The Guardian theguardian.com 2026-06-14 10:00

London startup to trial drug to prevent cancer therapy side-effect ‘cytokine storm’

Poolbeg Pharma to test the treatment in NHS hospitals and says it is also developing a GLP-1 weight loss pillA London-based startup is about to trial a drug at six NHS hospitals that could stop people on cancer immunotherapy getting a life-threatening side-effect.Poolbeg Pharma s

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