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FILE - A girl receives a vaccine in Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil, on Feb. 22, 2024. (Photo by MICHAEL DANTAS/AFP via Getty Images)
A novel vaccine designed to target one of the most common cancer-driving mutations in patients with pancreatic and colorectal cancer is showing promising results, according to a recently published study.
Researchers from the University of California said patients "developed strong immune responses" to the new vaccine and "remained disease-free."
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The vaccine, called ELI-002 2P, showed evidence of triggering a powerful and lasting immune response.
It may also help prevent or delay cancer regrowth in high-risk patients with tumors that are driven by KRAS mutations, according to a UCLA Health news release.
The study, p