Hackensack University Medical Center

Location Info

Hackensack University Medical Center
30 Prospect Avenue,
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone number: (551) 996-5900

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 - - 94 119

Program Director

Name Phone
Michelle Donato, MD, FACP (551) 996-5900
Alfred Gillio, MD (551) 996-5600
David Vesole, MD, PhD, FACP (202) 444-2953

Medical Director

Name Phone
Michelle Donato, MD, FACP (551) 996-5900
Alfred Gillio, MD (551) 996-5600
David Vesole, MD, PhD, FACP (202) 444-2953

Physician

Name Phone
Christina Cho, MD (551) 996-5900
Sukhdeep Kaur, MD (551) 996-5900
Andrew Pecora, MD, FACP (551) 996-5900
Hyung Suh, MD, PhD (551) 996-5900
David Vesole, MD, PhD, FACP (202) 444-2953

Coordinator

Name Phone
Maureen McCarthy, 551-99-5900
Angelica Panganiban, RN (551) 996-5900
Maridel Tenned, RN (551) 996-5900

Social Worker

Name Phone
Elizabeth Brady, (551) 996-5900
Diana Brodowski, LCSW (848) 231-2832
Maggie Franzetti, MSW/LCSW (551) 996-5900
Melissa Rovetto-Ruffner, LCSW/MSW (551) 996-5900
Jane Watson, LCSW (551) 996-5600

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)
  • Carvykti (ciltacabtagene autoleucel, cita-cel)
  • Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel, tisa-cel)
  • Tecartus (brexucabtagene autoleucel, brexu-cel)
  • Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel, axi-cel)