04/09/2025
Great grandfather Roger moved south after being diagnosed with a form of blood cancer.
He chose to live closer to family after being told he had between four and five years to live.
10 years later, he is maintaining a good quality-of-life after entering a clinical trial at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.
“I just feel better in every respect, it’s quite remarkable,” he says.
Before this trial, Roger had been having weekly transfusions and finding he had little energy. Now, he is having this trial drug monthly and the difference has been enormous.
More patients like Roger will soon benefit from cutting-edge treatments in the city and beyond through a new UHS regional sterile pharmacy. The facility, which is the first of its kind in the region, is set to transform patient care and research.
It will supply critical medicines to the hospital and other healthcare providers across the South, with capacity to produce between 600,000 and 800,000 doses annually – benefitting hundreds of thousands of patients.
See the full interview with Roger here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOUgjU6S3VU
