Personalized Melanoma Vaccine Helps 3 Cancer Patients

Source: The Verge by Arielle Duhaime-Ross
Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have combined genetic sequencing with vaccinations in order to help fight cancer. The genetically “personalized” vaccines were utilized in three patients with advanced melanoma, according to a study published in Science. The results are positive as the treatment significantly increased the amount of cancer-fighting T-cells in all three of the patients’ immune systems. The study marks the first time a vaccine caused the production of cancer-fighting cells that target specific proteins on the surface of human cancer cells.
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