Rush University Medical Center
Background data
Program Type : Adult ProgramFACT Approved: Yes
Year CAR T-cell Therapy Program Opened:
Location Info
Rush University Medical CenterStem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy
1725 W. Harrison Street, Suite 809
Chicago, Illinois, 60612
Chicago, Illinois, 60612
Website : https://www.rush.edu/services/stem-cell-and-bone-marrow-transplantation
CAR T-cell therapies performed
Numbers displayed are the most recent data provided by this center.| Year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number performed | 1 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 13 |
Program Director
| Name | Phone |
|---|---|
| Celalettin Ustun, MD | (312) 942-5982 |
Medical Director
| Name | Phone |
|---|---|
| Celalettin Ustun, MD | (312) 942-5982 |
Physician
| Name | Phone |
|---|---|
| Fotios Asimakopolous, MD | |
| Anmol Baranwal, MD | (312) 942-5982 |
| Sunita Nathan, MD | (312) 942-5982 |
Coordinator
| Name | Phone |
|---|---|
| Leah Lowery, RN | |
| Edith Martinez, BSN, RN, BMTCN | (312) 226-2371 |
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)
- Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel, tisa-cel)
- Tecartus (brexucabtagene autoleucel, brexu-cel)
- Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel, axi-cel)