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Rajat Thawani

TitleAssistant Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Chicago
DepartmentMedicine-Hematology and Oncology
AddressChicago IL 60637
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    University of Delhi, IndiaMD04/2014Medicine
    Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY06/2020Internal Medicine
    Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR06/2023Hematology and Medical Oncology

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    1. Harris E, Taflin NF, Chitkara A, Tagliamento M, Bestvina CM, Vakkalagadda CV, Besse B, Thawani R, Harris E, Taflin NF, Chitkara A, Tagliamento M, Bestvina CM, Vakkalagadda CV, Thawani R. Time to rethink platinum choices in the era of immunotherapy in lung cancer. Ann Oncol. 2024 Oct 11. PMID: 39395538.
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    2. Thawani R, Repetto M, Keddy C, Nicholson K, Jones K, Nusser K, Beach CZ, Harada G, Drilon A, Davare MA. Author Correction: TKI type switching overcomes ROS1 L2086F in ROS1 fusion-positive cancers. NPJ Precis Oncol. 2024 Aug 28; 8(1):184. PMID: 39198549; PMCID: PMC11358392.
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    3. Bestvina CM, Hara JHL, Karrison T, Bowar B, Chin J, Garassino MC, Pitroda SP, Thawani R, Vokes EE, Gan G, Zhang J, Baschnagel AM, Campbell TC, Chmura S, Juloori A. DARES: A Phase II Trial of Durvalumab and Ablative Radiation in Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clin Lung Cancer. 2024 Aug 13. PMID: 39242330.
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    4. Thawani R, Repetto M, Keddy C, Nicholson K, Jones K, Nusser K, Beach CZ, Harada G, Drilon A, Davare MA. TKI type switching overcomes ROS1 L2086F in ROS1 fusion-positive cancers. NPJ Precis Oncol. 2024 Aug 08; 8(1):175. PMID: 39117775; PMCID: PMC11310217.
      Citations: 1     
    5. Sandow L, Thawani R, Kim MS, Heinrich MC. Corrigendum to "Paraganglioma of the Head and Neck: A Review" [Endocrine Practice 29(2) (2023) Pages 141-147]. Endocr Pract. 2024 Aug; 30(8):790. PMID: 38934984.
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    6. Harris E, Thawani R. Current perspectives of KRAS in non-small cell lung cancer. Curr Probl Cancer. 2024 Aug; 51:101106. PMID: 38879917.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    7. Taflin N, Sandow L, Thawani R, Ye S, Kardosh A, Corless CL, Chen EY. Survival in metastatic microsatellite-stable colorectal cancer correlated with tumor mutation burden and mutations identified by next-generation sequencing. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2024 Apr 30; 15(2):681-688. PMID: 38756628; PMCID: PMC11094494.
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    8. Thawani R, Repetto M, Keddy C, Nicholson K, Jones K, Nusser K, Beach CZ, Harada G, Drilon A, Davare MA. TKI Type Switching Overcomes ROS1 L2086F in ROS1 Fusion-Positive Cancers. bioRxiv. 2024 Jan 19. PMID: 38293020; PMCID: PMC10827145.
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    9. Chitkara A, Kaur N, Desai A, Mehta D, Anamika F, Sarkar S, Gowda N, Sethi P, Thawani R, Chen EY. Risks of hypertension and thromboembolism in patients receiving bevacizumab with chemotherapy for colorectal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cancer Med. 2023 12; 12(24):21579-21591. PMID: 38069531; PMCID: PMC10757147.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    10. Agrawal NY, Thawani R, Edmondson CP, Chen EY. Estimating the Time Toxicity of Contemporary Systemic Treatment Regimens for Advanced Esophageal and Gastric Cancers. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Nov 30; 15(23). PMID: 38067380; PMCID: PMC10705178.
      Citations: 1     
    11. Thawani R, Agrawal N, Taflin NF, Kardosh A, Chen EY. Application of Value Framework to Phase III Trials of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Esophageal and Gastric Cancer. Oncologist. 2023 01 18; 28(1):40-47. PMID: 36130326; PMCID: PMC9847562.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    12. Thein KZ, Thawani R, Kummar S. Combining Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase (PARP) Inhibitors with Chemotherapeutic Agents: Promise and Challenges. Cancer Treat Res. 2023; 186:143-170. PMID: 37978135.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    13. Thawani R, Kummar S. Combining PARP Inhibitor With Immunotherapy-Does the Promise of Preclinical Data Translate to Clinic? JAMA Oncol. 2023 01 01; 9(1):25-27. PMID: 36394835.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    14. Thawani R, Gao L, Mohinani A, Tudorica A, Li X, Mitri Z, Huang W. Quantitative DCE-MRI prediction of breast cancer recurrence following neoadjuvant chemotherapy: a preliminary study. BMC Med Imaging. 2022 10 20; 22(1):182. PMID: 36266631; PMCID: PMC9585714.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    15. Sandow L, Thawani R, Kim MS, Heinrich MC. Paraganglioma of the Head and Neck: A Review. Endocr Pract. 2023 Feb; 29(2):141-147. PMID: 36252779; PMCID: PMC9979593.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    16. Parmar K, Mohamed A, Vaish E, Thawani R, Cetnar J, Thein KZ. Immunotherapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: An updated review. Cancer Treat Res Commun. 2022; 33:100649. PMID: 36279709.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    17. West MT, Tamba GP, Thawani R, Drew A, Wilde NV, Graff JN, Mannino R. Gender and Patient Satisfaction in a Veterans Health Administration Outpatient Chemotherapy Unit. Fed Pract. 2022 Aug; 39(Suppl 3):e0292. PMID: 36426107; PMCID: PMC9662310.
      Citations: 1     
    18. Thawani R, Kim MS, Arastu A, Feng Z, West MT, Taflin NF, Thein KZ, Li R, Geltzeiler M, Lee N, Fuller CD, Grandis JR, Floudas CS, Heinrich MC, Hanna E, Chandra RA. The contemporary management of cancers of the sinonasal tract in adults. CA Cancer J Clin. 2023 01; 73(1):72-112. PMID: 35916666; PMCID: PMC9840681.
      Citations: 32     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    19. Thawani R, Kartika T, Elstrott B, Batiuk E, Tao D, Gowda S, Chen L, Lavasseur C, Tun N, Taflin NF, Shatzel J. Association of PD-L1 expression, tumor mutational burden and immunotherapy with venous thrombosis in patients with solid organ malignancies. Thromb Res. 2022 09; 217:12-14. PMID: 35816991; PMCID: PMC9464501.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    20. Nishikawa G, Banik P, Thawani R, Kardosh A, Wood SG, Nabavizadeh N, Chen EY. Comparison of neoadjuvant regimens for resectable gastroesophageal junction cancer: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials across three decades. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2022 Jun; 13(3):1454-1466. PMID: 35837173; PMCID: PMC9274047.
      Citations: 3     
    21. Goel A, Khorana A, Kartika T, Gowda S, Tao DL, Thawani R, Shatzel JJ. Assessing the risk of thromboembolism in cancer patients receiving immunotherapy. Eur J Haematol. 2022 Apr; 108(4):271-277. PMID: 34905252; PMCID: PMC9009190.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    22. Visaria A, Islam S, Polamarasetti P, James J, Raju P, Sharma A, Khangura KK, Thawani R, Dodani S. Hypertension, diabetes, and corresponding annual clinical testing utilization: Comparison between Asian Indians and other races/ethnicities. Prev Med. 2021 12; 153:106761. PMID: 34348134.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    23. Khorrami M, Bera K, Thawani R, Rajiah P, Gupta A, Fu P, Linden P, Pennell N, Jacono F, Gilkeson RC, Velcheti V, Madabhushi A. Distinguishing granulomas from adenocarcinomas by integrating stable and discriminating radiomic features on non-contrast computed tomography scans. Eur J Cancer. 2021 05; 148:146-158. PMID: 33743483; PMCID: PMC8087632.
      Citations: 17     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    24. Ismail M, Hill V, Statsevych V, Mason E, Correa R, Prasanna P, Singh G, Bera K, Thawani R, Ahluwalia M, Madabhushi A, Tiwari P. Can Tumor Location on Pre-treatment MRI Predict Likelihood of Pseudo-Progression vs. Tumor Recurrence in Glioblastoma?-A Feasibility Study. Front Comput Neurosci. 2020; 14:563439. PMID: 33381018; PMCID: PMC7767991.
      Citations: 1     
    25. Khorrami M, Bera K, Leo P, Vaidya P, Patil P, Thawani R, Velu P, Rajiah P, Alilou M, Choi H, Feldman MD, Gilkeson RC, Linden P, Fu P, Pass H, Velcheti V, Madabhushi A. Stable and discriminating radiomic predictor of recurrence in early stage non-small cell lung cancer: Multi-site study. Lung Cancer. 2020 04; 142:90-97. PMID: 32120229; PMCID: PMC7141152.
      Citations: 28     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    26. Thawani R, Mustafa SA. The future of radiomics in lung cancer. Lancet Digit Health. 2020 03; 2(3):e103. PMID: 33334572.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    27. Thawani R, Nannapaneni S, Kumar V, Oo P, Simon M, Huang A, Malhotra I, Xu Y. Prediction of Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) Using a Combination of 4Ts Score and Screening Immune Assays. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2020 Jan-Dec; 26:1076029620962857. PMID: 32997546; PMCID: PMC7533921.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    28. Khorrami M, Prasanna P, Gupta A, Patil P, Velu PD, Thawani R, Corredor G, Alilou M, Bera K, Fu P, Feldman M, Velcheti V, Madabhushi A. Changes in CT Radiomic Features Associated with Lymphocyte Distribution Predict Overall Survival and Response to Immunotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Cancer Immunol Res. 2020 01; 8(1):108-119. PMID: 31719058; PMCID: PMC7718609.
      Citations: 123     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    29. Khorrami M, Jain P, Bera K, Alilou M, Thawani R, Patil P, Ahmad U, Murthy S, Stephans K, Fu P, Velcheti V, Madabhushi A. Corrigendum to "Predicting pathologic response to neoadjuvant chemoradiation in resectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer patients using computed tomography radiomic features" [Lung Cancer 135 (September) (2019) 1-9]. Lung Cancer. 2019 Oct; 136:156. PMID: 31564290.
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    30. Khorrami M, Jain P, Bera K, Alilou M, Thawani R, Patil P, Ahmad U, Murthy S, Stephans K, Fu P, Velcheti V, Madabhushi A. Predicting pathologic response to neoadjuvant chemoradiation in resectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer patients using computed tomography radiomic features. Lung Cancer. 2019 09; 135:1-9. PMID: 31446979; PMCID: PMC6711393.
      Citations: 38     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    31. Khorrami M, Khunger M, Zagouras A, Patil P, Thawani R, Bera K, Rajiah P, Fu P, Velcheti V, Madabhushi A. Combination of Peri- and Intratumoral Radiomic Features on Baseline CT Scans Predicts Response to Chemotherapy in Lung Adenocarcinoma. Radiol Artif Intell. 2019 Mar 20; 1(2):e180012. PMID: 32076657; PMCID: PMC6515986.
      Citations: 55     Fields:    
    32. Samaroo-Campbell J, Hashmi A, Thawani R, Moskovits M, Zadushlivy D, Kamholz SL. Isolated Pulmonic Valve Endocarditis. Am J Case Rep. 2019 Feb 04; 20:151-153. PMID: 30713335; PMCID: PMC6369649.
      Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    33. Prasanna P, Mitra J, Beig N, Nayate A, Patel J, Ghose S, Thawani R, Partovi S, Madabhushi A, Tiwari P. Mass Effect Deformation Heterogeneity (MEDH) on Gadolinium-contrast T1-weighted MRI is associated with decreased survival in patients with right cerebral hemisphere Glioblastoma: A feasibility study. Sci Rep. 2019 02 04; 9(1):1145. PMID: 30718547; PMCID: PMC6362117.
      Citations: 13     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    34. Beig N, Khorrami M, Alilou M, Prasanna P, Braman N, Orooji M, Rakshit S, Bera K, Rajiah P, Ginsberg J, Donatelli C, Thawani R, Yang M, Jacono F, Tiwari P, Velcheti V, Gilkeson R, Linden P, Madabhushi A. Perinodular and Intranodular Radiomic Features on Lung CT Images Distinguish Adenocarcinomas from Granulomas. Radiology. 2019 03; 290(3):783-792. PMID: 30561278; PMCID: PMC6394783.
      Citations: 158     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    35. Ismail M, Hill V, Statsevych V, Huang R, Prasanna P, Correa R, Singh G, Bera K, Beig N, Thawani R, Madabhushi A, Aahluwalia M, Tiwari P. Shape Features of the Lesion Habitat to Differentiate Brain Tumor Progression from Pseudoprogression on Routine Multiparametric MRI: A Multisite Study. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2018 12; 39(12):2187-2193. PMID: 30385468; PMCID: PMC6529206.
      Citations: 44     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    36. Orooji M, Alilou M, Rakshit S, Beig N, Khorrami MH, Rajiah P, Thawani R, Ginsberg J, Donatelli C, Yang M, Jacono F, Gilkeson R, Velcheti V, Linden P, Madabhushi A. Combination of computer extracted shape and texture features enables discrimination of granulomas from adenocarcinoma on chest computed tomography. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2018 Apr; 5(2):024501. PMID: 29721515; PMCID: PMC5904542.
      Citations: 16     
    37. Thawani R, Thomas A, Thakur K. Tracheomediastinal Fistula: Rare Complication of Treatment with Bevacizumab. Cureus. 2018 Apr 03; 10(4):e2419. PMID: 29872599; PMCID: PMC5985921.
      Citations: 5     
    38. Ghose S, Shiradkar R, Rusu M, Mitra J, Thawani R, Feldman M, Gupta AC, Purysko AS, Ponsky L, Madabhushi A. Prostate shapes on pre-treatment MRI between prostate cancer patients who do and do not undergo biochemical recurrence are different: Preliminary Findings. Sci Rep. 2017 Nov 20; 7(1):15829. PMID: 29158516; PMCID: PMC5696460.
      Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    39. Thawani R, McLane M, Beig N, Ghose S, Prasanna P, Velcheti V, Madabhushi A. Radiomics and radiogenomics in lung cancer: A review for the clinician. Lung Cancer. 2018 01; 115:34-41. PMID: 29290259.
      Citations: 211     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    40. Wang X, Janowczyk A, Zhou Y, Thawani R, Fu P, Schalper K, Velcheti V, Madabhushi A. Prediction of recurrence in early stage non-small cell lung cancer using computer extracted nuclear features from digital H&E images. Sci Rep. 2017 10 19; 7(1):13543. PMID: 29051570; PMCID: PMC5648794.
      Citations: 63     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    41. Thawani R, Amar A, Patowary J, Kaul S, Jena A, Das PK. Primary Renal Cell Lymphoma: Case Report, Diagnosis, and Management. Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol. 2017 Oct-Dec; 38(4):545-547. PMID: 29333028; PMCID: PMC5759080.
      Citations: 6     
    42. Rusu M, Rajiah P, Gilkeson R, Yang M, Donatelli C, Thawani R, Jacono FJ, Linden P, Madabhushi A. Co-registration of pre-operative CT with ex vivo surgically excised ground glass nodules to define spatial extent of invasive adenocarcinoma on in vivo imaging: a proof-of-concept study. Eur Radiol. 2017 Oct; 27(10):4209-4217. PMID: 28386717; PMCID: PMC5630490.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    43. Velcheti V, Thawani R, Khunger M, Mukhopadhyay S, Chute DJ, Schrock AB, Ali SM. FRMD4A/RET: A Novel RET Oncogenic Fusion Variant in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma. J Thorac Oncol. 2017 02; 12(2):e15-e16. PMID: 28115111.
      Citations: 10     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    44. Singh A, Thawani R, Thakur K. Crack cocaine-induced laryngeal injury. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Feb; 35(2):381.e5-381.e7. PMID: 27623083.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    45. Thawani R, Seth S, Singh K, Patowary J, Bhadauria M, Das PK. Two Cases of NK/T Cell Lymphoma Presenting as Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus. 2017 Mar; 33(1):148-150. PMID: 28194077; PMCID: PMC5280861.
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    46. Soni S, Thawani R, Idhate T, Kalra M, Mahajan A. Health Related Quality of Life in Patients with Transfusion-dependent Thalassemia. Indian Pediatr. 2016 Aug 08; 53(8):741-2. PMID: 27395833.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    47. Shad R, Thawani R, Goel A. Burnout and Sleep Quality: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire-Based Study of Medical and Non-Medical Students in India. Cureus. 2015 Oct 21; 7(10):e361. PMID: 26623216; PMCID: PMC4659578.
      Citations: 24     
    48. Thawani R, Moghe A, Idhate T, Kalra M, Mahajan A, Anderson KE. Porphyria cutanea tarda in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. QJM. 2016 Mar; 109(3):191-2. PMID: 26319705.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    49. Dewan P, Thawani R. Congenital anomaly. J Paediatr Child Health. 2015 Jul; 51(7):739-40. PMID: 26135150.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    50. Ravishankar A, Singh S, Rai S, Sharma N, Gupta S, Thawani R. Socio-economic profile of patients with community-acquired skin and soft tissue infections in Delhi. Pathog Glob Health. 2014 Sep; 108(6):279-82. PMID: 25292293; PMCID: PMC4216750.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    51. Agarwal N, Thawani R, Gupta S, Sharma A, Dhaliwal U. Objective, Structured Proforma to Score the Merit of Scientific Presentations. Indian J Surg. 2015 Dec; 77(Suppl 3):1001-4. PMID: 27011498; PMCID: PMC4775558.
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    52. Thawani R, Chichra A, Mahajan A, Jadhav L. Granulocytic sarcoma of the lung in acute myeloid leukemia. Indian Pediatr. 2014 Feb; 51(2):145-6. PMID: 24632697.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    53. Thawani R, Singh S, Sharma S, Sharma N. Infective gangrene in extremity trauma-are we targeting the right organisms? Indian J Surg. 2015 Apr; 77(Suppl 1):10-2. PMID: 25972628; PMCID: PMC4425706.
      Citations:    
    54. Thawani R, Dewan P, Faridi MM, Arora SK, Kumar R. Estimation of gestational age, using neonatal anthropometry: a cross-sectional study in India. J Health Popul Nutr. 2013 Dec; 31(4):523-30. PMID: 24592594; PMCID: PMC3905647.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    55. Ravishankar A, Thawani R, Dewan P, Das S, Kashyap A, Batra P, Faridi MM. Oral dextrose for analgesia in neonates during nasogastric tube insertion: a randomised controlled trial. J Paediatr Child Health. 2014 Feb; 50(2):141-5. PMID: 24134074.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    56. Thawani R, Kaur G, Chatterjee P, Biswas T. From the editors of a student journal. Educ Health (Abingdon). 2013 May-Aug; 26(2):115-6. PMID: 24200733.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    57. Thawani R, Goel A. Leprosy and psoriasis co-existence. Indian J Med Sci. 2012 Sep-Oct; 66(9-10):241-4. PMID: 23897572.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    58. Thawani R. Costs of end-of-life care. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2012 Sep; 26(3):296-7. PMID: 22973938.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    59. Dixit A, Goyal A, Thawani R, Vaney N. Effect of caffeine on information processing: evidence from stroop task. Indian J Psychol Med. 2012 Jul; 34(3):218-22. PMID: 23441060; PMCID: PMC3573570.
      Citations: 6     
    60. Dixit A, Thawani R, Goyal A, Vaney N. Psychomotor performance of medical students: effect of 24 hours of sleep deprivation. Indian J Psychol Med. 2012 Apr; 34(2):129-32. PMID: 23162187; PMCID: PMC3498774.
      Citations: 12     
    61. Srivastava S, Bhatia MS, Thawani R, Jhanjee A. Quality of life in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder: A longitudinal study from India. Asian J Psychiatr. 2011 Sep; 4(3):178-82. PMID: 23051114.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    
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