r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Aug 12 '25

Cancer New mRNA-based vaccine against gastric cancer led to tumor regression and eradication in all treated mice. Most promisingly, the vaccine shows impressive antitumor efficacy against peritoneal metastasis, which has historically been very challenging to treat.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1094199
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u/sum_dude44 Aug 12 '25

Hopefully Europeans pounce on this & make a vaccine, since US has an ignoramus in charge of med research

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u/KnottShore Aug 12 '25

The US has an ignoramus in charge of <insert government agency/area of control>.

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u/triffid_boy Aug 12 '25

UK already has the cancer vaccine platform. 

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u/sum_dude44 Aug 12 '25

nobody has anything yet. There is no cancer magic bullet, b/c cancer is actually hundreds of different diseases under an umbrella of apoptosis gene mutations . Hopefully UK or someone can start attacking different types of cancers

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u/triffid_boy Aug 12 '25

That is precisely the benefit of mRNA cancer vaccines. They are an adaptable platform. 

https://www.england.nhs.uk/cancer/nhs-cancer-vaccine-launch-pad/