TWiV 1265: mRNA vaccines make cancer treatment great again

TWiV explains studies showing that SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines
improve life span of cancer patients on checkpoint immunotherapy,
and broad immunity conferred by a vaccine central in A(H5)
influenza antigenic space.


Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit,
and Kathy Spindler


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Immune 100 live at the Incubator

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines sensitize tumors to checkpoint
immunotherapy (Nature)

People with some cancers live longer after mRNA
vaccines (Nature)

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (NCI)

Broad immunity from influenza H5 vaccine (Nature)

Derek Smith on antigenic cartography (TWiV 99 at
2:53)

Letters read on TWiV 1265

Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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