
Dr. Kenneth Eugene Hung MD PHD
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
55 Fruit Street Blk 4 Boston MA, 02114About
Dr. Kenneth Hung is a gastroenterologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Hung specializes in the digestive system and its diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract, which include organs from the mouth to the anus as well as liver disorders. Gastroenterology includes conditions such as hepatitis, peptic ulcer disease, colitis, nutritional problems and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Hung performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Education and Training
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 1999
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- New road map through the land of IBD.
- Comprehensive proteome analysis of an Apc mouse model uncovers proteins associated with intestinal tumorigenesis.
- Low-volume, high-throughput sandwich immunoassays for profiling plasma proteins in mice: identification of early-stage systemic inflammation in a mouse model of intestinal cancer.
- Proteomic approaches to cancer biomarkers.
- The dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor NVP-BEZ235 induces tumor regression in a genetically engineered mouse model of PIK3CA wild-type colorectal cancer.
- Priceless GEMMs: genetically engineered mouse models for colorectal cancer drug development.
- In vivo optical molecular imaging of matrix metalloproteinase activity following
- Adenoma-linked barrier defects and microbial products drive IL-23/IL-17-mediated tumour growth.
- Development of a colon cancer GEMM-derived orthotopic transplant model for drug discovery and validation.
- Concomitant BRAF and PI3K/mTOR blockade is required for effective treatment of BRAF(V600E) colorectal cancer.
- Combination PI3K/MEK inhibition promotes tumor apoptosis and regression in PIK3CA wild-type, KRAS mutant colorectal cancer.
- Colon-specific tumorigenesis in mice driven by Cre-mediated inactivation of Apc and activation of mutant Kras.
- Cross-species analysis of genetically engineered mouse models of MAPK-driven colorectal cancer identifies hallmarks of the human disease.
- Overview of genetically engineered mouse models of colorectal carcinoma to enable translational biology and drug development.
- Resistance to dual blockade of the kinases PI3K and mTOR in KRAS-mutant colorectal cancer models results in combined sensitivity to inhibition of the receptor tyrosine kinase EGFR.
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