Prime Minister Abe congratulates Honjo
Abe called Honjo, a distinguished professor at Kyoto University, from his home in Tokyo on Monday.
The prime minister told the professor that his achievements have given hope to many cancer patients. Abe said as a Japanese citizen, he is very proud of the Nobel laureate.
Abe also said that Opdivo, a cancer drug which Honjo played a key part in developing, saved the life of someone close to the prime minister.
Honjo responded that he faced many difficulties when he was short of money, but government funds helped him continue his research.
Honjo, Allison honored for cancer breakthrough
Honjo's research focuses on antibodies and immune responses. He discovered a protein that functions as a brake on the immune system.
Allison found that by releasing such a brake, immune cells could be unleashed to attack tumors.
The discovery has been crucial in the development of immunotherapy, which is considered the 4th generation of cancer care, following surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy.
Honjo graduated from Kyoto University before moving to the United States in 1971 for research. He returned to his alma mater in 1982 where he is now a distinguished professor at the university's Institute for Advanced Study.
Honjo said, "I am pleased the very basic studies I have been carrying out since 1992 have been applied to clinical treatment as a new cancer therapy. Sometimes people tell me they were able to overcome serious illness thanks to my work. That's when I realize my research was significant and that makes me happy. On top of that, I think I am very lucky to be able to win such an honorable prize. I want to continue my research so immunotherapy can save more cancer patients."
Honjo is the 26th Japanese person to win a Nobel Prize. That includes Japanese-born scientists who obtained US citizenship. He's the 5th Japanese person to win in the category of Physiology or Medicine. In 2016, Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded the prize in that category.
Honjo 'plans to donate' Nobel prize money
Tasuku Honjo, a distinguished professor at Kyoto University, was named the co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday. He was recognized for his work on using the immune system to fight cancer.
Honjo told reporters on Tuesday that he wants to give back what he has accomplished to his university to help nurture his successors.
Kyoto University sources say Honjo indicated that he will donate his prize money to the university.
They also say that Honjo wants the university to set up a fund to support young researchers.
Yoshinori Ohsumi, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in the same category in 2016, donated his prize money to set up a fund to help young scientists.
Thêm thông tin từ bác sĩ Pham Nguyen Quy (làm việc tại Kyoto Miniren Central Hospital):
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