# ‘Just the start of a wave’: The promise of mRNA cancer vaccines

https://mins.news/en/video/28303

- CNA, 2026-08-21 11:16 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA-LNde5j00

> Moderna and Merck have reported a breakthrough in a personalised mRNA cancer vaccine. A large late-stage trial found it outperformed standard treatment in melanoma patients. Seth Cheetham of the Australian Personalised mRNA Cancer Immunotherapy Hub explains how the vaccine uses a tumour’s unique genetic blueprint to train the immune system to identify and attack cancer cells.

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