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Star Wars and Immunotherapy

By Kay Colby

Published April 3, 2017 at 7:33 PM EDT

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A researcher feeds immune cells in a lab at Case School of Medicine. (photo: ideastream) (Photo: ideastream) — A researcher feeds immune cells in a lab at Case School of Medicine. (photo: ideastream)

ideastream Managing Producer Kay Colby explains what Star Wars has to do with immunotherapy, a type of cancer treatment that harnesses the immune system to attack tumors.