University of Virginia Medical Center
Background data
Program Type : Adult ProgramFACT Approved: Yes
Year CAR T-cell Therapy Program Opened:
Location Info
University of Virginia Medical CenterUVA Comprehensive Cancer Center
1240 Lee Street
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908
Website : http://uvahealth.com/services/stem-cell-transplant
CAR T-cell therapies performed
Numbers displayed are the most recent data provided by this center.| Year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number performed | 0 | 0 | 43 | 45 | 53 |
Program Director
| Name | Phone |
|---|---|
| Judy Kauffman, DNP, RN, CNN | (434) 243-6019 |
Medical Director
| Name | Phone |
|---|---|
| Indumathy Varadarajan, MD | (434) 924-9333 |
Physician
| Name | Phone |
|---|---|
| Karen Ballen, MD | (434) 924-9333 |
| Joseph Clara, MD | (434) 924-9333 |
| Krithika Shanmugasundaram, MD | (434) 924-9333 |
| Indumathy Varadarajan, MD | (434) 924-9333 |
| Leonid Volodin, MBBS | (434) 924-9333 |
Coordinator
| Name | Phone |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Dingeldein, RN | (434) 924-9333 |
| Carolyn Engelken, RN | (434) 924-9333 |
| Elizabeth Fitzgerald, RN | (434) 924-9333 |
| Jasmine Harper | |
| Margaret Kellison, RN | (434) 924-9333 |
| Summer Piller, RN | (434) 924-9333 |
| Glenda Royael, RN | (434) 924-9333 |
| Joseph Wyant, RN | (434) 924-9333 |
Diseases treated by CAR T-cell therapy
- Leukemia, acute lymphoblastic
- Lymphoma
- Mantle Cell Lymphoma
CAR T-Cell products
- Carvykti (ciltacabtagene autoleucel, cita-cel)
- Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel, tisa-cel)
- Tecartus (brexucabtagene autoleucel, brexu-cel)
- Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel, axi-cel)