Marvels in Medicine: Allison Talks Everything from Advances in Immunotherapy to Jamming With Willie Nelson

November 22, 2021

Dr. Allison highlights everything from his proudest professional moments, to MD Anderson’s Moon Shot program, to his musical talents, to next steps he’s taking in cancer research.

Welcome to OncLive On Air^®! I’m your host today, Gina Mauro.

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Today, we had the pleasure of speaking with James P. Allison, PhD, from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, to discuss his biggest career milestones. Dr. Allison is a Giants of Cancer Care^®in the Scientific Advances category, which he received in 2014.

In 2018, the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet awarded him, along with Tasuku Honjo, MD, PhD, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work that led to the use of checkpoint inhibitors in cancer treatment.

In our exclusive interview, Dr. Allison highlighted everything from his proudest professional moments, to MD Anderson’s Moon Shot program, to his musical talents, to next steps he’s taking in cancer research.

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