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Patrick Soon-shiong

Founder, Executive Chairman and Global Chief Scientific and Medical Officer, Immunitybio

Search every verified Patrick Soon-shiong interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Patrick Soon-shiong, CEO of NantWorks, appeared on The Sean Spicer Show in late August 2026 to discuss progress on his cancer research. He stated that the UAE has indicated his approach works for all cancer types and said he intends to prove it in patients with lung cancer who have failed standard treatments, including checkpoint inhibitors. He also discussed the economic value of healthspan, saying that increasing life expectancy by one year could be worth $38 trillion to U.S. GDP and $367 trillion over ten years due to reduced morbidity and increased productivity. In a July 2026 appearance on the same show, Soon-shiong discussed the potential link between COVID-19 and cancer, noting that evidence is being developed but needs peer-reviewed validation before the virus can be called oncogenic. He expressed concern about rising cancer rates among young and relapsed patients and offered general prevention advice, including good sleep, diet, activity, stress reduction, sunlight, and measuring one's ALC (absolute lymphocyte count). He also mentioned treating a colon cancer patient the day before the August appearance.

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“If you can slow down aging by increasing life expectancy by just 1 year, that is worth, in the United States they say, $38 trillion to the GDP. And over 10 years, $367 trillion to the GDP because of the productivity of reducing morbidity and having a healthier life.”

“We now have three independent very well-respected articles in peer-reviewed journals that shows that if you have a viral infection like COVID, the chances and risk of getting cancer is higher.”

“The Saudi FDA said the fundamental cause of our cancer is the collapse of the immune system. For the first time, we can treat the immune system and cancer is merely a symptom. We're going to prove it.”

“When you give cytokine a 1.2% fatality, a 24% decrease in lymphocytes and 8% progression within 94 days of recurrence. Why would you want to replace BCG with chemo? Why not address the root cause?”

“I am really proud of SWAG having completed this 9-year study of a randomized clinical trial between Tice and Tokyo strain BCG and showing an equivalence basically non-inferiority equivalence to the Tokyo strain... I'm pleased to announce we now have the exclusive rights and supply to Tokyo Strain BCG so that we can address the BCG shortage.”

“The fundamental cause, the root cause of disease of cancer is actually the collapse of the immune system. And if you treat the immune system, recover the immune system, the immune system itself treats the cancer.”

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