Episode

Horizon: Patients on Trial

Name: Horizon: Patients on Trial
Released: 1988-02-29
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Michael Mosley, Paul Vaughan, Alice Roberts, Hannah Fry, Richard Feynman

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Overview

Horizon looks at the experimental treatment of four cancer patients in the USA who have volunteered to try the LAK/Interleuken 2 treatment.

Details

Series: Horizon
Season: Season 25
Episode: Episode 9
Air date: 1988-02-29
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

Patients on Trial is Episode 9 in 1988 of Horizon. It aired on 1988-02-29. The runtime is 60 min.

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