Dr Alvin Wong

Senior Consultant, Department of Haematology Oncology

 

Dr Alvin Wong graduated from NUS in 1992 and completed his training in medical oncology with the Department of Haematology Oncology in 2001 where he now serves as senior consultant. He did a laboratory stint in Tumor Immunology at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore in 2002. He sub-specializes in genitourinary malignancies (kidney, prostate, bladder and germ cell cancers). His research collaborations include the investigation of Tumor Associated Macrophages in Renal Cell Carcinoma (Singapore Immunology Network) and the epidemiology of prostate cancer (NUS Epidemiology & Public Health). His has published on a range of topics in local and international journals. His also maintains a lively interest in Asian lung cancer and bioethical issues.

 

Education and Fellowships

MBBS, MRCP (UK)

 

Awards and Honours

• Singapore Medical Association Bronze Medal1992
• First Mekie Book Prize 1992
• HMDP Fellowship Dec 2001-Nov 2002
• NMRC Research Fellowship Dec 2002-May 2003
• NHG Researcher-Investigator-Scientist Enabler (RISE) Grant 2008 

• NKF Grant 2008-2011
  

 

Hobbies

• Jogging and exploring nice roads in Singapore
• Recently started a "dads' club"

 

Selected Publications

1. How many adenocarcinoma lung cancers come from bronchioloalveolar carcinoma? Alvin Wong, Seto Kar-Yin, Bertrand Ang, Eunice Wong, Chin Tan-Min, Nga Min-En, Ross Soo. Thoracic Cancer – epub 4 May 2011.
2. Targeted Therapy at the End of Life of Lung Cancer Patients AS Wong, C Teo, Lim SW, Eunice Wong, RA Soo, N Chan. J Palliat Med. 2010 Aug;13(8):945-8.
3. Calcium intake increases risk of prostate cancer among Singapore Chinese Lesley M . Butler, Alvin S. Wong, Woon-Puay Koh, Renwei Wang, Jian-Min Yuan, Mimi C. Yu Cancer Res. 2010 Jun 15;70(12):4941-8.
4. Fatal Cystic Change of Brain Metastasis After Response to Gefitinib in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Zee YK. Chin TM, AS Wong. J Clin Oncol 2009 Oct 20;27(30):e145-6.
5. Cigarette smoking and risk of prostate cancer among Singapore Chinese Butler LM, Wang R, Wong AS, Koh WP, Yu MC. Cancer Causes and Control 2009 Dec;20(10):1967-74
6. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Singapore Cancer Patients Wen Hann Chow, Pearlly Chang, Soo Chin Lee, Alvin Wong, Han-Ming Shen, Helena Marieke Verkooijen. Ann Acad Med Singapore 2010 Feb;39(2):129-35
7. Occupational and Environmental Factors in Cancer. In: Occupational Health Practice in Singapore. Occupational and Environmental Health Society; 2008: 276-282. Alvin Wong (Gregory Chan, David Koh, Lee Lay Tin, eds.)
8. Evidence for Disease Control with Erlotinib after Gefitinib Failure in typical Gefitinib-Sensitive Asian Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Wong AS, Soong R, Seah SB, Lim SW, Chuah KL, Nga ME, Chin TM, Soo RA. J Thorac Oncol. 2008 Apr;3(4):400-4.
9. Debulking Nephrectomy Followed By A “Watch And Wait” Approach In Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma. Wong AS, Chong KT, Heng CT, Consigliere DT, Esuvaranathan K, Toh KL, Chuah B, Lim R, Tan J. Urologic Onoclogy 2009 Mar-Apr;27(2):149-54
10. Efficacy Of Low Dose Ketoconazole In Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer Patients At The National Cancer Centre And The Cancer Institute, Singapore Ngo L, Yeo A, Wong AS, Tay MH. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2007 Oct ;36:811-4.
11. A pregnant lady with aggressive breast cancer. Wong AS, Lim E, Robless PA, Wang SC, Back MF, Ang BK, Lim SE.Ann Acad Med Singapore Jun 2007. Jun;36(6):448-2. 
12. Tissue Microarrays Characterize the Clinical Significance of a VEGF-A Protein Expression Signature in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Salto-Tellez M, Nga ME, Han HC, Wong AS, Lee CK, Anuar D, Ng SS, Ho M, Wee A, Chan YH, Soong R. Br J Cancer. 2007 Mar 12;96(5):776-82.
13. Paclitaxel, 5-fluorouracil and hydroxyurea concurrent with radiation in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma Wong AS, Soo RA, Lu JJ, Loh KS, Tan KS, Hsieh WS, Shakespeare TP, Chua ET, Lim HL, Goh BC. Ann Oncol. 2006 Jul;17(7):1152-7.
14. The Ethics of HEK 293 Wong A. Natl Cathol Bioeth Q. 2006 Autumn;6(3):473-95. PMID: 17091554 15. Do you want him to know he has cancer ? Wong A, Lee LH, Chow YL, Lai YM. NUH/NUS Annual Scientific Meeting 2001.(shortlisted for best poster award)