First UK patients receive experimental messenger RNA cancer therapy
by Robin McKie Science Editor from Science | The Guardian on (#6JC11)
The British clinical trial of the revolutionary new mRNA treatment will test its effectiveness in combating a range of cancers
A revolutionary new cancer treatment known as mRNA therapy has been administered to patients at Hammersmith hospital in west London. The trial has been set up to evaluate the therapy's safety and effectiveness in treating melanoma, lung cancer and other solid tumours.
The new treatment uses genetic material known as messenger RNA - or mRNA - and works by presenting common markers from tumours to the patient's immune system.
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