In a study of an immune therapy for colorectal cancer that involved a single patient, a team of NCI researchers identified a method for targeting the cancer-causing protein produced by a mutant form of the KRAS gene. This targeted immunotherapy led to cancer regression in the patient in the study.
As biomedical research at NIH faces an existential threat from the Trump administration, an entrepreneur is winning over allies for what he describes as a “simple idea” that could introduce a massive new infusion of money for innovation in medicine.
