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Aldesleukin

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 23 October 2024UIN 8825

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the viability of aldesleukin as a routine treatment for people who have had a heart attack.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre and the NIHR Cambridge Clinical Research Facility are supporting research into the benefits of low doses of aldesleukin for people who have experienced a heart attack, to reduce inflammation in the arteries after the initial heart attack.

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