University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

Location Info

University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program
C-332 General Hospital, 200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone number: (319) 356-8444

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 20 32 42 44

Program Director

Name Phone
Rhonda Evans, MSN, RN, OCN (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
Beth Kaufman, RN, BSN, OCN (319) 384-9562
Paula Maddy, RN, BSN, OCN (319) 467-6710
James McCollough, RN, BSN, BMTCN (319) 467-6710
Annette Norland, RN, BSN, BMTCN (319) 353-6326

Social Worker

Name Phone
Chantal Dreyer, LMSW

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)