Three lupus patients in the UK receive CAR T-cell therapy

Preparing CAR T infusion. Credit: Lucy North/PA Wire

By Jane Kirby, PA Media

Three patients in the UK have received a new treatment for lupus on the NHS, which experts hope could eradicate the need for lifelong drugs.

Until now, CAR T-cell therapy in the UK has been used only in cancer patients, but researchers believe it could treat range of diseases including lupus and multiple sclerosis.