A patient in St James' Hospital has received a groundbreaking treatment for lymphoma for the first time in Ireland on Monday .The patient received cell therapy treatment, marking the first time that Chimeric Antigen Receptor-T cell therapy has been provided in the state.A patient's T cells are taken and brought to a lab to re-engineer them to target cancer cells. These cells are then reinfused with the body.
This new therapy is currently licensed to treat specific blood cancers, including Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia and Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma , a subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma . “I welcome the commencement of a national CAR-T therapy service for cancer patients at St James's Hospital," said Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly."This therapy had previously only been available overseas and it will make a huge difference to people to be able to access it in Ireland."I hope that CAR-T therapy will greatly improve treatment outcomes for many over the coming years.
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