The UK is entering a ' cancer renaissance' with pioneering personalised vaccines to combat some of the deadliest tumours expected by 2030, say leading experts.
The Wanted singer died at the age of just 33 in 2002 after being diagnosed with malignant glioblastoma, a deadly type of tumour that is currently considered incurable.
As this personalized mRNA vaccine enters its final trial phase, it brings promising prospects for individuals battling melanoma.
A NEW mRNA cancer vaccine can reprogram the immune system to attack tumours within 48 hours, a study shows. The first-ever human clinical trial of four adult patients showed the jab helps fight aga
The vaccine is custom-built for individuals using the specific genetic makeup of their tumour - telling the body to hunt down cancer cells and prevent the deadly disease from coming back.
Glioblastomas are an extremely aggressive type of brain tumour, which is why the news this week of a vaccine that has shown promise in fighting them is so exciting. And this comes right off the back of the announcement of another trial of the world’s first personalised mRNA vaccine for melanoma, a kind of skin cancer. Ian Sample talks to Prof Alan Melcher of the Institute of Cancer Research about how these vaccines work and whether they could one day be used to target cancer before it is even...
Donald Trump's forced appearance in court for his hush money trial is subjecting him to something he is not accustomed to having to deal with and it is getting to him, reports the Wall Street Journal.After two weeks of having to sit in the Manhattan courtroom where he is facing 34 felony counts related to paying hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels, the Journal's Corrine Ramey wrote that the restrictions on his movements in the courthouse, being unable to speak when he wants to and even...
Paris-based Klineo has raised €2mn for its AI platform that facilitates access to cancer clinical trials. Klineo's platform connects doctors and patients directly with relevant clinical trials. It provides trial search, contact with medical centres, as well as real-time updates and notifications when a new clinical trial matches the patient’s criteria. The startup's solution currently covers trials on skin cancer, breast cancer, and lymphoma. Klineo was founded in 2021 by oncologist Dr...
Excitement among patients and researchers as custom-built jabs enter phase 3 trialDoctors have begun trialling in hundreds of patients the world’s first personalised mRNA cancer vaccine for melanoma, as experts hailed its “gamechanging” potential to permanently cure cancer.Melanoma affects about 132,000 people a year globally and is the biggest skin cancer killer. Currently, surgery is the main treatment although radiotherapy, medicines and chemotherapy are also sometimes used. Continue reading
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Doctors say it will also create a 'treasure trove' of data, samples and images that will help in the global fight against the disease, which kills 12,000 Brits every year.