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Despite initial hopes, the efficacy of tumour necrosis factor in treating cancer patients has been disappointing. But a more careful selection of patients, and more appropriate treatment, might be fruitful.

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Starnes, C. Coley's toxins in perspective.Nature 357, 11–12 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1038/357011a0

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