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2024 Clinical Trials Facts
10K
patients in clinical trials
1,556
clinical trials
MD Anderson has the nation's largest cancer clinical trials program, and our Cancer Network® partners across the country allow us to enroll a different and diverse patient population into trials: key to achieving our mission of Making Cancer History®.
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Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy approaches unleash our immune systems against cancer. MD Anderson has more than 160 clinical trials testing drugs and cellular therapies that stimulate and support immune attack against many different types of cancer. The James P. Allison Institute is dedicated to advancing exceptional discovery, translational and clinical research to integrate immunobiology across disciplines and unlock the full potential of science and medicine for human health. The institute builds upon the legacy of its namesake, James P. Allison, Ph.D., who was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his fundamental discoveries in T cell biology and his invention of ipilimumab, the first immune checkpoint inhibitor to treat cancer.
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