Episode
60 Minutes: Breakthrough Status, Collateral Damage
Overview
Scott Pelley follows patients in a Duke clinical trial of a new cancer therapy that the FDA has granted breakthrough status; and, Bill Whitaker reports on how the U.S. fight against Chinese espionage has ensnared innocent Americans.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 48
- Episode
- Episode 35
- Air date
- 2016-05-15
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Breakthrough Status, Collateral Damage is Episode 35 in Season 48 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2016-05-15. The runtime is 44 min.
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