Corewell Health Hospitals

Location Info

Corewell Health Hospitals
Lemmen Holton Cancer Pavilion
145 Michigan St NE Ste 5200,
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone number: (616) 486-5933

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 12 7 14 18

Program Director

Name Phone
Sami Brake, MD (616) 486-5933

Medical Director

Name Phone
Sami Brake, MD (616) 486-5933

Physician

Name Phone
Sami Brake, MD (616) 486-5933
Rupin Shah, MD

Coordinator

Name Phone
Darcie Beebe, BSN, RN, OCN (616) 486-5933
Kara Bykerk, BSN, RN, OCN, BMTCN (616) 486-5933
Lori Dear, BSN, RN, OCN (616) 486-5933
Rebecca Swan, BSN, RN, OCN (616) 486-5933
Tara Ter Vree, RN (616) 486-5933

Social Worker

Name Phone
Jeannie Wiarda, LCSW, OSW-C (616) 486-5933

Diseases treated by CAR T-cell therapy

  • Leukemia, acute lymphoblastic
  • Mantle Cell Lymphoma

CAR T-Cell products

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