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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Background data

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

Location Info

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
4301 W. Markham, #816
Little Rock, , 72205
Phone Number : (888) 693-5662
Website : https://cancer.uams.edu/stem-cell-transplant/

CAR T-cell therapies performed

Numbers displayed are the most recent data provided by this center.
Year 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Number performed 7 12 45 - -

Medical Director

Name Phone
Frits van Rhee, MD, PhD, MRCP (UK), FRCPath, FACP (501) 686-7000

Physician

Name Phone
Samer Al Hadidi, MD (501) 686-7000
Mamatha Gaddam, MD (501) 686-7000
Cesar Gentille Sanchez, MD (501) 686-7000
Donald Johann, MS, MD (501) 686-7000
Carolina Schinke, MD (501) 686-7000
Sharmilan Thanendrarajan, MD (501) 686-7000
Maurizio Zangari, MD (501) 686-7000

Coordinator

Name Phone
Dianna Beavers, RN (501) 686-7000
Robyn Epps, RN (501) 686-7000
Kellye Goldie
Michelle Hendrix-Bridges, RN (501) 686-7000
Amanda Parkinson, BSN, RN (501) 686-7000
Stacey Temple, RN (501) 686-7000

Social Worker

Name Phone
Jamie Bell, LCSW
Harold Dean, MSW (501) 686-7000
Harriet Farley, LCSW (212) 746-4725
Jael Hastings, LCSW, OSW-C (501) 686-7000
Kristen Hooper, MSW/LCSW (501) 686-7000

Diseases treated by CAR T-cell therapy

  • Leukemia, acute lymphoblastic
  • Lymphoma
  • Mantle Cell Lymphoma

CAR T-Cell products

  • Abecma (idecabtagene vicleucil, ide-cel)
  • Breyanzi (lisocabtagene maraleucel, liso-cel)
  • Carvykti (ciltacabtagene autoleucel, cita-cel)
  • Tecartus (brexucabtagene autoleucel, brexu-cel)
  • Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel, axi-cel)