High-Stakes Bets on Experimental Cancer Therapies Begin to Pay Off

Two scientists made huge bets on 'impossible' cancer treatments. They're finally paying off.

Tal Zaks, the former chief medical officer of Moderna, said he took "a very large financial bet just based on first principle beliefs." Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Klick Health 2026 is the year of the cancer breakthrough, with innovations from Revolution Medicines and Moderna. "I'm almost tired of saying paradigm shift, but I haven't figured out a new phrase," one expert said. Innovators Greg Verdine and Tal Zaks pushed boundaries with risky, groundbreaking experiments. Short sellers love...