Discovery of how to prod a patient’s immune system to fight cancer wins a Nobel
Two scientists share the prize for identifying proteins that act as brakes on tumor-fighting T cells
![James Allison and Tasuku Honjo](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/100118_nobel_med_feat.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
THERAPY WIN The discovery of two immune system regulators and their role in cancer has led to a new way to provide therapy for patients — and has garnered the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for James Allison (left) and Tasuku Honjo (right).
From left: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study