Making strides in oncology immunotherapy: Scancell's Richard Goodfellow discusses lead product

29 May 2015

UK-based oncology specialist Scancell (AIM: SCLP) is aiming to break ahead of the cancer immunotherapy pack. Richard Goodfellow, joint chief executive of the company, discussed his optimism around its lead product, SCIB1.

He calls oncology immunotherapy “a fantastically exciting new world that has evolved over the last few years which is transforming the way cancer is treated.” Mr Goodfellow said: “All the data in all the indications is supporting the thesis that the immune system is absolutely central in the way that cancer evolves and has been treated. While people have thought that for a long time, the proof has been lacking, but the field has moved forward in leaps and bounds in the past few years.”

Two immunotherapy approaches

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