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University of Texas-MD Anderson Cancer Center

Background data

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

Location Info

University of Texas-MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dept of Stem Cell Trans. & Cellular Therapy
1515 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, Texas, 77030
Phone Number : (713) 792-8750
Website : https://www.mdanderson.org/treatment-options/stem-cell-transplantation.html

CAR T-cell therapies performed

Numbers displayed are the most recent data provided by this center.
Year 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Number performed 51 105 170 219 205

Medical Director

Name Phone
Amin Majid Alousi, MD (713) 745-8613
Chitra Hosing, MD (713) 745-3219
Partow Kebriaei, MD, SCTCT (713) 745-5592
Sattva Neelapu, MD (713) 563-3429
Elizabeth Shpall, MD, PhD (713) 745-2161

Physician

Name Phone
Sairah Ahmed, MD (713) 794-4374
Gheath Al-Atrash, DO, PhD (713) 574-5857
Yosra Aljawai, MD, MS (713) 563-2831
Quaiser Bashir, MD (713) 745-2161
Melody Becnel, MD (832) 206-9804
George Chen, MD (713) 792-3630
Jeremy Connors, MD (713) 792-6624
May Daher, MD (713) 745-3456
Warren Fingrut, MD (832) 387-8363
Christopher Flowers, MD (713) 745-6095
Fateeha Furqan, MD (713) 745-7841
Mahmoud Gaballa, MD
Fredrick Hagemeister, MD (832) 596-2990
Mark Hamilton, MD (832) 846-0263
Jin Im, MD (713) 563-3320
Nitin Jain, MD (713) 745-6086
Preetesh Jain, MD (713) 563-8786
Issa Khouri, MD (713) 792-5024
Hans Lee, MD, PhD (713) 745-8430
Hun Ju Lee, MD (713) 794-1829
Paul Lin, MD (713) 834-6636
Elisabet Esteve Manasanch, MD (713) 745-8092
David Marin, MD, DM, MSc (713) 745-5592
Ranjit Nair, MD (281) 787-7904
Loretta Nastoupil, MD (713) 792-2860
Yago Nieto, MD, PhD (713) 792-2466
Amanda Olson, MD (713) 563-1702
Betul Oran, MD (713) 792-5027
Robert Orlowski, MD, PhD (713) 794-3234
Swaminathan P iyer, MD (713) 792-5242
Krina Patel, MD (713) 792-6662
Naveen Pemmaraju, MD (713) 792-4956
Uday Popat, MD (713) 745-3055
Muzaffer Qazilbash, MD (713) 792-2466
Hind Rafei, MD (713) 745-2161
Jeremy Ramdial, MD (713) 745-0146
Maria Rodriguez, MD (713) 792-2050
Neeraj Saini, MD (713) 745-3055
Irtiza Sheikh, DO (713) 563-1523
Portia Smallbone, MD (832) 538-8941
Samer Srour, MD (713) 563-1702
Raphael Steiner, MD (713) 792-2860
Paolo Strati, MD (713) 745-1776
Luhua Wang, MD (713) 792-2860
Donna Webber, MD (713) 792-2850
Jason Robert Westin, MD (713) 792-3750
William Wierda, MD, PhD (713) 745-0428
Christine Ye, MD (832) 748-6369

Coordinator

Name Phone
Kelly Acosta
Michele Alvarez, BS, CHT, CHTC (713) 745-3216
Sandra Bentancourt (713) 745-6972
Cecilia Brion, BSN, RN (713) 745-8916
Carmina Cencerrado, RN (713) 563-0629
Maricella Donovan, BA, MT (ASCP) (713) 792-2687
Vicki Gayle, BSN, RN (713) 794-1601
Lori Griffin, BS, CHTC (713) 745-2293
Cindy Lira, MSN, RN (713) 745-8908
Kathie Nemeth, BS, CHS, CHTC (713) 745-5713
Jessica Pena, BSN, RN (713) 745-8910
Cynthia Segovia, RN
Michelle Trapp, MSN, RN (713) 745-8909
Kate Villatuya, BS, CHTC (713) 745-4374
Sheen Zacharia, MSN, RN (713) 745-0158

Social Worker

Name Phone
Torey Andrews, LMSW (713) 792-7027
Melodie Cabitac, LMSW (713) 792-8227
Don Clark, LCSW
Sharon George, MSW
Cera Johnson, LMSW (713) 792-0755
Nicole Kirsner, LMSW (713) 745-6381
Paige Kotlarich, LCSW (713) 794-1832
John Lugo, LCSW
Skyler Morris, LMSW
Niyati Purohit, LCSW (713) 794-6800
Sarah Spencer, Licensed Master Social Worker
Sheeja Thomas, MSW/LCSW

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)