Dr. Hung T. Khong MD
Hematologist-Oncologist | Hematology & Oncology
1660 Springhill Avenue Mobile AL, 36604About
Dr. Hung Khong is a hematologist oncologist practicing in Mobile, AL. Dr. Khong specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of blood diseases such as anemia, hemophilia, sickle-cell disease, leukemia and lymphoma. Hematologist Oncologists are also trained in the study of cancer and its attack on other organs.
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Pre-existing immunity to tyrosinase-related protein (TRP)-2, a new TRP-2 isoform, and the NY-ESO-1 melanoma antigen in a patient with a dramatic response to immunotherapy.
- The Waardenburg syndrome type 4 gene, SOX10, is a novel tumor-associated antigen
- Natural selection of tumor variants in the generation of "tumor escape" phenotypes.
- Identification of multiple antigens recognized by tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes from a single patient: tumor escape by antigen loss and loss of MHC expression.
- Primary human lymphocytes transduced with NY-ESO-1 antigen-specific TCR genes recognize and kill diverse human tumor cell lines.
- Generating renal cancer-reactive T cells using dendritic cells (DCs) to present autologous tumor.
- Transduction of an HLA-DP4-restricted NY-ESO-1-specific TCR into primary human CD4+ lymphocytes.
- Immunotherapy of melanoma: a critical review of current concepts and future strategies.
- Activated CD4+ T cells dramatically enhance chemotherapeutic tumor responses in vitro and in vivo.
- Mitf-Mdel, a novel melanocyte/melanoma-specific isoform of microphthalmia-associated transcription factor-M, as a candidate biomarker for melanoma.
- Activated CD4+ T cells enhance radiation effect through the cooperation of interferon-gamma and TNF-alpha.
- miR-125b functions as a key mediator for snail-induced stem cell propagation and chemoresistance.
- A phase I study of intratumoral ipilimumab and interleukin-2 in patients with advanced melanoma.
- miR-125b regulates differentiation and metabolic reprogramming of T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia by directly targeting A20.
- Demethylating Agents in the Treatment of Cancer.
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