Custom mRNA vaccines are being tested to teach your immune system to fight cancer
Scientists are developing personalized mRNA vaccines that train the human immune system to recognize and destroy specific proteins found only on an individual patient's unique cancer cells.
Personalized mRNA vaccines represent a breakthrough in oncology by treating cancer as a unique genetic puzzle rather than a one size fits all disease. Doctors sequence a patient's tumor to identify specific mutations, then create a custom vaccine that instructs the body to produce harmless proteins mimicking those mutations.
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