我国肿瘤学家获2018年舍贝里奖

China’s cancer researcher Chen Zhu won the Sjoberg Prize, along with French researchers Anne Dejean and Hugues de The, for the unique treatment that cures a once fatal cancer, announced the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Feb 5.

斯德哥尔摩讯-瑞典皇家科学院2月5日宣布将舍贝里奖授予中国肿瘤学家陈竺、法国研究者安娜.德尚、修格.德特，以表彰他们开创了独特疗法来治疗某种一度致命的癌症。

According to a statement from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the prize was awarded to them "for the clarification of molecular mechanisms and the development of a revolutionary treatment for acute promyelocytic leukemia".

瑞典皇家科学院声明，授予他们该奖以表彰其在“阐明急性早幼粒白血病的分子机制并开创革命性疗法”方面的贡献。

This year’s Sjoberg laureates developed a new and targeted treatment for a specific form of blood cancer called acute promyelocytic leukemia.

本届舍贝里奖获得者针对一种特定的白血病，即急性早幼粒白血病，开创了新型靶向治疗。