AQW 52673/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of patients who have travelled to Great Britain for CAR-T therapy, in the last five years.
Asked by Connie Egan MLA on 22 September 2026
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 22 September 2026
- Answer due by
- 7 October 2026
- Answered
- 7 October 202615 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2026, 84 patients from Northern Ireland were approved to receive chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy in Great Britain. However, some patients may not have proceeded to treatment following approval for clinical reasons.