Cancer immunotherapy wins the 2018 medicine Nobel Prize
Two researchers are honored for therapies that unleash immune systems brakes against cancer
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UNLEASHED This year’s Nobel laureates found brakes that keep immune cells called T cells (one shown) from attacking cancer. The laureates’ innovations remove those brakes, allowing the immune system to fight tumors.
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