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Ashley Plant, MD, Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, Chicago, IL

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Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Chicago, IL

Pediatric Neuro-Oncology

PSF Interim Director of Neuro-Oncology

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  • Office

    225 E Chicago Ave
    Chicago, IL 60611
    Phone+1 800-543-7362
    Fax+1 971-350-1559

Summary

  • I am a pediatric neuro-oncologist with a focus on early phase clinical trials for pediatric brain tumors and immunotherapy.

Education & Training

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, 2015 - 2016
  • Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical Center
    Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2013 - 2016
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 2010 - 2013
  • Stanford University School of Medicine
    Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 2010, MD
  • Whittier College
    Whittier CollegeBA, Biochemistry, minor in History , Summa cum laude, 2002 - 2006

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2020 - 2026
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2011 - 2021
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2013 - 2017
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • AM Khokhar Research Scholar Vivienne Khokhar, 2020-2021
  • Will Irwin Memorial Fund Researcher Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation, 2020-2021
  • Young Investigator Award Adpative Technologies, Inc, 2016
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Immunophenotyping of pediatric brain tumors: Correlating immune infiltrate with histology, mutational load, and survival and assessing clonal T cell response.  
    Plant AS, Koyama S, Sinai C, Solomon IH, Griffin GK, Ligon KL, Bandopadhayay P, Betensky R, Emerson R, Dranoff G, Kieran MW, Ritz J., Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 1/10/2018
  • Single-Cell Transcriptomes Reveal the Mechanism for a Breast Cancer Prognostic Gene Panel  
    Chaitali S Nangia, Lilibeth Torno, William G Loudon, Mustafa H Kabeer, Ashley S Plant, Shengwen Calvin Li, Oncotarget
  • Immunophenotyping of Pediatric Brain Tumors: Correlating Immune Infiltrate with Histology, Mutational Load, and Survival and Assessing Clonal T Cell Response  
    Isaac H Solomon, Mark W Kieran, Gabriel K Griffin, Pratiti Bandopadhayay, Jerome Ritz, Ashley S Plant, Keith L Ligon, Glenn Dranoff, Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Abstracts/Posters

  • Updated findings from a phase 1b study of unesbulin (PTC596) in children with newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) and high grade glioma (HGG): a re...
    Lazow MA, Baxter P, Stanek J, Lane A, Rodriguez DP, Kumar SS, Leach JL, Mikael L, Fuller C, Boue DR, Pierson CR, Thomas D, Breneman J, Palmer J, Li XN, Salloum R, Ashl..., 2023 Society of Neuro-Oncology Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Research Conference, Washington, DC, 6/22/2023
  • ROVER: A phase I/2 study of avapritinib in pediatric patients with solid tumors dependent on KIT or PDGFRA signaling
    Koschmann C, Hoffman L, Kramm K, Plant-Fox A, Abdelbaki M, Bui A, Casanova M, Morgenstern D, Swamy P, Shi H, Hong J, Rinne M, Chi SN, 2023 Society of Neuro-Oncology Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Research Conference, Washington, DC, 6/22/2023
  • A two-part, phase 1 study of Rhenium-186 NanoLiposome (186RNL) delivered via convection enhanced delivery (CED) for recurrent or progressive childhood ependymoma and h...
    Plant-Fox A, DeCuypere M, Lam SK, Quijano C, Sereno L, Bao A, LaFrance N, Hedrick M, Brenner A, Society of Neuro-Oncology 2023 Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida, 11/17/2022
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Lectures

  • Development of a neo-antigen heat shock protein vaccine plus checkpoint blockade for the treatment of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma 
    San Francisco, CA - 7/1/2019
  • Immunophenotyping of pediatric brain tumors: Correlating immune infiltrate with histology, mutational load, and survival and assessing clonal T cell response. 
    Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Basic and Translational Research Conference, New York, NY - 6/16/2017

Authored Content

  • Precision Medicine in Pediatric Neurooncology: A ReviewDecember 2017

Press Mentions

  • Will Irwin Memorial Fund Recipient
    Will Irwin Memorial Fund RecipientJanuary 1st, 2023
  • New clinical trial uses immunotherapy to treat Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG)
    New clinical trial uses immunotherapy to treat Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG)October 19th, 2022
  • New Clinical Trial Launches at Lurie Children's
    New Clinical Trial Launches at Lurie Children'sMay 10th, 2022

Grant Support

  • K12 Paul Calabresi Clinical Oncology Award: Training in Nervous System TumorsNIH2014–2016
  • Team Jack Foundation GrantTeam Jack FoundationPresent
  • AM Khokhar Research ScholarVivienne KhokharPresent

Professional Memberships

  • ISPNO
    Member
  • Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO)
    Member