Jerry Jones was diagnosed with Stage 4 melanoma in June 2010 and underwent treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center. He experienced multiple surgeries over the next decade. He credited his recovery to an experimental drug, PD-1, which he described as a miracle treatment. PD-1 therapy helps the immune system attack cancer cells by inhibiting a protein that prevents immune cell activity. Jones shared details of his diagnosis publicly while discussing an unrelated topic in a Netflix docuseries, revealing his experiences during treatment and recovery.
"I was saved by a fabulous treatment and great doctors and a real miracle [drug] called PD-1 [therapy]. I went into trials for that PD-1 and it has been one of the great medicines."
"I now have no tumors."
According to the American Cancer Society, PD-1 is a protein that acts as an 'off switch' to keep certain immune cells - T cells - from attacking normal cells. PD-1 inhibitor therapy blocks this protein to help the immune system better find and attack cancer cells.
The first public mention of his diagnosis appears to have come during Episode 5 of the Netflix docuseries 'America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys,' which will be released Tuesday.
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