US EditionNHS patients in England to be offered trials for world-first cancer vaccine
- Elliot Pfebve, 55, is the first patient in England treated with a personalized vaccine for bowel cancer at Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
- Thousands more patients will receive the experimental vaccine, not as a cure but to target remaining cancer cells after treatment.
- The NHS will match patients to clinical trials for their specific tumors via the Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad, using mRNA technology to train immune systems to combat cancer cells.
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Thousands of Patients to Be Given World's First Cancer Vaccine
The United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) is fast-tracking patients for its upcoming cancer vaccine trials — and each one will be tailored to every individual's needs. As The Guardian reports, patients who meet eligibility criteria need only sign off on having their blood and tissues sampled to gain immediate access to the vaccine trial, which will use cutting-edge mRNA technology to customize each jab to the DNA of the people getting t…
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What is the cancer vaccine? NHS patients to be offered trials
The new cancer vaccine scheme is the first of its kind in the world
Dad leads thousands in getting tailored vaccine to CURE cancer in NHS trial hailed a 'landmark moment'
A father-of-four has become the first person in England to receive a personalised vaccine on the NHS which could cure cancer. The jab will be offered to thousands of patients who have already undergone surgery in the hopes of stopping the cancer from returning. The trial, which is being hailed a "landmark moment" for the NHS, is one of several that will be taking place across the country as part of an initiative to fast-track patients to get vac…
Personalised cancer vaccine jab is a 'landmark moment', as thousands set to trial it
A personalised cancer vaccine jab that could help prevent the illness returning after surgery, has been given to a patient for the first time in what's been called a "landmark moment" for people who have the disease.
‘Landmark moment’ for cancer patients as thousands to receive personalised vaccines in NHS trial
Thousands of NHS cancer patients in England will get personalised vaccines over the next year to help fight their disease in what has been described as a ‘landmark’ moment for treatment.
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