THE LEX COLUMN: Cancer vaccines: not such a long shot

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The aim would be cure more than prevention — evoking an immune response to fight off tumours already infecting patients 🔒

The world’s first therapeutic cancer vaccine was developed by a bone surgeon in the 1890s. Progress since then has been modest. But optimism is now running high thanks to a technology being developed by some front-runners in the Covid-19 vaccine race.

The aim would be cure more than prevention — evoking an immune response to fight off tumours already infecting patients. New cancer vaccines would be built using a synthetic form of messenger RNA . These molecules carry genetic information needed to make proteins.A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as exclusive Financial Times articles, ProfileData financial data, and digital access to the Sunday Times and Times Select.

 

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