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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Erin Keller

Breakthrough breast cancer vaccine raises hopes of eradicating disease

A breakthrough breast cancer vaccine has completed Phase one trials, with over 75 percent of participants showing a strong immune response, raising hopes it could help eradicate the disease by 2030.

The vaccine, developed by Anixa Biosciences and the Cleveland Clinic, targets alpha‑lactalbumin, a milk protein linked to aggressive triple-negative breast cancer, to help prevent and treat the disease. That form of cancer is known as the most deadly.

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