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Immune cell found to kill small cell lung cancer in lab tests
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Small cell lung cancer ranks as one of the most fatal illnesses globally, with a five-year survival rate of less than 7%. Researchers at WEHI, an Australian medical research institute, grew mini tumours from patient samples and found gamma delta T cells killed the cancer cells. Patients with more of these cells lived longer, and two existing drugs made the attack stronger.
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