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mRNA cancer vaccine reprograms immune system to tackle glioblastoma

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  1. Schnupfenheld
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    Found this to be an interesting article about a novel treatment that uses mRNA-technique to help activate the immune system toward special types of glioblastomas: Perhaps this has potential to...

    Found this to be an interesting article about a novel treatment that uses mRNA-technique to help activate the immune system toward special types of glioblastomas:

    In less than 48 hours, we could see these tumors shifting from what we refer to as ‘cold’—immune cold, very few immune cells, very silenced immune response—to ‘hot,’ very active immune response.

    Perhaps this has potential to open new doors to future effective cancer treatments, which would be quite exciting. And when powered by AI-implementation, things could maybe progress even faster? I found it to be a fascinating thought.

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  2. Schnupfenheld
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    AI summary (from Universal Summarizer by Kagi) Researchers at the University of Florida have developed an mRNA cancer vaccine that can rapidly reprogram the immune system to attack glioblastoma,...
    AI summary (from Universal Summarizer by Kagi)
    • Researchers at the University of Florida have developed an mRNA cancer vaccine that can rapidly reprogram the immune system to attack glioblastoma, the most aggressive and lethal type of brain tumor.

    • The vaccine uses the patient's own tumor cells to create a personalized vaccine, and a novel lipid particle delivery mechanism to enhance the immune response.

    • In a first-in-human clinical trial with 4 adult patients, the vaccine triggered a rapid and vigorous immune response against the tumor within 48 hours.

    • Preclinical studies in mice and a trial with 10 pet dogs with spontaneous brain tumors also showed the vaccine's ability to reprogram the tumor microenvironment and improve survival.

    • The vaccine aims to overcome the tumor's immunosuppressive effects and allow the activated immune cells to effectively fight the cancer.

    • The researchers plan to expand the clinical trial to include up to 24 adult and pediatric brain cancer patients to further validate the initial findings.

    • The vaccine represents a novel approach to cancer immunotherapy that simultaneously modulates both the innate and adaptive immune responses.

    • The rapid immune activation seen with the vaccine is an important finding, as it suggests the potential to overcome the initial immunosuppression that often limits the success of cancer immunotherapies.

    • The researchers hope the vaccine could be a new paradigm for cancer treatment and potentially synergize with other immunotherapies.

    • The successful translation of results from preclinical animal models to human patients is a significant achievement, highlighting the potential of this mRNA vaccine approach.

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