NOVA · Season 15 · Episode 5

“Battles in the War on Cancer: A Wonder Drug on Trial”

Aired Wednesday 24 February 1988

In part one of a two-part special presentation, NOVA reports on the trials to determine whether the new drug Interleukin-2—the first to make use of the body's own disease-fighting strategy—will live up to its promise as a pivotal cancer breakthrough. Jane Pauley of NBC News hosts and narrates.

S15 E5 discussion