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Boston Herald
Boston Herald
National
Rick Sobey

Boston cancer researchers create vaccine to kill and prevent brain cancer glioblastoma

BOSTON — Can the cure for deadly cancers be in the cancer itself?

Boston scientists in groundbreaking research have used a new way to turn cancer cells into potent, anti-cancer agents.

The Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers created a cancer vaccine to simultaneously kill and prevent the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma. The team developed a new cell therapy approach to eliminate established tumors and induce long-term immunity — training the immune system so that it can prevent cancer from recurring.

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