.P., Li S., Ching K., Rejto P.A., Mao M. and Kan Z., Decoding complex patterns of genomic rearrangement in hepatocellular carcinoma, Genomics. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-21.
Finn R.S., Poon R.T.P., Yau T.C.C., Klümpen H.J., Chen L.T., Kang Y.K., Kim T.Y., Gomez-Martin C., Rodriguez-Lope C., Kunz T., Paquet T., Brandt U., Sellami D. and Bruix J., Phase I study investigating everolimus combined with sorafenib in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 59(6): 1271-1277.
Fung J.Y.Y., Poon R.T.P., Yu W.C., Chan S.C., Chan A.C.Y., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Seto W.K.W., Lo C.M., Lai C.L. and Yuen R.M.F., Use of liver stiffness measurement for liver resection surgery: correlation with indocyanine green clearance testing and post-operative outcome, PLoS One. 2013, 8(8): e72306.
Gallagher T.K., Chan A.C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Outcomes of central bisectionectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma, HPB (Oxford). 2013, 15(7): 529-534.
Hung I.F.N., Wong D.K.H., Fong D.Y.T., Chui A.H., Seto W.K.W., Fung J.Y.Y., Yuen J.C.H., Tiu T.M.R.J., Tsoi Y.Y.O., Lai C.L., Poon R.T.P. and Yuen R.M.F., Virological and clinico-pathological factors in predicting recurrence of hepatitis B related hepatocellular carcinoma after surgical resection, Poster presentation at the International Liver Congress™ 2014 – 49th Annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver. Journal of hepatology : the journal of the European Association for the Study of the Liver. 2014, 60(1): S258-9.
Johnson P.J., Qin S., Park J.W. and Poon R.T.P., Brivanib versus sorafenib as first-line therapy in patients with unresectable, advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: results from the randomized phase III BRISK-FL study, Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2013, 31(28): 3517-3524.
LIU M.L., Xu Z., SHEK H.P., Wong K.F., Lee N.P.Y., Poon R.T.P., Chen J. and Luk J.M.C., miR-122 targets pyruvate kinase M2 and affects metabolism of hepatocellular carcinoma, PLoS One. 2014, 9(1): e86872.
Leung C.Y.I., Yip C.W., Cheung P.F.Y., Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Cheung S.T., Genetic polymorphisms of the drug transporter ABCB5 associated with advanced liver cancer, The Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, San Diego, U.S.A., 5-9 April 2014.
Leung D.K.C., Lee V.H.F., Liu K.Y., Luk M.Y., Law W.M., Tso W.K., Wong K.K., Wong K.K., Ma V.W.H., Ng C.Y., Poon R.T.P., Tong C.C. and Leung T.W., Radioembolization with yttrium-90 microspheres for inoperable advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), Hong Kong College of Radiologists 21st Annual Scientific Meeting. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Radiologists, 2013.
Li W., Zeng X., Lee N.P.Y., Poon R.T.P. and Fan S.T., HIVID: an efficient method to detect HBV integration using low coverage sequencing, Genomics. 2013, 102(4): 338-344.
Ling C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Geng W., Xiao J., LIU H., LI C., Liu X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., QI X., Yu J., Wong N., Zhai Y., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., Post-transplant endothelial progenitor cell mobilization via CXCL10/CXCR3 signaling promotes liver tumor growth, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 60(1): 103-109.
Llovet J.M., Decaens T., Raoul J.L. and Poon R.T.P., Brivanib in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma who were intolerant to sorafenib or for whom sorafenib failed: results from the randomized phase III BRISK-PS study, Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2013, 31(28): 3509-3516.
Mazzaferro V., Roayaie S., Poon R.T.P. and Majno P.E., Dissecting EASL/AASLD recommendations with a more careful knife: a comment on "surgical misinterpretation" of the BCLC staging system (Letter to the Editor), Annals of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-12-23.
Ng K.T.P., Lo C.M., Guo D.Y., Qi X., Li C., Geng W., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Yeung W.H., Shao Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Man K., Identification of transmembrane protein 98 as a novel chemoresistance-conferring gene in hepatocellular carcinoma, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 2014, 13(5): 1285-1297.
Poon R.T.P., Current phase 1 and 2 trials on HCC, Symposium Lecture, International Liver Cancer Association Annual Meeting 2013, Washington DC, U.S.A., 14 September 2013. 2013.
Poon R.T.P., Expanding indications of surgery for HCC (Symposium Lecture), Asia-Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Meeting, Busan, Korea, 6 July 2013. 2013.
Poon R.T.P., Update on management of HBV patients with HCC (State of Art Lecture), Macau Society of Hepatology and Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting, Macau, China, 14 July 2013. 2013.
Poon R.T.P., Updated management of acute pancreatitis (Symposium Lecture), Conjoint Annual Scientific Meeting of Hong Kong College of Surgeons and Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 2013, Hong Kong, China, 21 September 2013. 2013.
TSANG F.H., Au C.H.V., LU W., SHEK H.P., LIU M.L., Luk J.M.C., Fan S.T., Poon R.T.P. and Lee N.P.Y., Prognostic marker microRNA-125b inhibits tumorigenic properties of hepatocellular carcinoma cells via suppressing tumorigenic molecule eIF5A2, Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2014, Epub on 2014-05-09.
Wang X., XIA W., Tsao G. and Poon R.T.P., Cyclin D1 in regulation of HCC cancer stem cells (Abstract), The 12th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, Vancouver, Canada, 18-21 June 2014.
Wang X., Ng R.K., Ming X., Zhang W., Chen L., Chu A.C.Y., Pang R.W.C., Lo C.M., Tsao G.S.W., Liu X., Poon R.T.P. and Fan S.T., Epigenetic regulation of pluripotent genes mediates stem cell features in human hepatocellular carcinoma and cancer cell lines, PLoS One. 2013, 8(9): e72435.
Wang X., Chan K.K., Ming X., Lui V.C.H., Poon R.Y.C., Lo C.M., Norbury C. and Poon R.T.P., G1 checkpoint establishment in vivo during embryonic liver development, BMC Developmental Biology. 2014, 14: 23.
Wang Y., SHEK H.P., Wong K.F., Liu L.X., Zhang X.Q., Yuan Y., Khin E., Hu M.Y., Wang J.H., Poon R.T.P., Hong W., Lee N.P.Y. and Luk J.M.C., Anti-cadherin-17 antibody modulates Beta-catenin signaling and tumorigenicity of hepatocellular carcinoma, PLoS One. 2013, 8(9): e72386.
Wong C.L.T., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Outcomes of liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma with obstructive jaundice (Oral presentation), The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Soeul, Korea, 22-27 March 2014.
Wong C.L.T., Fung J.Y.Y., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Chan A.C.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Post liver transplant hepatitis B booster vaccination in chronic hepatitis B recipients with prior immune response (Poster presentation), Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Wong C.L.T., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Resection of solitary lymph node metastasis for hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy (Poster presentation), The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato- Pancreato-Biliary Association, Seoul, Korea, 22-24 March 2014.
Wong C.L.T., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Treatment strategy to improve long-term survival for hepatocellular carcinoma smaller than 5 cm: major hepatectomy vs minor hepatectomy, World Journal of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-05-15.
Yau T.C.C., TANG Y.F., Yao T., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Poon R.T.P., Development of Hong Kong Liver Cancer Staging System with treatment stratification for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, Gastroenterology. 2014, 146(7): 1691-1700.
Yau T.C.C., Leung R.C.Y., Wong H.Y.H., Chiu J.W.Y., Chan P., Tang Y.F., Cheung T.T., Pang R.W.C., Fan S.T. and Poon R.T.P., Efficacy and safety of single agent sunitinib in treating sorafenib refractory advanced hepatocellular carcinoma patients: a prospective, open-label, phase II study, The 4th Asia-Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Meeting, Busan, Korea, 5-7 July 2013.
ZHANG A., Wong D.K.H., Huang F.Y., Fung J.Y.Y., Seto W.K.W., Poon R.T.P., Lai C.L. and Yuen R.M.F., Characterization of intrahepatic HBV quasispecies genetic variability within the pre-S region in patients with HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma, Liver Meeting, American Association for the Study of Liver Disease. 2013.
Zhu A.X., Borger D.R., Kim Y., Cosgrove D., Ejaz A., Alexandrescu S., Groeschl R.T., Deshpande V., Lindberg J.M., Ferrone C., Sempoux C., Yau T.C.C., Poon R.T.P., Popescu I., Bauer T.W., Gamblin T.C., Gigot J.F., Anders R.A. and Pawlik T.M., Genomic profiling of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: refining prognosis and identifying therapeutic targets, Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2014.


Researcher : Poon TCJ

List of Research Outputs

Chiu J.W.Y., Tang Y.F., Leung R.C.Y., Wong H.Y.H., Chu K.W., Poon T.C.J., Epstein R. and Yau T.C.C., Efficacy and Tolerability of Adjuvant Oral Capecitabine plus Intravenous Oxaliplatin (XELOX) in Asian patients with Colorectal Cancer: 4-Year Analysis, Asia Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 2013, 14: 6585-6590.
LI W.Y., Lam W.W.T., Shun S.C., Lai Y.H., Law W.L., Poon T.C.J. and Fielding R., Psychometric assessment of the Chinese version of the Supportive Care Needs Survey short-form (SCNS-SF34-C) among Hong Kong and Taiwanese Chinese colorectal cancer patients, PLoS One. 2013, 8(10): e75755.
LI W.Y., Lam W.W.T., Law W.L., Poon T.C.J. and Fielding R., Understanding mediation effect of cancer-related rumination between symptom distress and psychological; distress in Chinese Colorectal cancer patients, IPOS 15th World Congress. 2013.
LI W.Y., Lam W.W.T., Law W.L., Poon T.C.J. and Fielding R., Unmet supportive care needs among colorectal cancer patients in Hong Kong (abstract & poster presentation), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 28 September 2013, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, HKCCM, 2013.
Lam C.S.C., Cheung A.H., Wong S.K., Wan T.M.H., Ng L., Chow A.K., Cheng N.S., Pak C.H., Li H.S., Man J.H., Yau T.C.C., Lo O.S.H., Poon T.C.J., Pang R.W.C. and Law W.L., Prognostic significance of CD26 in patients with colorectal cancer, PLoS One. 2014, 28;9(5): e98582.
Poon T.C.J., Carlos Pellegrini Travelling Fellowship, The American College of Surgeons. 2013.
Poon T.C.J., Colonic stenting for obstructive colorectal cancer, Department of Surgery Colorectal Roundtable, The University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A.. 2013.
Poon T.C.J., Yuen S., Foo C.C. and Law W.L., Risk factors for complications after colonic stent insertion for large bowel obstruction, Digestive Disease Week 2014, Chicago, U.S.A., 3-6 May 2014.
Poon T.C.J., Robotic assisted rectal cancer resection, Harkins Surgical Symposium, Department of Surgery, The University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A.. 2013.
Poon T.C.J., Striving for better outcomes in laparoscopic colorectal surgery, 2013 Clinical Congress of American College of Surgeons Washington DC, USA. 2013.
Quereshy F.A., Poon T.C.J. and Law W.L., Long-term outcome of stenting as a bridge to surgery for acute left-sided malignant colonic obstruction, Colorectal Disease. 2014, Epub ahead of print.
Wong C.K.H., Law W.L., Wan Y.F., Poon T.C.J. and Lam C.L.K., Health-related quality of life and risk of colorectal cancer recurrence and All-cause death among advanced stages of colorectal cancer 1-year after diagnosis, BMC Cancer. 2014, 14: 337.


Researcher : Pu KSJ

List of Research Outputs

Li L.F., Tse Y.H., Pu K.S.J. and Lui W.M., Review of surgical outcome of skull base meningioma in a single institute based on ABC surgical risk scale, The 5th World Conference of Intracerebral Hemorrhage & 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society, Hong Kong, China, 2-4 November 2013.
Poon M.T.C., Fung L.H.K., Pu K.S.J. and Leung G.K.K., Outcome of elderly patients undergoing intracranial meningioma resection – a systematic review and meta-analysis, British Journal of Neurosurgery. 2013, Epub ahead of print.
Zhuang T.F. and Pu K.S.J., Demographic and outcome of ependymoma - a single centre study, The 5th World Conference of Intracerebral Hemorrhage & 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society, Hong Kong, China, 2-4 November 2013.


Researcher : QI X

List of Research Outputs

Geng W., Lo C.M., Qi X., Li C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Ma Y.Y. and Man K., The role of RAP1 in graft injury induced Cisplatin resistance after liver transplantation, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
LIU H., Man K., LI C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Geng W., Qi X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., LIU J., Li X., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., NLRP3 inflammasome regulated by telomere-independent repressor activator protein1 (RAP1) induced graft injury after LDLT, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Li C., Wong B.L., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Shao Y., Geng W., Qi X., Lau S.H., Kwok S.Y., Wei N., Tzang F.C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Lo C.M. and Man K., A novel oxygen carrier "YQ23" suppresses the liver tumor metastasis by decreasing circulating endothelial progenitor cells and regulatory T cells, BMC Cancer. 2014, 14(1): 293.
Li C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Geng W., Qi X., Cheng Q., Chung S.K., Lo C.M. and Man K., The inhibition of aldose reductase attenuates hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury through reducing inflammatory response, Annals of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-20.
Ling C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Geng W., Xiao J., LIU H., LI C., Liu X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., QI X., Yu J., Wong N., Zhai Y., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., Post-transplant endothelial progenitor cell mobilization via CXCL10/CXCR3 signaling promotes liver tumor growth, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 60(1): 103-109.
Ng K.T.P., Lo C.M., Guo D.Y., Qi X., Li C., Geng W., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Yeung W.H., Shao Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Man K., Identification of transmembrane protein 98 as a novel chemoresistance-conferring gene in hepatocellular carcinoma, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 2014, 13(5): 1285-1297.


Researcher : Qi X

List of Research Outputs

Geng W., Lo C.M., Qi X., Li C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Ma Y.Y. and Man K., The role of RAP1 in graft injury induced Cisplatin resistance after liver transplantation, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
LIU H., Man K., LI C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Geng W., Qi X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., LIU J., Li X., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., NLRP3 inflammasome regulated by telomere-independent repressor activator protein1 (RAP1) induced graft injury after LDLT, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Li C., Wong B.L., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Shao Y., Geng W., Qi X., Lau S.H., Kwok S.Y., Wei N., Tzang F.C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Lo C.M. and Man K., A novel oxygen carrier "YQ23" suppresses the liver tumor metastasis by decreasing circulating endothelial progenitor cells and regulatory T cells, BMC Cancer. 2014, 14(1): 293.
Li C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Geng W., Qi X., Cheng Q., Chung S.K., Lo C.M. and Man K., The inhibition of aldose reductase attenuates hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury through reducing inflammatory response, Annals of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-20.
Ling C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Geng W., Xiao J., LIU H., LI C., Liu X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., QI X., Yu J., Wong N., Zhai Y., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., Post-transplant endothelial progenitor cell mobilization via CXCL10/CXCR3 signaling promotes liver tumor growth, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 60(1): 103-109.
Ng K.T.P., Lo C.M., Guo D.Y., Qi X., Li C., Geng W., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Yeung W.H., Shao Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Man K., Identification of transmembrane protein 98 as a novel chemoresistance-conferring gene in hepatocellular carcinoma, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 2014, 13(5): 1285-1297.


Researcher : Ren Y

Project Title:XL VIII Annual International Conference of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Investigator(s):Ren Y
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2001


Project Title:Proteomics computational analysis of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Investigator(s):Ren Y, Tam PKH, Peiris JSM, He Q
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:VCO SARS Research Fund
Start Date:07/2003




Researcher : SHEK HP

List of Research Outputs

LIU M.L., Xu Z., SHEK H.P., Wong K.F., Lee N.P.Y., Poon R.T.P., Chen J. and Luk J.M.C., miR-122 targets pyruvate kinase M2 and affects metabolism of hepatocellular carcinoma, PLoS One. 2014, 9(1): e86872.
SHEK H.P., Lai T.C.W., FATIMA S. and Lee N.P.Y., Oncofetal molecules as biomarkers and drug targets for hepatic cancer, In: Lee N.P., Cheng C.Y. and Luk J.M. (eds.), New Advances on Disease Biomarkers and Molecular Targets in Biomedicine. New York, Humana Press, Springer, 2013.
SHEK H.P., Serine peptidase inhibitor, Kazal Type 1 (SPINK1) as a novel effector of Cadherin-17 (CDH17)/beta-catenin axis in hepatocellular carcinoma, Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong. 2014.
TSANG F.H., Au C.H.V., LU W., SHEK H.P., LIU M.L., Luk J.M.C., Fan S.T., Poon R.T.P. and Lee N.P.Y., Prognostic marker microRNA-125b inhibits tumorigenic properties of hepatocellular carcinoma cells via suppressing tumorigenic molecule eIF5A2, Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2014, Epub on 2014-05-09.
Wang Y., SHEK H.P., Wong K.F., Liu L.X., Zhang X.Q., Yuan Y., Khin E., Hu M.Y., Wang J.H., Poon R.T.P., Hong W., Lee N.P.Y. and Luk J.M.C., Anti-cadherin-17 antibody modulates Beta-catenin signaling and tumorigenicity of hepatocellular carcinoma, PLoS One. 2013, 8(9): e72386.


Researcher : Sat EWY

List of Research Outputs

Kam K.M., Cheung M.C.H., Zhu J.J., Cheng W.W., Sat E.W.Y., Tam P.K.H. and Lui V.C.H., Perturbation of Hoxb5 signaling in vagal and trunk neural crest cells causes apoptosis and neurocristopathies in mice, Cell Death & Differentiation. 2013, 21(2): 278-289.


Researcher : Shao Y

List of Research Outputs

Li C., Wong B.L., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Shao Y., Geng W., Qi X., Lau S.H., Kwok S.Y., Wei N., Tzang F.C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Lo C.M. and Man K., A novel oxygen carrier "YQ23" suppresses the liver tumor metastasis by decreasing circulating endothelial progenitor cells and regulatory T cells, BMC Cancer. 2014, 14(1): 293.
Li C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Geng W., Qi X., Cheng Q., Chung S.K., Lo C.M. and Man K., The inhibition of aldose reductase attenuates hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury through reducing inflammatory response, Annals of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-20.
Ling C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Geng W., Xiao J., LIU H., LI C., Liu X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., QI X., Yu J., Wong N., Zhai Y., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., Post-transplant endothelial progenitor cell mobilization via CXCL10/CXCR3 signaling promotes liver tumor growth, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 60(1): 103-109.
Ng K.T.P., Lo C.M., Guo D.Y., Qi X., Li C., Geng W., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Yeung W.H., Shao Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Man K., Identification of transmembrane protein 98 as a novel chemoresistance-conferring gene in hepatocellular carcinoma, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 2014, 13(5): 1285-1297.


Researcher : Sharr WW

List of Research Outputs

Chan S.C., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Perpetuating proficiency in donor right hepatectomy for living donor liver transplantation, Asian Journal of Surgery. 2013, Epub on 2013-11-05.
Chan S.C., Sharr W.W., Chan A.C.Y., Chok K.S.H. and Lo C.M., Rescue living-donor liver transplantation for liver failure following hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma, Liver Cancer. 2013, 2(3-4): 332-337.
Chan S.C., Sharr W.W., Cheung T.T., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Chok K.S.H., Leung K.C. and Lo C.M., Retrohepatic vena cava deroofing in living donor liver transplantation for caudate hepatocellular carcinoma, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International. 2013, 12(5): 552-555.
Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Sharr W.W., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H., Dai W.C. and Lo C.M., Samaritan donor interchange in living donor liver transplantation, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International. 2014, 13(1): 105-109.
Chan S.C., Sharr W.W., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y. and Lo C.M., Wait and transplant for stage 2 hepatocellular carcinoma with deceased-donor liver grafts, Transplantation. 2013, 96(11): 995-999.
Chen C.L., Chan S.C., Sharr W.W. and Lo C.M., Living donor liver transplantation: the Asian perspective, Transplantation. 2014, 97 Suppl 8: S3.
Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Lo C.L.R., Chu S.K.F., Tsang S.H.Y., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W., Fung J.Y.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Pilot study of high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation as a bridging therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma patients wait-listed for liver transplantation, Liver Transplantation. 2014, Epub on 2014-04-18.
Chu K.K.W., Chan S.C., Sharr W.W., Chok K.S.H., Dai W.C. and Lo C.M., Low-volume deceased donor liver transplantation alongside a strong living donor liver transplantation service, World Journal of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-03.
Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Sharr W.W., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Fung J.Y.Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Good longterm survival after primary living donor liver transplantation for solitary hepatocellular carcinomas up to 8 cm in diameter, HPB (Oxford). 2014, Epub on 2014-01-28.
Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Sharr W.W., Chan A.C.Y., Fung J.Y.Y., Wong C.L.T. and Lo C.M., Retransplantation using living-donor right-liver grafts, Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences. 2014, Epub on 2014-02-18.
Fong Y.K., Chan S.C., Cheung T.T., Dai W.C., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W. and Lo C.M., Remnant left liver size and recovery of living right liver donors, Hepatology International. 2013, 7(2): 734-740.
Fung J.Y.Y., Lo C.L.R., Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Sharr W.W., Dai W.C., Cheung T.T., Chan A.C.Y., Wong C.L.T., Ng I.O.L., Yuen R.M.F. and Lo C.M., Histological outcome after liver transplantation for chronic hepatitis B using oral antiviral therapy alone without hepatitis B immune globulin, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. 2014.
Sharr W.W., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., Current status of downstaging of hepatocellular carcinoma before liver transplantation, Transplantation. 2014, 97(Suppl 8): S10-17.
Shih K.C., Sharr W.W. and Tang R.K.T., Right Spontaneous Retrobulbar Hemorrhage After Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatogram (ERCP) in a Patient with Liver Cirrhosis, World Ophthalmology Congress 2014.


Researcher : Shin VY

Project Title:Role of EP2 receptor in the sensitization of platinum-based anticancer drug in gastric cancer
Investigator(s):Shin VY, Chu KM
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:06/2012
Completion Date:12/2013


List of Research Outputs

Kwong A., Shin V.Y. and Ho C.W.J., MIR143 (MicroRNA 143), Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology. 2014, 18(10): 724-727.
Kwong A., Leung P.H.C., Shin V.Y. and Ng E.K.O., No evidence of human papillomavirus in patients with breast cancer in Hong Kong, Southern China, International Scholarly Research Notices Virology. 2013, 2013.
Ng E.K.O., Ng R., Shin V.Y., Siu J.M.T., Ma E.S.K. and Kwong A., MicroRNA-143 is downregulated in breast cancer and regulates DNA methyltransferases 3A in breast cancer cells, Tumor Biology. 2014, 35(3): 2591-2598.


Researcher : Sihoe DLA

List of Research Outputs

Sihoe D.L.A., Hsin M.K.Y. and Yu S.Y.P., Needlescopic video-assisted thoracic surgery pleurodesis for primary pneumothorax, Multimedia Manual of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2014, 2014: mmu012-mmu012.
Yu S.Y.P. and Sihoe D.L.A., Engaging current and potential medical students in clinical research: What they learned and what we learned from them, 2013 Frontiers in Medical and Health Sciences Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 6-7 December 2013.


Researcher : Siu JMT

List of Research Outputs

Ng E.K.O., Ng R., Shin V.Y., Siu J.M.T., Ma E.S.K. and Kwong A., MicroRNA-143 is downregulated in breast cancer and regulates DNA methyltransferases 3A in breast cancer cells, Tumor Biology. 2014, 35(3): 2591-2598.


Researcher : So MT

List of Research Outputs

CHENG G., Tang S.M., Wong H.M.E., Cheng W.C., So M.T., Miao X., ZHANG R., CUI L., Liu X., Ngan E.S.W., Lui V.C.H., Chung H.Y., Chan I.H.Y., Liu J.C., Zhong W., Xia H.M., Yu J.K., Qiu X., Wu X.Z., Wang B., Dong X., Tou J.F., Huang L.M., Yi B., Ren H.X., Chan E.K.W., Ye K., O'Reilly P.F., Wong K.K.Y., Sham P.C., Cherny S.S., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Common genetic variants regulating ADD3 gene expression alter biliary atresia risk, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 59(6): 1285-1291.
PORSCH R.M., Merello E., De Marco P., So M.T., Sham P.C., Tam P.K.H., Cherny S.S., Capra V., Garcia-Barcelo M.M. and Campbell D.D., De novo mutations associated with sporadic cases of caudal regression syndrome, European Conference of Human Genetics, Milan, Italy, 31 May - 3 June 2014.
WONG H.M.E., NG C.L., Lui V.C.H., So M.T., Cherny S.S., Sham P.C., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Gene network analysis of candidate loci for human anorectal malformations. , PLoS One . 2013, 8(8): e69142.
Wong H.M.E., SO H.C., Li M., Wang Q., Butler W.L., BASIL P., WU H.M., Hui T.C.K., CHOI S.C., So M.T., Garcia-Barcelo M.M., McAlonan G.M., Chen E.Y.H., Cheung E.F.C., Chan R.C.K., Purcell S.M., Cherny S.S., Chen R.Y.L., Li T. and Sham P.C., Common Variants on Xq28 Conferring Risk of Schizophrenia in Han Chinese, Schizophrenia Bulletin. 2013.


Researcher : Suen TKD

List of Research Outputs

Kwong A., Chau W.W., Mang W.K., Wong H.N., Suen T.K.D., Leung R.C.Y., Wong K.L.M., Lee A. and Law C.K., Male breast cancer: a population-based comparison with female breast cancer in Hong Kong, Southern China: 1997–2006, Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2013, 21(4): 1246-1253.
Lam W.W.T., Kwok N.T., Chan M., Hung W.K., Ying M., Or A., Kwong A., Suen T.K.D., Yoon S.W. and Fielding R., Does the use of shared decision-making consultation behaviors increase treatment decision-making satisfaction among Chinese women facing decision for breast cancer surgery? , Patient Education and Counseling. 2014, 94(2): 243-9.
Lam W.W.T., Chan M., Or A., Kwong A., Suen T.K.D. and Fielding R., Reducing treatment decision conflict difficulties in breast cancer surgery: A randomized controlled trial, Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2013, 31(23): 2879-85.
Lam W.W.T., Fielding R., Chan M., Or A., Kwong A. and Suen T.K.D., The effect of decision aids on treatment decision making for breast cancer surgery: a randomized controlled trial, The IPOS 15th World Congress. 2013.
Lam W.W.T., Soong I., Yau T.K., Wong K.Y., Tsang J.W.H., Yeo W., Suen J., Ho W.M., Sze W.K., Ng A.W., Kwong A., Suen T.K.D. and Fielding R., The evolution of psychological distress trajectories in women diagnosed with advanced breast cancer: a longitudinal study , Psycho-oncology . 2013, 22(12): 2831-9.
Lam W.W.T., Tsang J.W.H., Yeo W., Suen J., Ho W.M., Yau T.K., Soong I., Wong K.Y., Kwong A., Suen T.K.D., Sze W.K., Ng W.Y., Girgis A. and Fielding R., The evolution of supportive care needs trajectories in women with advanced breast cancer during the 12 months following diagnosis , Support Care in Cancer. 2014, 22(3): 635-44.


Researcher : Sun S

List of Research Outputs

Lee D., Sun S., Ho S.W.A., Kiang K.M.Y., ZHANG X., Xu F.F. and Leung G.K.K., Hyperoxia Resensitizes Chemoresistant Glioblastoma Cells to Temozolomide Through Unfolded Protein Response, Anticancer Research. 2014, 34(6): 2957-2966.
Sun S., Lee D. and Leung G.K.K., Chemoresistance in glioma, In: Lee N.P., Cheng C.Y. and Luk J.M. (eds.), New advances on disease biomarkers and molecular targets in biomedicine. New York, Humana Press, Springer, 2013, 243-270.
Xu F.F., Sun S., Ho S.W.A., Lee D., Kiang K.M.Y. and Leung G.K.K., The effects of progesterone versus dexamethasone on brain oedema and inflammatory responses following experimental brain resection, The 5th World Conference of Intracerebral Hemorrhage & 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society, Hong Kong, China, 2-4 November 2013.


Researcher : TANG YF

List of Research Outputs

Yau T.C.C., TANG Y.F., Yao T., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Poon R.T.P., Development of Hong Kong Liver Cancer Staging System with treatment stratification for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, Gastroenterology. 2014, 146(7): 1691-1700.


Researcher : TONG KH

List of Research Outputs

TONG K.H., Surgical treatment for Type II diabetes mellitus, Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong. 2014.


Researcher : TSANG FH

List of Research Outputs

Au C.H.V., TSANG F.H., Man K., Fan S.T., Poon R.T.P. and Lee N.P.Y., Expression of ankyrin repeat and SOCS box containing 4 (ASB4) confers migration and invasion properties of hepatocellular carcinoma cells, BioScience Trends. 2014, 8(2): 101-110.
TSANG F.H., Au C.H.V., LU W., SHEK H.P., LIU M.L., Luk J.M.C., Fan S.T., Poon R.T.P. and Lee N.P.Y., Prognostic marker microRNA-125b inhibits tumorigenic properties of hepatocellular carcinoma cells via suppressing tumorigenic molecule eIF5A2, Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2014, Epub on 2014-05-09.


Researcher : Tam PC

List of Research Outputs

Ho K.L., Ho B., Wong M.H.E., Wong S.C.W., Tsu H.L.J., Tam P.C. and Yiu M.K., Disease spectrum and treatment pattern in a local male infertility clinic (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.


Researcher : Tam PKH

Project Title:Establishing a "train-the-trainers" programme for paediatric surgery in China
Investigator(s):Tam PKH, Lin C
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:10/1998


Project Title:Expanding the "Train-the-Trainers" programme for paediatric surgery in China
Investigator(s):Tam PKH, Lin C
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:10/2000


Project Title:Improving the survival and quality of life of children with cancers in China
Investigator(s):Tam PKH, Wong IHN, Chan GCF, Ren Y, Lin C
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:10/2003


Project Title:The study of co-stimulatory function of sonic hedgehog in CD4+ lymphocytes
Investigator(s):Tam PKH, Chan VSF
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:11/2003


Project Title:Further expansion of the "Train-the-Trainers" programme for paediatric surgery in China
Investigator(s):Tam PKH, Chan KL, Wong KKY
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:05/2005


Project Title:Offering Iaparoscopic surgical workshops in China
Investigator(s):Tam PKH, Wong KKY, Yip PKF
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:01/2007


Project Title:Offering surgical care to poor children with major congenital anomalies in rural China
Investigator(s):Tam PKH, Wong KKY, Yip PKF
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:04/2008


Project Title:Establishing a quaternary peadiatric gastrointestinal centre for Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Tam PKH, Wong KKY, Wong RMS
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:12/2008


Project Title:Improving the surgical care of sick children in Hong Kong by providing cutting edge minimally invasive and robotic surgery
Investigator(s):Tam PKH
Department:President's Office
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:03/2009


Project Title:Establishing S.K. Yee Medical Foundation clinical fellowships
Investigator(s):Tam PKH, Wong KKY
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:08/2010


Project Title:Deep Re-Sequencing of Hirschsprung's Disease Candidate Genes
Investigator(s):Tam PKH, Cherny SS, Garcia-Barcelo MM, Lok S, Sham PC
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:10/2010
Completion Date:09/2013


Project Title:Advancing laparoscopic skills in China - an extension of the current laparoscopic workshop scheme
Investigator(s):Tam PKH, Wong KKY
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:03/2012


Project Title:Study of de novo copy number variations (CNV) in Hirschsprung disease
Investigator(s):Tam PKH, Garcia-Barcelo MM
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2012
Completion Date:05/2014


Project Title:Study on genomic structural variations in Hirschsprung disease
Investigator(s):Tam PKH, Cherny SS, Garcia-Barcelo MM, Sham PC
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:10/2012


Project Title:Do de novo chromosomal abnormalities lead sporadic biliary atresia?
Investigator(s):Tam PKH, Garcia-Barcelo MM
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2013


Project Title:Uncovering the genetic lesions underlying persistent cloaca by whole genome sequencing
Investigator(s):Tam PKH, Sham PC, Cherny SS, Garcia-Barcelo MM
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2014


Project Title:Whole exome sequencing to uncover genetics variants underlying Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformations
Investigator(s):Tam PKH, Garcia-Barcelo MM, Cherny SS, Sham PC, Wong KKY
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:01/2014


Project Title:21st International Meeting of the Colorectal Club ; Genetic basis of Hirschsprung's disease
Investigator(s):Tam PKH
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2014
Completion Date:06/2014


Project Title:Generation of isogenic human embryonic stem cells for modeling Hirschsprung's disease
Investigator(s):Tam PKH, Ngan ESW
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2014


List of Research Outputs

Alves M.M., Sribudiani Y., Brouwer R.W.W., Amiel J., Antinolo G., Borrego S., Ceccherini I., Chakravarti A., Fernandez R.M., Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Griseri P., Lyonnet S., Tam P.K.H., van Ijcken W.F.J., Eggen B.J.L., te Meerman G.J. and Hofstra R.M.W., Contribution of rare and common variants determine complex diseases - Hirschsprung disease as a model, Developmental Biology. 2013, 382(1): 320-329.
CHENG G., Tang S.M., Wong H.M.E., Cheng W.C., So M.T., Miao X., ZHANG R., CUI L., Liu X., Ngan E.S.W., Lui V.C.H., Chung H.Y., Chan I.H.Y., Liu J.C., Zhong W., Xia H.M., Yu J.K., Qiu X., Wu X.Z., Wang B., Dong X., Tou J.F., Huang L.M., Yi B., Ren H.X., Chan E.K.W., Ye K., O'Reilly P.F., Wong K.K.Y., Sham P.C., Cherny S.S., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Common genetic variants regulating ADD3 gene expression alter biliary atresia risk, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 59(6): 1285-1291.
Cheng W.C., Lui V.C.H., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Depletion of ikbkap leads to reduced number of enteric neuron and aganglionosis in zebrafish embryos, The 8th European Zebrafish Meeting, Barcelona, Spain, 9-13 July 2013.
Chung H.Y., Wong K.K.Y. and Tam P.K.H., Management of anorectal malformations in the era of laparoscopy, Surgical Practice. 2014, 18(2): 94-97.
Chung H.Y., Chan A.C.Y., Wong K.K.Y., Fan S.T. and Tam P.K.H., Paraganglioma in a teenage boy – a role for aggressive surgery, Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports. 2014, 2: 141-144.
Chung H.Y., Chan S.C., Tam P.K.H. and Lo C.M., Recipient body size dose not matter in paediatric liver transplantation, The 47th Annual Meeting of Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Banff, Canada, 25-29 May 2014.
El-Nezamy H.S., Tam P.K.H., Chen Y., Lau A.S.Y., Leung F.C.C., Chen S.F., Lan C.L.L. and Leung F.C.C., Impact of melamine-tainted milk of foetal kidneys and disease development later in life, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2013, 19(supplement 8): S34-38.
Grosfeld J.L., Engum S.A. and Tam P.K.H., Chapter 7: Hernias in children, In: Spitz L., Coran A.G., Teitelbaum D.H., Tan H.L. and Pierro A. (eds), Operative Pediatric Surgery, 7th Edition. Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2013, 276-299.
Hofstra R.M.W., Gui H., Schriemer D., Griseri P., Pelet A., Ruiz-Ferrer M., Berrios C., van Ijcken W., van den Hout M., Tam P.K.H., Cheng W., Tang S.M., Eggen B.J.L., Matera I., Ceccherini I., Amiel J., Lyonnet S., Antinolo G., Borrego S., Chakravarti A. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Exonic de novo mutations in sporadic Hirschsprung disease, European Conference of Human Genetics, Milan, Italy, 31 May - 3 June 2014.
Huang J.S., Lau C.T., Wong W.Y., Tao Q., Wong K.K.Y. and Tam P.K.H., Thoracoscopic repiar of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: two centres' experience of 57 patients, The 47th Annual Meeting of Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Banff, Canada, 25-29 May 2014.
Kam K.M., Cheung M.C.H., Zhu J.J., Cheng W.W., Sat E.W.Y., Tam P.K.H. and Lui V.C.H., Perturbation of Hoxb5 signaling in vagal and trunk neural crest cells causes apoptosis and neurocristopathies in mice, Cell Death & Differentiation. 2013, 21(2): 278-289.
Lau C.S.T., Hansford L.M., Chan W.K., Chan G.C.F., Wan T.S.K., Wong K.K.Y., Kaplan D.R., Tam P.K.H. and Ngan E.S.W., Prokineticin signaling is required for the maintenance of a de novo population of c-KIT positive cells to sustain neuroblastoma progression, Oncogene. 2014.
Lau E.C.T., Fung C.H., Wong K.K.Y. and Tam P.K.H., Timely thoracoscopic decortication promotes the recovery of paediatric parapneumonic empyema, EUPSA2014, 15th European Congress of Paediatric Surgery, Dublin, Ireland, 18-21 June 2014.
Luzon-Toro B., Bleda M., Fernandez R.M., Garcia-Alonso L., Arnold S., Sribudiani Y., Besmond C., Lantieri F., Torroglosa A., Enguix-Riego M., Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Tam P.K.H., Ceccherini I., Lyonnet S., Hofstra R.M., Chakravarti A., Antinolo G., Dopazo J. and Borrego S., Systems biology approaches to the search for disease genes in Hirschsprung's disease, European Conference of Human Genetics, Milan, Italy, 31 May - 3 June 2014.
NG C.L., Matsumaru D., HO S.H., Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Yuan Z.W., Smith D., Kodjabachian L., Tam P.K.H., Yamada G. and Lui V.C.H., Dysregulation of Wnt inhibitory factor 1 (Wif1) expression resulted in aberrant Wnt-B-catenin signaling and cell death of the cloaca endoderm, and anorectal malformations, Cell Death and Differentiation. 2014, 21(6): 978-989.
PORSCH R.M., Merello E., De Marco P., So M.T., Sham P.C., Tam P.K.H., Cherny S.S., Capra V., Garcia-Barcelo M.M. and Campbell D.D., De novo mutations associated with sporadic cases of caudal regression syndrome, European Conference of Human Genetics, Milan, Italy, 31 May - 3 June 2014.
Tam P.K.H., 小兒外科微創手術新發展 (Invited lecture), The 13th Laparoscoic Workshop in China (collaborated with Guangzhou Children’s Hospital and Guangdong Medical Association), 28 February – 2 March 2014. 2014.
Tam P.K.H., A personal journey from SE Asian J Surgery to Nature (Invited lecture), The 1st Scientific Writing Workshop in China, Beijing, China, 17-18 August 2013. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Advisor, Foodlink Foundation Ltd (2011-present). 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Advisor, The 41st Annual Combined Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Council and The Board of the Sophia Children’s Hospital Foundation, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 14-15 November 2013. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., An integrative approach to understanding congenital disorders of the digestive system (Invited Lecture), Frontiers in Biomedical Research HKU2013, From Gene Hunting to Genomic Medicine: a celebration with Lap-Chee Tsui and Friends, Hong Kong, 13-14 December 2013. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Associate Editor, Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Biliary atresia: Kasai, transplant and biology [Invited lecture], 上海市小儿外科学术会议暨首届上海交通大学医学院附属新华医院小儿外科论坛, 中國上海, 29 June 2014, 2014.
Tam P.K.H., Biliary atresia: biology, Kasai, transplant (Invited lecture), The 15th International Paediatric Surgical Week, Kuhtai, Austria, 8-15 March 2014. 2014.
Tam P.K.H., Chair Session 1: Gastrointestinal tumours & chair IPSO Keynote Lecture by Jan Godzinski , The 45th Congress of the International Society of Paeditric Oncology, Hong Kong, 25-28 September 2013. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Chair Session 3: Paediatric Urology, Hong Kong Surgical Forum, Hong Kong, 6 July 2013. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Chairman, Local Organizing Committee, IPSO Pre-Congress Education Day of the 45th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology, Hong Kong, 24 September 2013. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Co-Chairman at Opening Ceremony, The 12th Meeting of the Consortium for Globalization of Chinese Medicine (CGCM), Graz, Austria, 27-29 August 2013. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Congenital malformations of the digestive system: from genes and cells to patient (Invited Lecture), Visit Karolinska Institutet: HKU-KI collaboration, Stockholm, Sweden, 18 November 2013. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Course Director, The 1st International Scientific Writing Course (collaborated with Chinese Medical Association of Society of Paediatric Surgeons), Beijing, China, 17-18 August 2013. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Development of minimally invasive surgery in a medium-volume paediatric surgical center (Invited lecture), 第二届全国小儿内镜与微创外科高峰论坛及学术研讨会, Beijing, China, 10 May 2014. 2014.
Tam P.K.H., Editorial Board Member, Annals of College of Surgeons of Hong Kong. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Editorial Board Member, Current Pediatric Reviews. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Editorial Board Member, Pediatric Surgery International. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Genetics basis of Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) (Invited lecture), The 21st International Meeting of the Colorectal Club, Dublin, Ireland, 16-17 June 2014. 2014.
Tam P.K.H., Genomic and stem cell biology of birth defects (Inivted lecture), Liverpool-HKU Joint Symposium, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 11-12 July 2013. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Good surgeons know how to operate (Invited lecture), The 15th International Paediatric Surgical Week, Kuhtai, Austria, 8-15 March 2014. 2014.
Tam P.K.H., Honorary Advisor & Board Member, China Society of Pediatric Surgery, Chinese Medical Association (2011-present). 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Internationalization: a blueprint for collaborative education in Asia (Invited Lecture), 全國小兒外科大會, Beijing, China, 21-22 November 2013. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Li L. and Zhang J.Z., Internationalization: the Hong Kong-China experience as a model for collaborative education in Asia, Pediatric Surgery International. 2013, 29(1): 1053-1059.
Tam P.K.H., Just when you think she is cured... (Invited lecture), The 15th International Paediatric Surgical Week, Kuhtai, Austria, 8-15 March 2014. 2014.
Tam P.K.H., Member of Board of Directors, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTPC) (7/2011-6/2015). 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Member of Research Grants Council, Education Bureau, Government Secretariat, Hong Kong Special Asministrative Region (10/2011-6/2015). 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Member of the Award Panel (2007 - present), China Oxford Scholarship Fund. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Member of the Institutional Network Committee, World Federation of Association of Pediatric Surgeons (2011-present). 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Member, Board of Governors of the Prince Philip Dental Hospital (August 2013 - July 2015), Food and Health Bureau, Government Secretariat, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Member, Gordon Research Conferences Advisory Board for Hong Kong (2012-present). 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Mentor of the Innovation and Technology Scholarship Award Scheme (2011-present), Jointly sponsored and supported by the Innovation and Technology Commission and the Hong Kong Bank Foundation. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Neonatal surgical emergencies (Invited lecture), Practical Paediatrics Update Course 2014 in HKU-SZH, Shenzhen, China, 15 February 2014. 2014.
Tam P.K.H., Open vs laparoscopic biliary tract surgery in infants (Invited Lecture), International Surgical Week 2013, Helsinki, Finland, 25-29 August 2013. 2013.
Tam P.K.H. and Wong K.K.Y., Programme Directors, The 12th Laparoscopic Workshop in China (collaborated with People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region), Urumqi, Xinjiang China, 21-22 August 2013. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Reviewer, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Reviewer, Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Reviewer, Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Reviewer, PLoS One. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Reviewer, Pediatric Surgery International. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Reviewer, The Journal of Immunology. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Reviewer, World Journal of Gastroenterology. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., Reviewer, World Journal of Surgery. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., 小儿外科微创手术新发展 (Invited Lecture), The 6th International Form of Minimally Invasive Surgery & 5th Annual Congress of Chinese Minimally Invasive Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery Forum of Hubei, Wuhan, China, 11-13 October 2013. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., 外科學和生物醫學工程學教授 (2011-2016), 中南大學. 2013.
Tam P.K.H., 香港大學小兒外科發展和現狀 (Invited lecture), The 12th Laparoscopic Workshop in China (collaborated with People's Hospital of Xinjiang UYgur Autonomous Region), Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, 21-22 August 2013. 2013.
Tang S.M., WONG H.M.E., GUI H., Cherny S.S., Sham P.C., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Comprehensive comparison of copy number variations detection using Illumina Omni 2.5M and Affymetrix CytoScan arrays, 63nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, Abstract 552T, Boston, Massachusetts, October 24, 2013.
WONG H.M.E., NG C.L., Lui V.C.H., So M.T., Cherny S.S., Sham P.C., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Gene network analysis of candidate loci for human anorectal malformations. , PLoS One . 2013, 8(8): e69142.
WONG H.M.E., Ng C.L., Lui V.C.H., So M.T., Cherny S.S., Sham P.C., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Gene network analysis of candidate loci for human anorectal malformations, 63nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, Abstract 1027T. Boston, Massachusetts, October 24, 2013.
Wong C.W.Y., Lau E.C.T., Chung H.Y., Tam P.K.H. and Wong K.K.Y., The value of the 24-hour delayed abdominal radiography after contrast enema in the prediction of Hirschsprung's disease, EUPSA2014, 15th European Congress of Paediatric Surgery, Dublin, Ireland, 18-21 June 2014.
Wong K.K.Y. and Tam P.K.H., Programme Directors, 新生儿外科急症, The 13th Laparoscoic Workshop in China (collaborated with Guangzhou Children’s Hospital and Guangdong Medical Association), 28 February – 2 March 2014 . 儿科诊疗新进展课程2014 第二期学习班, 2014.
YUNG S.Y.J., Tse H.F., Tam P.K.H. and Ngan E.S.W., A patient-specific iPSC model for studying the pathophysiology of Hirschsprung's disease [poster], The 12th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, Vancouver, Canada, 18-21 June 2014.
ZHANG J., ZHANG Y., Yang J., Zhang L., Sun L., Pan H.F., Hirankarn N., Ying D., Zeng S., Lee T.L., Lau W.C.S., Chan D.T.M., Leung A.M.H., Mok C.C., Wong S.N., Lee K.W., Ho M.H.K., Lee P.P.W., Chung B.H.Y., Chong C.Y., Wong R.W.S., Mok T.M.Y., Wong W.H.S., Tong K.L., Tse N.K.C., Li X.P., Avihingsanon Y., Rianthavorn P., Deekajorndej T., Suphapeetiporn K., Shotelersuk V., Ying S.K.Y., Fung S.K.S., Lai W.M., Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Cherny S.S., Tam P.K.H., Cui Y., Sham P.C., Yang S., Ye D.Q., Zhang X.J., Lau Y.L. and Yang W., Three SNPs in chromosome 11q23.3 are independently associated with systemic lupus erythematosus in Asians, Human Molecular Genetics. 2014, 23(2): 524-533.
ZHU J., Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Tam P.K.H. and Lui V.C.H., Transcriptional regulation of RET gene in Hirschsprung disease, The 60th International Conference of British Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Bournemouth, United Kingdom, 16-19 July 2013.
Zhu J., Kam K.M., Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Tam P.K.H. and Lui V.C.H., HOXB5 binds to multi-species conserved sequence (MCS+9.7) of RET gene and regulates RET expression, The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 2014, 51C: 142-149.


Researcher : Tan W

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.T., Choi M.Y., LAI K.Y., Tan W., Tung L.N., Lam D.H.Y., Tong D.K.H., Lee N.P.Y. and Law S.Y.K., Overexpression of transferrin receptor CD71 and its tumorigenic properties in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, Oncology Reports. 2014, 31(3): 1296-1304.
Fernandez-Banet J., Lee N.P.Y., Chan K.T., Gao H., Liu X., Sung W.K., Tan W., Fan S.T., Poon R.T.P., Li S., Ching K., Rejto P.A., Mao M. and Kan Z., Decoding complex patterns of genomic rearrangement in hepatocellular carcinoma, Genomics. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-21.


Researcher : Taw BTB

List of Research Outputs

Lee V.H.F., Ng C.Y., Taw B.T.B., Hung K.N., Lam K.O., Chan W.W.L., Leung D.K.C., Ho P.P.Y., Sze C.K.H., Leung T.W. and Kwong D.L.W., Whole-brain Radiotherapy with Simultaneous Integrated Boost Using Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) for Patients of Recursive Partitioning Analysis (RPA) Class I and II Suffering from 1-3 Brain Metastases , Hong Kong College of Radiologists 21st Annual Scientific Meeting. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Radiologists, 2013.


Researcher : Tian L

Project Title:Basic Sciences Symposium 2003: Transplantation Immunology in the Real World Orthotopic Small Bowel but not Heterotopic Cardiac Allograft Recipients Treated with an Unique FK506 Regimen Contributes to the Induction of Egulatory T Cells
Investigator(s):Tian L
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:09/2003




Researcher : Ting ACW

List of Research Outputs

Chan Y.C., Cheng S.W.K., Ting A.C.W. and Cheung G.C.Y., Primary stenting of femoropopliteal atherosclerotic lesions using new helical interwoven nitinol stents, Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2014, 59(2): 384-391.
Ting A.C.W., The use of bi-branch endovascular stent graft to preserve the internal iliac artery, The 7th China Southern Endovascular Congress, Guangzhou, China, 25-28 July 2013. 2013.


Researcher : To JYT

List of Research Outputs

Liao S., Cheung K.H., Cheung M.P.L., To J.Y.T., O W.S. and Tang F., Adrenomedullin increased the short-circuit current in the pig oviduct through chloride channels via the CGRP receptor: Mediation by cAMP and calcium ions but not by nitric oxide, Biology of Reproduction. 2013, 89(4): 99, 1-6.
Wong C.F.P., Yuen V.M.Y., Wong G.T.C., To J.Y.T. and Irwin M.G., Time to adequate oxygenation following ventilationusing the Enk oxygen flow modulator versus a jet ventilator via needle criothyrotomy in rabbits, Paediatr Anaesth. 2014, 24(2): 208-213.


Researcher : To VSH

Project Title:The role of microRNA let 7 in controlling proliferation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells
Investigator(s):To VSH, Wong TS
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2010


Project Title:Comparison of Endoscopic Thyroidectomy via Bilateral Axillo-Breast Approach and Transaxillary Approach: A Randomized Pilot Study
Investigator(s):To VSH
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:01/2012


List of Research Outputs

To V.S.H., Current management of thyroid nodules and endoscopic thyroidectomy (Video Presentation), Thyroid Symposium 2013, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, 9 July 2013. 2013.
To V.S.H., Pathophysiology of OSA, Singapore 4th Sleep Surgery Course, Singapore, 24-26 August 2013. 2013.
Tsang R.K.Y., To V.S.H., Ho C.W.A., Ho W.K., Chan Y.W. and Wei W.I., Early results of robotic assisted nasopharyngectomy for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Head & Neck. 2014, Epub on 2014-03-07.


Researcher : Tong DKH

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.T., Choi M.Y., LAI K.Y., Tan W., Tung L.N., Lam D.H.Y., Tong D.K.H., Lee N.P.Y. and Law S.Y.K., Overexpression of transferrin receptor CD71 and its tumorigenic properties in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, Oncology Reports. 2014, 31(3): 1296-1304.
Gibson M.K., Dhaliwal A.S., Clemons N.J., Philips W.A., Dvorak K., Tong D.K.H., Law S.Y.K., Pirchi E.D., Rasanen J., Krasna M.J., Parikh K., Krishnadath K.K., Chen Y., Griffiths L., Colleypriest B.J., Farrant J.M., Tosh D., Das K.M. and Bajpai M., Barrett's esophagus: cancer and molecular biology, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2013, 1300(1): 296-314.
Ho C., Tong D.K.H., Tsang J.S. and Law S.Y.K., Post-esophagectomy gastric conduit cancers: treatment experiences and literature review, Diseases of the Esophagus. 2014, 27(2): 141-145.
Law T.T., Chan K.K., Tong D.K.H., Wong W.H., Chan S.Y. and Law S.Y.K., Esophageal perforation: experience in 15 years, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2013, 28(Supplement 3): 299.
Law T.T., Chan K.K., Tong D.K.H., Wong W.H., Chan S.Y. and Law S.Y.K., Poster Sessions: Esophageal perforation: experience in 15 years, GASTRO 2013, Asian Pacific Digestive Week 2013 / World Congress of Gastroenterology, Shanghai, China, 21-24 September 2013.
Leung W.K., Tong D.K.H., Tong S.M. and Law S.Y.K., Poster Sessions: Treatment of gastric dysplasia and metaplasia by endoscopic radiofrequency ablation: a pilot study, GASTRO 2013, Asian Pacific Digestive Week 2013 / World Congress of Gastroenterology, Shanghai, China, 21-24 September 2013.
Leung W.K., Tong D.K.H., Tong S.M. and Law S.Y.K., Treatment of gastric dysplasia and metaplasia by endoscopic radiofrequency ablation: a pilot study, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2013, 28 (Suppl 3): 68.
Tong D.K.H., LAI K.Y., Chan K.T., Lee N.P.Y., Man K. and Law S.Y.K., Comparison of effects of sleeve gastrectomy, duodenal-jejunal bypass and ileal transposition for the treatment of type II diabetes (Abstract), SSAT Poster Session (8215), Stomach: Basic (I), The 55th Annual Meeting of The Society For Surgey of The Alimentary Tract, DDW2014, Chicago, U.S.A., 2-6 May 2014.
Tong D.K.H., Experience of radiofrequency ablation for esophageal neoplasia in Hong Kong (Abstract), Session I: Recent Advancement of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopic Procedures I, Asia Young Endoscopist Award (AYEA) Forum 2014, Seoul, Korea, 30 May 2014. 2014.
Tong D.K.H. and Law S.Y.K., Extended lymphadenectomy in esophageal cancer is crucial, World Journal of Surgery. 2013, 37(8): 1751-1756.
Tong D.K.H., HK Statement on the management of esophagus cancer & RFA experience sharing, The 1st TW & HK Expert Meeting on Endoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation in ESCC and Barrett's Esophagus, Taichung, Taiwan, 29-30 March 2014. 2014.
Wong W.H., Tong D.K.H. and Law S.Y.K., Free Paper Session - Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery & Esophageal Surgery: Video-assisted thoracoscopic enucleation of benign esophageal tumour, ELSA 2013, The 11th Asia Pacific Congress of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery, Main Theme: New Technology, New Direction, Taipei, Taiwan, 21-24 November 2013.
Wong W.H., Tong D.K.H. and Law S.Y.K., Motion Picture Session of Concurrent Sessions: Video-assisted thoracoscopic enucleation of esophageal stromal tumour, Conjoint Scientific Congress 2013, Theme of the Congress is "Emergency Surgery and Acute Surgical Care", The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and The college of Surgeons of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 20-21 September 2013.
Wong W.H., Tong D.K.H. and Law S.Y.K., Video Session: Video-assisted thoracoscopic enucleation of benign esophageal tumor, ELSA 2013, The 11th Asia Pacific Congress of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery, Main Theme: New Technology, New Direction, Taipei, Taiwan, 21-24 November 2013.
Wong W.H., Tong D.K.H. and Law S.Y.K., Video-assisted thoracoscopic enucleation of esophageal stromal tumour, Surgical Practice. 2013, 17(Suppl 2): B8.
Yam P.C., Tong D.K.H. and Law S.Y.K., Comparisons of sixth and seventh edition of the American Joint Cancer Committee staging systems for esophageal cancer, Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2014, 21(2): 583-588.
Zhu R.Y., Law T.T., Tong D.K.H., Tam G. and Law S.Y.K., Spontaneous circumferential intramural esophageal dissection complicated with esophageal perforation and esophageal-pleural fistula: a case report and literature review, Diseases of the Esophagus. 2014.


Researcher : Tsang CO

Project Title:Phantom model study of intracranial aneurysm flow dynamics after Pipeline embolization device treatement
Investigator(s):Tsang COA, Yu ACH
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:03/2013


List of Research Outputs



Researcher : Tsang COA

Project Title:Phantom model study of intracranial aneurysm flow dynamics after Pipeline embolization device treatement
Investigator(s):Tsang COA, Yu ACH
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:03/2013


List of Research Outputs

Hui V.K.H., Tsang C.O.A. and Leung G.K.K., Cranioplasty - an institutional experience in a decade, The 5th World Conference of Intracerebral Hemorrhage & 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society, Hong Kong, China, 2-4 November 2013.
TANG Y.S., Chan H.N., Tsang C.O.A., Leung G.K.K., Leung K.M., Yu A.C.H. and Chow K.W., The effects of stent porosity on the endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms located near a bifurcation, Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering. 2013, 6: 812-822.
Tsang C.O.A., Lui W.M. and Lee R., Flow diverter treatment of intracranial aneurysm: can post-treatment angiographic features predict outcome?, The 5th World Conference of Intracerebral Hemorrhage & 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society, Hong Kong, China, 2-4 November 2013.
Tsang C.O.A. and Mugamba J., Neuroendoscopy in underdeveloped countries: the challenges and potential, The 18th Convention for the Academia Eurasiana Neurochirugica (AEN) and 11th Asia Pacific Multidisciplinary Meeting for Nervous System Diseases, Hong Kong, 6-8 March 2014.
Tsang C.O.A., Leung K.M., Lee R., Lui W.M. and Leung G.K.K., Primary endovascular treatment of post-irradiated carotid pseudoaneurysm at the skull base with the Pipeline embolization device, Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 2014, May 22 Epub ahead of print.


Researcher : Tsang JYS

List of Research Outputs

Tsang J.Y.S., Hui S.W., Ni Y.B., Chan S.K., Yamaguchi R., Kwong A., Law K.B. and Tse M., Lymphocytic infiltrate is associated with favorable biomarkers profile in HER2-overexpressing breast cancers and adverse biomarker profile in ER-positive breast cancers, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2014, 143(1): 1-9.


Researcher : Tsang RKY

Project Title:Bone-anchored hearing aid for the hearing impaired not suitable for conventional hearing aids
Investigator(s):Tsang RKY, Ho WK, Au DKK, Wong BYH
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:03/2012


Project Title:The effect of surgical treatment of oesophageal cancer on oral and pharyngeal phases of swallowing
Investigator(s):Tsang RKY
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:04/2012
Completion Date:09/2013


Project Title:Provision of plasma EBV DNA titre assay for detection and monitoring of treatment response in nasopharyngeal carcinoma and other EBV related tumours in the head and neck region for poor patients
Investigator(s):Tsang RKY, Ho WK, Chan YW, Wong TS
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:12/2012


Project Title:Pharyngeal dysphagia after esophgectomy: Assessment and the efficacy of swallowing therapy
Investigator(s):Tsang RKY, Law SYK, Chan KMK
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2014


List of Research Outputs

Chan J.Y.K., Tsang R.K.Y., Eisele D.W. and Richmon J.D., Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) of the parapharyngeal space: A case series and systematic review, Head & Neck. 2013, Epub on 2013-11-29.
Chan Y.W., Tsang R.K.Y. and Wei W.I., Morbidities after maxillary swing nasopharyngectomy for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Head & Neck. 2014, Epub on 2014-02-21.
Chung H.P., Lee V.H.F., Tsang R.K.Y., Chan Y.W., Kwong D.L.W., Lam K.O., Sze C.K.H. and Leung T.W., Treatment outcomes of postradiation second head and neck malignancies managed by a multidisciplinary approach , Head & Neck. Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2014.
Chung J., Lee V., Tsang R.K.Y., Chan Y.W., Kwong D.L., Lam K.O., Sze H.C. and Leung T.W., Treatment outcomes of post-radiation second head and neck malignancies (PRT-SHNM) managed by a multidisciplinary approach, Head Neck. 2014, Epub on 2014-03-13.
J C.H.U.N.G., Lee V.H.F., Tsang R.K.Y., Chan Y.W., Kwong D.L.W., Lam K.O., Sze C.K.H. and TW L.E.U.N.G., Treatment outcomes of post-radiation second head and neck malignancies (PRS-SHNM) managed by a multidisciplinary approach, In: Ehab Y. Hanna, Head and Neck. Wiley Periodicals, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2014.
LAM W.K., Tsang R.K.Y., Lui W.M., Lee R. and Ho W.K., Management of profuse epistaxis in post-irradiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients: 10-year experience in a tertiary centre, Asian Rhinology Journal. 2013, 1(1): 32-35.
LAM W.K., Chan Y.W., Lui W.M., Ho W.K., Lee R. and Tsang R.K.Y., Management of pseudoaneurysms of the internal carotid artery in postirradiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients, Laryngoscope. 2014, Epub on 2014-04-16.
Lang H.H.B., Wong C.K.H., Wong K.P. and Tsang R.K.Y., A cost-effectiveness analysis of routine laryngeal examination after thyroidectomy (Poster Display), The 35th Annual Meeting of The American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, Boston, U.S.A., 27-29 April 2014. 2014.
Lang H.H.B., Wong C.K.H., Tsang R.K.Y., Wong K.P. and Wong B.Y.H., Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of laryngeal examination after elective total thyroidectomy, Annals of Surgical Oncology. Springer US, 2014, 21 (11): 3548-56.
Lang H.H.B., Chu K.K., Tsang R.K.Y., Wong K.P. and Wong B.Y.H., Evaluating the incidence, clinical significance and predictors for vocal cord palsy and incidental laryngopharyngeal conditions before elective thyroidectomy: is there a case for routine laryngoscopic examinations?, World Journal of Surgery. 2013, 38(2): 385-391.
Tsang R.K.Y., Benign and malignant tumours of paranasal sinuses, Tung Wah Hospital Nurse Course, Tung Wah Hospital, Hong Kong, 3 March 2014. 2014.
Tsang R.K.Y., Combined endoscopic and robotic nasopharyngectomy, The 16th Asian Research Symposium in Rhiniology, Tokyo, Japan, 29-31 August 2013. 2013.
Tsang R.K.Y., Ho W.K., Chan Y.W. and Wei W.I., Combined robotic and endoscopic nasopharyngectomy for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Asian Rhinology Journal. 2013, 1(1): 61-64.
Tsang R.K.Y., To V.S.H., Ho C.W.A., Ho W.K., Chan Y.W. and Wei W.I., Early results of robotic assisted nasopharyngectomy for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Head & Neck. 2014, Epub on 2014-03-07.
Tsang R.K.Y., Editor, Asian Journal of Rhinology. 2013.
Tsang R.K.Y., Editor, Senses: Official Newsletter of the Hong Kong College of Otorhinolaryngology. 2013.
Tsang R.K.Y., Editorial Board Member, Asian Rhinology Journal. 2013.
Tsang R.K.Y., Management of cacinoma larynx and surgical airway, Post Registration Certificate Courses for Nurses, Rutonjee Hospital, Hong Kong, 24 January 2014. 2014.
Tsang R.K.Y., Management of complications in parotid surgery, ENT Course 2013, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 14 September 2013. 2013.
Tsang R.K.Y., Management of sinonasal malignancy, Post Registration Certificate Courses for Nurses, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, 21 December 2013. 2013.
Tsang R.K.Y., Nasal and sinus tumour, skin tumour on the nose, Post Registration Certificate Courses for Nurses, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, 21 December 2013. 2013.
Tsang R.K.Y., Organizer, Research Training Workshop for Higher Surgical Trainees, College of Surgeons of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 28 February 2014. 2014.
Tsang R.K.Y., Reviewer , Head and Neck . 2013.
Tsang R.K.Y., Reviewer, Annuals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology . 2013.
Tsang R.K.Y., Reviewer, Medical Science Monitor . 2013.
Tsang R.K.Y., Reviewer, Surgical Oncology . 2013.
Tsang R.K.Y., Reviewer, Surgical Practice (Hong Kong) . 2013.
Tsang R.K.Y., Robotic head and neck surgery, The 2013 International and 12th National Head & Neck Tumor Conference, Shanghai, China, 11-13 October 2013 . 2013.
Tsang R.K.Y., Robotic nasopharyngectomy, Grand Round Presentation, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, U.S.A., 18 November 2013. 2013.
Tsang R.K.Y., Robotic nasopharyngectomy, Grand Round Presentation, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, U.S.A., 13 November 2013. 2013.
Tsang R.K.Y., Robotic surgery for recurrent nasopharyngeal cancer, Grand Round Presentation, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, U.S.A., 7 November 2013. 2013.
Tsang R.K.Y., Thyroid diseases and thyroid cancer, Post Registration Certificate Courses for Nurses, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, 4 January 2014. 2014.
Tsang R.K.Y., Thyroidectomy and recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring, Post Registration Certificate Courses for Nurses, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, 4 January 2014. 2014.
Tsang R.K.Y., Transoral robotic nasopharyngectomy, The 2nd Yonsei Symposium on Esthetic Head & Neck Surgery: From Bench to Console, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 6 April 2014. 2014.
Tsang R.K.Y., 机器人在头颈手术的应用, 2014 宁波市医学会耳鼻咽喉科学术年会, Yuyiao City, Zhejiang Province, China, 17 May 2014. 2014.
Tsang R.K.Y., 鼻內鏡下切除鼻竇及顱底肿瘤, 海峡西岸第五次耳鼻咽喉头颈外科学术会仪, Sanming City, Fujian Province, China, 27 June 2014. 2014.
Yiu E.M.L., Li N.Y.K., Chan K.M.K., Tsang R.K.Y., Kwong E.Y.L., Verdolini-Abbot K. and Ma E.P.M., Anti-inflammatory and wound healing effect of acupuncture in treating phonotraumatic vocal fold pathologies, The Voice Foundation’s 43rd Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice. 2014.
Yiu E.M.L., Chan K.M.K., Kwong E.Y.L., Lin Z.X., Ma E.P.M., Tsang R.K.Y., Verdolini-Abbott K. and Wong S.H.W., Improving vocal function using skin surface stimulation on acupoints: An alternative approach for treatment of voice problems, The 10th Pan European Voice Conference, Prague, Czech Republic. Aug 21 - 24, 2013.


Researcher : Tse MSD

List of Research Outputs

Kwong A., Chu T.W.A., Wu C. and Tse M.S.D., Attitudes and compliance of clinical management after genetic testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer among high-risk Southern Chinese females with breast cancer history, Familial Cancer. 2014, Mar 13 Epub ahead of print.


Researcher : Tse YH

List of Research Outputs

Li L.F., Tse Y.H., Pu K.S.J. and Lui W.M., Review of surgical outcome of skull base meningioma in a single institute based on ABC surgical risk scale, The 5th World Conference of Intracerebral Hemorrhage & 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society, Hong Kong, China, 2-4 November 2013.


Researcher : Tsu HLJ

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.W., Tsu H.L.J., Ma W.K., Fan C.F., Leung A.K.C., Ip C.H., Kan W.M., Cheung F.K., Chan W.H., Au W.H. and Yiu M.K., Role of cytoreductive nephrectomy (CRN) for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) in the era of targeted therapy (TKI): experience from three Hong Kong tertiary centres (Abstract), British Journal of Urology International. 2014, 113(Suppl. 1): 2.
Chan K.W., Tsu H.L.J., Ma W.K., Kan C.F., Leung A.K.C., Ip C.H., Kan W.M., Cheung F.K., Chan W.H., Au W.H. and Yiu M.K., Role of cytoreductive nephrectomy (CRN) for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) in the era of targeted therapy (TKI): experience from three Hong Kong tertiary centres (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Ho K.L., Ho B., Wong M.H.E., Wong S.C.W., Tsu H.L.J., Tam P.C. and Yiu M.K., Disease spectrum and treatment pattern in a local male infertility clinic (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Lai T.C.T., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., How have we treated pathological T1(pT1) prostate cancer (CaP) in recent 10 years? (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Lai T.C.T., Tsu H.L.J., Ng C.M., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Optimising prostate cancer diagnosis: 10-core versus 12-core prostate cancer protocol (Poster Presentation), The RCSEd and The CSHK Conjoint Scientific Congress, 20-21 September 2013, Hong Kong / Surgical Practice. 2013, 17(Suppl 2): B30.
Lai T.C.T., Tsu H.L.J., Ng C.M., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Optimizing prostate cancer diagnosis: 10-core versus 12-core prostate biopsy protocol (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Teoh J.Y., Wong K.W., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Outcome of local Chinese men undergoing primary androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Tsang C.F., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Comparative analysis of three risk assessment models for prostate cancer in the Hong Kong Chinese population (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Tsang C.F., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Pathological outcomes of Hong Kong Chinese patients with low risk prostate cancer eligible for active surveillance undergoing radical prostatectomy: comparison of six different protocols (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Tsang C.F., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong E.M.H., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy using a laparoscopic kidney clamp and self-retaining barbed suture without hilar clamping, Surgical Practice. 2013, 17(4): 178-179.
Tsu H.L.J., Avoiding infection after prostate biopsy (Invited Lecture), Hong Kong Surgical Forum – Urology in the 21st Century organized by The University of Hong Kong and American College of Surgeons, Hong Kong, 6 July 2013. 2013.
Tsu H.L.J., Chairman - Urology Nightmare: From child, lady to men, Multi-speciality Medical Mega Conference organized by The Association of Private Medical Specialists of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 4 May 2014. 2014.
Tsu H.L.J. and Yiu M.K., Diagnostic evaluation of lower urinary tract symptoms in men, The Hong Kong Medical Diary. 2014, 19(1): 6-9.
Tsu H.L.J., Chan C.K., Chu R.W.H., Law I.C., Kong C.K., Liu P.L., Cheung F.K. and Yiu M.K., Emphysematous pyelonephritis: an 8-year retrospective review across four acute hospitals, Asian Journal of Surgery. 2013, 36(3): 121-125.
Wong C.W.Y., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Iatrogenic ureteral injuries: a 20-year retrospective review in a university teaching hospital (Poster Presentation), The RCSEd and The CSHK Conjoint Scientific Congress, Hong Kong, 20-21 September 2013 / Surgical Practice. 2013, 17(Suppl 2): B30.
Wong W.Y., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Iatrogenic ureteral injuries: a 20-year retrospective review in a University teaching hospital (Moderated Poster Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.


Researcher : Tsui TY

Project Title:54th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Controlling the Development of Liver Cirrhosis by rAAV Mediated Stable HO-1 Expression
Investigator(s):Tsui TY
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:10/2003


Project Title:Identification possible role of heme oxygenase-1 on the regulation of T cell activation
Investigator(s):Tsui TY
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:02/2004




Researcher : Tung LN

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.T., Choi M.Y., LAI K.Y., Tan W., Tung L.N., Lam D.H.Y., Tong D.K.H., Lee N.P.Y. and Law S.Y.K., Overexpression of transferrin receptor CD71 and its tumorigenic properties in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, Oncology Reports. 2014, 31(3): 1296-1304.


Researcher : WONG KM

List of Research Outputs

Chow K.M., Ng L., Lam S.C., WONG K.M., Wan T.M.H., Cheng S.M., Yau T.C.C., Poon R.T.P. and Pang R.W.C., The enhanced metastatic potential of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells with sorafenib resistance, PLoS One. 2013, 8(11): e78675.


Researcher : Wan TMH

List of Research Outputs

Chow K.M., Ng L., Lam S.C., WONG K.M., Wan T.M.H., Cheng S.M., Yau T.C.C., Poon R.T.P. and Pang R.W.C., The enhanced metastatic potential of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells with sorafenib resistance, PLoS One. 2013, 8(11): e78675.
Lam C.S.C., Cheung A.H., Wong S.K., Wan T.M.H., Ng L., Chow A.K., Cheng N.S., Pak C.H., Li H.S., Man J.H., Yau T.C.C., Lo O.S.H., Poon T.C.J., Pang R.W.C. and Law W.L., Prognostic significance of CD26 in patients with colorectal cancer, PLoS One. 2014, 28;9(5): e98582.


Researcher : Wang H

List of Research Outputs

Huang J., Wang H., Fan S.T., Zhao B., Zhang Z., Hao L., Huo F. and Liu Y., The national program for deceased organ donation in China, Transplantation. 2013, 96(1): 5-9.
Wang H., Jiang W., Zhou Z., Long J., Li W. and Fan S.T., Liver transplantation in mainland China: the overview of CLTR 2011 annual scientific report, Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition. 2013, 2(4): 188-197.


Researcher : Wang X

Project Title:DNA damage induces stem cell differentiation through potential Akt regulated checkpoint activation
Investigator(s):Wang X
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2012
Completion Date:05/2014


Project Title:Cell cycle regulation and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) reprogramming efficiency
Investigator(s):Wang X
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2013


Project Title:Potential anti-tumor and anti-metastasis efficacy of novel Notch inhibitor (PF-03084014) in liver cancer models
Investigator(s):Wang X, Xu A
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:03/2014


Project Title:AACR annual meeting 2014; Role of CDK1 in stem cell biology
Investigator(s):Wang X
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:04/2014
Completion Date:04/2014


Project Title:Potential intrinsic association between CDK1 and Oct4 for stem cell pluripotency
Investigator(s):Wang X
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2014


List of Research Outputs

Wang X., XIA W., Tsao G. and Poon R.T.P., Cyclin D1 in regulation of HCC cancer stem cells (Abstract), The 12th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, Vancouver, Canada, 18-21 June 2014.
Wang X., Editor, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology – Stem Cell Treatments. 2014.
Wang X., Ng R.K., Ming X., Zhang W., Chen L., Chu A.C.Y., Pang R.W.C., Lo C.M., Tsao G.S.W., Liu X., Poon R.T.P. and Fan S.T., Epigenetic regulation of pluripotent genes mediates stem cell features in human hepatocellular carcinoma and cancer cell lines, PLoS One. 2013, 8(9): e72435.
Wang X., Chan K.K., Ming X., Lui V.C.H., Poon R.Y.C., Lo C.M., Norbury C. and Poon R.T.P., G1 checkpoint establishment in vivo during embryonic liver development, BMC Developmental Biology. 2014, 14: 23.
Wang X., Chen L. and Norbury C., Role of CDK1 in stem cell biology (Abstract), The American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2014, San Diego, U.S.A., 5-9 April 2014.


Researcher : Wang Y

List of Research Outputs

Un K.C., Wang Y., Wu W. and Leung G.K.K., Systemic progesterone for modulating electrocautery-induced secondary brain injury, Clinical neuroscience. 2013, 20(9): 1329-1330.
Wang Y., SHEK H.P., Wong K.F., Liu L.X., Zhang X.Q., Yuan Y., Khin E., Hu M.Y., Wang J.H., Poon R.T.P., Hong W., Lee N.P.Y. and Luk J.M.C., Anti-cadherin-17 antibody modulates Beta-catenin signaling and tumorigenicity of hepatocellular carcinoma, PLoS One. 2013, 8(9): e72386.


Researcher : Wang Y

List of Research Outputs

Un K.C., Wang Y., Wu W. and Leung G.K.K., Systemic progesterone for modulating electrocautery-induced secondary brain injury, Clinical neuroscience. 2013, 20(9): 1329-1330.
Wang Y., SHEK H.P., Wong K.F., Liu L.X., Zhang X.Q., Yuan Y., Khin E., Hu M.Y., Wang J.H., Poon R.T.P., Hong W., Lee N.P.Y. and Luk J.M.C., Anti-cadherin-17 antibody modulates Beta-catenin signaling and tumorigenicity of hepatocellular carcinoma, PLoS One. 2013, 8(9): e72386.


Researcher : Wei WI

Project Title:Intra-arterial chemoradiation for advanced head and neck cancer
Investigator(s):Wei WI, Sham JST
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:07/2002


Project Title:Modifications of techniques of cochlear implantation
Investigator(s):Wei WI, Au DKK, Ho WK
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:09/2002


Project Title:Management of snoring and OSA
Investigator(s):Wei WI, Ho WK
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:09/2002


Project Title:Quantitative analysis of plasma Epstein-Barr-Virus DNA in nasopharyngeal carcinoma after salvage nasopharyngectomy
Investigator(s):Wei WI
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:09/2002


Project Title:VEGF in nasopharyngeal cancer
Investigator(s):Wei WI, Kwong DLW, Poon RTP
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:03/2003


Project Title:Study the spread of aerosol during tracheostomy or intubation
Investigator(s):Wei WI, Sham JST, Irwin MG
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:04/2003


Project Title:Head and neck course in China - to teach techniques of contemporary operations and patient care for doctors and nurses working in underdeveloped areas in China. This will benefit those poor patients suffereing from head and neck cancer in China
Investigator(s):Wei WI, Lam LK, Hui Y, Ng WM
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:10/2003


Project Title:Speech rehabilitation after total laryngectomy - self help and mutual help
Investigator(s):Wei WI, Ho WK
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:10/2003


Project Title:Cochlear implant for 14 profoundly deaf children in China
Investigator(s):Wei WI, Au DKK, Hui Y
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:10/2003


Project Title:Speech rehabilitation after total laryngectomy - self help and mutual help
Investigator(s):Wei WI
Department:Surgery - Otorhinolaryngology Un
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:07/2005


Project Title:Head and neck course in China - to teach techniques of contemporary operations and patient care for doctors and nurses working in relatively underdeveloped areas in China
Investigator(s):Wei WI, Lam LK, Hui Y
Department:Surgery - Otorhinolaryngology Un
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:07/2005


Project Title:Cochlear implant for 14 profoundly deaf Chinese children in China
Investigator(s):Wei WI, Hui Y, Au DKK
Department:Surgery - Otorhinolaryngology Un
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:07/2005


Project Title:Bone-anchored hearing aid for the severe deaf patients
Investigator(s):Wei WI, Ho WK, Au DKK
Department:Surgery - Otorhinolaryngology Un
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:07/2007


Project Title:Speech rehabilitation after total laryngectomy - self help and mutual help
Investigator(s):Wei WI
Department:Surgery - Otorhinolaryngology Un
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:08/2007


Project Title:Head and neck course in China - to introduce techniques of contemporary operations and patient care for doctors and nurses working in relatively underdeveloped areas in China
Investigator(s):Wei WI, Ng WM, Ho WK
Department:Surgery - Otorhinolaryngology Un
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:08/2007


Project Title:American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 2007 Annual Meeting Nasopharyngeal cancer: early diagnosis, treatment and salvage
Investigator(s):Wei WI
Department:Surgery - Otorhinolaryngology Un
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:09/2007


Project Title:Three-dimensional evaluation of tumor extension patterns of nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Investigator(s):Wei WI, Wong TS
Department:Surgery - Otorhinolaryngology Un
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:03/2008


Project Title:Head and neck course in China - to introduce current surgical techniques and patient care for doctors and nurses working in relatively underdeveloped areas in China
Investigator(s):Wei WI, Ng WM, Ho WK
Department:Surgery - Otorhinolaryngology Un
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:09/2008


Project Title:Brainstem implant for 6 profoundly deaf Chinese patients
Investigator(s):Wei WI, Ho WK, Au DKK
Department:Surgery - Otorhinolaryngology Un
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:08/2010


Project Title:Head and neck course in China – to update current surgical techniques and patient care options for doctors and nurses in relatively underdeveloped areas in China
Investigator(s):Wei WI, Chan YW, Ho WK
Department:Surgery - Otorhinolaryngology Un
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:08/2010


Project Title:Speech rehabilitation after total laryngectomy – self help and mutual help
Investigator(s):Wei WI, To VSH
Department:Surgery - Otorhinolaryngology Un
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:08/2010


Project Title:Speech rehabilitation after total laryngectomy - self help and mutual help
Investigator(s):Wei WI, To VSH
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:08/2012


List of Research Outputs

Chan Y.W., Tsang R.K.Y. and Wei W.I., Morbidities after maxillary swing nasopharyngectomy for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Head & Neck. 2014, Epub on 2014-02-21.
Chan Y.W., Wong T.S. and Wei W.I., The role of elective neck dissection during salvage nasopharyngectomy for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Journal of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. 2013, Epub on 2013-12-12.
Chow V.L.Y., Chan Y.W. and Wei W.I., Salvage surgery for recurrent carcinoma of the cervical oesophagus post-oesophagectomy, Head & Neck. 2014, Epub on 2014-05-02.
Ho C.W.A., Chan Y.W., Ng W.M., Ho W.K. and Wei W.I., Stenting of the eustachian tube to prevent otitis media with effusion after maxillary swing approach nasopharyngectomy, Laryngoscope. 2013, 124(1): 139-144.
Tsang R.K.Y., Ho W.K., Chan Y.W. and Wei W.I., Combined robotic and endoscopic nasopharyngectomy for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Asian Rhinology Journal. 2013, 1(1): 61-64.
Tsang R.K.Y., To V.S.H., Ho C.W.A., Ho W.K., Chan Y.W. and Wei W.I., Early results of robotic assisted nasopharyngectomy for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Head & Neck. 2014, Epub on 2014-03-07.
Wei W.I. and Chan Y.W., Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Sataloff’s Comprehensive Textbook of Otolaryngology. 2013.


Researcher : Wong BYH

List of Research Outputs

Lang H.H.B., Wong C.K.H., Tsang R.K.Y., Wong K.P. and Wong B.Y.H., Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of laryngeal examination after elective total thyroidectomy, Annals of Surgical Oncology. Springer US, 2014, 21 (11): 3548-56.
Lang H.H.B., Chu K.K., Tsang R.K.Y., Wong K.P. and Wong B.Y.H., Evaluating the incidence, clinical significance and predictors for vocal cord palsy and incidental laryngopharyngeal conditions before elective thyroidectomy: is there a case for routine laryngoscopic examinations?, World Journal of Surgery. 2013, 38(2): 385-391.


Researcher : Wong CL

List of Research Outputs

Cheung S.T., Wong C.L. and Fan S.T., Antibody targeting granulin-epithelin precursor for liver cancer treatment (Oral Presentation), The Annual Meeting of Japanese Cancer Association, Yokohama, Japan, 3-5 October 2013.
Wong C.L. and Cheung S.T., Antibody therapy against granulin-epithelin precursor sensitizes liver cancer to chemotherapy, The Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, San Diego, U.S.A., 5-9 April 2014.


Researcher : Wong CLT

List of Research Outputs

Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Sharr W.W., Chan A.C.Y., Fung J.Y.Y., Wong C.L.T. and Lo C.M., Retransplantation using living-donor right-liver grafts, Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences. 2014, Epub on 2014-02-18.
Fung J.Y.Y., Lo C.L.R., Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Sharr W.W., Dai W.C., Cheung T.T., Chan A.C.Y., Wong C.L.T., Ng I.O.L., Yuen R.M.F. and Lo C.M., Histological outcome after liver transplantation for chronic hepatitis B using oral antiviral therapy alone without hepatitis B immune globulin, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE. 2014.
Wong C.L.T., Best Oral Presentation Award (Abstract titled "Outcomes of liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma with obstructive jaundice"), The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Seoul, Korea, 22-27 March 2014. 2014.
Wong C.L.T., Best practice to prevent surgical site infection in abdominal surgery, The 2nd Chinese Critical Care Forum, Taiwan, 27-28 July 2013. 2013.
Wong C.L.T., Endoscopic management for biliary pancreatitis and acute cholangitis, Continuous Medical Education Program, Shenzhen, China, 26-27 October 2013. 2013.
Wong C.L.T., Extended criteria donors in liver transplantation, Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong Society of Transplantation, Hong Kong, 27 April 2014. 2014.
Wong C.L.T., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Sharr W.W., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Outcomes of liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma with obstructive jaundice (Oral presentation), The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Soeul, Korea, 22-27 March 2014.
Wong C.L.T., Fung J.Y.Y., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Chan A.C.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Post liver transplant hepatitis B booster vaccination in chronic hepatitis B recipients with prior immune response (Poster presentation), Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Wong C.L.T., Fung J.Y.Y. and Lo C.M., Prevention of recurrent hepatitis B infection after liver transplantation, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International. 2013, 12(5): 465-472.
Wong C.L.T., Resectable HCC- Resection vs. Liver Transplantation, HKU Liver Transplant Summit, Hong Kong, 14-15 September 2013. 2013.
Wong C.L.T., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Resection of solitary lymph node metastasis for hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy (Poster presentation), The 11th World Congress of the International Hepato- Pancreato-Biliary Association, Seoul, Korea, 22-24 March 2014.
Wong C.L.T. and Lo C.M., Resection strategies for hepatocellular carcinoma, Seminars in Liver Disease. 2013, 33(3): 273-281.
Wong C.L.T., Cheung T.T., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Dai W.C., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P. and Lo C.M., Treatment strategy to improve long-term survival for hepatocellular carcinoma smaller than 5 cm: major hepatectomy vs minor hepatectomy, World Journal of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-05-15.


Researcher : Wong HN

List of Research Outputs

Kwong A., Chau W.W., Mang W.K., Wong H.N., Suen T.K.D., Leung R.C.Y., Wong K.L.M., Lee A. and Law C.K., Male breast cancer: a population-based comparison with female breast cancer in Hong Kong, Southern China: 1997–2006, Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2013, 21(4): 1246-1253.


Researcher : Wong J

Project Title:Thoracoscopic cardiomyotomy for achalasia
Investigator(s):Wong J, Law SYK
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:01/1994


Project Title:Randomised prospective trial comparing the use of neck drain after oesophagectomy with cervical anastomosis
Investigator(s):Wong J, Law SYK
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:01/1994


Project Title:Prospective study of the use of chemoradiotherapy in the treatment of advanced carcinoma of the oesophagus not suitable for resection
Investigator(s):Wong J, Law SYK
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:01/1995


Project Title:Randomised prospective trial investigating the effect of preoperative chemo-radiation for resectable carcinoma of the oesophagus
Investigator(s):Wong J, Law SYK
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:01/1995


Project Title:Retrospective and prospective study on the use of chemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy in the treatment of recurrent disease after oesophagectomy for cancer
Investigator(s):Wong J, Law SYK
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:01/1995


Project Title:Thoracoscopic oesophagectomy for carcinoma of the oesophagus
Investigator(s):Wong J, Law SYK
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:04/1996


Project Title:The use of endoscopic ultrasound in staging of esophageal cancer
Investigator(s):Wong J, Chu KM, Law SYK
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:07/1996




Researcher : Wong KK

List of Research Outputs

Zhou J., Chu H., Li C., Wong H.Y.B., Cheng Z., Poon K.M., Sun T., Lau C.Y., Wong K.K., Chan J.Y.K., Chan J.F.W., To K.K.W., Chan K.H., Zheng B. and Yuen K.Y., Active replication of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus and aberrant induction of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in human macrophages: implications for pathogenesis., J Infect Dis. 2014, 209(9): 1331-42.


Researcher : Wong KKY

Project Title:Gene polymorphism in the Sonic Hedgehog, Notch and Wnt signalling pathways in patients with keloid
Investigator(s):Wong KKY
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Queen Mary Hospital Charitable Trust - Training and Research Assistance Scheme
Start Date:06/2006


Project Title:Development of minimally invasive surgery for children in centres in rural China
Investigator(s):Wong KKY, Tam PKH
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:10/2010


Project Title:Provision of modern surgical care to poor children with congenital anomalies in southern China
Investigator(s):Wong KKY, Tam PKH
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:09/2012


Project Title:In vivo study of NRG1 in enteric nervous development and pathogenesis of Hirschsprung's disease using zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Investigator(s):Wong KKY, Cheng WC, Garcia-Barcelo MM, Lui VCH
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2013


Project Title:European CLINAM/ETPN Summit 2014; Pro-healing effects of Silver Nanoparticles in Bone Fractures and Tendon Injuries
Investigator(s):Wong KKY
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2014


Project Title:Enhancing intestinal adaptation using silver nanoparticle incorporated small intestinal submucosa (SIS)
Investigator(s):Wong KKY
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2014


List of Research Outputs

CHENG G., Tang S.M., Wong H.M.E., Cheng W.C., So M.T., Miao X., ZHANG R., CUI L., Liu X., Ngan E.S.W., Lui V.C.H., Chung H.Y., Chan I.H.Y., Liu J.C., Zhong W., Xia H.M., Yu J.K., Qiu X., Wu X.Z., Wang B., Dong X., Tou J.F., Huang L.M., Yi B., Ren H.X., Chan E.K.W., Ye K., O'Reilly P.F., Wong K.K.Y., Sham P.C., Cherny S.S., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Common genetic variants regulating ADD3 gene expression alter biliary atresia risk, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 59(6): 1285-1291.
Chung H.Y., Wong K.K.Y. and Tam P.K.H., Management of anorectal malformations in the era of laparoscopy, Surgical Practice. 2014, 18(2): 94-97.
Chung H.Y., Chan A.C.Y., Wong K.K.Y., Fan S.T. and Tam P.K.H., Paraganglioma in a teenage boy – a role for aggressive surgery, Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports. 2014, 2: 141-144.
Huang J.S., Lau C.T., Wong W.Y., Tao Q., Wong K.K.Y. and Tam P.K.H., Thoracoscopic repiar of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: two centres' experience of 57 patients, The 47th Annual Meeting of Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Banff, Canada, 25-29 May 2014.
KWAN K.H.L., Yeung K.W.K., LIU X., Wong K.K.Y., Shum H.C., Lam Y.W., Cheng S.H., Cheung K.M.C. and To M.K.T., Silver nanoparticles alter proteoglycan expression in the promotion of tendon repair, Journal of Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine. 2013, 10pp.
Lau C.S.T., Hansford L.M., Chan W.K., Chan G.C.F., Wan T.S.K., Wong K.K.Y., Kaplan D.R., Tam P.K.H. and Ngan E.S.W., Prokineticin signaling is required for the maintenance of a de novo population of c-KIT positive cells to sustain neuroblastoma progression, Oncogene. 2014.
Lau C.T., Leung J., Hui T.W.C. and Wong K.K.Y., Thoracoscopic operations in children, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2014, 20(3): 234-240.
Lau E.C.T., Fung C.H., Wong K.K.Y. and Tam P.K.H., Timely thoracoscopic decortication promotes the recovery of paediatric parapneumonic empyema, EUPSA2014, 15th European Congress of Paediatric Surgery, Dublin, Ireland, 18-21 June 2014.
Li S.L. and Wong K.K.Y., Laparoscopic assisted simple suturing obliteration (LASSO) of the internal ring using an epidural needle: a handy single-port laparoscopic herniorrhaphy in children, The 47th Annual Meeting of Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Banff, Canada, 25-29 May 2014.
Liu X. and Wong K.K.Y., 納米生物材料在創傷修復中的研究與應用, Chinese Journal of Surgery. 中華外科雜誌, 2013, 51(8): 748-752.
Liu X., Lok C.N., ZHANG R. and Wong K.K.Y., Dendrimer encapsulation enhances anti-inflammatory efficacy of silver nanoparticles in burn wound, The 47th Annual Meeting of Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Banff, Canada, 25-29 May 2014.
Tam P.K.H. and Wong K.K.Y., Programme Directors, The 12th Laparoscopic Workshop in China (collaborated with People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region), Urumqi, Xinjiang China, 21-22 August 2013. 2013.
Wang B. and Wong K.K.Y., When is the best time to perform laparoscopic excision of choledochal cyst?, The 47th Annual Meeting of Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Banff, Canada, 25-29 May 2014.
Wong C.W.Y., Lau E.C.T., Chung H.Y., Tam P.K.H. and Wong K.K.Y., The value of the 24-hour delayed abdominal radiography after contrast enema in the prediction of Hirschsprung's disease, EUPSA2014, 15th European Congress of Paediatric Surgery, Dublin, Ireland, 18-21 June 2014.
Wong K.K.Y., Current status of minimally invasive surgery in HKU, Hunan Children Hospital, Changsha, China. 2013.
Wong K.K.Y., 胆管闭塞 (Invited lecture), Practical Paediatrics Updated Course 2014 at HKU-SZH, Shenzhen, China, 15 February 2014. 《儿科诊疗新进展课程2014》第二期学习班, 2014.
Wong K.K.Y. and Tam P.K.H., Programme Directors, 新生儿外科急症, The 13th Laparoscoic Workshop in China (collaborated with Guangzhou Children’s Hospital and Guangdong Medical Association), 28 February – 2 March 2014 . 儿科诊疗新进展课程2014 第二期学习班, 2014.
Wong K.K.Y., Visiting Professor, Hunan Children Hospital, Changsha, China. 2014.
Wong K.K.Y., 长春市友谊奖, 长春市政府, 2013.
Zhang S., LIU X., Wang H.L., PENG J. and Wong K.K.Y., Silver nanoparticle-coated suture effectively reduces inflammation and improves mechanical strength at intestinal anastomosis in mice, Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2014, 49(4): 606-613.
Zhou J., Chu H., Li C., Wong B.H.Y., Cheng Z.S., Poon V.K.M., Sun T.H., Lau C.C.Y., Wong K.K.Y., Chan Y.W., Chan J.F.W., To K.K.W., Chan K.H., Zheng B.J. and Yuen K.Y., Active replication of middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus and aberrant induction of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in human macrophages: implications for pathogenesis, Journal of Infectious Disease. 2014, 209(9): 1331-1342.


Researcher : Wong KLM

List of Research Outputs

Kwong A., Chau W.W., Mang W.K., Wong H.N., Suen T.K.D., Leung R.C.Y., Wong K.L.M., Lee A. and Law C.K., Male breast cancer: a population-based comparison with female breast cancer in Hong Kong, Southern China: 1997–2006, Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2013, 21(4): 1246-1253.


Researcher : Wong KP

List of Research Outputs

Chan A.C., Lang H.H.B. and Wong K.P., The pros and cons of routine central compartment neck dissection for clinically nodal negative (cN0) papillary thyroid cancer, Gland Surgery. 2013, 2(4): 186-195.
Lang B.H.H. and Wong K.P., How useful are perioperative biochemical parameters in predicting the duration of calcium and/or vitaman D supplementation after total thyroidectomy?, World Journal of Surgery. 2013, 37(11): 2581-2588.
Lang H.H.B., Wong C.K.H., Tsang J.S., Wong K.P. and Wan K.Y., A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing surgically-related complications between robotic-assisted thyroidectomy and conventional open thyroidectomy, Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2013, 21(3): 850-861.
Lang H.H.B., Ng C.P., Au K.B., Wong K.P., Wong K.K. and Wan K.Y., Does preoperative neutrophil lymphocyte ratio predict risk of recurrence and occult central nodal metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma? , World Journal of Surgery. 2014, Epub on 2014-05-09.
Lang H.H.B., Wong C.K.H., Tsang R.K.Y., Wong K.P. and Wong B.Y.H., Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of laryngeal examination after elective total thyroidectomy, Annals of Surgical Oncology. Springer US, 2014, 21 (11): 3548-56.
Lang H.H.B., Chu K.K., Tsang R.K.Y., Wong K.P. and Wong B.Y.H., Evaluating the incidence, clinical significance and predictors for vocal cord palsy and incidental laryngopharyngeal conditions before elective thyroidectomy: is there a case for routine laryngoscopic examinations?, World Journal of Surgery. 2013, 38(2): 385-391.
Lang H.H.B., Lee C.C., Ng C.P., Wong K.P., Wan K.Y. and Lo C.Y., Evaluating the morbidity and efficacy of reoperative surgery in the central compartment for persistent/recurrent papillary thyroid carcinoma, World Journal of Surgery. 2013, Epub ahead of print.
Lang H.H.B. and Wong K.P., The importance of sonographic landmarks by transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasonography in post-thyroidectomy vocal cord assessment, The Annual Meeting of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES), Boston, U.S.A., 27-29 April 2014.
Ng C.P.C., Lang H.H.B., Wong K.P. and Wan K.Y., Does preoperative neutrophil lymphocyte ratio predict risk of recurrence and occult central nodal metastasis in clinically nodal negative papillary thyroid carcinoma? (oral presentation), RCSEd/CSHK Conjoint Scientific Congress 2013, Hong Kong, 20-21 September 2013. Surgical Practice. 2013, 17(Suppl 2): B14.
Tam S.C., Wong K.P., Lang H.H.B. and Lo C.Y., Thyroidectomy in patients present with emergency airway obstruction - a 14-year series in a tertiary referral center (poster presentation), RCSEd/CSHK Conjoint Scientific Congress 2013, Hong Kong, 20-21 September 2013. Surgical Practice. 2013, 17(Suppl 2): B31.
Tsang Y.P., Wong K.P., Cheung T.T., Shek T., Yau T. and Lang H.H.B., Second Runner Up in Oral Presentation, Inaugural Conference of the Asia Pacific Neuroendocrine Tumour Society (APNETS), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25-27 October 2013. 2013.
Wong K.P., Lang B.H.H., Ng S.H., Cheung C.Y., Chan T.Y.C. and Lo C.Y., A prospective, assessor-blind evaluation of surgeon-performed transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasonography in vocal cord examination before and after thyroidectomy, Surgery. 2013, 154(6): 1158-1164.
Wong K.P., Lang H.H.B., Ng S.H., Cheung C., Chan C.T. and Chan M.Y., Is vocal cord asymmetry seen on transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasonography a significant predictor of voice quality changes after thyroidectomy?, World Journal of Surgery. 2013, Epub ahead of print.
Wong K.P., Woo J.W., Paek S.H., Chow C.L.F., Lee K.E. and Lang H.H.B., Studying the effect of sonographic landmarks imaged on transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasonsgraphy on perioperative vocal cord assessment, The 35th Annual Meeting of The American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, Boston, U.S.A., 27-29 April 2014.
Wong K.P. and Lang H.H.B., Use of radiofrequency ablation in benigh thyroid nodules: a literature review and updates, International Journal of Endocrinology. 2013, 2013: 1-7.


Researcher : Wong MHE

List of Research Outputs

Ho K.L., Ho B., Wong M.H.E., Wong S.C.W., Tsu H.L.J., Tam P.C. and Yiu M.K., Disease spectrum and treatment pattern in a local male infertility clinic (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Lai T.C.T., Tsu H.L.J., Ng C.M., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Optimising prostate cancer diagnosis: 10-core versus 12-core prostate cancer protocol (Poster Presentation), The RCSEd and The CSHK Conjoint Scientific Congress, 20-21 September 2013, Hong Kong / Surgical Practice. 2013, 17(Suppl 2): B30.
Lai T.C.T., Tsu H.L.J., Ng C.M., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Optimizing prostate cancer diagnosis: 10-core versus 12-core prostate biopsy protocol (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Ng C.M., Wong M.H.E. and Yiu M.K., Does combined perianal-intrarectal lidocaine-prilocaine cream and periprostatic nerve block provide better pain relief than periprostatic nerve block alone during transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy? (Moderated poster presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Teoh J.Y., Wong K.W., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Outcome of local Chinese men undergoing primary androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Tsang C.F., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Comparative analysis of three risk assessment models for prostate cancer in the Hong Kong Chinese population (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Tsang C.F., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Pathological outcomes of Hong Kong Chinese patients with low risk prostate cancer eligible for active surveillance undergoing radical prostatectomy: comparison of six different protocols (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Wong C.W.Y., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Iatrogenic ureteral injuries: a 20-year retrospective review in a university teaching hospital (Poster Presentation), The RCSEd and The CSHK Conjoint Scientific Congress, Hong Kong, 20-21 September 2013 / Surgical Practice. 2013, 17(Suppl 2): B30.
Wong M.H.E., Cho K.Y., Ho K.L., Wong K.W., Lai C.T., Man C.M. and Yiu M.K., How can the R.E.N.A.L. nephrometry scoring system aid management of a solid renal mass?, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2013, 20(1): 37-44.
Wong M.H.E., Yiu M.K. and Ho K.L., Metastatic carcinoma of breast in the urinary bladder, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2013, 19(5): 455-457.
Wong W.Y., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Iatrogenic ureteral injuries: a 20-year retrospective review in a University teaching hospital (Moderated Poster Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.


Researcher : Wong STS

Project Title:Human papillomavirus screening for early head and neck cancer detection
Investigator(s):Wong TS, Chan YW, Gao W
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:02/2014


Project Title:The 6th European Congress on Head and Neck Oncology; Epstein-Barr Virus-encoded BamH1--a Rightward Transcript 7 MicroRNA Modulates Responsiveness Of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Cells To Ionizing Radiation
Investigator(s):Wong TS
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:04/2014
Completion Date:04/2014


List of Research Outputs

Chen Y.H., Wang J.Y., Pan B.S., Mu Y.F., Lai M.S., So E.C., Wong S.T.S. and Huang B.M., Cordycepin enhances cisplatin apoptotic effect through caspase/MAPK pathways in human head and neck tumor cells, Onco Targets and Therapy. 2013, 6: 983-998.


Researcher : Wong TS

Project Title:Human papillomavirus screening for early head and neck cancer detection
Investigator(s):Wong TS, Chan YW, Gao W
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:02/2014


Project Title:The 6th European Congress on Head and Neck Oncology; Epstein-Barr Virus-encoded BamH1--a Rightward Transcript 7 MicroRNA Modulates Responsiveness Of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Cells To Ionizing Radiation
Investigator(s):Wong TS
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:04/2014
Completion Date:04/2014


List of Research Outputs

Chan Y.W., Wong T.S. and Wei W.I., The role of elective neck dissection during salvage nasopharyngectomy for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Journal of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. 2013, Epub on 2013-12-12.
Gao W., Chan Y.W. and Wong T.S., Curcumin exerted inhibitory effects on undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma by inhibiting the expression of miR-125a-5p, Clinical Science (London) . 2014, 127(9): 571-579.
Gao W., Chan Y.W. and Wong T.S., Differential expression of long noncoding RNA in primary and recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma , Biomed Research International. 2014, 2014: 404567.
Gao W., Chan Y.W. and Wong T.S., Long noncoding RNA deregulation in tongue squamous cell carcinoma. Biomed Research International, Biomed Research International . 2014, 2014: 416969.
Lei W.B., Luo J., Wu J.H., Li J.Z., Qin H., Wang B., Wong T.S. and Yang W.Q., miR-375 suppresses IGF1R expression and contributes to inhibit cell progression in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma, Biomed Research International. 2014, 2014: 374598.
Wong T.S., Associate Editor, Frontiers in Oncology. 2014.


Researcher : XIA W

List of Research Outputs

Wang X., XIA W., Tsao G. and Poon R.T.P., Cyclin D1 in regulation of HCC cancer stem cells (Abstract), The 12th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, Vancouver, Canada, 18-21 June 2014.


Researcher : Xiao J

List of Research Outputs

Ling C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Geng W., Xiao J., LIU H., LI C., Liu X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., QI X., Yu J., Wong N., Zhai Y., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., Post-transplant endothelial progenitor cell mobilization via CXCL10/CXCR3 signaling promotes liver tumor growth, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 60(1): 103-109.


Researcher : Xu FF

List of Research Outputs

Lee D., Sun S., Ho S.W.A., Kiang K.M.Y., ZHANG X., Xu F.F. and Leung G.K.K., Hyperoxia Resensitizes Chemoresistant Glioblastoma Cells to Temozolomide Through Unfolded Protein Response, Anticancer Research. 2014, 34(6): 2957-2966.
Xu F.F., Chen J. and Leung G.K.K., Quantitative computer tomography analysis of post-operative subdural fluid volume predicts recurrence of chronic subdural hematoma, Brain Injury. 2014, 28: 1121-1126.
Xu F.F., Leung G.K.K., Hao S.Y., Xu L., Hou Z.G., Li H., Li J.S. and Liu B.Y., Quantitative computer tomography analysis of post-operative subdural fluid volume predicts recurrence of chronic subdural hematoma, The 5th World Conference of Intracerebral Hemorrhage & 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society, Hong Kong, China, 2-4 November 2013.
Xu F.F., Sun S., Ho S.W.A., Lee D., Kiang K.M.Y. and Leung G.K.K., The effects of progesterone versus dexamethasone on brain oedema and inflammatory responses following experimental brain resection, The 5th World Conference of Intracerebral Hemorrhage & 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society, Hong Kong, China, 2-4 November 2013.


Researcher : YEUNG WHO

List of Research Outputs

YEUNG W.H.O., Alternatively activated macrophages promoted tumor growth and metastasis in hepatocellular carcinoma, Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong. 2013.


Researcher : YUNG MK

List of Research Outputs

YUNG M.K., Gene copy number analysis of granulin-epithelin precursor (GEP) and ATP-binding cassette subfamily F member 1 (ABCF1) in hepatocellular carcinoma , Dissertation, Master of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong. 2014.


Researcher : YUNG SYJ

List of Research Outputs

YUNG S.Y.J., Tse H.F., Tam P.K.H. and Ngan E.S.W., A patient-specific iPSC model for studying the pathophysiology of Hirschsprung's disease [poster], The 12th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, Vancouver, Canada, 18-21 June 2014.


Researcher : Yang Z

List of Research Outputs

Lam C.T., Yang Z., Lau J.C.S., Ng N.P., Yu W.C., Ho D.W.Y. and Fan S.T., Identification of essential genes for the development of Hepatitis B virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma, The American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2014, San Diego, California, U.S.A., April 5-9, 2014.


Researcher : Yau TCC

Project Title:The Role of Serial Changes in Circulating Angiogenic Markers in Predicting the Clinical Outcome of Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Patients on Sorafenib
Investigator(s):Yau TCC, Fan ST, Poon RTP, Pang RWC
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2011


Project Title:A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Prophylactic Effects of Telbivudine for Prevention of Hepatitis B Reactivation in HBsAg Positive Patients Receiving Sorafenib Treatment for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Investigator(s):Yau TCC, Poon RTP
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:06/2012


Project Title:4th Biennial Congress of the Asian-Pacific Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association; Systemic treatment of metastatic neuroendocrine tumors to the liver/Local-regional therapy for colorectal liver metastases
Investigator(s):Yau TCC
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:03/2013


Project Title:The Role of Insulin Growth Factor (IGF) Level in Cachexia and Treatment Outcome in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Patients
Investigator(s):Yau TCC, Poon RTP
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:06/2013


List of Research Outputs

Borger D.R., Goyal L., Yau T.C.C., Poon R.T.P., Ancukiewicz M., Deshpande V., Christiani D.C., Liebman H.M., Yang H., Kim H., Yen K., Faris J.E., Iafrate A.J., Kwak E.L., Clark J.W., Allen J.N., Blaszkowsky L.S., Murphy J.E., Saha S.K., Hong T.S., Wo J.Y., Ferrone C.R., Tanabe K.K., Bardeesy N., Straley K.S., Agresta S., Schenkein D.P., Ellisen L.W., Ryan D.P. and Zhu A.X., Circulating oncometabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate is a potential surrogate biomarker in patients with isocitrate dehydrogenase-mutant intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, Clinical Cancer Research. 2014, 20(7): 1884-1890.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Dai W.C., Yau T.C.C., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Management of spontaneously ruptured hepatocellular carcinomas in the radiofrequency ablation era, PLoS One. 2014, 9(4): e94453.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Jenkins C.R., Chu S.K.F., Chok K.S.H., Chan A.C.Y., Tsang S.H.Y., Dai W.C., Yau T.C.C., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Survival analysis of high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy vs. transarterial chemoembolization for unresectable hepatocellular carcinomas, Liver International. 2014, Epub on 2014-01-22.
Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Yau T.C.C., Liang B. and Lo C.M., Survival analysis of liver resection in patients with neuroendocrine tumour liver metastases (Abstract Presentation), Inaugural Conference of the Asia Pacific Neuroendocrine Tumour Society, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25-27 October 2013.
Chow K.M., Ng L., Lam S.C., WONG K.M., Wan T.M.H., Cheng S.M., Yau T.C.C., Poon R.T.P. and Pang R.W.C., The enhanced metastatic potential of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells with sorafenib resistance, PLoS One. 2013, 8(11): e78675.
Cohen M.J., Levy I., Barak O., Bloom A.I., Fernández-Ruiz M., Di Maio M., Perrone F., Poon R.T.P., Shouval D., Yau T.C.C. and Shibolet O., Trans-arterial chemo-embolization is safe and effective for elderly advanced hepatocellular carcinoma patients: results from an international database, Liver International. 2014, Epub on 2014-02-10.
Finn R.S., Poon R.T.P., Yau T.C.C., Klümpen H.J., Chen L.T., Kang Y.K., Kim T.Y., Gomez-Martin C., Rodriguez-Lope C., Kunz T., Paquet T., Brandt U., Sellami D. and Bruix J., Phase I study investigating everolimus combined with sorafenib in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 59(6): 1271-1277.
Lam C.S.C., Cheung A.H., Wong S.K., Wan T.M.H., Ng L., Chow A.K., Cheng N.S., Pak C.H., Li H.S., Man J.H., Yau T.C.C., Lo O.S.H., Poon T.C.J., Pang R.W.C. and Law W.L., Prognostic significance of CD26 in patients with colorectal cancer, PLoS One. 2014, 28;9(5): e98582.
Yau T.C.C., Associate Editor, Frontiers in Genitourinary Oncology. 2013.
Yau T.C.C., Associate Editor, Journal of Medical Case Report. 2013.
Yau T.C.C., TANG Y.F., Yao T., Fan S.T., Lo C.M. and Poon R.T.P., Development of Hong Kong Liver Cancer Staging System with treatment stratification for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, Gastroenterology. 2014, 146(7): 1691-1700.
Yau T.C.C., Editorial Board Member, ISRN Haematology. 2013.
Yau T.C.C., Editorial Board Member, Journal of Medical Cases. 2013.
Yau T.C.C., Editorial Board Member, Journal of Tumor. 2013.
Yau T.C.C., Editorial Board Member, The Open Drug Resistance Journal. 2013.
Yau T.C.C., Editorial Board Member, World Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2013.
Yau T.C.C., Editorial Board Member, World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 2013.
Yau T.C.C., Editorial Board Member, World Journal of Hepatology. 2013.
Yau T.C.C., Leung R.C.Y., Wong H.Y.H., Chiu J.W.Y., Chan P., Tang Y.F., Cheung T.T., Pang R.W.C., Fan S.T. and Poon R.T.P., Efficacy and safety of single agent sunitinib in treating sorafenib refractory advanced hepatocellular carcinoma patients: a prospective, open-label, phase II study, The 4th Asia-Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Meeting, Busan, Korea, 5-7 July 2013.
Yau T.C.C., Preemptive treatment for patients on chemotherapy to prevent hepatitis B reactivation, Annual Scientific Meeting of Macau Society of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Macau, 13-14 July 2013. 2013.
Yau T.C.C., Preemptive treatment for patients on chemotherapy to prevent hepatitis B reactivation, Novartis Evening Satellite Symposium, Macau. 2013.
Yau T.C.C., Review of metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma, Genectech GO28651 Investigator Meeting, Hong Kong. 2013.


Researcher : Yeung WH

List of Research Outputs

LIU H., Man K., LI C., Ng K.T.P., Liu X., Geng W., Qi X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., LIU J., Li X., Chan S.C. and Lo C.M., NLRP3 inflammasome regulated by telomere-independent repressor activator protein1 (RAP1) induced graft injury after LDLT, The 2014 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA & LICAGE, London, United Kingdom, 4-7 June 2014.
Ling C., Ng K.T.P., Shao Y., Geng W., Xiao J., LIU H., LI C., Liu X., MA Y.Y., Yeung W.H., QI X., Yu J., Wong N., Zhai Y., Chan S.C., Poon R.T.P., Lo C.M. and Man K., Post-transplant endothelial progenitor cell mobilization via CXCL10/CXCR3 signaling promotes liver tumor growth, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 60(1): 103-109.
Ng K.T.P., Lo C.M., Guo D.Y., Qi X., Li C., Geng W., Liu X., Ling C., Ma Y.Y., Yeung W.H., Shao Y., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Man K., Identification of transmembrane protein 98 as a novel chemoresistance-conferring gene in hepatocellular carcinoma, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 2014, 13(5): 1285-1297.
Yeung W.H., The 18th NAT Conference Travel Award Grant (2013), French Institute of Health and Medical Research. 2013.


Researcher : Yip CW

Project Title:Interaction of granulin-epithelin precursor with heparan sulfate on activation of signaling pathways in hepatocellular carcinoma
Investigator(s):Yip CW, Cheung PFY, Cheung ST
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Mini Grant
Start Date:11/2013


List of Research Outputs

Cheung S.T., Leung C.Y.I., Yip C.W., Cheung P.F.Y., Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P. and Fan S.T., Genetic variants regulating ABCB5 expression and associated with liver cancer recurrence (Oral Presentation), Special Meeting on ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) Proteins: From Multidrug Resistance to Genetic Diseases, Innsbruck, Austria, 8-14 March 2014.
Leung C.Y.I., Yip C.W., Cheung P.F.Y., Cheung T.T., Poon R.T.P., Fan S.T. and Cheung S.T., Genetic polymorphisms of the drug transporter ABCB5 associated with advanced liver cancer, The Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, San Diego, U.S.A., 5-9 April 2014.


Researcher : Yiu MK

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.W., Tsu H.L.J., Ma W.K., Fan C.F., Leung A.K.C., Ip C.H., Kan W.M., Cheung F.K., Chan W.H., Au W.H. and Yiu M.K., Role of cytoreductive nephrectomy (CRN) for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) in the era of targeted therapy (TKI): experience from three Hong Kong tertiary centres (Abstract), British Journal of Urology International. 2014, 113(Suppl. 1): 2.
Chan K.W., Tsu H.L.J., Ma W.K., Kan C.F., Leung A.K.C., Ip C.H., Kan W.M., Cheung F.K., Chan W.H., Au W.H. and Yiu M.K., Role of cytoreductive nephrectomy (CRN) for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) in the era of targeted therapy (TKI): experience from three Hong Kong tertiary centres (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Ho K.L., Ho B., Wong M.H.E., Wong S.C.W., Tsu H.L.J., Tam P.C. and Yiu M.K., Disease spectrum and treatment pattern in a local male infertility clinic (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Huang G., Yeung C.Y., Lee K.K., Liu J., Ho K.L., Yiu M.K., Lam K.S.L., Tse H.F., Yau T.C.C. and Siu C.W., Androgen deprivation therapy and cardiovascular risk in Chinese patients with nonmetastatic carcinoma of prostate, Journal of Oncology. 2014, Epub on 2014-04-07.
Kan R.W.M., Li J.C.M., Fu K.F.K., Ho K.L., Yiu M.K. and Fan C.W., An inconvenient truth: our routine imaging pathway for loin pain resulted in superfluous radiation exposure (Moderated Poster Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Lai T.C.T., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., How have we treated pathological T1(pT1) prostate cancer (CaP) in recent 10 years? (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Lai T.C.T., Tsu H.L.J., Ng C.M., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Optimising prostate cancer diagnosis: 10-core versus 12-core prostate cancer protocol (Poster Presentation), The RCSEd and The CSHK Conjoint Scientific Congress, 20-21 September 2013, Hong Kong / Surgical Practice. 2013, 17(Suppl 2): B30.
Lai T.C.T., Tsu H.L.J., Ng C.M., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Optimizing prostate cancer diagnosis: 10-core versus 12-core prostate biopsy protocol (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Ma W.K., Ng C.M., Ip C.H., Tsang C.F., Cheung F.K. and Yiu M.K., Evaluation of sexual function after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RaLRP) in sexually active patients (Abstract), British Journal of Urology International. 2014, 113(Suppl. 1): 7-8.
Ma W.K., Ng C.M., Ip C.H., Tsang C.F., Cheung F.K. and Yiu M.K., Evaluation of sexual function after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RaLRP) in sexually active patients (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Ng C.M., Wong M.H.E. and Yiu M.K., Does combined perianal-intrarectal lidocaine-prilocaine cream and periprostatic nerve block provide better pain relief than periprostatic nerve block alone during transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy? (Moderated poster presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Teoh J.Y., Wong K.W., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Outcome of local Chinese men undergoing primary androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Teoh Y.C.J., Fu K.F.K., Chu F., Law M., Law W., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Unenhanced CT as the sole initial diagnostic investigation for acute renal colic patients: ureteric stone size and radiation risks consideration (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Tsang C.F., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Comparative analysis of three risk assessment models for prostate cancer in the Hong Kong Chinese population (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Tsang C.F., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Pathological outcomes of Hong Kong Chinese patients with low risk prostate cancer eligible for active surveillance undergoing radical prostatectomy: comparison of six different protocols (Oral Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Tsang C.F., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong E.M.H., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy using a laparoscopic kidney clamp and self-retaining barbed suture without hilar clamping, Surgical Practice. 2013, 17(4): 178-179.
Tsu H.L.J. and Yiu M.K., Diagnostic evaluation of lower urinary tract symptoms in men, The Hong Kong Medical Diary. 2014, 19(1): 6-9.
Tsu H.L.J., Chan C.K., Chu R.W.H., Law I.C., Kong C.K., Liu P.L., Cheung F.K. and Yiu M.K., Emphysematous pyelonephritis: an 8-year retrospective review across four acute hospitals, Asian Journal of Surgery. 2013, 36(3): 121-125.
Wong C.W.Y., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Iatrogenic ureteral injuries: a 20-year retrospective review in a university teaching hospital (Poster Presentation), The RCSEd and The CSHK Conjoint Scientific Congress, Hong Kong, 20-21 September 2013 / Surgical Practice. 2013, 17(Suppl 2): B30.
Wong E.M.H., Ng C.M. and Yiu M.K., Robotic partial nephrectomy: selective arterial clamping technique (Video), Videourology. 2013.
Wong M.H.E., Cho K.Y., Ho K.L., Wong K.W., Lai C.T., Man C.M. and Yiu M.K., How can the R.E.N.A.L. nephrometry scoring system aid management of a solid renal mass?, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2013, 20(1): 37-44.
Wong M.H.E., Yiu M.K. and Ho K.L., Metastatic carcinoma of breast in the urinary bladder, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2013, 19(5): 455-457.
Wong W.Y., Tsu H.L.J., Ng A.T.L., Wong M.H.E., Ho K.L. and Yiu M.K., Iatrogenic ureteral injuries: a 20-year retrospective review in a University teaching hospital (Moderated Poster Presentation), Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013.
Yiu M.K., Chairperson - Introduction to robotic assisted partial nephrectomy, 4th Annual Asian Robotic Urological Symposium (ARUS) in conjunction with the 6th Annual Congress of Japanese Robotic Surgery Society Annual Meeting organized by Congress of Japanese Robotic Surgery Society, Fukuoka, Japan, 22 February 2014. 2014.
Yiu M.K., Chairperson - Maximising continence after radical prostatectomy - a streamlined approach, Lecture by Dr. Vincent Tse organized by Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 23 Septmeber 2013. 2013.
Yiu M.K., Chief Editor, The Hong Kong Medical Diary. 2014.
Yiu M.K., Hypospadias repair (Invited Lecture), Academic Meeting on Pediatric Urology organized by the Children’s Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China, 13 March 2014. 2014.
Yiu M.K., Improving continence outcomes after RALP – various reconstruction technique (Invited Lecture), The 4th Annual Asian Robotic Urological Symposium (ARUS) in conjunction with the 6th Annual Congress of Japanese Robotic Surgery Society Annual Meeting organized by Congress of Japanese Robotic Surgery Society, Fukuoka, Japan, 21 February 2014. 2014.
Yiu M.K., Moderator - Kidney, Hong Kong Urological Association 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 10 November 2013. 2013.
Yiu M.K., Moderator - Prostate Cancer Update, Urology Symposium – Controversies in Urology organized by Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and CUHK Jockey Club Minimally Invasive Surgical Skills Centre, Hong Kong, 8 November 2013. 2013.
Yiu M.K., Prostate diseases of the aged male (Abstract & Invited Lecture), The 9th International Symposium on Healthy Aging organized by Research Centre of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Aging, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 9 March 2014. 2014.
Yiu M.K., Robotic radical prostatectomy: update on Hong Kong experience (Invited Lecture), Shenzhen Surgical Forum – Urology in the 21st Century organized by The University of Hong Kong, American College of Surgeons and HKU-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China, 7 July 2013. 2013.
Yiu M.K., Trifecta outcomes of robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP), an analysis of experience from Hong Kong (Invited Lecture), Chinese Urological Association – 20th Annual Meeting, Beijing, China, 21 December 2013. 2013.
Yiu M.K., Undescended testis (Invited Lecture), Hong Kong College of Urological Nursing – 4th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 20 July 2013. 2013.
Yiu M.K., Update on common urological diseases (Editorial), The Hong Kong Medical Diary. 2014, 19(1): 4.
Yiu M.K., What would you do in this patient? (Invited Panel Speaker), Hospital Authority Central Commissioned Training: Current Management of Hypospadias and Disorder of Sex Development organized by Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong and Hospital Authority, Hong Kong, 15 March 2014. 2014.
Yiu M.K., 前列腺癌的診斷手段 (Invited Lecture), TRUS Guided Prostate Biopsy Course 超聲引導前列腺穿刺活檢研討班 organized by Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong – Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China, 31 May 2014. 2014.
Yiu M.K., 常見男仕泌尿問題 (Invited Lecture), Health Talk organized by St. James’ Settlement, Hong Kong, 18 January 2014. 2014.
Yiu M.K., 達芬奇機器人前列腺癌根治術 (Invited Lecture), 深圳市醫學會泌尿外科專業委員會學術年會 organized by 深圳市醫學會, Shenzhen, China, 16 August 2013. 2013.
Yiu M.K., 憋尿: 尿道炎觸發點?, 明報周刋, 2014.


Researcher : Yiu WK

Project Title:Effects of testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone on migration and adhesion in vascular smooth muscle cells
Investigator(s):Yiu WK, Cheng SWK, Cheuk LY
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2011


List of Research Outputs

Yiu W.K., Chan Y.C. and Cheng S.W.K., Custom-made fenestrated stent graft for infrarenal aortic aneurysm repair with coexistent horseshoe kidney, The 28th Annual Meeting of Western Vascular Society, Jasper, Canada, 21-24 September 2013.
Yiu W.K., Chan Y.C. and Cheng S.W.K., Para-aortic lymphoma simulating mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm, Circulation. 2013, 128(6): 674-675.


Researcher : Yu SYP

List of Research Outputs

Sihoe D.L.A., Hsin M.K.Y. and Yu S.Y.P., Needlescopic video-assisted thoracic surgery pleurodesis for primary pneumothorax, Multimedia Manual of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2014, 2014: mmu012-mmu012.
Yu S.Y.P. and Sihoe D.L.A., Engaging current and potential medical students in clinical research: What they learned and what we learned from them, 2013 Frontiers in Medical and Health Sciences Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 6-7 December 2013.


Researcher : Yu WC

List of Research Outputs

Fung J.Y.Y., Poon R.T.P., Yu W.C., Chan S.C., Chan A.C.Y., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Seto W.K.W., Lo C.M., Lai C.L. and Yuen R.M.F., Use of liver stiffness measurement for liver resection surgery: correlation with indocyanine green clearance testing and post-operative outcome, PLoS One. 2013, 8(8): e72306.
Lam C.T., Yang Z., Lau J.C.S., Ng N.P., Yu W.C., Ho D.W.Y. and Fan S.T., Identification of essential genes for the development of Hepatitis B virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma, The American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2014, San Diego, California, U.S.A., April 5-9, 2014.


Researcher : Yuen PW

Project Title:Crile Centennial Symposium Pathology and Staging: Problems and Future Directions
Investigator(s):Yuen PW
Department:Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:10/2006




Researcher : Yuen WK

List of Research Outputs

Cheung T.T., Yuen W.K., Poon R.T.P., Chan S.C., Fan S.T. and Lo C.M., Improved anterior hepatic transection for isolated hepatocellular carcinoma in the caudate, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International. 2014, 13(2): 219-222.
Co M., Pang S.Y., Wong K.Y., Ip E.W.K. and Yuen W.K., Surgical management of recurrent pyogenic cholangitis: 10 years of experience in a tertiary referral centre in Hong Kong, HPB (Oxford). 2013, Epub on 2013-11-07.


Researcher : ZHANG R

List of Research Outputs

CHENG G., Tang S.M., Wong H.M.E., Cheng W.C., So M.T., Miao X., ZHANG R., CUI L., Liu X., Ngan E.S.W., Lui V.C.H., Chung H.Y., Chan I.H.Y., Liu J.C., Zhong W., Xia H.M., Yu J.K., Qiu X., Wu X.Z., Wang B., Dong X., Tou J.F., Huang L.M., Yi B., Ren H.X., Chan E.K.W., Ye K., O'Reilly P.F., Wong K.K.Y., Sham P.C., Cherny S.S., Tam P.K.H. and Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Common genetic variants regulating ADD3 gene expression alter biliary atresia risk, Journal of Hepatology. 2013, 59(6): 1285-1291.
Liu X., Lok C.N., ZHANG R. and Wong K.K.Y., Dendrimer encapsulation enhances anti-inflammatory efficacy of silver nanoparticles in burn wound, The 47th Annual Meeting of Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Banff, Canada, 25-29 May 2014.


Researcher : ZHANG X

List of Research Outputs

Lee D., Sun S., Ho S.W.A., Kiang K.M.Y., ZHANG X., Xu F.F. and Leung G.K.K., Hyperoxia Resensitizes Chemoresistant Glioblastoma Cells to Temozolomide Through Unfolded Protein Response, Anticancer Research. 2014, 34(6): 2957-2966.
ZHANG X. and Leung G.K.K., Functional roles of non-coding RNAs in glioma and their clinical implications, In: Johnson J.C. (ed.), MicroRNA and Non-Coding RNA. Hauppauge, U.S.A., Nova Science, 2013, 93-112.


Researcher : ZHU J

List of Research Outputs

ZHU J., Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Tam P.K.H. and Lui V.C.H., Transcriptional regulation of RET gene in Hirschsprung disease, The 60th International Conference of British Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Bournemouth, United Kingdom, 16-19 July 2013.
Zhu J., Kam K.M., Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Tam P.K.H. and Lui V.C.H., HOXB5 binds to multi-species conserved sequence (MCS+9.7) of RET gene and regulates RET expression, The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 2014, 51C: 142-149.


Researcher : Zhang S

List of Research Outputs

Zhang S., LIU X., Wang H.L., PENG J. and Wong K.K.Y., Silver nanoparticle-coated suture effectively reduces inflammation and improves mechanical strength at intestinal anastomosis in mice, Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2014, 49(4): 606-613.


Researcher : Zhu J

List of Research Outputs

ZHU J., Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Tam P.K.H. and Lui V.C.H., Transcriptional regulation of RET gene in Hirschsprung disease, The 60th International Conference of British Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Bournemouth, United Kingdom, 16-19 July 2013.
Zhu J., Kam K.M., Garcia-Barcelo M.M., Tam P.K.H. and Lui V.C.H., HOXB5 binds to multi-species conserved sequence (MCS+9.7) of RET gene and regulates RET expression, The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 2014, 51C: 142-149.


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