Rimas V. Lukas
Experienced in Ganglioneuroblastoma

Dr. Rimas V. Lukas

Hematology | Oncology
675 N St Clair St Ste 20-100, Galter Pavilion, 
Chicago, IL 
Offers Telehealth
24 Years of Experience
Experienced in Ganglioneuroblastoma
675 N St Clair St Ste 20-100, Galter Pavilion, 
Chicago, IL 
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Overview

Rimas Lukas is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Lukas has been practicing medicine for over 24 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ganglioneuroblastoma. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioma, Glioblastoma, Brain Tumor, and Gastrostomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 198 peer reviewed articles and participating in 7 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Rush University Medical College, 2002.0
Residency
University of Chicago
Specialties
Hematology
Oncology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in IL
Board Certifications
American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology - Neurology (Certified)
Hospital Affiliations
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

675 N St Clair St Ste 20-100, Galter Pavilion, Chicago, IL 60611

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Lukas has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Metastatic Uveal Melanoma

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

6 Clinical Trials

Pivotal, Open-label, Randomized Study of Radiosurgery With or Without Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) for 1-10 Brain Metastases From Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).
Pivotal, Open-label, Randomized Study of Radiosurgery With or Without Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) for 1-10 Brain Metastases From Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: October 31, 2025
Intervention Type: Device, Other
Study Phase: Phase 3
Phase 1 / 2 Trial of Blood-brain Barrier Opening With an Implantable Ultrasound Device SonoCloud-9 and Treatment With Albumin-bound Paclitaxel and Carboplatin in Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma
Phase 1 / 2 Trial of Blood-brain Barrier Opening With an Implantable Ultrasound Device SonoCloud-9 and Treatment With Albumin-bound Paclitaxel and Carboplatin in Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: July 31, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Device
Study Drug: Chemotherapy, Albumin-Bound Paclitaxel
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
Combination of Checkpoint Inhibition and IDO1 Inhibition Together With Standard Radiotherapy or Chemoradiotherapy in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma. A Phase 1 Clinical and Translational Trial
Combination of Checkpoint Inhibition and IDO1 Inhibition Together With Standard Radiotherapy or Chemoradiotherapy in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma. A Phase 1 Clinical and Translational Trial
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: June 29, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Radiation
Study Drugs: BMS-986205, Nivolumab, Temozolomide
Study Phase: Phase 1
Phase III Trial of Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) or Hippocampal-Avoidant Whole Brain Radiotherapy (HA-WBRT) for Distant Brain Relapse With Brain Metastasis Velocity >/= 4 Brain Metastases/Year
Phase III Trial of Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) or Hippocampal-Avoidant Whole Brain Radiotherapy (HA-WBRT) for Distant Brain Relapse With Brain Metastasis Velocity >/= 4 Brain Metastases/Year
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: June 06, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Procedure, Drug, Radiation
Study Drug: Memantine
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Phase I Study of Ad-RTS-hIL-12, an Inducible Adenoviral Vector Engineered to Express hIL-12 in the Presence of the Activator Ligand Veledimex in Subjects With Recurrent or Progressive Glioblastoma or Grade III Malignant Glioma
A Phase I Study of Ad-RTS-hIL-12, an Inducible Adenoviral Vector Engineered to Express hIL-12 in the Presence of the Activator Ligand Veledimex in Subjects With Recurrent or Progressive Glioblastoma or Grade III Malignant Glioma
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: April 16, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Biological
Study Drugs: Ad-RTS-hIL-12, Veledimex
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Phase 3, Randomized, Controlled, Double-Arm, Open-Label, Multi-center Study of VB-111 Combined With Bevacizumab vs. Bevacizumab Monotherapy in Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma
A Phase 3, Randomized, Controlled, Double-Arm, Open-Label, Multi-center Study of VB-111 Combined With Bevacizumab vs. Bevacizumab Monotherapy in Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: October 23, 2018
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 3
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196 Total Publications

Surgical Treatment of Brain Tumor-Related Epilepsy: Current and Emerging Strategies.
Surgical Treatment of Brain Tumor-Related Epilepsy: Current and Emerging Strategies.
Journal: Cancers
Published: October 06, 2025
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