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Clin Assoc Prof Leow Wei-Qiang

Clin Assoc Prof Leow Wei-Qiang

MBBS, FRCPA, FAMS

Senior Consultant

Specialty: Anatomical Pathology

Clinical Interest: Liver Pathology, Gastrointestinal Pathology, Pancreato-Biliary Pathology

Clinical Appointments

  • Senior Consultant Anatomical Pathology Singapore General HospitalSingapore General Hospital
  • Pathology Team Member Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre Singapore General HospitalSingapore General Hospital

Academic Appointments

  • Director, Medical Student Education, SingHealth Duke-NUS Pathology Academic Clinical Programme
  • Core Faculty, Pathology Residency Programme, SingHealth Duke-NUS Pathology Academic Clinical Programme
  • Member, Pathology Residency Advisory Committee (RAC), Joint Committee on Specialist Training (JCST)

Profile

Associate Professor Wei-Qiang Leow is currently a senior consultant pathologist at the Department of Anatomical Pathology, Division of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore in 2006 and did his postgraduate training in Histopathology with the then Histopathology and Cytology Sections, Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital. He was awarded the fellowships from the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia and Academy of Medicine Singapore in 2015. His interests are in hepatopancreatobiliary and gastrointestinal pathology.

In 2016, he was awarded the SingHealth Health Manpower Development Plan to pursue advanced diagnostic training and research in hepatopancreatobiliary pathology and liver cancers at the Mount Sinai Liver Cancer Program at the Tisch Cancer Institute, under the tutelage of Professors Swan N. Thung and Josep M. Llovet respectively. The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, is the only National Cancer Institute designated Cancer Center in the United States with a dedicated liver cancer program. 

He has strong research interests in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, and colorectal carcinoma. He has co-authored over 70 peer reviewed articles, and has co-written the textbook titled “Atlas of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Pathology”. He is an ad-hoc reviewer for Histopathology, Clinical Cancer Research, Molecular Cancer Research and other medical journals. He is also enthusiastic about teaching at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and was the immediate past Programme Director, SingHealth Pathology Residency Program from 2019 to 2023. He is currently the Director of Medical Student Education, SingHealth Pathology Academic Clinical Programme, and the State Councillor for the Singapore Committee of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia. In addition, he holds clinical associate professorships at Duke-NUS Medical School and School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University.

Education

  • Fellow of Royal College of Pathologists Australasia (FRCPA) 2015
  • Fellow of Academy of Medicine Singapore (FAMS) 2015
  • Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) 2006

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Clinical Associate Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
  • Member, Asian Society of Digital Pathology (ASDP)
  • Member, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
  • Member, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP)
  • International Corresponding Member, Hans Popper Hepatopathology Society (HPHS)
  • Fellow, Academy of Medicine (AMS), Singapore
  • Fellow, Academic Medicine Education Institute (AM.EI), Duke-NUS Medical School
  • Member, Singapore Division of International Academy of Pathology (IAP)
  • Member, Singapore Society of Pathology (SSP)
  • Member, Singapore Medical Association (SMA)

Awards

  • Outstanding Faculty Award 2024
  • Faculty Appreciation Award 2024
  • Covid Resilience Medal 2023
  • Chapter of Pathologists Research Award 2022
  • AMEI Outstanding Young Educator Golden Apple Award 2021
  • Formation National Serviceman of the Year Award 2021
  • Khoo Pilot Award (Collaborative) 2018
  • Singhealth 10 Years Long Service Award 2017
  • Inspiring Mentor Award, Pathology Academic Clinical Program Research Day 2016, 2020, 2021
  • Publication Prize 2015
  • Best Registrar Award 2013
  • Best Medical Officer Award 2012
  • Best House Officer Award 2007

Research Interests

  • Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
  • Cholangiocarcinoma
  • Colorectal carcinoma
  • Digital Pathology

Publications

Choice Publications:
1. Suzuki Yuka; Ng Sarah Boonhsi; Chua Clarinda; Leow Wei Qiang; Chng Jermain; Liu Shi Yang; Ramnarayanan Kalpana; Gan Anna; Ho Dan Liang; Ten Rachel; Su Yan; Lezhava Alexandar; Lai Jiunn Herng; Koh Dennis; Lim Kiat Hon; Tan Patrick; Rozen Steven G; Tan Iain Beehuat
Multiregion ultra-deep sequencing reveals early intermixing and variable levels of intratumoral heterogeneity in colorectal cancer.
Molecular oncology 2017; 11(2):124-139.

2. Torrecilla Sara; Sia Daniela; Harrington Andrew N; Zhang Zhongyang; Cabellos Laia; Cornella Helena; Moeini Agrin; Camprecios Genis; Leow Wei-Qiang; Fiel Maria Isabel; Hao Ke; Bassaganyas Laia; Mahajan Milind; Thung Swan N; Villanueva Augusto; Florman Sander; Schwartz Myron E; Llovet Josep M
Trunk mutational events present minimal intra- and inter-tumoral heterogeneity in hepatocellular carcinoma.
Journal of hepatology 2017; 67(6):1222-1231.

3. Sarah B Ng, Clarinda Chua, Matthew Ng, Anna Gan, Polly Sy Poon, Melissa Teo, Cherylin Fu, Wei Qiang Leow, Kiat Hon Lim, Alexander Chung, Si-Lin Koo, Su Pin Choo, Danliang Ho, Steve Rozen, Patrick Tan, Mark Wong, William F Burkholder, Iain Beehuat Tan
Individualised multiplexed circulating tumour DNA assays for monitoring of tumour presence in patients after colorectal cancer surgery
Scientific Reports 2017; 19;7:40737:NA-NA.

4. Phua Lee Cheng; Goh Shixu; Tai David Wai Meng; Leow Wei Qiang; Alkaff Syed Muhammad Fahmy; Chan Chung Yip; Kam Juinn Huar; Lim Tony Kiat Hon; Chan Eric Chun Yong
Metabolomic prediction of treatment outcome in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients receiving gemcitabine.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology 2018; 81(2):277-289.

5. Pik Eu Chang, George Boon Bee Goh, Wei Qiang Leow, Liang Shen, Kiat Hon Lim, Chee Kiat Tan
Second harmonic generation microscopy provides accurate automated staging of liver fibrosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
PLoS One 2018; 20;13(6):e0199166:NA-NA.

6. George Boon-Bee Goh, Wei Qiang Leow, Shen Liang, Wei Keat Wan, Tony Kiat Hon Lim, Chee Kiat Tan, Pik Eu Chang
Quantification of hepatic steatosis in chronic liver disease using novel automated method of second harmonic generation and two-photon excited fluorescence
Scientific Reports 2019; Feb 27;9(1):2975:NA-NA.

7. Jian Hang Lam, Harry Ho Man Ng, Chun Jye Lim, Xin Ni Sim, Fabio Malavasi, Huihua Li, Josh Jie Hua Loh, Khin Sabai, Joo-Kyung Kim, Clara Chong Hui Ong, Tracy Loh, Wei Qiang Leow, Su Pin Choo, Han Chong Toh, Ser Yee Lee, Chung Yip Chan, Valerie Chew, Tong Seng Lim, Joe Yeong, Tony Kiat Hon Lim
Expression of CD38 on Macrophages Predicts Improved Prognosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Frontiers in Immunology 2019; Sep 4;10:2093.:NA-NA.

8. Liu Feng; Goh George Boon-Bee; Tiniakos Dina; Wee Aileen; Leow Wei-Qiang; Zhao Jing-Min; Rao Hui-Ying; Wang Xiao-Xiao; Wang Qin; Wan Wei-Keat; Lim Kiat-Hon; Romero-Gomez Manuel; Petta Salvatore; Bugianesi Elisabetta; Tan Chee-Kiat; Harrison Stephen A; Anstee Quentin M; Chang Pik-Eu Jason; Wei Lai
qFIBS: An Automated Technique for Quantitative Evaluation of Fibrosis, Inflammation, Ballooning, and Steatosis in Patients With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2020; 71(6):1953-1966.

9. Montal Robert; Sia Daniela; Montironi Carla; Leow Wei Q; Esteban-Fabró Roger; Pinyol Roser; Torres-Martin Miguel; Bassaganyas Laia; Moeini Agrin; Peix Judit; Cabellos Laia; Maeda Miho; Villacorta-Martin Carlos; Tabrizian Parissa; Rodriguez-Carunchio Leonardo; Castellano Giancarlo; Sempoux Christine; Minguez Beatriz; Pawlik Timothy M; Labgaa Ismail; Roberts Lewis R; Sole Manel; Fiel Maria I; Thung Swan; Fuster Josep; Roayaie Sasan; Villanueva Augusto; Schwartz Myron; Llovet Josep M
Molecular classification and therapeutic targets in extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.
Journal of hepatology 2020; 73(2):315-327.

10. Chong Teik Lim, George Boon Bee Goh, Huihua Li, Tony Kiat-Hon Lim, Wei Qiang Leow, Wei Keat Wan, Rafay Azhar, Wan Cheng Chow, Rajneesh Kumar
Presence of Hepatic Steatosis Does Not Increase the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B Over Long Follow-Up
Microbiology Insights 2020; May 13;13:1178636120918878:NA-NA.

11. Harry Ho Man Ng, Ren Yuan Lee, Siting Goh, Isabel Shu Ying Tay, Xinru Lim, Bernett Lee, Valerie Chew, Huihua Li, Benedict Tan, Sherlly Lim, Jeffrey Chun Tatt Lim, Bijin Au, Josh Jie Hua Loh, Sahil Saraf, John Edward Connolly, Tracy Loh, Wei Qiang Leow, Joycelyn Jie Xin Lee, Han Chong Toh, Fabio Malavasi, Ser Yee Lee, Pierce Chow, Evan W Newell, Su Pin Choo, David Tai, Joe Yeong, Tony Kiat Hon Lim
Immunohistochemical scoring of CD38 in the tumor microenvironment predicts responsiveness to anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma
J Immunother Cancer 2020; Aug;8(2):e000987:NA-NA.

12. Po Yin Tang, Lee May New, Wei Qiang Leow
Zooming for cells: Tele-education of histopathology residents during the COVID-19 pandemic
Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare 2020; 2021;30(1):71-75:71-75.

13. Wei-Qiang Leow, Pierre Bedossa, Feng Liu, Lai Wei, Kiat-Hon Lim, Wei-Keat Wan, Yayun Ren, Jason Pik-Eu Chang, Chee-Kiat Tan, Aileen Wee, George Boon-Bee Goh
An Improved qFibrosis Algorithm for Precise Screening and Enrollment into Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Clinical Trials
Diagnostics (Basel) 2020; Aug 28;10(9):643.:NA-NA.

14. Lum Johnathan Huey Ming; Cheah Mark Chang Chuen; Leow Wei Qiang; Wan Wei Keat; Lim Tony Kiat Hon; Chow Wan Cheng; Chang Jason Pik Eu; Goh George Boon Bee
Clinical profile of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in nonobese patients.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology 2021; 36(1):257-261.

15. Phuong H D Nguyen, Siming Ma, Cheryl Z J Phua, Neslihan A Kaya, Hannah L H Lai, Chun Jye Lim, Jia Qi Lim, Martin Wasser, Liyun Lai, Wai Leong Tam, Tony K H Lim, Wei Keat Wan, Tracy Loh, Wei Qiang Leow, Yin Huei Pang, Chung Yip Chan, Ser Yee Lee, Peng Chung Cheow, Han Chong Toh, Florent Ginhoux, Shridhar Iyer, Alfred W C Kow, Yock Young Dan, Alexander Chung, Glen K Bonney, Brian K P Goh, Salvatore Albani, Pierce K H Chow, Weiwei Zhai, Valerie Chew
Intratumoural immune heterogeneity as a hallmark of tumour evolution and progression in hepatocellular carcinoma
Nature Communications 2021; Jan 11;12(1):227:NA-NA

16. Lam Jian Hang; Hong Michelle; Koo Si-Lin; Chua Clarinda Wei Ling; Lim Kah Ling; Wee Felicia; Wan Wei Keat; Leow Wei Qiang; Yeo Joo Guan; Tan Iain Bee Huat; Yeong Joe; Lim Tony Kiat Hon; Lim Tong Seng
CD30+ OX40+ Treg is associated with improved overall survival in colorectal cancer.
Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII 2021; 70(8):2353-2365.

17. Pinyol Roser; Torrecilla Sara; Wang Huan; Montironi Carla; Piqué-Gili Marta; Torres-Martin Miguel; Wei-Qiang Leow; Willoughby Catherine E; Ramadori Pierluigi; Andreu-Oller Carmen; Taik Patricia; Lee Youngmin A; Moeini Agrin; Peix Judit; Faure-Dupuy Suzanne; Riedl Tobias; Schuehle Svenja; Oliveira Claudia P; Alves Venancio A; Boffetta Paolo; Lachenmayer Anja; Roessler Stephanie; Minguez Beatriz; Schirmacher Peter; Dufour Jean-François; Thung Swan N; Reeves Helen L; Carrilho Flair J; Chang Charissa; Uzilov Andrew V; Heikenwalder Mathias; Sanyal Arun; Friedman Scott L; Sia Daniela; Llovet Josep M
Molecular characterisation of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.
Journal of hepatology 2021; 75(4):865-878.

18. Weiwei Zhai, Hannah Lai, Neslihan Arife Kaya, Jianbin Chen, Hechuan Yang, Bingxin Lu, Jia Qi Lim, Siming Ma, Sin Chi Chew, Khi Pin Chua, Jacob Josiah Santiago Alvarez, Pauline Jieqi Chen, Mei Mei Chang, Lingyan Wu, Brian K P Goh, Alexander Yaw-Fui Chung, Chung Yip Chan, Peng Chung Cheow, Ser Yee Lee, Juinn Huar Kam, Alfred Wei-Chieh Kow, Iyer Shridhar Ganpathi, Rawisak Chanwat, Jidapa Thammasiri, Boon Koon Yoong, Diana Bee-Lan Ong, Vanessa H de Villa, Rouchelle D Dela Cruz, Tracy Jiezhen Loh, Wei Keat Wan, Zeng Zeng, Anders Jacobsen Skanderup, Yin Huei Pang, Krishnakumar Madhavan, Tony Kiat-Hon Lim, Glenn Bonney, Wei Qiang Leow, Valerie Chew, Yock Young Dan, Wai Leong Tam, Han Chong Toh, Roger Sik-Yin Foo, Pierce Kah-Hoe Chow
Dynamic phenotypic heterogeneity and the evolution of multiple RNA subtypes in hepatocellular carcinoma: the PLANET study
National Science Review 2021; Oct 29;9(3):nwab192.:NA-NA.

19. Chin Yip Han; Jain Sneha Rajiv; Lee Ming Hui; Ng Cheng Han; Lin Snow Yunni; Mai Aaron Shengting; Muthiah Mark Dhinesh; Foo Fung Joon; Sundar Raghav; Ong David Eng Hui; Leow Wei Qiang; Leong Rupert; Chan Webber Pak Wo
Small bowel adenocarcinoma in Crohn's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence, manifestation, histopathology, and outcomes.
International journal of colorectal disease 2022; 37(1):239-250.

20. Brunt Elizabeth M; Clouston Andrew D; Goodman Zachary; Guy Cynthia; Kleiner David E; Lackner Carolin; Tiniakos Dina G; Wee Aileen; Yeh Matthew; Leow Wei Qiang; Chng Elaine; Ren Yayun; Boon Bee George Goh; Powell Elizabeth E; Rinella Mary; Sanyal Arun J; Neuschwander-Tetri Brent; Younossi Zobair; Charlton Michael; Ratziu Vlad; Harrison Stephen A; Tai Dean; Anstee Quentin M
Complexity of ballooned hepatocyte feature recognition: Defining a training atlas for artificial intelligence-based imaging in NAFLD.
Journal of hepatology 2022; 76(5):1030-1041.

21. Cowan Ho, Zitong Zhao, Xiu Fen Chen, Jan Sauer, Sahil Ajit Saraf, Rajasa Jialdasani, Kaveh Taghipour, Aneesh Sathe, Li-Yan Khor, Kiat-Hon Lim, Wei-Qiang Leow
A promising deep learning-assistive algorithm for histopathological screening of colorectal cancer
Scientific Reports 2022; Feb 9;12(1):2222.:NA-NA.

22. Carla Montironi, Florian Castet, Philipp K Haber, Roser Pinyol, Miguel Torres-Martin, Laura Torrens, Agavni Mesropian, Huan Wang, Marc Puigvehi, Miho Maeda, Wei Qiang Leow, Elizabeth Harrod, Patricia Taik, Jigjidsuren Chinburen, Erdenebileg Taivanbaatar, Enkhbold Chinbold, Manel Solé Arqués, Michael Donovan, Swan Thung, Jaclyn Neely, Vincenzo Mazzaferro, Jeffrey Anderson, Sasan Roayaie, Myron Schwartz, Augusto Villanueva, Scott L Friedman, Andrew Uzilov, Daniela Sia, Josep M Llovet
Inflamed and non-inflamed classes of HCC: a revised immunogenomic classification
Gut 2022; Feb 23;gutjnl-2021-325918:NA-NA.

23. Sheena Suthen, Chun Jye Lim, Phuong H D Nguyen, Charles-Antoine Dutertre, Hannah L H Lai, Martin Wasser, Camillus Chua, Tony K H Lim, Wei Qiang Leow, Tracy Jiezhen Loh, Wei Keat Wan, Yin Huei Pang, Gwyneth Soon, Peng Chung Cheow, Juinn Huar Kam, Shridhar Iyer, Alfred Kow, Wai Leong Tam, Timothy W H Shuen, Han Chong Toh, Yock Young Dan, Glenn K Bonney, Chung Yip Chan, Alexander Chung, Brian K P Goh, Weiwei Zhai, Florent Ginhoux, Pierce K H Chow, Salvatore Albani , Valerie Chew
Hypoxia-driven immunosuppression by Treg and type-2 conventional dendritic cells in HCC
Hepatology 2022; doi: 10.1002/hep.32419:NA-NA.

24. Phuong H D Nguyen, Martin Wasser, Chong Teik Tan, Chun Jye Lim, Hannah L H Lai, Justine Jia Wen Seow, Ramanuj DasGupta, Cheryl Z J Phua, Siming Ma, Jicheng Yang, Sheena D/O Suthen, Wai Leong Tam, Tony K H Lim, Joe Yeong, Wei Qiang Leow, Yin Huei Pang, Gwyneth Soon, Tracy Jiezhen Loh, Wei Keat Wan, Chung Yip Chan, Peng Chung Cheow, Han Chong Toh, Alfred Kow, Yock Young Dan, Juinn Huar Kam, Shridhar Iyer, Krishnakumar Madhavan, Alexander Chung, Glenn K Bonney, Brian K P Goh, Naiyang Fu, Victor C Yu, Weiwei Zhai, Salvatore Albani, Pierce K H Chow, Valerie Chew
Trajectory of immune evasion and cancer progression in hepatocellular carcinoma
Nature Communications 2022; Mar 17;13(1):1441:NA-NA

25. Gwyneth S T Soon, Feng Liu, Wei-Qiang Leow, Aileen Wee, Lai Wei, Arun J Sanyal
Artificial Intelligence Improves Pathologist Agreement for Fibrosis Scores in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Patients
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022; Jun 10;S1542-3565(22)00555-9.:NA-NA.

26. Joanito Ignasius; Wirapati Pratyaksha; Zhao Nancy; Nawaz Zahid; Yeo Grace; Lee Fiona; Eng Christine L P; Macalinao Dominique Camat; Kahraman Merve; Srinivasan Harini; Lakshmanan Vairavan; Verbandt Sara; Tsantoulis Petros; Gunn Nicole; Venkatesh Prasanna Nori; Poh Zhong Wee; Nahar Rahul; Oh Hsueh Ling Janice; Loo Jia Min; Chia Shumei; Cheow Lih Feng; Cheruba Elsie; Wong Michael Thomas; Kua Lindsay; Chua Clarinda; Nguyen Andy; Golovan Justin; Gan Anna; Lim Wan-Jun; Guo Yu Amanda; Yap Choon Kong; Tay Brenda; Hong Yourae; Chong Dawn Qingqing; Chok Aik-Yong; Park Woong-Yang; Han Shuting; Chang Mei Huan; Seow-En Isaac; Fu Cherylin; Mathew Ronnie; Toh Ee-Lin; Hong Lewis Z; Skanderup Anders Jacobsen; DasGupta Ramanuj; Ong Chin-Ann Johnny; Lim Kiat Hon; Tan Emile K W; Koo Si-Lin; Leow Wei Qiang; Tejpar Sabine; Prabhakar Shyam; Tan Iain Beehuat
Single-cell and bulk transcriptome sequencing identifies two epithelial tumor cell states and refines the consensus molecular classification of colorectal cancer.
Nature genetics 2022; 54(7):963-975.

27. Julien Calderaro, Luca Di Tommaso, Pascale Maillé, Aurélie Beaufrère, Cong Trung Nguyen, Lara Heij, Viviane Gnemmi, Rondell P Graham, Frédéric Charlotte, Suzanne Chartier, Dominique Wendum, Mukul Vij, Daniela Allende, Alba Diaz, Carla Fuster, Benjamin Rivière, Astrid Herrero, Jérémy Augustin, Katja Evert, Diego Francesco Calvisi, Wei Qiang Leow, Howard Ho Wai Leung, Jan Bednarsch, Emmanuel Boleslawski, Mohamed Rela, Anthony Wing-Hung Chan, Alejandro Forner, Maria Reig, Anaïs Pujals, Loetitia Favre, Manon Allaire, Olivier Scatton, Arnaud Uguen, Eric Trépo, Lukas Otero Sanchez, Denis Chatelain, Myriam Remmelink, Camille Boulagnon-Rombi, Céline Bazille, Nathalie Sturm, Benjamin Menahem, Eric Frouin, David Tougeron, Christophe Tournigand, Emmanuelle Kempf, Haeryoung Kim, Massih Ningarhari, Sophie Michalak-Provost, Jakob Nikolas Kather, Annette S H Gouw, Purva Gopal, Raffaele Brustia, Eric Vibert, Kornelius Schulze, Darius F Rüther, Sören A Weidemann, Rami Rhaiem, Jean-Charles Nault, Alexis Laurent, Giuliana Amaddeo, Hélène Regnault, Eleonora de Martin, Christine Sempoux, Pooja Navale, Jayendra Shinde, Ketan Bacchuwar, Maria Westerhoff, Regina Cheuk-Lam Lo, Mylène Sebbagh, Catherine Guettier, Marie Lequoy, Mina Komuta, Marianne Ziol, Valérie Paradis, Jeanne Shen, Stefano Caruso
Nestin as a diagnostic and prognostic marker for combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma
Journal of Hepatology 2022; Aug 17;S0168-8278(22)02983-X:NA-NA.

28. Laura Torrens, Marc Puigvehí, Miguel Torres-Martín, Huan Wang, Miho Maeda, Philipp K Haber, Thais Leonel, Mireia García-López, Roger Esteban-Fabró, Wei Qiang Leow, Carla Montironi, Sara Torrecilla, Ajay Ramakrishnan Varadarajan, Patricia Taik, Genís Campreciós, Chinbold Enkhbold, Erdenebileg Taivanbaatar, Amankyeldi Yerbolat, Augusto Villanueva, Sofía Pérez-Del-Pulgar, Swan Thung, Jigjidsuren Chinburen, Eric Letouzé, Jessica Zucman-Rossi, Andrew Uzilov, Jaclyn Neely, Xavier Forns, Sasan Roayaie, Daniela Sia, Josep M Llovet
Hepatocellular carcinoma in Mongolia delineates unique molecular traits and a mutational signature associated with environmental agents
Clin Cancer Res 2022; Aug 23;CCR-22-0632.:NA-NA.

29. Yun Hua Lee, Samuel Chuah, Phuong HD Nguyen, Chun Jye Lim, Hannah LH Lai, Martin Wasser, Camillus Chua, Tony KH Lim, Wei Qiang Leow, Tracy Jiezhen Loh, Wei Keat Wan, Yin Huei Pang, Gwyneth Soon, Peng Chung Cheow, Juinn Huar Kam, Shridhar Iyer, Alfred Kow, Glenn K Bonney, Chung Yip Chan, Alexander Chung, Brian KP Goh, Weiwei Zhai, Pierce KH Chow, Salvatore Albani, Haiyan Liu, Valerie Chew
IFNγ− IL-17+ CD8 T cells contribute to immunosuppression and tumor progression in human hepatocellular carcinoma
Cancer Letters. 2023 Jan 1;552:215977. 

30. Ah-Jung Jeon, Chukwuemeka George Anene-Nzelu, Yue-Yang Teo, Shay Lee Chong, Karthik Sekar, Lingyan Wu, Sin-Chi Chew, Jianbin Chen, Raden Indah Kendarsari, Hannah Lai, Wen Huan Ling, Neslihan Arife Kaya, Jia Qi Lim, Alexander Yaw Fui Chung, Peng-Chung Cheow, Juinn Huar Kam, Krishnakumar Madhavan, Alfred Kow, Iyer Shridhar Ganpathi, Tony Kiat Hon Lim, Wei-Qiang Leow, Shihleone Loong, Tracy Jiezhen Loh, Wei Keat Wan, Gwyneth Shook Ting Soon, Yin Huei Pang, Boon Koon Yoong, Diana Bee-Lan Ong, Jasmine Lim, Vanessa H de Villa, Rouchelle D dela Cruz, Rawisak Chanwat, Jidapa Thammasiri, Glenn K Bonney, Brian KP Goh, Roger Sik Yin Foo, Pierce Kah-Hoe Chow
A genomic enhancer signature associates with Hepatocellular Carcinoma prognosis
JHEP Reports. 2023 Feb 26:100715.

31. Ah-Jung Jeon, Yue-Yang Teo, Karthik Sekar, Shay Lee Chong, Lingyan Wu, Sin-Chi Chew, Jianbin Chen, Raden Indah Kendarsari, Hannah Lai, Wen Huan Ling, Neslihan Arife Kaya, Jia Qi Lim, Adaikalavan Ramasamy, Gokce Oguz, Alexander Yaw-Fui Chung, Chung Yip Chan, Peng-Chung Cheow, Juinn Huar Kam, Krishnakumar Madhavan, Alfred Kow, Iyer Shridhar Ganpathi, Tony Kiat Hon Lim, Wei-Qiang Leow, Shihleone Loong, Tracy Jiezhen Loh, Wei Keat Wan, Gwyneth Shook Ting Soon, Yin Huei Pang, Boon Koon Yoong, Diana Bee-Lan Ong, Jasmine Lim, Vanessa H de Villa, Rawisak Chanwat, Jidapa Thammasiri, Glenn K Bonney, Brian KP Goh, Greg Tucker-Kellogg, Roger Sik Yin Foo, Pierce KH Chow
Multi-region sampling with paired sample sequencing analyses reveals sub-groups of patients with novel patient-specific dysregulation in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
BMC cancer. 2023 Dec;23(1):1-6.

32. Tay AZ, Tang PY, New LM, Zhang X, Leow WQ
Detecting residents at risk of attrition–A Singapore pathology residency's experience. Academic Pathology. 2023 Apr 1;10(2):100075.

33. Marie JY Reolo, Masayuki Otsuka, Justine Jia Wen Seow, Joycelyn Lee, Yun Hua Lee, Phuong HD Nguyen, Chun Jye Lim, Martin Wasser, Camillus Chua, Tony KH Lim, Wei Qiang Leow, Alexander Chung, Brian KP Goh, Pierce KH Chow, Ramanuj DasGupta, Joe Poh Sheng Yeong, Valerie Chew
CD38 marks the exhausted CD8+ tissue-resident memory T cells in hepatocellular carcinoma. 
Frontiers in Immunology. 2023 Jun 12;14:1182016.

34. Yu Jun Wong, Vy H Nguyen, Hwai-I Yang, Jie Li, Michael Huan Le, Wan-Jung Wu, Nicole Xinrong Han, Khi Yung Fong, Elizebeth Chen, Connie Wong, Fajuan Rui, Xiaoming Xu, Qi Xue, Xin Yu Hu, Wei Qiang Leow, George Boon-Bee Goh, Ramsey Cheung, Grace Wong, Vincent Wai-Sun Wong, Ming-Whei Yu, Mindie H Nguyen. 
Impact of fatty liver on long-term outcomes in chronic hepatitis B: a systematic review and matched analysis of individual patient data meta-analysis. 
Clinical and Molecular Hepatology. 2023 May 8.

35. Cheen Fei Chin, Dwight LA Galam, Liang Gao, Bryan C Tan, Bernice H Wong, Geok-Lin Chua, Randy YJ Loke, Yen Ching Lim, Markus R Wenk, Miao-Shan Lim, Wei-Qiang Leow, George BB Goh, Federico Torta, David L Silver. 
Blood-derived lysophospholipid sustains hepatic phospholipids and fat storage necessary for hepatoprotection in overnutrition. 
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2023 Sep 1;133(17).

36. Chan KK, Au KY, Suen LH, Leung B, Wong CY, Leow WQ, Lim TK, Ng IO, Chung CY, Lo RC. 
Sortilin-Driven Cancer Secretome Enhances Tumorigenic Properties of Hepatocellular Carcinoma via de Novo Lipogenesis. 
The American Journal of Pathology. 2023 Dec 1;193(12):2156-71.

37. Julien Calderaro, Narmin Ghaffari Laleh, Qinghe Zeng, Pascale Maille, Loetitia Favre, Anaïs Pujals, Christophe Klein, Céline Bazille, Lara R Heij, Arnaud Uguen, Tom Luedde, Luca Di Tommaso, Aurélie Beaufrère, Augustin Chatain, Delphine Gastineau, Cong Trung Nguyen, Hiep Nguyen-Canh, Khuyen Nguyen Thi, Viviane Gnemmi, Rondell P Graham, Frédéric Charlotte, Dominique Wendum, Mukul Vij, Daniela S Allende, Federico Aucejo, Alba Diaz, Benjamin Rivière, Astrid Herrero, Katja Evert, Diego Francesco Calvisi, Jérémy Augustin, Wei Qiang Leow, Howard Ho Wai Leung, Emmanuel Boleslawski, Mohamed Rela, Arnaud François, Anthony Wing-Hung Cha, Alejandro Forner, Maria Reig, Manon Allaire, Olivier Scatton, Denis Chatelain, Camille Boulagnon-Rombi, Nathalie Sturm, Benjamin Menahem, Eric Frouin, David Tougeron, Christophe Tournigand, Emmanuelle Kempf, Haeryoung Kim, Massih Ningarhari, Sophie Michalak-Provost, Purva Gopal, Raffaele Brustia, Eric Vibert, Kornelius Schulze, Darius F Rüther, Sören A Weidemann, Rami Rhaiem, Jean-Michel Pawlotsky, Xuchen Zhang, Alain Luciani, Sébastien Mulé, Alexis Laurent, Giuliana Amaddeo, Hélène Regnault, Eleonora De Martin, Christine Sempoux, Pooja Navale, Maria Westerhoff, Regina Cheuk-Lam Lo, Jan Bednarsch, Annette Gouw, Catherine Guettier, Marie Lequoy, Kenichi Harada, Pimsiri Sripongpun, Poowadon Wetwittayaklang, Nicolas Loménie, Jarukit Tantipisit, Apichat Kaewdech, Jeanne Shen, Valérie Paradis, Stefano Caruso, Jakob Nikolas Kather. 
Deep learning-based phenotyping reclassifies combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma. 
Nature Communications. 2023 Dec 14;14(1):8290.

38. Jianbin Chen, Neslihan Arife Kaya, Ying Zhang, Raden Indah Kendarsari, Karthik Sekar, Shay Lee Chong, Veerabrahma Pratap Seshachalam, Wen Huan Ling, Cheryl Zi Jin Phua, Hannah Lai, Hechuan Yang, Bingxin Lu, Jia Qi Lim, Siming Ma, Sin Chi Chew, Khi Pin Chua, Jacob Josiah Santiago Alvarez, Lingyan Wu, London Ooi, Alexander Yaw-Fui Chung, Peng Chung Cheow, Juinn Huar Kam, Alfred Wei-Chieh Kow, Iyer Shridhar Ganpathi, Chairat Bunchaliew, Jidapa Thammasiri, Peng Soon Koh, Diana Bee-Lan Ong, Jasmine Lim, Vanessa H de Villa, Rouchelle D Dela Cruz, Tracy Jiezhen Loh, Wei Keat Wan, Wei Qiang Leow, Yi Yang, Jin Liu, Anders Jacobsen Skanderup, Yin Huei Pang, Gwyneth Shook Ting Soon, Krishnakumar Madhavan, Tony Kiat-Hon Lim, Glenn Bonney, Brian KP Goh, Valerie Chew, Yock Young Dan, Han Chong Toh, Roger Sik-Yin Foo, Wai Leong Tam, Weiwei Zhai, Pierce Kah-Hoe Chow. 
A multimodal atlas of hepatocellular carcinoma reveals convergent evolutionary paths and ‘bad apple’ effect on clinical trajectory. 
Journal of Hepatology. 2024 May 21.

39. Yik Yan Chong, Sasinthiran Thiagarajan, Qiu Xuan Tan, Hui Jun Lim, Joey Wee-Shan Tan, Josephine Hendrikson, Gillian Ng, Ying Liu, Clara Yieh Lin Chong, Wanyu Guo, Nye Thane Ngo, Wei-Qiang Leow, Tracy Loh, Xin Xiu Sam, Tony Kiat Hon Lim, Mingzhe Cai, Chin Jin Seo, Jolene Si Min Wong, Khee Chee Soo, Claramae Shulyn Chia, Nicholas Brian Shannon, Chin-Ann Johnny Ong. 
The immunomodulatory role of paracrine signalling factor VSIG4 in peritoneal metastases. 
Scientific Reports. 2024 Jul 30;14(1):17522.

40. N Jannah M Nasir, Samuel Chuah, Timothy Shuen, Aldo Prawira, Rebecca Ba, Mei Chee Lim, Joelle Chua, Phuong HD Nguyen, Chun J Lim, Martin Wasser, Sharifah N Hazirah, Tony KH Lim, Wei Qiang Leow, Tracy Jiezhen Loh, Wei Keat Wan, Yin Huei Pang, Gwyneth Soon, Peng Chung Cheow, Juinn Huar Kam, Shridhar Iyer, Alfred Kow, Yock Young Dan, Glenn K Bonney, Alexander Chung, Brian KP Goh, Pierce KH Chow, Salvatore Albani, Weiwei Zhai, John F Ouyang, Han Chong Toh, Valerie Chew. 
GATA4 downregulation enhances CCL20-mediated immunosuppression in hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatology Communications. 2024 Sep 1;8(9):e0508.

41. R Sundar, DKA Chia, JJ Zhao, ARYB Lee, G Kim, HL Tan, A Pang, A Shabbir, W Willaert, H Ma, KK Huang, T Hagihara, ALK Tan, C-AJ Ong, JSM Wong, CJ Seo, R Walsh, G Chan, SW Cheo, CCC Soh, E Callebout, K Geboes, MCH Ng, JHY Lum, WQ Leow, S Selvarajan, A Hoorens, WH Ang, H Pang, P Tan, WP Yong, CSL Chia, W Ceelen, JBY So. 
Phase I PIANO trial—PIPAC-oxaliplatin and systemic nivolumab combination for gastric cancer peritoneal metastases: clinical and translational outcomes. 
ESMO open. 2024 Sep 1;9(9):103681.

42. Raghuvaran Shanmugam, Prativa Majee, Wei Shi, Mert B Ozturk, Thamil S Vaiyapuri, Khaireen Idzham, Anandhkumar Raju, Seung H Shin, Kerem Fidan, Joo-Leng Low, Joelle YH Chua, Yap C Kong, Ong Y Qi, Emile Tan, Aik Y Chok, Isaac Seow-En, Ian Wee, Dominique C Macalinao, Dawn Q Chong, Hong Y Chang, Fiona Lee, Wei Q Leow, Maki Murata-Hori, Zhang Xiaoqian, Chia Shumei, Chris SH Tan, Ramanuj Dasgupta, Iain B Tan, Vinay Tergaonkar. 
Iron-(Fe3+)-Dependent Reactivation of Telomerase Drives Colorectal Cancers. 
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Review Articles and Textbooks:
1. Wei-Qiang Leow, Anthony Wing-Hung Chan, Paulo Giovanni L Mendoza, Regina Lo, Kihan Yap, Haeryoung Kim
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: the pathologist’s perspective
Clinical and Molecular Hepatology. 2022 Nov 15. 

2. Yue Zhang, Ren Yuan Lee, Chin Wee Tan, Xue Guo, Willa W-Y Yim, Jeffrey CT Lim, Felicia YT Wee, WU Yang, Malvika Kharbanda, Jia-Ying J Lee, Nye Thane Ngo, Wei Qiang Leow, Lit-Hsin Loo, Tony KH Lim, Radoslaw M Sobota, Mai Chan Lau, Melissa J Davis, Joe Yeong. 
Spatial omics techniques and data analysis for cancer immunotherapy applications. 
Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 2024 Jun 1;87:103111.

3. Laokulrath N, Gudi M, Salahuddin SA, Chong AP, Ding C, Iqbal J, Leow WQ, Tan BY, Tse G, Rakha E, Tan PH. 
Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) status in breast cancer: practice points and challenges. 
Histopathology. 2024 Jun 6.

4. Haeryoung Kim, Wei-Qiang Leow, Regina Lo, Paulo Giovanni L. Mendoza, Anthony Wing-Hung Chan.
Atlas of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Pathology
2022, Springer Link, ISBN : 978-981-16-8499-9, NA-NA

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