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Luke Chen

Clinical Associate Professor
VCH Clinical Title(s)
Hematologist
Research Focus
Blood, Heart and Circulation
Degrees / Designations

MD, FRCPC, MMEd

Contact Info
lchen2@bccancer.bc.ca
604-875-4863

Biography

Dr. Luke Chen is a hematologist at Vancouver General Hospital. His research interests include Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) and other cytokine storm syndromes (such as COVID-19 cytokine storm syndrome and Castleman disease), IgG4-related disease, eosinophilic disorders, and rare hematological disorders (such as VEXAS and histiocyte disorders). He is also interested in medical education.

News and Awards

Research shows lower dose drug strategy for severe COVID-19 patients both clinically and economically effective

Mar 23, 2022

Publications

  • The Lancet. Haematology -

    Malignancy-associated haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.

    Setiadi A, Zoref-Lorenz A, Lee CY, Jordan MB, Chen LYC
  • Cell reports. Medicine -

    Soluble interleukin-6 receptor in the COVID-19 cytokine storm syndrome.

    Chen LYC, Biggs CM, Jamal S, Stukas S, Wellington CL, Sekhon MS
  • The Lancet. Haematology -

    Polyclonal hypergammaglobulinaemia: assessment, clinical interpretation, and management.

    Zhao EJ, Cheng CV, Mattman A, Chen LYC
  • The European respiratory journal -

    Confronting the controversy: interleukin-6 and the COVID-19 cytokine storm syndrome.

    Chen LYC, Hoiland RL, Stukas S, Wellington CL, Sekhon MS
  • European journal of haematology -

    Causes of hypereosinophilia in 100 consecutive patients.

    Moller D, Tan J, Gauiran DTV, Medvedev N, Hudoba M, Carruthers MN, Dehghan N, van den Berghe J, Bruyère H, Chen LYC
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