Leonidas C Platanias

Professor, Medicine, Hematology Oncology Division
Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Associate Dean for Cancer Program, Feinberg School of Medicine, Office of Finance and Administration
Affiliate, Chemical and Biological Engineering PhD Program
Core, Driskill Graduate Training Program in Life Sciences
Core, Medical Scientist Training Program
Jesse, Sara, Andrew, Abigail, Benjamin and Elizabeth Lurie Professor of Oncology, Lurie Cancer Center
Director (Academic), Lurie Cancer Center

Phone312/908-5250
Emaill-platanias@northwestern.edu

21438 Citations

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Personal profile

Research Interests

chronic leukemias, multiple myeloma, non-hodgkin's lymphoma

Certifications and Licenses

	Internal Medicine
	Medical Oncology

Training Experience

1984	Residency, Hellenic Anticancer Institute
1989	Residency, SUNY/State University of New York Downstate Medical Center
1992	Fellowship, University of Chicago Hospitals

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, University of Patras Medical School

… → 1989

MD, University of Patras Medical School

… → 1983

Research interests

Leukemia
Lymphomas
Multiple Myeloma

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Development of Novel MNK Inhibitors for Treating Glioblastoma

Clutter, M., Eckerdt, F. D., Horbinski, C. M., James, C. D., Mishra, R. K., Platanias, L. C. & Schiltz, G. E.

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

9/1/19 → 6/30/24

Project: Research project

Glioblastoma

Stem Cells

Phosphotransferases

Cell Survival

Survival

SLFN5: A Novel Therapeutic Target for Glioblastoma

Platanias, L. C.

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

9/1/19 → 8/31/24

Project: Research project

Glioblastoma

Therapeutics

Neoplasms

Growth

Heterografts

Targeting Novel Protein Complexes for the Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Altman, J. K., Beauchamp, E. M., Eklund, E. A. & Platanias, L. C.

National Cancer Institute

6/1/19 → 5/31/24

Project: Research project

Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 9

Protein Transport

Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Protein Biosynthesis

Heterografts

Institutional Research Grant

Platanias, L. C.

American Cancer Society

1/1/19 → 12/31/21

Project: Research project

grant

cancer

funding

scientific journal

pilot project

Optimizing Quality of Life in Women Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer: Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of a Tailored, eHealth Supportive Oncology Intervention

Platanias, L. C., Penedo, F. J., Victorson, D. E. & Moreno, P. I.

American Cancer Society

1/1/19 → 12/31/21

Project: Research project

grant

quality of life

cancer

funding

scientific journal

Research Output 1985 2019

21438 Citations
231 Article
50 Review article
38 Comment/debate
5 Editorial
9 More

2 Citations (Scopus)

Identification and targeting of novel CDK9 complexes in acute myeloid leukemia

Beauchamp, E. M., Abedin, S. M., Radecki, S. G., Fischietti, M., Arslan, A. DI., Blyth, G. T., Yang, A., Lantz, C., Nelson, A., Goo, Y. A., Akpan, I., Eklund, E. A., Frankfurt, O., Fish, E. N., Thomas, P. M., Altman, J. K. & Platanias, L. C., Jan 1 2019, In : Blood. 133, 11, p. 1171-1185 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 9

Sirolimus

Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Cytoplasm

Chemical activation

Impact of myosteatosis in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Rossoff, J. & Platanias, L. C., Jan 1 2019, In : Leukemia and Lymphoma.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma

Interferon signaling in cancer. Non-canonical pathways and control of intracellular immune checkpoints

Nora Vaz Saleiro, D. & Platanias, L. C., Jan 1 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Seminars in Immunology. 101299.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

Interferons

Cytokines

Neoplasms

Antineoplastic Agents

Gene Expression

Natural killer cell activity and survival after azacitidine treatment in high-risk MDS

Abedin, S. M. & Platanias, L. C., Jan 1 2019, In : Leukemia and Lymphoma.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

Azacitidine

Natural Killer Cells

Cell Survival

Policy challenges and opportunities to address changing paradigms in cancer care delivery

Winckworth-Prejsnar, K., McCanney, J., Schatz, A. A., Smedley, W., Platanias, L. C., Benitez, C. M., Newcomer, L. N., Lyn Fitzgerald, C. & Carlson, R. W., Jan 1 2019, In : JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 17, 5, p. 424-431 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

Neoplasms

Quality of Health Care

Delivery of Health Care

Investigational Therapies

Group Processes