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University of Kentucky Medical Center
Lucille P. Markey Cancer Center
Bone Marrow Transplant & Cellular Therapy Program,
Lexington, KY 40536
Phone number: (859) 323-6770
Website: https://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/markey-cancer-center/treatment/car-t-cell-therapy

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 14 13 24 29

Program Director

Name Phone
Jennifer Christian Biser, BHS, CHTC, BMTCTP (859) 323-6770
Gregory Monohan, MD (859) 323-5768

Medical Director

Name Phone
Chait Iragavarapu, MD (859) 323-5768

Physician

Name Phone
Zena Chahine, MD (859) 323-5768
Chait Iragavarapu, MD (859) 323-5768
Gregory Monohan, MD (859) 323-5768
Reinhold Munker, MD (859) 323-5768
Ayman Qasrawi, MD (859) 323-5768
Fevzi Yalniz, MD (859) 323-5768

Coordinator

Name Phone
Aileen Alqueza, BSN, RN (859) 323-3149
Ann Diaz, BSN, RN (859) 323-4640
Dusty Khoshreza, DNP, RN (859) 323-3157

Social Worker

Name Phone
Raven Darko-Mensah, MSW, CSW (859) 323-7547
Mackenzie Hogan, CSW (859) 218-3675

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