Scientists are saying we’ve reached a turning point and more vaccines could be out soon.
and Associated PressApparently, the next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine. There has been limited success in the field that has seen research take place over decades. Scientists though are saying we’ve reached a turning point and more vaccines could be out in the next five years.
For a vaccine to work, it would need to teach the body’s immune system to recognize cancer as dangerous. “Even if that chance is a little bit, I felt like it’s worth it,” said Jade, who is also getting standard treatment. The AP is reporting that drugmakers Moderna and Merck are working together to develop a personalized mRNA vaccine for patients with melanoma. There are studies that could begin this year, and the vaccines will be customized to each patient, based on the numerous mutations in their own cancer tissue. A vaccine personalized in this way can train the immune system to hunt for cancer’s mutation fingerprint and kill those cells.
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