Benjamin Y. Lu, MD, PhD
Thoracic Oncology
Titles
- Instructor in Medicine (Medical Oncology)
- Instructor, Medical Oncology
Education & Training
- PhDYale University (2024)
- Chief FellowYale Cancer Center (2022)
- FellowshipYale Cancer Center (2022)
- ResidencyYale New Haven Hospital (2019)
- InternshipMassachusetts General Hospital (2016)
- MDNew York University
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- K12 Calabresi Immuno-Oncology Training Program: Yale Cancer Center (2023)
- T32 Advanced Training Program for Physician-Scientists: Yale Cancer Center (2021)
- Young Investigator Award: Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) (2021)
- Lucien Rubinstein Award: American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) (2012)
Board Certifications
- AB of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology (2022)
- AB of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (2020)
Publications
- Lu BY, Lucca LE, Lewis W, Wang J, Nogeuira C, Heer S, Axisa PA, Buitrago-Pocasangre N, Pham GP, Kojima ML, Wei W, Aizenbud L, Bacchiocchi A, Zhang L, Walewski J, Chiang VC, Olino K, Clune J, Halaban R, Kluger Y, Coyle AJ, Kisielow J, Obermair FJ, Kluger HM, Hafler DA. Research Square. 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3956671/v1.
- Lu BY, Goldberg SB. Chemoimmunotherapy for Untreated Lung Cancer Brain Metastases: Systemic Before Local Therapy? J Clin Oncol 2023, JCO2301323. PMID: 37603819, DOI: 10.1200/JCO.23.01323.
- Lu B, Lucca L, DiStasio M, Liu Y, Pham G, Buitrago-Pocasangre N, Arnal-Estape A, Moliterno J, Chiang V, Omuro A, Hafler D. BSBM-18 SINGLE-CELL PROFILING TUMOR-INFILTRATING IMMUNE CELLS REVEALS CXCL13+ FOLLICULAR HELPER-LIKE CD4+ T CELLS IN HUMAN BRAIN TUMORS. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2023, 5: iii4-iii4. PMCID: PMC10402449, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdad070.014.
- Vilarino N, de Rodas M, Lu B, Goldberg S, Schalper K. BSBM-16 HLA CLASS-I ANTIGEN PRESENTATION MACHINERY AND IFN-γ PATHWAY ALTERATIONS IN LUNG CANCER BRAIN METASTASES. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2023, 5: iii4-iii4. PMCID: PMC10402438, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdad070.012.
- Pucciarelli DM, Lu BY, Zlobec I, DiStasio M. Beyond the Lab and Into the Hospital: An Outlook on the Clinical Utility of Spatial Omics Technologies. GEN Biotechnology. Oct 2023.360-371. http://doi.org/10.1089/genbio.2023.0030
- Pauken KE, Lagattuta KA, Lu BY, Lucca LE, Daud AI, Hafler DA, Kluger HM, Raychaudhuri S, Sharpe AH. TCR-sequencing in cancer and autoimmunity: barcodes and beyond. Trends In Immunology 2022, 43: 180-194. PMID: 35090787, PMCID: PMC8882139, DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2022.01.002.
- Kaulen LD, Lu BY, Goldberg SB, Baehring JM, Chapter 15 - Neurological complications of lung cancer, Editor(s): Herbert B. Newton, Mark G. Malkin, Neurological Complications of Systemic Cancer and Antineoplastic Therapy (Second Edition), Academic Press, 2022, Pages 243-276, DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-821976-8.00027-x
- Lu BY, Gupta R, Aguirre-Ducler A, Gianino N, Wyatt H, Ribeiro M, Chiang VL, Contessa JN, Adeniran AJ, Jilaveanu LB, Kluger HM, Schalper KA, Goldberg SB. Spatially resolved analysis of the T cell immune contexture in lung cancer-associated brain metastases. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2021, 9: e002684. PMID: 34670827, PMCID: PMC8529973, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2021-002684.
- Lu BY, Isitan C, Mahajan A, Chiang V, Huttner A, Mitzner JR, Wesley SF, Goldberg SB. Intracranial Complications From Immune Checkpoint Therapy in a Patient With NSCLC and Multiple Sclerosis: Case Report. JTO Clinical And Research Reports 2021, 2: 100183. PMID: 34590030, PMCID: PMC8474265, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtocrr.2021.100183.
- Lucca LE, Axisa PP, Lu B, Harnett B, Jessel S, Zhang L, Raddassi K, Zhang L, Olino K, Clune J, Singer M, Kluger HM, Hafler DA. Circulating clonally expanded T cells reflect functions of tumor-infiltrating T cells. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2021, 218: e20200921. PMID: 33651881, PMCID: PMC7933991, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20200921.
- Tran TT, Rane CK, Zito CR, Weiss SA, Jessel S, Lucca L, Lu BY, Oria VO, Adeniran A, Chiang VL, Omay SB, Hafler DA, Kluger HM, Jilaveanu LB. Clinical Significance of PDCD4 in Melanoma by Subcellular Expression and in Tumor-Associated Immune Cells. Cancers 2021, 13: 1049. PMID: 33801444, PMCID: PMC7958624, DOI: 10.3390/cancers13051049.
- Eguren-Santamaria I, Sanmamed MF, Goldberg SB, Kluger HM, Idoate MA, Lu B, Corral J, Schalper KA, Herbst RS, Gil-Bazo I. PD-1/PD-L1 Blockers in NSCLC Brain Metastases: Challenging Paradigms and Clinical Practice. Clinical Cancer Research 2020, 26: 4186-4197. PMID: 32354698, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-20-0798.
- Lu B, Gupta R, Stewart T, Kluger H, Jilaveanu L, Schalper K, Goldberg S. Functional profile and clinical significance of major tumor infiltrating lymphocyte subsets in lung cancer-associated brain metastases. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 2066-2066. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.2066.
- Cavalli FMG, Hübner JM, Sharma T, Luu B, Sill M, Zapotocky M, Mack SC, Witt H, Lin T, Shih DJH, Ho B, Santi M, Emery L, Hukin J, Dunham C, McLendon RE, Lipp ES, Gururangan S, Grossbach A, French P, Kros JM, van Veelen MC, Rao AAN, Giannini C, Leary S, Jung S, Faria CC, Mora J, Schüller U, Alonso MM, Chan JA, Klekner A, Chambless LB, Hwang EI, Massimino M, Eberhart CG, Karajannis MA, Lu B, Liau LM, Zollo M, Ferrucci V, Carlotti C, Tirapelli DPC, Tabori U, Bouffet E, Ryzhova M, Ellison DW, Merchant TE, Gilbert MR, Armstrong TS, Korshunov A, Pfister SM, Taylor MD, Aldape K, Pajtler KW, Kool M, Ramaswamy V. Heterogeneity within the PF-EPN-B ependymoma subgroup. Acta Neuropathologica 2018, 136: 227-237. PMID: 30019219, PMCID: PMC6373486, DOI: 10.1007/s00401-018-1888-x.
- Lu B, Gupta R, Ribeiro M, Stewart T, Chiang V, Contessa J, Adeniran A, Kluger H, Jilaveanu L, Schalper K, Goldberg S. PD-L1 expression and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in lung cancer brain metastases. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 36: e24116-e24116. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.15_suppl.e24116.
- Lu BY, Thanawala SU, Zochowski KC, Burke MJ, Carroll WL, Bhatla T. Decitabine enhances chemosensitivity of early T-cell precursor-acute lymphoblastic leukemia cell lines and patient-derived samples. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2016, 57: 1938-41. PMID: 26726842, DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2015.1110747.
Departments and Programs
Titles
- Instructor in Medicine (Medical Oncology)
- Instructor, Medical Oncology
Education & Training
- PhDYale University (2024)
- Chief FellowYale Cancer Center (2022)
- FellowshipYale Cancer Center (2022)
- ResidencyYale New Haven Hospital (2019)
- InternshipMassachusetts General Hospital (2016)
- MDNew York University
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- K12 Calabresi Immuno-Oncology Training Program: Yale Cancer Center (2023)
- T32 Advanced Training Program for Physician-Scientists: Yale Cancer Center (2021)
- Young Investigator Award: Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) (2021)
- Lucien Rubinstein Award: American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) (2012)
Board Certifications
- AB of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology (2022)
- AB of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (2020)
Publications
- Lu BY, Lucca LE, Lewis W, Wang J, Nogeuira C, Heer S, Axisa PA, Buitrago-Pocasangre N, Pham GP, Kojima ML, Wei W, Aizenbud L, Bacchiocchi A, Zhang L, Walewski J, Chiang VC, Olino K, Clune J, Halaban R, Kluger Y, Coyle AJ, Kisielow J, Obermair FJ, Kluger HM, Hafler DA. Research Square. 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3956671/v1.
- Lu BY, Goldberg SB. Chemoimmunotherapy for Untreated Lung Cancer Brain Metastases: Systemic Before Local Therapy? J Clin Oncol 2023, JCO2301323. PMID: 37603819, DOI: 10.1200/JCO.23.01323.
- Lu B, Lucca L, DiStasio M, Liu Y, Pham G, Buitrago-Pocasangre N, Arnal-Estape A, Moliterno J, Chiang V, Omuro A, Hafler D. BSBM-18 SINGLE-CELL PROFILING TUMOR-INFILTRATING IMMUNE CELLS REVEALS CXCL13+ FOLLICULAR HELPER-LIKE CD4+ T CELLS IN HUMAN BRAIN TUMORS. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2023, 5: iii4-iii4. PMCID: PMC10402449, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdad070.014.
- Vilarino N, de Rodas M, Lu B, Goldberg S, Schalper K. BSBM-16 HLA CLASS-I ANTIGEN PRESENTATION MACHINERY AND IFN-γ PATHWAY ALTERATIONS IN LUNG CANCER BRAIN METASTASES. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2023, 5: iii4-iii4. PMCID: PMC10402438, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdad070.012.
- Pucciarelli DM, Lu BY, Zlobec I, DiStasio M. Beyond the Lab and Into the Hospital: An Outlook on the Clinical Utility of Spatial Omics Technologies. GEN Biotechnology. Oct 2023.360-371. http://doi.org/10.1089/genbio.2023.0030
- Pauken KE, Lagattuta KA, Lu BY, Lucca LE, Daud AI, Hafler DA, Kluger HM, Raychaudhuri S, Sharpe AH. TCR-sequencing in cancer and autoimmunity: barcodes and beyond. Trends In Immunology 2022, 43: 180-194. PMID: 35090787, PMCID: PMC8882139, DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2022.01.002.
- Kaulen LD, Lu BY, Goldberg SB, Baehring JM, Chapter 15 - Neurological complications of lung cancer, Editor(s): Herbert B. Newton, Mark G. Malkin, Neurological Complications of Systemic Cancer and Antineoplastic Therapy (Second Edition), Academic Press, 2022, Pages 243-276, DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-821976-8.00027-x
- Lu BY, Gupta R, Aguirre-Ducler A, Gianino N, Wyatt H, Ribeiro M, Chiang VL, Contessa JN, Adeniran AJ, Jilaveanu LB, Kluger HM, Schalper KA, Goldberg SB. Spatially resolved analysis of the T cell immune contexture in lung cancer-associated brain metastases. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2021, 9: e002684. PMID: 34670827, PMCID: PMC8529973, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2021-002684.
- Lu BY, Isitan C, Mahajan A, Chiang V, Huttner A, Mitzner JR, Wesley SF, Goldberg SB. Intracranial Complications From Immune Checkpoint Therapy in a Patient With NSCLC and Multiple Sclerosis: Case Report. JTO Clinical And Research Reports 2021, 2: 100183. PMID: 34590030, PMCID: PMC8474265, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtocrr.2021.100183.
- Lucca LE, Axisa PP, Lu B, Harnett B, Jessel S, Zhang L, Raddassi K, Zhang L, Olino K, Clune J, Singer M, Kluger HM, Hafler DA. Circulating clonally expanded T cells reflect functions of tumor-infiltrating T cells. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2021, 218: e20200921. PMID: 33651881, PMCID: PMC7933991, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20200921.
- Tran TT, Rane CK, Zito CR, Weiss SA, Jessel S, Lucca L, Lu BY, Oria VO, Adeniran A, Chiang VL, Omay SB, Hafler DA, Kluger HM, Jilaveanu LB. Clinical Significance of PDCD4 in Melanoma by Subcellular Expression and in Tumor-Associated Immune Cells. Cancers 2021, 13: 1049. PMID: 33801444, PMCID: PMC7958624, DOI: 10.3390/cancers13051049.
- Eguren-Santamaria I, Sanmamed MF, Goldberg SB, Kluger HM, Idoate MA, Lu B, Corral J, Schalper KA, Herbst RS, Gil-Bazo I. PD-1/PD-L1 Blockers in NSCLC Brain Metastases: Challenging Paradigms and Clinical Practice. Clinical Cancer Research 2020, 26: 4186-4197. PMID: 32354698, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-20-0798.
- Lu B, Gupta R, Stewart T, Kluger H, Jilaveanu L, Schalper K, Goldberg S. Functional profile and clinical significance of major tumor infiltrating lymphocyte subsets in lung cancer-associated brain metastases. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 2066-2066. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.2066.
- Cavalli FMG, Hübner JM, Sharma T, Luu B, Sill M, Zapotocky M, Mack SC, Witt H, Lin T, Shih DJH, Ho B, Santi M, Emery L, Hukin J, Dunham C, McLendon RE, Lipp ES, Gururangan S, Grossbach A, French P, Kros JM, van Veelen MC, Rao AAN, Giannini C, Leary S, Jung S, Faria CC, Mora J, Schüller U, Alonso MM, Chan JA, Klekner A, Chambless LB, Hwang EI, Massimino M, Eberhart CG, Karajannis MA, Lu B, Liau LM, Zollo M, Ferrucci V, Carlotti C, Tirapelli DPC, Tabori U, Bouffet E, Ryzhova M, Ellison DW, Merchant TE, Gilbert MR, Armstrong TS, Korshunov A, Pfister SM, Taylor MD, Aldape K, Pajtler KW, Kool M, Ramaswamy V. Heterogeneity within the PF-EPN-B ependymoma subgroup. Acta Neuropathologica 2018, 136: 227-237. PMID: 30019219, PMCID: PMC6373486, DOI: 10.1007/s00401-018-1888-x.
- Lu B, Gupta R, Ribeiro M, Stewart T, Chiang V, Contessa J, Adeniran A, Kluger H, Jilaveanu L, Schalper K, Goldberg S. PD-L1 expression and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in lung cancer brain metastases. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 36: e24116-e24116. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.15_suppl.e24116.
- Lu BY, Thanawala SU, Zochowski KC, Burke MJ, Carroll WL, Bhatla T. Decitabine enhances chemosensitivity of early T-cell precursor-acute lymphoblastic leukemia cell lines and patient-derived samples. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2016, 57: 1938-41. PMID: 26726842, DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2015.1110747.
Departments and Programs