# Finally, a vaccine for one of the deadliest forms of cancer

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/finally-a-vaccine-for-one-of-the-deadliest-forms-of-cancer-2/
- Published: 2023-05-12T09:30:36-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Image credit: koto_feja / Getty Images. Article by Julia Pugachevsky. Insider – May 10, 2023. A small new study led by BioNTech used a customized pancreatic cancer vaccine on 16 patients. Half of the patients remained cancer-free after 18 months. Competitors like Moderna have also been developing personalized mRNA cancer vaccines. A new vaccine designed to treat pancreatic cancer prevented the disease from returning in 50% of patients who received it, scientists reported today. Click here to view original web page at www.insider.com Curated by John Wysocki See Full Bio