Therapy in Dublin hospital clears patients of hepatitis C

In what has been described as a “transformative” breakthrough, a group of patients suffering from advanced liver disease as a result of hepatitis C have been cleared of the virus.

Around 80 people with the condition were admitted to an early access programme at St James’ Hospital, Dublin, in December.

The therapy programme is being managed by the Irish Hepatitis C Outcomes and Research Network, based at St James’s Hospital and treatment has been provided across the seven specialist centres in Ireland.