Kwok‐Leung Cheung

8.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
266 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Kwok‐Leung Cheung is a scholar working on Oncology, Cancer Research and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Kwok‐Leung Cheung has authored 266 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Oncology, 98 papers in Cancer Research and 69 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Kwok‐Leung Cheung's work include Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (96 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (46 papers) and HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research (40 papers). Kwok‐Leung Cheung is often cited by papers focused on Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (96 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (46 papers) and HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research (40 papers). Kwok‐Leung Cheung collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and Hong Kong. Kwok‐Leung Cheung's co-authors include J.F.R. Robertson, Amit Agrawal, Ian O. Ellis, Stephen Chan, Simon J. Johnston, Ruth Parks, Sarah E. Pinder, Eleanor Gutteridge, D.A.L. Morgan and Jonathan J. James and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Kwok‐Leung Cheung

252 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Fulvestrant 500 mg versus anastrozole 1 mg for hormone receptor-positive advanced breast cancer (FALCON): an international, randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial

2016 384 citations J.F.R. Robertson, Kwok‐Leung Cheung et al. profile →
Updated recommendations regarding the management of older patients with breast cancer: a joint paper from the European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA) and the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG)

2021 157 citations Nicolò Matteo Luca Battisti, Maria João Cardoso et al. profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kwok‐Leung Cheung United Kingdom	39	2.4k	1.6k	1.5k	847	819	266	5.2k
Laura F. Hutchins United States	40	4.0k 1.7×	1.5k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	1.7k 2.0×	672 0.8×	121	7.2k
Francesco Perrone Italy	38	3.6k 1.5×	870 0.5×	1.8k 1.2×	1.1k 1.3×	567 0.7×	188	5.9k
Boštjan Šeruga Canada	34	4.4k 1.8×	1.6k 1.0×	1.8k 1.2×	1.2k 1.4×	809 1.0×	124	7.4k
Richard J. Bold United States	43	2.5k 1.0×	1.0k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	1.8k 2.2×	1.6k 1.9×	205	6.1k
Emanuela Scarpi Italy	46	3.5k 1.4×	1.4k 0.9×	1.8k 1.2×	1.2k 1.4×	886 1.1×	265	7.0k
B. K. Edwards United States	17	2.7k 1.1×	739 0.5×	902 0.6×	726 0.9×	507 0.6×	23	4.9k
Rosemary D. Cress United States	38	3.9k 1.6×	1.4k 0.9×	925 0.6×	812 1.0×	941 1.1×	128	6.9k
Stefano Rosso Italy	19	2.8k 1.1×	823 0.5×	1.6k 1.1×	1.1k 1.3×	1.0k 1.2×	37	5.7k
Óscar Arrieta Mexico	48	3.7k 1.5×	1.5k 0.9×	3.2k 2.1×	2.3k 2.7×	610 0.7×	390	8.4k
Stig E. Bojesen Denmark	50	1.8k 0.7×	1.7k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	2.4k 2.9×	874 1.1×	172	8.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kwok‐Leung Cheung

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Catanuto, Giuseppe, Damiano Gentile, Federica Martorana, et al.. (2025). Clinico-pathological features predicting indication to mastectomy in breast cancer patients achieving complete response after neoadjuvant therapy: A retrospective analysis of the EUSOMA database. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 51(6). 109643–109643. 2 indexed citations

Ahmed, Abdul Bakrudeen Ali, Kwok‐Leung Cheung, Michael Gnant, et al.. (2025). Treatment strategies for triple-negative primary breast cancer in older women: a systematic review. JNCI Cancer Spectrum. 9(3).

Esgueva, Antonio, Mariano Tomatis, Antonio Ponti, et al.. (2024). Axillary surgery trends for breast cancer after neoadjuvant treatment: a report from the EUSOMA multi-institutional European database. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 50(2). 107370–107370.

Parks, Ruth, Lorenza Marotti, Antonio Ponti, et al.. (2024). Uptake of post-mastectomy immediate breast reconstruction in older women – A real-world analysis from the European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA) certified breast centres. European Journal of Cancer. 200. 113776–113776.

Malcolm, Francesca Ligori, et al.. (2024). Factors influencing older women's decision‐making related to treatment of operable breast cancer: A qualitative systematic review. Psycho-Oncology. 33(1). e6294–e6294. 1 indexed citations

Kalsi, Tania, Fábio Gomes, Michael Lind, et al.. (2023). Geriatric Oncology as an Unmet Workforce Training Need in the United Kingdom—A Narrative Review by the British Oncology Network for Undergraduate Societies (BONUS) and the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) UK Country Group. Cancers. 15(19). 4782–4782. 4 indexed citations

Chan, Kai Siang, et al.. (2023). Revisiting primary endocrine therapy versus surgery in older women with breast cancer: meta-analysis. British journal of surgery. 110(4). 420–431. 3 indexed citations

Alibhai, Shabbir M.H., Nicolò Matteo Luca Battisti, Ravindran Kanesvaran, et al.. (2023). Geriatric assessment for older people with cancer: policy recommendations. Global Health Research and Policy. 8(1). 37–37. 13 indexed citations

Wang, Yubo, Sean P. Gavan, Douglas Steinke, Kwok‐Leung Cheung, & Li‐Chia Chen. (2022). The impact of age on health utility values for older women with early-stage breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-regression. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 20(1). 169–169. 5 indexed citations

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Cheung, Kwok‐Leung, et al.. (2020). Exploring the gender difference in relationships between narcissism, competitiveness, and mental health problems among college students. Journal of American College Health. 70(4). 1169–1178. 10 indexed citations

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Gong, Chun, Ellen P.S. Man, Ho Tsoi, et al.. (2018). BQ323636.1, a Novel Splice Variant to NCOR 2, as a Predictor for Tamoxifen-Resistant Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 24(15). 3681–3691. 19 indexed citations

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Chen, Xian, Angela Alexander, Yufeng Jiang, et al.. (2018). Cyclin E Overexpression Sensitizes Triple-Negative Breast Cancer to Wee1 Kinase Inhibition. Clinical Cancer Research. 24(24). 6594–6610. 78 indexed citations

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Hunt, Kelly K., Cansu Karakaş, Min Jin Ha, et al.. (2016). Cytoplasmic Cyclin E Predicts Recurrence in Patients with Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 23(12). 2991–3002. 49 indexed citations

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Cheung, Kwok‐Leung. (2010). Prognostic and predictive factors in breast cancer. Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics. 35(3). 371–372. 2 indexed citations

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Asgeirsson, Kristjan, Amit Agrawal, Claire Allen, et al.. (2007). Serum epidermal growth factor receptor and HER2 expression in primary and metastatic breast cancer patients. Breast Cancer Research. 9(6). R75–R75. 68 indexed citations

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Wong, Benjamin C.Y., Wai Man Wong, Kwok‐Leung Cheung, et al.. (2003). A sensitive guaiac faecal occult blood test is less useful than an immunochemical test for colorectal cancer screening in a Chinese population. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 18(9). 941–946. 63 indexed citations

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Robertson, J.F.R., et al.. (2001). Survival update from a phase II trial of fulvestrant ('Faslodex®') in tamoxifen-resistant breast cancer patients. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 69(3). 2 indexed citations

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Cheung, Kwok‐Leung. (1999). Clinical examination of the breast. Stroke. 25(8). 1704–5. 7 indexed citations

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Robertson, J.F.R., et al.. (1997). The clinical relevance of static disease (no change) category for 6 months on endocrine therapy in patients with breast cancer. European Journal of Cancer. 33(11). 1774–1779. 58 indexed citations

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Cheung, Kwok‐Leung. (1995). Endoscopic Stenting for Malignant Biliary Obstruction. Archives of Surgery. 130(2). 204–204. 51 indexed citations

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