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May 21, 2019

Activating the immune system to fight cancer

Dr. Brigitte Thériault, a Senior Research Scientist at OICR, discusses the work of the Drug Discovery team to develop new drugs that awaken the body’s immune system to recognize and attack cancer cells.

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Tags: Drug Discovery, Immuno-oncology, Small Molecules

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