Scientists have developed a “super vaccine” that can prevent the growth and spread of cancer.
According to researchers, they have tested a new nanoparticle-based vaccine on mice that has shown the potential to stop melanoma, pancreatic, and triple negative breast cancer.
The study revealed that 88 percent of the mice vaccinated remained tumor free, while in some types of cancer, the spread of the disease slowed down or stopped entirely.
The new research indicated that this vaccine not only limits and clears cancerous tumors in mice but also acts as a protective shield against future tumor growth. However, the vaccine has not yet been tested on humans.
Prabhani Atukorale, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, who led the study, stated that by engineering these nanoparticles to activate the immune system, tumor growth can be halted, potentially saving patients’ lives.
