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
Driskill Graduate Training Program in Life Sciences
Medical Scientist Training Program
Member, IIN - International Institute for Nanotechnology
Director (Academic), Lurie Cancer Center
Jesse, Sara, Andrew, Abigail, Benjamin and Elizabeth Lurie Professor of Oncology, Lurie Cancer Center
Member, PCE - Proteomics Center of Excellence
Member, SQI - Simpson Querrey Institute

Phone+1 312 908 5250
Emaill-platanias@northwestern.edu

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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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52 Active
79 Finished

COVID19: Production of protein array for serum antibody screening
Achenbach, C. J., Satchell, K. J. F., Platanias, L. C. & Hultquist, J. F.
National Cancer Institute
7/1/20 → 7/31/21
Project: Research project
Signal Transduction of Type 1 Interferons in Malignant Cells
Platanias, L. C., Fischietti, M. & Nora Vaz Saleiro, D.
National Cancer Institute
5/1/20 → 4/30/25
Project: Research project
VA IPA FY20 for Elspeth Beauchamp
Platanias, L. C.
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
10/1/19 → 9/30/21
Project: Research project
SLFN5: A Novel Therapeutic Target for Glioblastoma
Platanias, L. C., Wainwright, D. A. & Horbinski, C. M.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
9/1/19 → 8/31/24
Project: Research project
Development of Novel MNK Inhibitors for Treating Glioblastoma
Platanias, L. C., Schiltz, G. E., Mishra, R. K., Eckerdt, F. D., James, C. D. & Horbinski, C. M.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
9/1/19 → 6/30/24
Project: Research project

25768 Citations
242 Article
55 Review article
40 Comment/debate
5 Editorial
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Convalescent hyperimmune plasma in patients with hematologic malignancies and severe COVID-19 infections
Mina, A., Small, S. & Platanias, L. C., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Leukemia and Lymphoma.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Schlafen 5 as a novel therapeutic target in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Fischietti, M., Eckerdt, F. D., Blyth, G. T., Arslan, A. D., Mati, W. M., Oku, C. V., Perez, R. E., Lee Chang, C., Kosciuczuk, E. M., Nora Vaz Saleiro, D., Beauchamp, E. M., Lesniak, M. S., Verzella, D., Sun, L., Fish, E. N., Yang, G. Y., Qiang, W. & Platanias, L. C., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Oncogene.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The use of serial circulating tumor DNA to detect resistance alterations in progressive metastatic breast cancer
Jacob, S., Davis, A. A., Gerratana, L., Velimirovic, M., Shah, A. N., Wehbe, F. H., Katam, N., Zhang, Q., Flaum, L. E., Siziopikou, K. P., Platanias, L. C., Gradishar, W. J., Behdad, A., Bardia, A. & Cristofanilli, M., Mar 1 2021, In: Clinical Cancer Research. 27, 5, p. 1361-1370 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Type i and ii interferons in the anti-tumor immune response
Fenton, S. E., Saleiro, D. & Platanias, L. C., Mar 1 2021, In: Cancers. 13, 5, p. 1-19 19 p., 1037.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Open Access
Understanding the organ tropism of metastatic breast cancer through the combination of liquid biopsy tools
Gerratana, L., Davis, A. A., Polano, M., Zhang, Q., Shah, A. N., Lin, C., Basile, D., Toffoli, G., Wehbe, F., Puglisi, F., Behdad, A., Platanias, L. C., Gradishar, W. J. & Cristofanilli, M., Jan 2021, In: European Journal of Cancer. 143, p. 147-157 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access