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Published online 31 August 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060828-4
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Gene therapy grapples with cancer
Boosting killer T cells shows promise with skin tumours.
An experimental gene-therapy technique has sent two patients with skin cancer into partial remission. It is the first successful use of gene therapy to treat a cancer.
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