AlbertKoongMDFASTRO

Radiation Oncology • Stanford, CA

Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology, Stanford University Medical Center

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Office
875 Blake Wilbur Drive
Stanford University Medical Center- Cancer Center
Stanford, CA 94305
Phone+1 650-498-7703
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Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Radiation Oncology, 1997 - 2001
Kaiser Permanente Northern California (Oakland)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1997
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
CA State Medical License 1997 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2017 - 2024
American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

Clinical Trials

Evaluation of Stereotactic Radiosurgery For Liver Malignancies Start of enrollment: 2003 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 1
Cyberknife Radiosurgery for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Start of enrollment: 2003 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 2
Novel Serum Markers for Monitoring Response to Anti-Cancer Therapy Start of enrollment: 2002 Jan 01
Recruiting
Trilogy Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer Start of enrollment: 2006 Apr 01
Completed
Phase 2
Metabolic Imaging Predict Histopathologic Response to Preop ChemoXRT for Locally Advanced Rectal CA Start of enrollment: 2003 Oct 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Investigate Role of Metabolic Imaging in Predicting Tumor Response/Outcome After Pancreatic CA Tx Start of enrollment: 2006 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Phase II Gemcitabine + Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Unresectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Start of enrollment: 2009 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 2
Metabolic Reprogramming Therapy for Treatment of Recurrent Head and Neck Cancers Start of enrollment: 2010 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 1
Perfusion CT as a Predictor of Treatment Response in Patients With Hepatic Malignancies Start of enrollment: 2010 Sep 01
Terminated
A Phase 1 Study of Safety and Bioactivity With FG-3019 in Combination With Gemcitabine and Erlotinib for Subjects With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Start of enrollment: 2008 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 1
Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) vs. CyberKnife for Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Start of enrollment: 2011 Feb 01
Withdrawn
Phase 3
Transarterial Chemoembolization vs CyberKnife for Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma Start of enrollment: 2011 Feb 01
Withdrawn
Phase 3
Tissue and Plasma Biomarkers of Lymph Node Involvement in Cervical Cancer Start of enrollment: 2012 Feb 24
Completed
Phase 3 Study of FOLFIRINOX (mFFX) +/- SBRT in Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 14
Completed
Phase 3
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Long-Term Patient-Reported Dyspareunia After Definitive Chemoradiation for Anal Cancer: Using the Anterior Vaginal Wall as an Organ-at-Risk to Define an Actionable Dos...
Michael K Rooney, Joshua S Niedzielski, Ramon M Salazar, Angelica Arzola, Prajnan Das, Eugene J Koay, Albert Koong, Ethan B Ludmir, Bruce D Minsky, Sonal Noticewala, G...> ;Advances in Radiation Oncology. 2024 May 1
Synthetic cationic helical polypeptides for the stimulation of antitumour innate immune pathways in antigen-presenting cells.
DaeYong Lee, Kristin Huntoon, Yifan Wang, Minjeong Kang, Yifei Lu, Seong Dong Jeong, Todd M Link, Thomas D Gallup, Yaqing Qie, Xuefeng Li, Shiyan Dong, Benjamin R Schr...> ;Nature Biomedical Engineering. 2024 Apr 19
Institution-Wide Retreats Foster Organizational Learning and Action at a Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Benjamin R Schrank, John A Fuller, Colleen M Gallagher, Van K Morris, Emma B Holliday, Kelly Merriman, Lynne Nguyen, Lou Weaver, Kelly Nelson, Elizabeth Chiao, Albert ...> ;Journal of Cancer Education. 2024 Mar 12
Optimizing Outpatient Radiation Oncology Consult Workflow by Using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing: Efficiency and Financial Impacts.
Weng, J., Mesko, S., Chronowski, G., Lee, P., Choi, S., Das, P., Koong, A., French, K., Aloia, T., Ehlers, R., Elrod-Joplin, D., Kerr, A., Smith, R., Martinez, W., Blo...> ;JCO Oncology Practice. 2024 Feb 8
Implementation and Efficacy of a Large-Scale Radiation Oncology Case-Based Peer-Review Quality Program across a Multinational Cancer Network.
Ludmir, E., Hoffman, K., Jhingran, A., Kouzy, R., Ip, M., Sturdevant, L., Ning, M., Minsky, B., McAleer, M., Chronowski, G., Arzu, I., Reed, V., Garg, A., Roberts, T.,...> ;Practical Radiation Oncology. 2024 Jan 3
Patient-Reported Sexual Function, Bladder Function and Quality of Life for Patients with Low Rectal Cancers with or without a Permanent Ostomy.
Rooney, M., Pasli, M., Peacock, O., Chang, G., Das, P., Koay, E., Koong, A., Ludmir, E., Minsky, B., Noticewala, S., Smith, G., Holliday, E.> ;Cancers. 2023 Dec 28
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fiducial Placement for Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer.
Irina M Cazacu, Ben S Singh, Rachael M Martin-Paulpeter, Sam Beddar, Stephen Chun, Emma B Holliday, Albert C Koong, Prajnan Das, Eugene J Koay, Cullen Taniguchi, Josep...> ;Cancers. 2023 Nov 10
7 citations
Independent Reproduction of the FLASH Effect on the Gastrointestinal Tract: A Multi-Institutional Comparative Study.
Anet Valdés Zayas, Neeraj Kumari, Kevin Liu, Denae Neill, Abagail Delahoussaye, Patrik Gonçalves Jorge, Reiner Geyer, Steven H Lin, Claude Bailat, François Bochud, Rap...> ;Cancers. 2023 Apr 2
4 citations
Differential Spatial Gene and Protein Expression Associated with Recurrence Following Chemoradiation for Localized Anal Squamous Cell Cancer.
Sharia Hernandez, Prajnan Das, Emma B Holliday, Li Shen, Wei Lu, Benny Johnson, Craig A Messick, Cullen M Taniguchi, John Skibber, Ethan B Ludmir, Y Nancy You, Grace L...> ;Cancers. 2023 Mar 10
4 citations
Patient-reported Bowel Function and Bowel-related Quality of Life After Pelvic Radiation for Rectal Adenocarcinoma: The Impact of Radiation Fractionation and Surgical ...
Michael K Rooney, Brian De, Kelsey Corrigan, Grace L Smith, Cullen Taniguchi, Bruce D Minsky, Ethan B Ludmir, Eugene J Koay, Prajnan Das, Albert C Koong, Oliver Peacoc...> ;Clinical Colorectal Cancer. 2023 Jun 1
1 citations
Physician Perspectives on Telemedicine in Radiation Oncology.
Sean Maroongroge, Brian De, Kristina D Woodhouse, Roland L Bassett Jr, Percy Lee, Elizabeth S Bloom, Grace L Smith, Steven J Frank, Jing Li, George Perkins, Prajnan Da...> ;Advances in Radiation Oncology. 2022 Oct 26
6 citations
Developing high-affinity decoy receptors to treat multiple myeloma and diffuse large B cell lymphoma.
Yu Rebecca Miao, Kaushik Thakkar, Can Cenik, Dadi Jiang, Kazue Mizuno, Chenjun Jia, Caiyun Grace Li, Hongjuan Zhao, Anh Diep, Yu Xu, Xin Eric Zhang, Teddy Tat Chi Yang...> ;The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 2022 Sep 5
4 citations
Adaptation and dosimetric commissioning of a synchrotron-based proton beamline for FLASH experiments.
Ming Yang, Xiaochun Wang, Fada Guan, Uwe Titt, Kiminori Iga, Dadi Jiang, Takeshi Takaoka, Satoshi Tootake, Tadashi Katayose, Masumi Umezawa, Emil Schüler, Steven Frank...> ;Physics in Medicine and Biology. 2022 Aug 5
3 citations
Nab-Paclitaxel, Capecitabine, and Radiation Therapy After Induction Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced and Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer...
Eugene J Koay, Mohamed Zaid, Maureen Aliru, Polycarpe Bagereka, Arie Van Wieren, Maria Jovie Rodriguez, Galia Jacobson, Robert A Wolff, Michael Overman, Gauri Varadhac...> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2022 Nov 1
4 citations
Contemporary use and outcomes of radiation and chemotherapy for unresectable pancreatic cancer.
Shalini Moningi, Xiudong Lei, Penny Fang, Cullen M Taniguchi, Emma B Holliday, Eugene J Koay, Albert C Koong, Ethan B Ludmir, Bruce D Minsky, Prajnan Das, Sharon H Gio...> ;Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology. 2022 Jul 1
5 citations
Ablative liver radiotherapy for unresected intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: Patterns of care and survival in the United States.
Brian De, Hop S Tran Cao, Jean-Nicolas Vauthey, Gohar S Manzar, Kelsey L Corrigan, Kanwal P S Raghav, Sunyoung S Lee, Ching-Wei D Tzeng, Bruce D Minsky, Grace L Smith,...> ;Cancer. 2022 Jul 1
2 citations
Mass Transport Model of Radiation Response: Calibration and Application to Chemoradiation for Pancreatic Cancer.
Charles X Wang, Dalia Elganainy, Mohamed M Zaid, Joseph D Butner, Anshuman Agrawal, Sara Nizzero, Bruce D Minsky, Emma B Holliday, Cullen M Taniguchi, Grace L Smith, A...> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2022 Sep 1
2 citations
Patient-Reported Sexual Function in Long-Term Survivors of Anal Cancer Treated With Definitive Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy and Concurrent Chemotherapy.
Kelsey L Corrigan, Michael K Rooney, Brian De, Ethan D Ludmir, Prajnan Das, Grace L Smith, Cullen Taniguchi, Bruce D Minsky, Eugene J Koay, Albert Koong, Van K Morris,...> ;Practical Radiation Oncology. 2022 May 25
4 citations
Patient-Reported Bowel and Urinary Function in Long-Term Survivors of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anus Treated With Definitive Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy...
Brian De, Kelsey L Corrigan, Michael K Rooney, Ethan B Ludmir, Prajnan Das, Grace L Smith, Cullen M Taniguchi, Bruce D Minsky, Eugene J Koay, Albert Koong, Van K Morri...> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2022 Sep 1
6 citations
Stress-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of RtcB modulates IRE1 activity and signaling outputs.
Alexandra Papaioannou, Federica Centonze, Alice Metais, Marion Maurel, Luc Negroni, Matías Gonzalez-Quiroz, Sayyed Jalil Mahdizadeh, Gabriella Svensson, Ensieh Zare, A...> ;Life Science Alliance. 2022 May 1
4 citations
Patient, physician, and policy factors underlying variation in use of telemedicine for radiation oncology cancer care.
Brian De, Shuangshuang Fu, Ying-Shiuan Chen, Prajnan Das, Kimberly Ku, Sean Maroongroge, Kristina D Woodhouse, Karen E Hoffman, Quynh-Nhu Nguyen, Valerie K Reed, Ailee...> ;Cancer Medicine. 2022 May 1
Patient-Reported Outcomes After Chemoradiation in Patients With Anal Cancer: A Qualitative Analysis.
Kelsey L Corrigan, Brian De, Michael K Rooney, Ethan B Ludmir, Prajnan Das, Grace L Smith, Cullen M Taniguchi, Bruce D Minsky, Eugene J Koay, Albert C Koong, Emma B Ho...> ;Advances in Radiation Oncology. 2022 Apr 30
14 citations
Outcomes and Toxicities of Modern Combined Modality Therapy with Atezolizumab Plus Bevacizumab and Radiation Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Gohar Shahwar Manzar, Brian Sandeep De, Sunyoung S Lee, Milind Javle, Ahmed O Kaseb, Jean-Nicolas Vauthey, Hop Sanderson Tran Cao, Albert C Koong, Grace Li Smith, Cull...> ;Cancers. 2022 Apr 9
19 citations
NBTXR3, a first-in-class radioenhancer for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: Report of first patient experience.
Alexander F Bagley, Ethan B Ludmir, Anirban Maitra, Bruce D Minsky, Grace Li Smith, Prajnan Das, Albert C Koong, Emma B Holliday, Cullen M Taniguchi, Matthew H G Katz,...> ;Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology. 2022 Mar 1
1 citations
Definitive Intensity-Modulated Chemoradiation for Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Outcomes and Toxicity of 428 Patients Treated at a Single Institution.
Emma B Holliday, Van K Morris, Benny Johnson, Cathy Eng, Ethan B Ludmir, Prajnan Das, Bruce D Minsky, Cullen Taniguchi, Grace L Smith, Eugene J Koay, Albert C Koong, M...> ;The Oncologist. 2022 Feb 3
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Journal Articles

Development of Deep Neural Network for Individualized Hepatobiliary Toxicity Prediction After Liver SBRT
Daniel Chang, Albert Koong, Medical Physics
Germline Cancer Susceptibility Gene Variants, Somatic Second Hits, and Survival Outcomes in Patients with Resected Pancreatic Cancer
Richard F Dunne, Leona A Doyle, William C Hahn, Jason L Hornick, Andrea J Bullock, Sapna Syngal, Albert C Koong, Natalia Khalaf, Brian M Wolpin, Douglas A Rubinson, Da..., Nature
Strategies for Prediction and Mitigation of Radiation-Induced Liver Toxicity
Daniel T Chang, Albert C Koong, Journal of Radiation Research

Press Mentions

Pancreatic Cancer Treatment at MD Anderson Gave Me HopeNovember 29th, 2022
The Radiosurgery Society® Announces the Newest Members of Its RSS Sponsorship AllianceApril 29th, 2020
Study Points to Obesity as Driver of Pancreatic CancerApril 16th, 2020
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Grant Support

Targeting Galectin-1 With Radiation In Lung CancerNational Cancer Institute2012
Pharmacological Targeting Of The Unfolded Protein Response As An Antitumor StrateNational Cancer Institute2009–2011
Pharmacologic /Genetic Inhibition Of XBP1 As Hypoxia Targeted Therapeutic StrategNational Cancer Institute2007–2011
The Role Of XBP1 During Hypoxia And Tumor GrowthNational Cancer Institute2005–2008