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Sneak peek: Behind the hype of Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong’s cancer moonshot

  • Rebecca Robbins

By Rebecca Robbins Feb. 13, 2017

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Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong is at once a showman and an enigma.

And that contradiction is a big part of why I’ve been watching the biotech billionaire with such curiosity in recent months. My interest was piqued a year ago at J.P. Morgan when Soon-Shiong announced his “Cancer MoonShot 2020,” an audacious bid to vanquish cancer that was memorable also for its messy rollout.

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Rebecca Robbins

Rebecca Robbins

Health Tech Correspondent

Rebecca covers health technology. She is the co-author of the newsletter STAT Health Tech.

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