US EditionHealth: mRNA Covid Vaccines May Help Fight Cancer
Receiving a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine near immunotherapy initiation nearly doubled median survival in advanced lung and skin cancer patients, according to University of Florida and MD Anderson researchers.
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Scientists discover COVID mRNA vaccines boost cancer survival
Researchers found that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines significantly increased survival in lung and skin cancer patients undergoing immunotherapy. The vaccine appears to prime the immune system in a powerful, nonspecific way, enhancing cancer treatment outcomes. If confirmed, the discovery could lead to a universal cancer vaccine and transform oncology care.
A study just published in the journal Nature has attracted considerable interest in recent days. The study draws on median and three-year survival data collected from two cohorts of cancer patients with advanced lung cancer (stage III/IV) and metastatic melanoma treated at MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) from 2015 to 2022 with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). ICIs are drugs developed starting in 2014 and subsequently approved for an increa…
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