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Strong Memorial Hospital

Background data

Program Type : Adult Program
FACT Approved: Yes
Year CAR T-cell Therapy Program Opened:

Location Info

Strong Memorial Hospital
BMT Program Box 704
Rochester, , 14642
Phone Number : (585) 275-1941
Website : https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/cancer-institute/services/blood-marrow-transplant.aspx

CAR T-cell therapies performed

Numbers displayed are the most recent data provided by this center.
Year 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Number performed 24 26 38 - -

Medical Director

Name Phone
Jeffrey Andolina, MD (585) 275-2981

Physician

Name Phone
Omar Aljitawi, MD
Jonathan Friedberg, MD, MMSc
Eric Huselton, MD
Jane Liesveld, MD
Craig Mullen, MD, PhD

Coordinator

Name Phone
Emily Campbell, RN (585) 275-5864
paul deritis, RN (585) 275-5864
Anne McKenna, RN (585) 275-5863
Connie McMullen, BSN (585) 275-5863
Alyssa Nowakowski, RN (585) 275-5863
sharon swift, RN (585) 275-5863
Amy Terranova, RN (585) 275-5864
Allison Vogel, RN (585) 275-5863
Elizabeth Wensel, RN (585) 275-5863
Amity Widener, RN (585) 275-5863

Social Worker

Name Phone
Hannah Cholach, LMSW
Michael Ellis, LMSW

Diseases treated by CAR T-cell therapy

  • Leukemia, acute lymphoblastic
  • Lymphoma
  • Mantle Cell Lymphoma
  • Multiple Myeloma

CAR T-Cell products

  • Breyanzi (lisocabtagene maraleucel, liso-cel)
  • Carvykti (ciltacabtagene autoleucel, cita-cel)
  • Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel, tisa-cel)
  • Tecartus (brexucabtagene autoleucel, brexu-cel)
  • Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel, axi-cel)