Summary
- Researchers at the University of Florida have created an mRNA cancer vaccine that can eliminate multiple types of cancer in mice.
- The vaccine works by signalling the presence of cancer cells and waking up the body’s immune system.
- As cancer cells grow, they release molecules that suppress attacking immune cells, which lowers their ability to fight off tumours.
- The mRNA vaccines contain cancer protein ‘signatures’ that train the immune system to attack these cancers.
- This strategy could boost the effectiveness of immunotherapies in multiple forms of the disease.
- The team is now working toward clinical trials.
By Shelly Fan
Original Article