First in Human

Four patients with serious illness arrive at the NIH's Building 10 to enter potentially groundbreaking clinical trials, resting their hopes for a cure on the brilliant minds that work there.

While one patient recovers from a near-death experience, others weigh their treatment options and receive highly experimental bone marrow transplants.

All four patients meet with their doctors one last time to learn whether their experimental treatments were successful, and what the future holds for them.