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Photo illustration: Christine Kao/STAT; Photos: Getty, Adobe, Sam Ogden STAT+ | Dreams of cancer vaccines are becoming more real. Here are 9 scientists making it happen  STAT profile series looks at movers and shakers in various fields: Here are nine researchers on the cutting edge of cancer vaccine research. By Angus Chen STAT+ | A drug may cause problems with chemotherapies in cancer patients with obesity. Many doctors are in the dark Many doctors are in the dark about certain effects of posaconazole because the label doesn't reflect them. Merck says any issues are well-described already. By Ed Silverman STAT+ | Novartis, Seagen veteran David Epstein is back, leading a new cancer startup The biotech, Ottimo Pharma, is developing an antibody targeting two key proteins, an approach a number of companies are pursuing. By Andrew Joseph

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