Lifesaving childhood leukemia treatment finally available in Ireland

Theresa and Joe Kenna with their daughter Erin, 4, who was treated for leukemia with Car-T cell therapy in Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, in 2019 when she was just 14 months old. Picture Moya Nolan

Children with leukemia can now access life-saving technology in CHI at Crumlin instead of having to travel to British hospitals.

Seven Irish children have travelled to England for groundbreaking CAR-T therapy since it was first made available in January 2019.