
Wee Loon Ong
@weeloonong
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GU Radiation Oncologist, @AlfredHealth | Adjunct Professor, @MonashSTM
Melbourne, Victoria
Joined September 2016
Victorian Rad Onc 2020/2021/2022 cohort at RANZCR annual ceremony #RANZCR2022 @RANZCRcollege @FacRadOncology @PeterMacRadOnc @AlfredHealth @ONJCancerCentre
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After ADT for #ProstateCancer, how long does it take to recover testosterone? MARCAP meta-analysis ▶️ ~6 months to non-castrate T (regardless of 6 or 18 months ADT) ▶️ takes longer for non-hypogonadal T, and duration of ADT matters @weeloonong #ASTRO25 @ASTRO_org
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Had a great dinner at @PalmCourtHotel with @DrPatCheung @weeloonong @theresekang_ RubenDelCastillo Great catching up and spending time at #ASTRO25
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And also an educational session (Edu 05, right after CT session) on dose/ADT and endpoints with insight from multiple thought leaders based on work from MARCAP @DrSpratticus @weeloonong @angela_jia_ @MartinMaMDPhD
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Not possible without the collaboration between @NRGonc and @TROGFightCancer, support from @KHoffmanMD @DrPaulNguyen and contributions of the many Australian CI @jeremymillar @theresekang_
@Niluja5 @DavePryorRO @damien_bolton and many others not on X! 🙏🙏
Congrats to Prof @weeloonong on receiving a $1.9m MRFF grant to extend the international NRG_GU013 HIGH FIVE trial into use of sterotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for high-risk prostate cancer to Australia, accelerating translation of findings. https://t.co/VN5pPNBwyj
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honoured to have @DrAndrewLoblaw as Visiting Professor at @AlfredHealth @MonashSTM - 🙏 for spending the day with our trainees, supporting the introduction of transperineal prostate fiducials insertion under LA in our department, attending peer review/ chart round and GU MDT.
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@VedangMurthy group published on bowel bag dosimetric predictors / limits for acute toxicity for pelvic/prostate SBRT https://t.co/cN95ruqhxk Please now see @weeloonong article on predictors / suggested OAR limits for late outcomes: https://t.co/fTQIcMmVEd
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Please join our esteemed international RO speakers in Melbourne in October for #RANZCR2025! Early bird registrations close 15 July 2025. https://t.co/LDUzn6gU2Q
@RANZCRcollege
@NiuSanford @reshmajagsi @SahgalArjun @AmarUKishan @SimonLo21054188 @jmmrad @BoekeSimon @GkikaEleni2
As #RANZCR2024 comes to a close, it is my honour to be the RO convenor for #RANZCR2025, with a line-up of esteemed international speakers (more TBC). Please save the date, and see you in Melbourne 23-25 October 2025! @AmarUKishan @SahgalArjun @NiuSanford @fabiomoraesmd
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Intensity-modulated moderately hypofractionated radiotherapy versus stereotactic body radiotherapy for prostate cancer (PACE-C): early toxicity results from a phase 3 https://t.co/tBNJGPjKO5 Authors: @alison_tree, @nickva1, & @EmmaHall71
@royalmarsden, @Accuray, @ICR_London
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New review led by @DeepOnco of @royalmarsdenNHS outlines global trends and evolving diagnostics, treatment, and surveillance of #ProstateCancer. Read: https://t.co/AUAGW1mzrM
@PCaParker @AmarUKishan @VedangMurthy @nickva1 @alison_tree @APCCC_Lugano @ICR_London
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📢 STORM trial breaking results at #ESTRO25! 🧪 MDT vs ENRT+MDT for nodal oligorecurrent PCa. 🧬 ENRT+MDT: ✅ Superior bRFS (57% vs 41%, p=0.014) ✅ Superior pelvic control (lrRFS 85% vs 62%, p=0.006) ✅ Superior MFS (76% vs 63%, p=0.06) ❌ No increase in ≥G2 GU/GI toxicity
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@weeloonong leads pub in @EurUrolOncol for #PATRIOT (#SBRT weekly vs every other day treatment for favourable risk #prostatecancer ) No stat diff in bioc fail (mFU of 91mo) Planning to combine with @ZilliThomas #NOVALIS study (same design) free link👉 https://t.co/Bq1vHzBUpI
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As #RANZCR2024 comes to a close, it is my honour to be the RO convenor for #RANZCR2025, with a line-up of esteemed international speakers (more TBC). Please save the date, and see you in Melbourne 23-25 October 2025! @AmarUKishan @SahgalArjun @NiuSanford @fabiomoraesmd
We hope everyone enjoyed the ASM in Perth! Please tag us in any photos or memories from your time there. #RANZCR2024 With many thanks to our sponsors, delegates and all our guests. We look forward to welcoming you next year in Melbourne for #RANZCR2025
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excited that we are now offering prostate SABR at @BarwonHealth Andrew Love Cancer Center, benefiting men with prostate cancer in western regional Victoria! @VicGovDH @TargetingCancer
Another major milestone for @AlfredHealth Radiation Oncology - now offering prostate SABR at our satellite site at Latrobe Regional Health @LRH_Hospital, making treatment more convenient for men with prostate cancer in regional Victoria! @MonashPCCC (photo with patient consent)
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Delighted to share the results of #PACE B trial, published in @NEJM today 5 fraction SBRT is non inferior to CRT! https://t.co/9ja6OZFRab
@alison_tree @ICR_CTSU @EmmaHall71 @royalmarsdenNHS @DrAndrewLoblaw @cpeedell @DrTolan @ProfJOSullivan @DrSuneil_PCa
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In patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, extended lymphadenectomy did not improve disease-free or overall survival as compared with the standard procedure and was associated with higher morbidity and mortality. Full SWOG S1011 trial results: https://t.co/mYGY3Zd2MX
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After 4 years of the GÖTEBORG-2 trial, MRI-targeted biopsy led to less detection of clinically insignificant prostate cancer than systematic biopsy without compromising the detection of cancer that may affect survival. Read the full trial results: https://t.co/qJVOg3gmIj
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🙏Thanks to mentoring by @AmarUKishan , stats support by Tahmineh Romero, and contributions by coauthors 🙏 Thanks to funding from RANZCR-TROG research grant @RANZCRcollege @TROGfightcancer 🙏Thanks to patients from multiple trials who contributed data for the analysis
Pleased to share the newest MARCAP publication, out in @EUplatinum -- the TRANSPORT analysis of T recovery after ADT for localized PCa, led by @weeloonong and Tahmineh Romero Free share link:
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Thomas Kennedy leads 10y prostate #SBRT outcomes from 3 different prospective studies now epub at #RedJ @IJROBP
https://t.co/3mOtqEntxv Great biochemical control to 15 years and only 1% chance of mets! Note 10% of UIR pts received ADT and none had whole pelvic RT (-> #PR24)
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#PACE A published in European Urology! SBRT vs Radical prostatectomy. Spread the word #SBRT should be discussed with eligible patients @DrTolan @alison_tree @cpeedell @DrAndrewLoblaw @EmmaHall71 @ProfJOSullivan https://t.co/HlFxb3jegQ
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Online First: #Palliative #radiotherapy versus best supportive care in patients with painful #hepaticcancer (CCTG HE1): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled, phase 3 study #radonc
https://t.co/BYHtpmo9SO
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