Important Announcements

Nondiscrimination Statement Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

To see our full nondiscrimination statement, click here.

Campus Construction Update

Starting September 14, we’re closing the Menino building lobby entrance. This, along with the ongoing Yawkey building entrance closure, will help us bring you an even better campus experience that matches the exceptional care you've come to expect. Please enter the Menino and Yawkey buildings through the Moakley building, and make sure to leave extra time to get to your appointment. Thank you for your patience. 

Click here to learn more about our campus redesign. 

CAR T-cell therapy is a groundbreaking, one-time therapy that uses versions of your own immune cells to find and destroy tough-to-treat blood cancers, such as multiple myeloma and leukemia.

At BMC’s CAR T-cell Therapy Program, we offer the same state-of-the-art CAR T-cell therapies as larger institutions, but with a more personalized approach that takes into account all of your medical needs and life circumstances. Together, our multidisciplinary team of experts is breaking down barriers to cancer treatment and providing all the care you need throughout your journey.

Our program is led by Fabio Petrocca, MD, a world-renowned expert in CAR T-cell therapies. Along with Petrocca, providers from specialties across the hospital have joined the CAR T-cell Therapy Program because they understand the importance of providing equitable access to this life-saving treatment for all patients who may benefit from it.

To refer a patient, please contact car-t@bmc.org.  

Frequently Asked Questions About CAR T-cell Therapy

Patient Voices

Arminta's Story

Arminta Graham is quick to tell everyone, “CAR T therapy is the best thing that ever happened to me.” But when she was first offered the treatment, she wasn’t sure she wanted it. Soon, she changed her mind and became the first patient at BMC to receive this life-saving therapy.

Conditions We Treat

Cancer that forms in a type of white blood cell called a plasma cell
A broad term for cancers of the blood cells, which can be acute or chronic

Our Team

The CAR T-cell Therapy Program at BMC brings together the expertise of a wide range of specialists. Led by Dr. Fabio Petrocca, a world-renowned expert in CAR T-cell therapy, our multidisciplinary team provides coordinated care between hematology, critical care, neurology, cardiology, blood bank, laboratory medicine, social work, pharmacy, and emergency medicine.