THE T-CELL ARMY.

CANCER treatment; TUMOR treatment; T cells; IMMUNE system; MEDICAL competence testing; ALLISON, James P., 1948-; THERAPEUTICS

The article looks at the history of cancer and tumor treatment. A series of treatments that utilize a patient's immune system is being considered a viable treatment option. Research has focused on the role of T-cells, the white blood cells that destroy infected cells. The article covers the research, development, and testing of immune-based therapy, with specific focus on the work of Jim Allison, director of the tumor-immunology program at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.