DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist
D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF By Journalists Edward Kane & Marya nne Kane NEW CANCER HOPE Source: Purdue & Stock At the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting, 44,000 health care professionals are discussing some of the top new breakthroughs in cancer care, that offer innovative treatments and real hope. Here are several highlights presented at the meeting: In the UK, NHS personalized mRNA cancer vaccine for melanoma: Trial results show new vaccine cut in half deaths from the disease and the recurrence of it Used on patients with stage 3 or 4 melanoma Remarkable results after 3-year trial In the UK, NHS Breast cancer vaccine: Significantly improved survival rates to the point that thousands of UK patients are being fast tracked onto the vaccine New Hodgkin lymphoma therapy: Combines 6 treatments Called BrECADD More effectively cured the disease and had fewer side effects Survival rate reported at 98.5% Other break