Scientists at Queen’s University Belfast have received funding from Breast Cancer Now to support their quest for new treatments inspired by COVID-19 vaccine innovation. The research team will adapt lessons from the development of COVID-19 vaccines in the search for new treatments for an aggressive f
Queen’s University Belfast researchers receive funding for new breast cancer treatments inspired by mRNA COVID-19 vaccine innovation.
Around 15% of breast cancers are classed as triple negative but there are currently few targeted treatments. Triple-negative breast cancer is more likely than most other breast cancers to return or spread during the first years following successful treatment. “We hope to develop an mRNA vaccine that will help the immune system to recognize, hunt down and destroy cancer cells with p53 mutations. This would ultimately provide patients with an important new treatment option.”
Dr. Simon Vincent, Director of Research, Support and Influencing at Breast Cancer Now, said: “The pandemic was a devasting global health emergency which had a particularly significant impact on people with cancer symptoms and those already receiving treatment.
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