Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Background data
Program Type : Adult ProgramFACT Approved: Yes
Year CAR T-cell Therapy Program Opened:
Location Info
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterDivision of Hematology/Oncology
500 University Dr. CH-35
Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033
Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033
Website : https://cancer.psu.edu/condition/-/condition/bone-marrow-transplantation
CAR T-cell therapies performed
Numbers displayed are the most recent data provided by this center.| Year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number performed | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | - |
Program Director
| Name | Phone |
|---|---|
| Suchi Patel, MHA, MSN, RN, CCRN | (717) 801-5383 |
Medical Director
| Name | Phone |
|---|---|
| Robert Greiner, MD | |
| Shin Mineishi, MD |
Physician
| Name | Phone |
|---|---|
| Joseph Cioccio, DO | |
| W Christopher Ehmann, MD | |
| Raymond Hohl, MD, PhD | |
| Kentaro Minagawa, MD, PhD | |
| Seema Naik, MD | |
| Myles Nickolich, MD | |
| Kevin Rakszawski, MD | |
| Natthapol Songdej, MD, MPH | |
| Hong Zheng, MD, PhD |
Coordinator
| Name | Phone |
|---|---|
| Michelle Bernas-Peterson, BSN | |
| Paige Erbach | |
| Melora Hartman, RN, BSN, CCM | |
| Nathan Myers, BSN | |
| Jessica Valentin | (717) 531-1658 |
Diseases treated by CAR T-cell therapy
- Leukemia, acute lymphoblastic
- Lymphoma
- Mantle Cell Lymphoma
CAR T-Cell products
- Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel, tisa-cel)
- Tecartus (brexucabtagene autoleucel, brexu-cel)
- Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel, axi-cel)