Groundbreaking Cancer Discovery
A University of Houston biology student played a key role in a discovery by MD Anderson Cancer Center researchers: the COVID vaccine can enhance immunotherapy treatments, offering new hope to cancer patients worldwide.
Researchers found that the COVID vaccine boosts immunotherapy response and survivability.
- Patients who received mRNA-based COVID vaccines within 100 days of starting immunotherapy were twice as likely to be alive three years after treatment as those who didn’t receive the vaccine.
The COVID vaccine can enhance the effectiveness of immunotherapy treatments, offering new hope to cancer patients worldwide.
Author's summary: UH student contributes to cancer discovery.