University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
Background data
Program Type : Adult ProgramFACT Approved: Yes
Year CAR T-cell Therapy Program Opened:
Location Info
University of Iowa Hospitals & ClinicsStem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program
C-332 General Hospital
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242
Website : https://cancer.uiowa.edu/specialty-programs-clinics/stem-cell-transplant-and-cellular-therapy-program
CAR T-cell therapies performed
Numbers displayed are the most recent data provided by this center.| Year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number performed | 27 | 39 | 40 | 57 | 65 |
Program Director
| Name | Phone |
|---|---|
| Rhonda Evans, RN, OCN, BMTCN | (319) 384-9105 |
| Margarida Magalhaes-Silverman, MD | (319) 384-9156 |
Medical Director
| Name | Phone |
|---|---|
| Margarida Magalhaes-Silverman, MD | (319) 384-9156 |
Physician
| Name | Phone |
|---|---|
| Umar Farooq, MD | (319) 353-6798 |
| Margarida Magalhaes-Silverman, MD | (319) 384-9156 |
| Kittika Poonsombudlert, MD | (319) 356-1770 |
| Hira Shaikh, MD | (319) 356-2148 |
| Christopher Strouse, MD | (319) 356-2075 |
Coordinator
| Name | Phone |
|---|---|
| Julie Aschenbrenner, RN, BSN, OCN | (319) 353-6798 |
| Jacque Gingerich, BSN, RN | (319) 353-6326 |
| Nicole Hershey, MSN, RN | (319) 356-4422 |
| Beth Kaufman, RN, BSN, OCN | (319) 384-9562 |
| Paula Maddy, RN, BSN, OCN | (319) 467-6710 |
| James McCollough, RN, BSN, TCTCN | (319) 467-6710 |
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)
- Aucatzyl (obecabtagene autoleucel, obe-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)