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Personalized mRNA vaccine for melanoma

May 1 , 2024 21 days 193 0
  • Doctors have started the trials on hundreds of patients for the world's first personalised mRNA cancer vaccine for melanoma.
  • Melanoma, the leading cause of skin cancer deaths globally, affects approximately 132,000 people annually.
  • The vaccine, called mRNA-4157 (V940), is a personalised treatment that activates the immune system to fight a patient's specific cancer.
  • It targets tumour neoantigens, which are unique markers found on tumours and can be recognised by the immune system.

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