Rafat Abonour MD

Hematology•Indianapolis, IN

Hematologic Oncology

Professor of medicine

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1044 W Walnut StRm 202Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone+1 317-274-0843
Fax+1 317-944-3349

Summary

Dr. Rafat Abonour is a hematologist in Indianapolis, IN and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Select Specialty Hospital of INpolis, Eskenazi Health, Indiana University Health University Hospital, and Indiana University Health North Hospital. He received his medical degree from Damascus University Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 32 years. He specializes in hematologic oncology and is experienced in amyloidosis, hematologic oncology, and multiple myeloma.

Education & Training

University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1992 - 1994
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1992
Aurora Health CareResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1991
Damascus University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

IN State Medical License 1995 - 2025
WI State Medical License 1990 - 2013
American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Indianapolis Monthly Castle Connolly, 2011, 2013

Clinical Trials

Study in Patients With Untreated Multiple Myeloma and Renal Insufficiency Start of enrollment: 2012 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 2
Observation of the Incidence and Natural History of MGUS in Patients Undergoing Weight Reduction Surgery Start of enrollment: 2018 Dec 10
COMPLETED
A Study Of TAK-981 Given With Monoclonal Antibodies (mAbs) In Adults With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM) Start of enrollment: 2021 Apr 20
TERMINATED
PHASE1, PHASE2
The Indiana Myeloma Registry Start of enrollment: 2018 Jun 18
Recruiting
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Characteristics and Treatment Patterns of Long-surviving Patients With Multiple Myeloma: Over 13 Years of Follow-up in the ConnectMM Registry.
Howard R Terebelo, James Omel, Lynne I Wagner, James W Hardin, Robert M Rifkin
Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma & Leukemia. 2025-01-01
1 citations
Real-World Treatment Patterns and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Multiple Myeloma Previously Treated With Lenalidomide and an Anti-CD38 Monoclonal Antibody.
Karthik Ramasamy, Ravi Vij, David Kuter, David Cella, Brian G M Durie
Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma & Leukemia. 2024-12-06
1 citations
Impact of lenalidomide-bortezomib-dexamethasone induction on patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma and renal impairment: Results from the Connect® MM Registry.
Sikander Ailawadhi, Hans C Lee, James Omel, Kathleen Toomey, James W Hardin
Blood Cancer Journal. 2024-11-11

Abstracts/Posters

A Highly Robust Model for Predicting Outcome of Multiple Myeloma Patients By Inferring Patient-Specific Transcription Factor Activity
Rafat Abonour, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
Clinical Outcomes and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) Among Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT)-Eligible and RCT-Ineligible Patients: Results from the Connect¬ MM R...
Rafat Abonour, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
Treatment Patterns and Outcomes in Elderly Patients with Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma: Results from the Connect¬ MM Registry
Rafat Abonour, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
Real-World (RW) Multiple Myeloma (MM) Patients (Pts) Remain Under-Represented in Clinical Trials Based on Standard Laboratory Parameters and Baseline Characteristics: ...
Rafat Abonour, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
Development of a Novel Deep Transfer Learning Framework to Characterize Inter- and Intra-Tumor Heterogeneity in Myeloma Patients
Rafat Abonour, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
A Phase 1/2 Study to Assess Safety and Dose of Ixazomib in Combination with Cyclophosphamide and Dexamethasone in Newly Diagnosed Patients with Light Chain (AL) Amyloi...
Rafat Abonour, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
Closing the Efficacy and Effectiveness Gap: Outcomes in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM) Patients (Pts) Treated with Ixazomib-Lenalidomide-Dexamethasone (IR...
Rafat Abonour, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
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