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Why We Are Here => Water Cooler => Topic started by: rcjordan on October 11, 2021, 02:31:25 PM

Title: BioNTech begins Phase 2 trial of mRNA-based vaccine against cancer
Post by: rcjordan on October 11, 2021, 02:31:25 PM
The anti-vax movement's position will be interesting to watch if this comes to fruition.

https://turkishpress.com/biontech-begins-phase-2-trial-of-mrna-based-vaccine-against-cancer/
Title: Re: BioNTech begins Phase 2 trial of mRNA-based vaccine against cancer
Post by: littleman on October 11, 2021, 05:12:53 PM
If it works that will be amazing.  With all this new DNA and mRNA technology there will be so many more treatments/vaccines/therapies in the next decade that will have quite an impact on the future of medicine.
Title: Re: BioNTech begins Phase 2 trial of mRNA-based vaccine against cancer
Post by: rcjordan on October 11, 2021, 05:29:22 PM
I've read that they were working on the cancer vaccine when covid hit and saw the potential to convert it to coronavirus.  That's why they were able to produce a vax in record time --months rather than years.
Title: Re: BioNTech begins Phase 2 trial of mRNA-based vaccine against cancer
Post by: ergophobe on October 12, 2021, 03:15:02 AM
>>individualized mRNA vaccine

I wonder how it is individualized and what that means for the cost of the vaccine. Of course, you can spend a lot of money for a vaccine if it avoids months and years of cancer treatment