The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2018
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James P. Allison
Prize share: 1/2
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Tasuku Honjo
Prize share: 1/2
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2018 was awarded jointly to James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo "for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation."
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