University of Southern California Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Location Info

University of Southern California Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Blood and Marrow Transplant Program
1441 Eastlake Ave,
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone number: (323) 865-3741

Background data

Program type: Adult Program
FACT Approved: Yes
Year CAR T-cell Therapy Program Opened: 2022

CAR T-cell therapies performed

Year 2020 2021 2022
Number Performed 0 0 10

Program Director

Name Phone
Preet Chaudhary, MD, PhD (323) 865-5348
Lakisha Jones, RN, BSN, MSN, MBA, BMTCN (323) 865-0904

Medical Director

Name Phone
Preet Chaudhary, MD, PhD (323) 865-5348

Physician

Name Phone
Preet Chaudhary, MD, PhD (323) 865-5348
Kevin Kelly, MD, PhD (323) 865-3828
Abdullah Ladha, MD (323) 865-3950
Anne Mohrbacher, MD (323) 865-3924
Zaw Myint, MD (323) 865-0343
Raghuveer Ranganathan, MD (323) 865-3950
Eric Tam, MD (323) 865-3946
Karrune Woan, MD, PhD (323) 442-7436
George Yaghmour, MD (323) 865-3170

Coordinator

Name Phone
Stephanie D'Nelly, RN (323) 865-3129
Menchie Pacis, RN, BSN (323) 865-3814
Mary Perrin, (323) 569-0331
Cyndi Truong, RN, MSN, OCN, BMTCN (323) 865-0929

Social Worker

Name Phone
Jessica Haywood, LCSW (323) 865-0503
Vinita Khanna, LCSW (323) 865-3586
Lisa Nghe, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C (323) 865-0503
Dorothy Rocha, LCSW
Jane Ruitermann, LCSW (323) 865-3156
Susan Waters, LCSW

Diseases treated by CAR T-cell therapy

  • Leukemia, acute lymphoblastic
  • Lymphoma
  • Mantle Cell Lymphoma

CAR T-Cell products

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