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Mayo testing a breast cancer vaccine
Mayo is testing a breast cancer & ovarian cancer vaccine that they reckon has already prevented one woman's breast cancer from developing and supposedly stopping recurrences. “It’s supposed to...
This is the Keith knutson research. I find it really frustrating because if you read his comments he says it clearly in plain English that they have a vaccine that works for tnbc, but then he switches tack and talks about a more general across the board vaccine.
Tnbc is where the need is greatest. So is this vaccine in trials? Not that I can find anywhere. When there is currently no treatment available post chemotherapy, surgery and rads, you would think that theres no reason not to get on it, as long as its proven safe. I tried emailing him directly and he put me onto an admin person who said that we would have to go to Minnesota for an initial review, and that once the review was done we would be able to apply to be included in trials- but they were not able to say whether they even have a trial planned.
I found it frustrating!
Tnbc is where the need is greatest. So is this vaccine in trials? Not that I can find anywhere. When there is currently no treatment available post chemotherapy, surgery and rads, you would think that theres no reason not to get on it, as long as its proven safe. I tried emailing him directly and he put me onto an admin person who said that we would have to go to Minnesota for an initial review, and that once the review was done we would be able to apply to be included in trials- but they were not able to say whether they even have a trial planned.
I found it frustrating!