Chair of Immunology, MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Nobel laureate, continuing research
Metastatic breast cancer typically kills most patients within five years. A small group of women vaccinated in a Duke University clinical trial two decades ago have defied that prognosis entirely—all remain alive today. Researchers discovered these survivors still carry specialized immune cells capable of recognizing their cancer—evidence of a mechanism that could make therapeutic cancer vaccines work reliably.
Updated May 23
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