Paul Nghiem, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (IMAGE)

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Paul Nghiem, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

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"We found that a surprisingly low number of patients -- only about 20 percent -- had T cells specific for the 'KLL' region of the virus. This suggests that about 80 percent of patients aren't making T cells that recognize this very prominent target," said Dr. Paul Nghiem, affiliate investigator of the Clinical Research Division at Fred Hutch, and professor of medicine, Division of Dermatology at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

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