Could Covid vaccine technology crack cancer?

[sglowrider]

BioNTech: Could Covid vaccine technology crack cancer?​

They are the husband and wife team behind one the most successful Covid vaccines, yet in the UK they are barely known.

Professors Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci co-founded the German company BioNTech in 2008, exploring new technology involving messenger RNA (mRNA), to treat cancer.

When the pandemic struck they partnered with Pfizer to use the same approach to create a Covid vaccine. Now the doctors are hopeful it could lead to new treatments for melanoma, bowel cancer and other tumour types. BioNTech has several trials in progress, including one where patients are given a personalised vaccine, to prompt their immune system to attack their disease.

 

[outside shooter]

Absolutely, at least for certain cancers. Tumor cells often display unique surface proteins and sugars. If an antibody existed to specifically target those molecules, your immune system would be the best cancer defense.

 

[bawlmer]

Absolutely, at least for certain cancers. Tumor cells often display unique surface proteins and sugars. If an antibody existed to specifically target those molecules, your immune system would be the best cancer defense.

Isn't this already happening with some cancers (eg, CAR-T cell therapies)? Or is that a different approach?

 

[Bulk VanderHuge]

Wait...I thought all that vaccine stuff was just political theater. You mean, medical things were happening?

 

[outside shooter]

Isn't this already happening with some cancers (eg, CAR-T cell therapies)? Or is that a different approach?

It's related, it's programming T-cells rather than making antibodies, but with a similar outcome

 

[JamieDimonsBalls]

BioNTech: Could Covid vaccine technology crack cancer?​

They are the husband and wife team behind one the most successful Covid vaccines, yet in the UK they are barely known.

Professors Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci co-founded the German company BioNTech in 2008, exploring new technology involving messenger RNA (mRNA), to treat cancer.

When the pandemic struck they partnered with Pfizer to use the same approach to create a Covid vaccine. Now the doctors are hopeful it could lead to new treatments for melanoma, bowel cancer and other tumour types. BioNTech has several trials in progress, including one where patients are given a personalised vaccine, to prompt their immune system to attack their disease.

that’s what Sanofi is banking on

Sanofi to acquire Translate Bio; advances deployment of mRNA technology across vaccines and therapeutics development - Sanofi

www.sanofi.com