Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Location Info

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Hematology & Cellular Therapy Program
8700 Beverly Blvd,
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone number: (310) 423-1160

Background data

Program type: Adult Program
FACT Approved: Yes
Year CAR T-cell Therapy Program Opened: 2020

CAR T-cell therapies performed

Year 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number Performed 3 11 27 26

Medical Director

Name Phone
Ronald Paquette, MD (310) 423-1160

Physician

Name Phone
John Chute, MD (310) 423-1160
Justin Darrah, MD (310) 423-1160
Hannah Lee, MD (310) 423-1160
Akil Merchant, MD (310) 423-1160
Noah Merin, MD, PhD (310) 423-1160
David Oveisi, MD (310) 423-1160
Joshua Sasine, MD (310) 423-1160
Robert Vescio, MD (310) 423-1160

Coordinator

Name Phone
Yvette Federizo, RN, BSN, PHN, OCN (310) 423-1160
Jean Flores, RN, BSN, OCN (310) 423-1160
Margarita Guerrero, RN, BSN, OCN, CHTC (310) 423-1160
Michelle Lua, RN, BSN, MSN, OCN (310) 423-1160
Judith Aviva Schlesinger, RN, BSN (424) 314-0658
Anna Liza Stuart, RN, BSN (310) 967-8347
Leticia Uy, RN, BSN, OCN (310) 423-1160

Social Worker

Name Phone
Angie Callejas, MSW (310) 423-1124

Diseases treated by CAR T-cell therapy

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

CAR T-Cell products

  • Abecma (idecabtagene vicleucil, ide-cel)
  • Breyanzi (lisocabtagene maraleucel, liso-cel)
  • Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel, tisa-cel)
  • Tecartus (brexucabtagene autoleucel, brexu-cel)
  • Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel, axi-cel)