MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Location Info

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy Program
3800 Reservoir Rd NW, 2 East,
Washington, DC 20007
Phone number: (202) 444-3736

Background data

Program type: Adult Program
FACT Approved: Yes
Year CAR T-cell Therapy Program Opened: 2018

CAR T-cell therapies performed

Year 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number Performed 1 8 9 8

Program Director

Name Phone
David Vesole, MD, PhD, FACP (202) 444-2953

Medical Director

Name Phone
David Vesole, MD, PhD, FACP (202) 444-2953

Physician

Name Phone
Alaa Ali, MD, MSC (202) 444-2955
Andrew Pecora, MD, FACP (551) 996-5900
David Vesole, MD, PhD, FACP (202) 444-2953

Coordinator

Name Phone
Dionne Beal, RN (202) 444-0280
Meeghan Bey, RN (202) 444-5139
Kristin Ferguson, DNP, RN, OCN (202) 444-0960
Cheryl Lindsey, RN (202) 444-0280
Lillian Morse, BSN, RN, OCN (202) 444-2941
Farele Telfort, RN (202) 444-0274

Social Worker

Name Phone
Joanne Assarsson, LICSW (202) 784-3755

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)