Remembering Edmund Klein: the Father of Immunotherapy

Clin Transl Oncol. 2023 Oct;25(10):2868-2870. doi: 10.1007/s12094-023-03157-x. Epub 2023 Apr 27.

Abstract

Edmund Klein's seminal research in oncology transformed medicine. He would now be 100 years old. This extraordinary physician-scientist has been dubbed the Father of Immunotherapy and was honored with the highest American recognition in medicine, the Lasker Award, often a prelude to the Nobel Prize.

Keywords: Chemotherapy; Cutaneous oncology; History of medicine; Immunotherapy.

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy*
  • Male
  • Medical Oncology
  • Nobel Prize*