‘Real hope’ for cancer cure as personal mRNA vaccine for melanoma trialled


by The Guardian

The Guardian— 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

dailym.ai—'Game-changer' cancer jab offers hope of a cure: NHS launches trial of world's first personalised vaccine to destroy melanomas. 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.

Tech Times—Final Trial Begins for World's First Skin Cancer Vaccine, Giving Hope to Melanoma Patients. As this personalized mRNA vaccine enters its final trial phase, it brings promising prospects for individuals battling melanoma.

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