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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Sian Cain

Sam Neill announces he is cancer-free after taking part in Australian clinical trial: ‘I’m very, very excited’

Sam Neill pictured in Los Angeles in 2024
Sam Neill in Los Angeles in 2024. The actor has announced he is now cancer-free after undergoing CAR T-cell therapy, a treatment he sought after chemo stopped working. Photograph: Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

Sam Neill has announced he is now cancer-free after undergoing a new treatment when chemotherapy stopped working on his stage-three blood cancer.

The Jurassic Park actor made the announcement on Australian broadcaster 7News while advocating for CAR T-cell therapy – a form of cancer immunotherapy which he underwent as part of a clinical trial – to be rolled out for blood cancer patients across Australia.

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