Cancer patients were given a PERSONALISED vaccine – and it’s working

A new personalised vaccine given in combination with an immunotherapy drug has stopped skin cancer returning in patients during a trial.

This could be a major moment in cancer treatment. But how did it work – and what could it mean for future patients?

In this video…

01:11 What is melanoma and who took part in this trial?
02:01 Trial results
03:26 Personalised vaccines
04:21 How are personalised vaccines made?
05:00 Production challenges of personalised vaccines
05:57 Moderna and Merck share surge
06:29 When could patients get this vaccine?

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