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A cancer vaccine?

Today, Explained

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The Role of Neoantigens in Cancer

Each person in the 16-person study was given a vaccine tailored to their particular pancreatic cancer. The immune system, which is sort of the RoboCop, 100-killer of bad guys in the body, they have to give them wanted posters for what to look for. These are personalized vaccines because they have to be personalized because cancer is personalized.

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