Cancer Vaccine: Vaccine for breast cancer patients showed excellent results, doctors said – the results were better than our expectations
According to a report, this experiment was conducted on 18 new patients diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer. In these, the cancer had not spread to other parts of the body. These patients were given three doses of a vaccine specially made for them after chemotherapy and surgery to remove the tumor. After three years, cancer of 16 of these patients was cured.
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There is good news for breast cancer patients. A small trial of an experimental vaccine for breast cancer patients, considered the most dangerous, has shown promising results.
This experiment was conducted on 18 new patients suffering from breast cancer.
According to a report published in Genome Medicine on Thursday, this experiment was conducted on 18 new patients suffering from triple-negative breast cancer. In these, cancer had not spread to other parts of the body. These patients were given three doses of a vaccine specially made for them after chemotherapy and surgery to remove the tumor. After three years, cancer of 16 of these patients was cured.
Half the patients expected to be cancer-free in three years
However, researchers admitted that only through standard care, half the patients were expected to be cancer-free in three years. This vaccine was designed in such a way that it targets the main gene mutation of the patient's tumor (neoantigens).
This vaccine was also designed to train the patient's immune cells to identify and attack any cell carrying these mutations.
The results are better than we expected
Dr. William Gillanders of the School of Medicine at Washington University, who led the trial, said that such small and short-term studies are designed to test the safety of the vaccine, not its effectiveness. The results are better than we expected.
What is cervical cancer?
Cervical cancer is a deadly type of this serious disease. Usually cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal and vulva cancers affect the reproductive organs of women. Cervical cancer is one of these, which starts in the cervix, hence it is known by this name. Cervical cancer is caused by a virus called human papillomavirus (HPV). All women infected with HPV are at risk of cervical cancer.
How to prevent cervical cancer
- The most effective way to prevent cervical cancer is to get the HPV vaccine for both men and women before they become sexually active, usually during adolescence.
- It is important to practice safe sex to prevent the spread of cancer-causing HPV. You can use a condom or dental dam for this.
- Get regular Pap smear tests etc. to prevent cervical cancer.
