Also called: cellular therapy
UAMS is the first and only hospital in Arkansas approved to provide a revolutionary new therapy for certain types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy uses new technology to genetically modify a patient’s own T cells, enabling them to seek and destroy cancer cells. T cells are a type of white blood cell integral to the immune system.
Note that every provider listed below may not perform or prescribe CAR T-cell Therapy for all conditions related to it. Review each provider for availability.
Note that CAR T-cell Therapy may not be performed at every location listed below. The list may include locations where the treatment plan is developed during and after a patient visit.
4018 W. Capitol Ave.
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
Little Rock, AR 72205
Cancer that begins in blood-forming tissue, such as the bone marrow, or in the cells of the immune system.
The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at UAMS is Arkansas’ most comprehensive cancer treatment and research facility.
Gastrointestinal cancer refers to malignant conditions of the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) and accessory organs of digestion.
Genitourinary cancers only develop in the male reproductive system and adrenal glands that are a part of the GU tract.
