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.
The vaccines prime the immune system to recognise and destroy any remaining cancer cells to reduce the chances of the disease returning.So far, 30 hospitals have signed up for the Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad, which will match hospital patients with clinical trials using mRNA technology.Early results of the vaccine, made by BioNTech, will be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual conference on Friday.
Chief executive Amanda Pritchard said the NHS was in a “unique position to deliver this kind of world-leading research at size and scale.
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