ABOUT HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
Hackensack University Medical Center, a 803-bed nonprofit teaching and research hospital, was Bergen County’s first hospital founded in 1888. It was also the first hospital in New Jersey and second in the nation to become a Magnet®-recognized hospital for nursing excellence, receiving its sixth consecutive designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The academic flagship of the Hackensack Meridian Health network, Hackensack University Medical Center is Nationally-Ranked by U.S. News & World Report 2022-2023 in four specialties, more than any other hospital in New Jersey. The hospital is home to the state's only nationally-ranked Urology and Neurology & Neurosurgery programs, as well as the best Cardiology & Heart Surgery program. It also offers patients nationally-ranked Orthopedic care and one of the state’s premier Cancer Centers (John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center). Hackensack University Medical Center also ranked as High-Performing in conditions such as Acute Kidney Failure, Heart Attack (AMI), Heart Failure, Pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Diabetes and Stroke. As well as High Performing in procedures like Aortic Valve Surgery, Heart Bypass Surgery (CABG), Colon Cancer Surgery, Lung Cancer Surgery, Prostate Cancer Surgery, Hip Replacement and Knee Replacement. Named to Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals 2023 list, Hackensack University Medical Center is also the recipient of the 2023 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ by Healthgrades as well as an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group. This award-winning care is provided on a campus that is home to facilities such as the Heart & Vascular Hospital; and the Sarkis and Siran Gabrellian Women’s and Children’s Pavilion, which houses the Donna A. Sanzari Women’s Hospital and the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital, ranked #1 in the state and top 20 in the Mid-Atlantic Region in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-23 Best Children’s Hospital Report. Additionally, the children’s nephrology program ranks in the top 50 in the United States. Hackensack University Medical Center is also home to the Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center and is listed on the Green Guide’s list of Top 10 Green Hospitals in the U.S. Our comprehensive clinical research portfolio includes studies focused on precision medicine, translational medicine, immunotherapy, cell therapy, and vaccine development. The hospital has embarked on the largest healthcare expansion project ever approved by the state: Construction of the Helena Theurer Pavilion, a 530,000-sq.-ft., nine-story building, which began in 2019. A $714.2 million endeavor, the pavilion is one the largest healthcare capital projects in New Jersey and will house 24 state-of-the-art operating rooms with intraoperative MRI capability, 50 ICU beds, and 175 medical/surgical beds including a 50 room Musculoskeletal Institute.
Dr Ip on the Importance of NGS Testing in Hematologic Malignancies
January 5th 2024Andrew Ip, MD, discusses findings from a study on the use of next-generation sequencing of flow cytometry CD markers and machine learning as a replacement to flow cytometry analysis for the diagnosis of hematologic neoplasms.
Pirtobrutinib Approval Adds Effective Third-Line Option to Previously Treated CLL/SLL Armamentarium
January 3rd 2024Lori A. Leslie, MD, discusses the significance of the FDA approval of pirtobrutinib for this population alongside the unmet needs it may address, highlights the efficacy and notable toxicities seen with the agent in the BRUIN study, and expands on the continued investigation of pirtobrutinib vs other standard-of-care regimens in various CLL subtypes.
Dr Danish on Post-CAR T-Cell Bridging Radiation Therapy Eligibility in High-Risk NHL
November 29th 2023Adnan F. Danish, MD, discusses findings from a study evaluating the prevalence of patients with high-risk non-Hodgkin lymphoma who were eligible for bridging radiation therapy prior to receiving CAR T-cell therapy, as well as the outcomes of these patients following CAR T-cell therapy.
Dr Leslie on Outpatient CAR T-Cell Therapy Programs for Hematologic Malignancies
November 23rd 2023Lori A. Leslie, MD, discusses the benefits of implementing CAR T-cell therapy programs for patients with hematologic malignancies and highlights the successes with administering CAR T-cell therapy that JTCC has experienced.
Gutierrez and Leslie Discuss Recent Efforts and Future Advances in CAR T-Cell Therapy
October 12th 2023Drs Gutierrez and Leslie discuss common barriers that institutions face when implementing CAR T-cell therapy programs, the early success story of outpatient administration of this modality at John Theurer Cancer Center, and future considerations for using this treatment approach in solid tumors.
Patient Scenario 2: JAK2 Inhibitors in Myelofibrosis
After reviewing the second patient scenario of myelofibrosis, experts from the John Theurer Cancer Center discuss the use of JAK inhibitors, specifically ruxolitinib, to manage patients in the frontline setting.