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Cancer, Immunology, Pancreatic Cancer, Vaccines

Are New Immune-Based Treatments for Kidney and Pancreatic Cancer on the Horizon?

New immune-based treatments for kidney and pancreatic cancer have shown promising results in two small clinical trials. In both trials, the treatments appeared to prevent cancer from returning in patients who had successful surgery to remove their tumors. The treatments are called therapeutic cancer vaccines because they help the immune system eliminate an existing cancer.