Interview with Jacques Neefjes in the Guardian: One man's mission to revive a forgotten, life-saving cancer drug

August 5, 2024

Dutch immunologist Jacques Neefjes believes the drug aclarubicin, unavailable in Europe for 20 years, could have helped 100,000 people with a rare blood cancer.

Interview with Jacques Neefjes in the Guardian: One man's mission to revive a forgotten, life-saving cancer drug

See: https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jul/27/one-mans-mission-to-revive-a-forgotten-life-saving-cancer-drug

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