InterviewNobel winner Sakaguchi hopes to harness regulatory T-cells against cancer
Strengthening immune system to curb spread could make disease less 'terrifying'
Japanese Nobel laureate Shimon Sakaguchi is concerned about the state of Japanese science, where young researchers struggle to obtain grants. (Photo by Yo Inoue)
YASUKI OKAMOTO, YUKI MISUMI and SATOSHI KAWAHARA
October 18, 2025 00:52 JST
TOKYO -- Osaka University professor Shimon Sakaguchi, who shared this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for the discovery of regulatory T-cells, told Nikkei on Friday that he hopes to make advances in applications in "various fields of cancer treatment."