Experimental Cancer Shot Shows Promise in Human Lymphoma Patients

Experimental Cancer Shot Shows Promise in Human Lymphoma Patients
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s 2015 Boy and Girl of the Year Douglas Grimmett, 8, and Mary DeLorenzo, 10. Both children were diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Isabel van Brugen
By Isabel van Brugen, Reporter
Updated:
A new cancer “vaccine” that is injected directly into a single tumor has showed promising results when tested on a small group of lymphoma patients, according to a study published in the journal Nature Medicine on April 8.

Researchers at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, who tested the experimental therapy on 11 lymphoma patients, found it triggers the person’s immune system to recognize and attack cancer cells throughout the body.

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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