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Office
675 N Saint Clair St
Ste 20-100
Chicago, IL 60611Phone+1 312-695-4360Fax+1 312-695-1435
Education & Training
- University of ChicagoResidency, Neurology, 2003 - 2006
- Cook County Health and Hospitals SystemInternship, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2003
- Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical CenterClass of 2002
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignB.S., Biology, 1994 - 1998
- University of ChicagoFellowship, Neuro-Oncology
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2023 - Present
- IL State Medical License 2006 - 2026
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Outstanding Service Award (Making a Difference Every Day) University of Chicago, 2015
- Hall of Fame Evergreen Park Community High School, 2015
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
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Clinical Trials
- Nivolumab, BMS-986205, and Radiation Therapy With or Without Temozolomide in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Start of enrollment: 2019 Aug 13
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Is modulation of immune checkpoints on glioblastoma-infiltrating myeloid cells a viable therapeutic strategy?Ruochen Du, Jianzhong Zhang, Rimas V Lukas, Shashwat Tripathi, Jared T Ahrendsen
Neuro-Oncology. 2024-10-19 - Pediatric glioma immune profiling identifies TIM3 as a therapeutic target in BRAF fusion pilocytic astrocytoma.Shashwat Tripathi, Hinda Najem, Corey Dussold, Sebastian Pacheco, Ruochen Du
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2024-08-13 - Long-term outcomes of central neurocytoma - an institutional experience.Yufan Yang, Nitin Wadhwani, Aoi Shimomura, Shuhua Zheng, James Chandler
Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 2024-08-01
Journal Articles
- Delayed Leptomeningeal Metastasis of an Adult Anaplastic Pilocytic AstrocytomaRimas V Lukas, Douglas E Anderson, Edward Melian, John P Leonetti, Daniel M Heiferman, Ewa Borys, Nawal Shaikh, Brain Tumor Pathology
- Updates from the Neuro-Oncology Section of the 2015 American Neurological Association Annual MeetingLukas RV, Wainwright DA, Laterra JJ, Future Oncology, 1/1/2016
- Atypical ganglioneurocytoma: case report and review of the literatureEliyas JK, Pytel P, Lukas RV, Gabikian P, Case Reports in Clinical Pathology, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Extraneural metastasis of high-grade gliomas: systematic review of literature and a discussion of the roles of circulating tumor cells and immune system in gliomagenesis.Daher A, Lukas RV, Nicholas MK, American Academy of Neurology, Vancouver, Canada, 1/21/2016
- Successful treatment of intracranial inflammatory pseudotumor with cyclophosphamide.Stroup T, Javed A, Arndt N, Lukas R, Rezania K, Polster S, American Academy of Neurology, Washington, DC, 1/22/2015
- Structure of Neuroscience clerkships in medical schools and matching in the neurosciences.Albert DV, Lukas R, Brorson J, Amidei C, Dixit K, Han Y, American Academy of Neurology, Washington, DC, 1/22/2015
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Lectures
- Evaluation of controlled IL-12 as monotherapy in subjects with recurrent GBM.ASCO Annual Meeting 2019 - Chicago, IL - 6/2/2019
- Spinal CordWuhan University Medical School, Wuhan, Hubei province, China - 1/30/2015
- Checkpoint Inhibitors for the Treatment of CNS TumorsChicago, IL - 1/27/2015
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Other
- Dr. Rimas Lukas on the future of checkpoint inhibitors in recurrent glioblastomaLukas R, Targeted Oncology
http://www.targetedonc.com/conference/2015-sno-annual-meeting/dr-rimas-lukas-on-the-future-of-checkpoint-inhibitors-in-recurrent-glioblastoma
1/20/2015 - New approaches to treat brain cancers raise hopesLukas R, Clinical Oncology interview
http://www.clinicaloncology.com/ViewArticle.aspx?d=Solid+Tumors&d_id=148&i=October+2015&i_id=1236&a_id=34003
1/19/2015 - Primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the central nervous system: Part 1: Approach to diagnosis in the immunocompetent patientAbutalib S, Lukas RV, ASCO Post
http://www.ascopost.com/issues/october-25,-2015/q-primary-diffuse-large-b-cell-lymphoma-of-the-central-nervous-system.aspx
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Press Mentions
- Chemotherapy Drug Reaches Brain in Humans for First TimeMay 3rd, 2023
- Diane Pathieu's Husband Shares His Brain Cancer Survival Story Thanks to Cutting-Edge TechDecember 19th, 2022
- Covid-19 Long-Haul Clinics Address Neurologic SymptomsApril 14th, 2022
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Professional Memberships
- Member
- Society for Neuro-OncologyMember
- Asia-Pacific Association of Medical ResearchMember
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in OncologyMember
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