Dana-Farber Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorder Center
Background data
Program Type : Pediatric ProgramFACT Approved: Yes
Year CAR T-cell Therapy Program Opened:
Location Info
Dana-Farber Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorder Center450 Brookline Ave
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215
Website : https://www.childrenshospital.org/treatments/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 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | - |
Program Director
| Name | Phone |
|---|---|
| Emily Bakinowski |
Medical Director
| Name | Phone |
|---|---|
| Leslie Kean, MD, PhD | |
| Leslie Lehmann, MD | (617) 632-2980 |
Physician
| Name | Phone |
|---|---|
| Suneet Agarwal, MD, PhD | |
| Francesca Alvarez Calderon, MD, PhD | |
| Susanne Baumeister, MD | |
| Christine Duncan, MD, MMSC | |
| Ulrike Gerdemann, MD, PhD | |
| Lev Gorfinkel, MD | |
| Robert Grant Rowe, MD, PhD | |
| Emily Heikamp, MD, PhD | |
| Malika Kapadia, MD | |
| Amy Keating, MD | |
| Miki Nishitani, MD | |
| Susan Prockop, MD, PhD | (212) 639-6715 |
| Jared Rowe, MD, PhD | |
| Takuto Takahashi, MD, PhD | |
| Christina Ullrich, MD, MPH | |
| Franziska Wachter, MD | |
| Lara Wahlster, MD, PhD |
Coordinator
| Name | Phone |
|---|---|
| Gregory Bourdeau | (617) 632-5846 |
| Katherine Carroll | |
| Jessica Crane | |
| Grace Frey | |
| Sarah Hemeon | |
| Isabel Isalguez | |
| Rachel Kerr |
Diseases treated by CAR T-cell therapy
- Leukemia, acute lymphoblastic
CAR T-Cell products
- Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel, tisa-cel)