Grace Kong

Prognostic biomarkers in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer receiving [177Lu]-PSMA-617.

Justin Ferdinandus, John Violet, Shahneen Sandhu, Rodney J Hicks, Aravind S Ravi Kumar, Amir Iravani, Grace Kong, Tim Akhurst, Sue Ping Thang, Declan G Murphy, Scott Williams, Michael S Hofman

Journal article  |  2020  |  European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

PURPOSE: We analysed quantitative biomarkers derived from both baseline whole-body imaging and blood serum to identify prognostic ..

Efficacy of Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy for Esthesioneuroblastoma.

Olfat Kamel Hasan, Aravind S Ravi Kumar, Grace Kong, Kira Oleinikov, Simona Ben-Haim, Simona Grozinsky-Glasberg, Rodney J Hicks

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Objectives: Esthesioneuroblastoma (ENB) is rare with limited therapeutic options when unresectable or metastatic; however, express..

Defining the Supportive Care Needs and Psychological Morbidity of Patients With Functioning Versus Nonfunctioning Neuroendocrine Tumors: Protocol for a Phase 1 Trial of a Nurse-Led Online and Phone-Based Intervention

Lisa Guccione, Karla Gough, Allison Drosdowsky, Krista Fisher, Timothy Price, Nick Pavlakis, Mustafa Khasraw, David Wyld, David Ransom, Grace Kong, Megan Rogers, Simone Leyden, John Leyden, Michael Michael, Penelope Schofield

Journal article  |  2019  |  JMIR Research Protocols

Long term follow-up and outcomes of re-treatment in an expanded 50 patient single-center phase II prospective trial of Lutetium-177 (177Lu) PSMA-617 theranostics in metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer.

John Violet, Shahneen Sandhu, Amir Iravani, Justin Ferdinandus, Sue Ping Thang, Grace Kong, Aravind Ravi Kumar, Tim Akhurst, David A Pattison, Alexis Beaulieu, Jennifer Mooi, Christina Guo, Victor Kalff, Declan G Murphy, Price Jackson, Peter Eu, Mark Scalzo, Scott Williams, Rod J Hicks, Michael S Hofman

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Objectives: Lutetium-177 (177Lu)-PSMA-617 (LuPSMA) is a radioligand with high affinity for prostate specific membrane antigen (PSM..

The Role of 68Ga-DOTA-Octreotate PET/CT in Follow-Up of SDH-Associated Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma

Grace Kong, Tess Schenberg, Christopher J Yates, Alison Trainer, Nirupa Sachithanandan, Amir Iravani, Aravind Ravi Kumar, Michael S Hofman, Tim Akhurst, Michael Michael, Rodney J Hicks

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Purpose: Germline succinate dehydrogenase (SDHx) mutation carriers, especially SDHB, are at increased risk for malignancy and requ..

Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway Inhibition for Redifferentiation of Radioiodine Refractory Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: An Evolving Protocol

Amir Iravani, Benjamin Solomon, David A Pattison, Price Jackson, Aravind Ravi Kumar, Grace Kong, Michael S Hofman, Tim Akhurst, Rodney J Hicks

Journal article  |  2019  |  Thyroid

Background: Some patients with metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) lack iodine avidity and are the..

Poor Outcomes for Patients with Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer with Low Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) Expression Deemed Ineligible for 177Lu-labelled PSMA Radioligand Therapy

Sue Ping Thang, John Violet, Shahneen Sandhu, Amir Iravani, Tim Akhurst, Grace Kong, Aravind Ravi Kumar, Declan G Murphy, Scott G Williams, Rodney J Hicks, Michael S Hofman

Journal article  |  2019  |  European Urology Oncology

BACKGROUND: Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is overexpressed in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) ..

Peptide Receptor Radiotherapy: Current Approaches and Future Directions

Grace Kong, Rodney J Hicks

Journal article  |  2019  |  Current Treatment Options in Oncology

Consensus-Derived Quality Performance Indicators for Neuroendocrine Tumour Care

Braden Woodhouse, Sharon Pattison, Eva Segelov, Simron Singh, Kate Parker, Grace Kong, William Macdonald, David Wyld, Goswin Meyer-Rochow, Nick Pavlakis, Siobhan Conroy, Vallerie Gordon, Jonathan Koea, Nicole Kramer, Michael Michael, Kate Wakelin, Tehmina Asif, Dorothy Lo, Timothy Price, Ben Lawrence, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Clinical Medicine

Characteristics and outcomes of therapy-related myeloid neoplasms after peptide receptor radionuclide/chemoradionuclide therapy (PRRT/PRCRT) for metastatic neuroendocrine neoplasia: a single-institution series

Isaac Goncalves, Kate Burbury, Michael Michael, Amir Iravani, Aravind S Ravi Kumar, Tim Akhurst, Ing S Tiong, Piers Blombery, Michael S Hofman, David Westerman, Rodney J Hicks, Grace Kong

Journal article  |  2019  |  European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Early Outcomes of Surgery for Carcinoid Heart Disease.

Matthew S Yong, Grace Kong, Prakash Ludhani, Michael Michael, John Morgan, Michael S Hofman, Rodney J Hicks, Marco Larobina

Journal article  |  2019  |  Heart, Lung and Circulation

BACKGROUND: The prognosis of patients with metastatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (NEN) continues to improve with modern oncological ..

Cu-64-SARTATE PET Imaging of Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumors Demonstrates High Tumor Uptake and Retention, Potentially Allowing Prospective Dosimetry for Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy

Rodney J Hicks, Price Jackson, Grace Kong, Robert E Ware, Michael S Hofman, David A Pattison, Timothy A Akhurst, Elizabeth Drummond, Peter Roselt, Jason Callahan, Roger Price, Charmaine M Jeffery, Emily Hong, Wayne Noonan, Alan Herschtal, Lauren J Hicks, Amos Hedt, Matthew Harris, Brett M Paterson, Paul S Donnelly

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Efficacy of peptide receptor radionuclide therapy for esthesioneuroblastoma, the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre experience

Olfat Kamel Hasan, Grace Kong, Aravind RaviKumar, Rodney Hicks

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE

Dosimetry of Lu-177-PSMA-617 in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: Correlations Between Pretherapeutic Imaging and Whole-Body Tumor Dosimetry with Treatment Outcomes

John Violet, Price Jackson, Justin Ferdinandus, Shahneen Sandhu, Tim Akhurst, Amir Iravani, Grace Kong, Aravind Ravi Kumar, Sue Ping Thang, Peter Eu, Mark Scalzo, Declan Murphy, Scott Williams, Rodney J Hicks, Michael S Hofman

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Nuclear Medicine

WELL-DIFFERENTIATED NEUROENDOCRINE NEOPLASM (NEN) WITH NO OR LOW (68)GA-DOTATATE AND F-18-FDG-AVIDITY: AN UNDER-RECOGNISED MOLECULAR IMAGING PHENOTYPE AND POTENTIAL MIMICKING PITFALLS

L Zidan, T Hung, G Kong, T Akhurst, A Ravikumar, M Hofman, R Hicks, A Iravani

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL

Highly favourable outcomes with peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) for metastatic rectal neuroendocrine neoplasia (NEN)

Grace Kong, Simona Grozinsky-Glasberg, Michael S Hofman, Tim Akhurst, Amichay Meirovitz, Ofra Maimon, Yodphat Krausz, Jeremy Godefroy, Michael Michael, David J Gross, Rodney J Hicks

Journal article  |  2019  |  European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Results of a 50 patient single-center phase II prospective trial of Lutetium-177 PSMA-617 theranostics in metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer.

Michael Hofman, John A Violet, Rodney J Hicks, Justin Ferdinandus, Sue Ping Thang, Amir Iravani, Grace Kong, Aravind Ravi Kumar, Timothy J Akhurst, Jennifer Mooi, Christina Guo, Ben Tran, Price Jackson, Mark Scalzo, Peter Eu, Scott Williams, Shahneen Kaur Sandhu

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Journal of Clinical Oncology

Characteristics and Outcomes of Therapy-Related Myeloid Neoplasms after Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT) for Metastatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasm (NEN): A Single Centre Series

I Goncalves, K Burbury, D Westerman, P Blombery, IS Tiong, A Iravani, A Ravikumar, M Michael, M Hofman, T Akhurst, R Hicks, G Kong

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Valvular Replacement in Patients with Carcinoid Heart Disease (CaHD) - Preliminary Surgical Experience

G Kong, M Yong, P Ludhani, M Michael, J Morgan, M Hofman, R Hicks, M Larobina

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Follow-up Recommendations for Completely Resected Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

Simron Singh, Lesley Moody, David L Chan, David C Metz, Jonathan Strosberg, Timothy Asmis, Dale L Bailey, Emily Bergsland, Kari Brendtro, Richard Carroll, Sean Cleary, Michelle Kim, Grace Kong, Calvin Law, Ben Lawrence, Alexander McEwan, Caitlin McGregor, Michael Michael, Janice Pasieka, Nick Pavlakis, et al.

Journal article  |  2018  |  JAMA Oncology

Induction PRRT With CAPTEM Chemotherapy in a High-risk Population of Metastatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasia (NEN): Balancing Efficacy With Risk

AS Ravi Kumar, J Ferdinandus, J Callahan, T Akhurst, MS Hofman, A Iravani, G Kong, M Michael, RJ Hicks

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING

Guidelines on nuclear medicine imaging in neuroblastoma

Zvi Bar-Sever, Lorenzo Biassoni, Barry Shulkin, Grace Kong, Michael S Hofman, Egesta Lopci, Irina Manea, Jacek Koziorowski, Rita Castellani, Ariane Boubaker, Bieke Lambert, Thomas Pfluger, Helen Nadel, Susan Sharp, Francesco Giammarile

Journal article  |  2018  |  European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

[Lu-177]-PSMA-617 radionuclide treatment in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (LuPSMA trial): a single-centre, single-arm, phase 2 study

Michael S Hofman, John Violet, Rodney J Hicks, Justin Ferdinandus, Sue Ping Thang, Tim Akhurst, Amir Iravani, Grace Kong, Aravind Ravi Kumar, Declan G Murphy, Peter Eu, Price Jackson, Mark Scalzo, Scott G Williams, Shahneen Sandhu

Journal article  |  2018  |  The Lancet Oncology

High activity, pain reduction and low toxicity with Lutetium-177 PSMA617 theranostics in metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC): results of a phase II prospective trial

Michael Hofman, John Violet, Shahneen Sandhu, Justin Ferdinandus, Sue Ping Thang, Amir Iravani, Grace Kong, Aravind Ravi Kumar, Tim Akhurst, Price Jackson, Mark Scalzo, Scott Williams, Rodney Hicks

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE

Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) in European Neuroendocrine Tumour Society (ENETS) grade 3 (G3) neuroendocrine neoplasia (NEN) - a single-institution retrospective analysis

Sue Ping Thang, Mei Sim Lung, Grace Kong, Michael S Hofman, Jason Callahan, Michael Michael, Rodney J Hicks

Journal article  |  2018  |  European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Changes in biodistribution on Ga-68-DOTA-Octreotate PET/CT after long acting somatostatin analogue therapy in neuroendocrine tumour patients may result in pseudoprogression

Martin H Cherk, Grace Kong, Rodney J Hicks, Michael S Hofman

Journal article  |  2018  |  Cancer Imaging