Two immunologists, James Allison of the US and Tasuku Honjo of Japan won the 2018 Nobel prize in medicine for discovery of a revolutionary approach to cancer treatment.
The Nobel Assembly today said, both the scientists were honoured for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation.
They will receive their prize at a formal ceremony in Stockholm on 10th December.
They will share the Nobel prize sum of about 1.01 million dollar. Allison, a professor at the University of Texas, and Honjo, a professor at Kyoto University, also have won the Tang Prize in 2014 for their research.
BREAKING NEWS
The 2018 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo “for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation.” pic.twitter.com/gk69W1ZLNI— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 1, 2018
Cheers! Friends and family celebrate James P. Allison’s #NobelPrize with champagne in a New York hotel after hearing the public announcement. pic.twitter.com/VR9GfynxQb
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 1, 2018