Bugtales Podcast: Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines — Treatment for Existing Cancer
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Summary
This is a podcast episode (Bugtales) where hosts Lorenz and Jasmin discuss new therapeutic cancer vaccines — treatments for people who already have cancer, not preventive vaccines like the HPV vaccine. The episode references recent scientific publications on therapeutic cancer vaccines from Nature Reviews Cancer and the KEYNOTE-942 study on melanoma treatment. The show notes also include links to the hosts' other projects, social media, and a newsletter.
Key quotes
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Und zwar nicht als Vorsorge, wie es ja bei der Impfung gegen Gebärmutterhalskrebs der Fall ist, sondern wenn man wirklich schon an Krebs erkrankt ist.
N. Zaidi, E. M. Jaffee, und M. Yarchoan, „Recent advances in therapeutic cancer vaccines“, Nat Rev Cancer, Bd. 25, Nr. 7, S. 517–533, Juli 2025
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