Vaccine keeps advanced kidney cancer from recurring

Health Rounds: Vaccine keeps advanced kidney cancer from recurring
Patients with advanced kidney cancer who received an experimental vaccine after their tumors were removed were still cancer-free years later in a small early-stage trial, researchers reported in Nature.
Experimental vaccine seems to battle advanced kidney cancers
A small, early trial of a vaccine that mobilizes the immune system to battle advanced kidney cancers appears successful, researchers report.
Three Years After Experimental Vaccine, These Patients Are Still Cancer-Free
An experimental vaccine for kidney cancer is off to a promising start. In data from a Phase I trial released this week, the vaccine candidate appeared to be safe and produced a clear immune response in all nine patients at high risk for recurrences of their cancer.
Immunogenic Cancer Vaccine Targets Key Mutations in Kidney Cancer
Neoantigen-targeting personalized cancer vaccines (PCVs) are highly immunogenic in high-risk clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and can target key driver mutations and induce antitumor immunity, according to a study published online Feb.
Boston researchers make progress in kidney cancer vaccine
Doctors at Dana-Farber say this personalized vaccine can be given after surgery to remove a tumor and train the body’s immune system to eliminate tumor cells.
Personalized vaccines halt kidney cancer after encouraging phase 1 trial
In a nutshell Researchers developed personalized cancer vaccines for nine high-risk kidney cancer patients, with all participants remaining cancer-free after nearly three years of follow-up – a significant advancement for a cancer type that traditionally has limited treatment options.
Personalized vaccine offers hope for patients with late-stage kidney cancer, clinical trial shows
Cancer researchers are one step closer to developing an effective vaccine to treat people with clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), the most common type of kidney cancer among adults. In an ...
'Exciting' cancer vaccine offers hope for patients
Lesley Jenkins had surgery to remove a tumour that was discovered following a routine bowel test.
Biotech CEO predicts 'revolutionary' steps toward curing cancer on horizon thanks to AI
SELLAS Life Sciences CEO Angelos Stergiou and "Some Future Day" author Marc Beckman predict artificial intelligence will ...
'Cancer vaccine' being developed by UK scientists that could stop killer disease 20 years early
Oxford University is hoping to create a vaccine to stop the disease 20 years before it develops, as part of a joint project ...
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Scientists develop novel adjuvant delivery system to enhance cancer vaccine effectiveness
Researchers at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation have developed an innovative delivery system that could ...
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World Cancer Day: How AI can help in developing personalised cancer vaccines
The fusion of mRNA technology with AI has laid the foundation for ushering in a new era of cancer care. However, conducting ...
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Living in the Lehigh Valley: Breast Cancer Vaccine
A look at clinical trials underway on a breast cancer vaccine at the Cleveland Clinic. A look at clinical trials underway on a breast cancer vaccine at the Cleveland Clinic, along with other ...
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Cancer vaccine being created by UK scientists could stop disease up to 20 years early
Scientists are working to create a new cancer vaccine that could “detect the undetectable” and stop the disease up to 20 years before it has the chance to develop. Pharmaceutical giant GSK and ...
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HPV Vaccine ‘Very Promising’ for Nixing Precancerous Lesions
A new HPV vaccine induced regression of precancerous cervical lesions in 50% of patients and led to viral clearance in some ...