Feb 20, 2024 · Dr Catherine Wu’s research has laid the scientific foundation for the development of cancer vaccines that are tailored to the genetic makeup of an individual’s tumor.

May 10, 2023 · Of the 16 patients who were able to complete all phases of the study, eight responded to the vaccine, which taught their immune systems how to recognize and fight off the cancer cells.

Feb 21, 2018 · Over several decades, cancer vaccines have emerged as a form of immunotherapy, a treatment approach that stimulates or restores the body’s own immune …

Nov 15, 2024 · Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center and an infectious diseases physician at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, told CNN. Vaccines

Aug 2, 2016 · A vaccine to treat lung cancer is being trialed in Cuba and has, to date, yielded promising results to prolong the life of patients suffering from the disease.

Dec 14, 2023 · An investigational mRNA vaccine used along with immunotherapy continues to show benefit for people with high-risk forms of the skin cancer melanoma, the drugmakers said Thursday.

Apr 17, 2023 · New data from a trial of an investigational mRNA vaccine shows that it reduced the risk of recurrence of the serious skin cancer melanoma when combined with immunotherapy, according to drugmakers ...

Dec 13, 2022 · An experimental personalized mRNA vaccine in combination with the immunotherapy Keytruda reduced the risk of recurrence or death from melanoma in patients who had already had surgery, Moderna and ...

May 8, 2018 · Two HPV vaccines, Cervarix and Gardasil, protect against cervical cancer in young women, especially when they are vaccinated between the ages of 15 and 26, a new report finds.

Jul 20, 2017 · As a treatment, cancer vaccines are intended to treat an existing cancer by strengthening the body’s natural immune response against the cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute.