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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Science
Jane Kirby

World’s first mRNA cancer jab for melanoma cuts risk of death by 42%

The drug was given to patients in the UK and worldwide (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Archive)

The world’s first personalised mRNA cancer jab for melanoma has cut the risk of patients dying or cancer returning by 42% when combined with immunotherapy, a large trial shows.

The drug, which was given to patients in the UK and worldwide, is also being tested in other cancers, including kidney, bladder and lung cancer.

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