His immune system eradicated his melanoma. Could other patients’ bodies be taught to do the same thing?
Source: Fred Hutch, June 2018
Chris Pope blends easily into the lunchtime crowd, just another person enjoying a sandwich while a cold Northwest drizzle spatters the brewpub windows. His firm handshake and direct demeanor hint at his work as a salesman and a neat gray goatee frames his easy smile.
You’d never guess that in his blood are hiding certain immune cells that have launched the development of a new high-tech strategy for treating cancer.