Personalised Cancer Vaccines - Hopefully Not Too Far Away For All Sufferers.

‘Landmark moment’ for cancer patients as thousands to receive personalised vaccines in NHS trial.

31 May 2024, 06:07 | Updated: 31 May 2024, 06:09

Elliot Pfebve is the first person to be treated with a personalised vaccine for bowel cancer in England. Picture: PA/University Hospitals Birmingham NHS foundation trust

 

By Jenny Medlicott

@JennyMedlicott

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.

Dozens of patients have started receiving the vaccines and thousands are expected to enrol by 2026. LBC.