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Vaccine targeting KRAS in pancreatic and colorectal cancer shows promise
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Vaccine targeting KRAS in pancreatic and colorectal cancer shows promise

Peer-Reviewed Publication MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER MEDICAL ONCOLOGIST EILEEN O’REILLY HELPED LEAD A CLINICAL TRIAL INVESTIGATING A READY-MADE VACCINE AS A TREATMENT FOR PANCREATIC AND COLORECTAL CANCERS WITH CERTAIN KRAS MUTATIONS.CREDIT: MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING A new vaccine shows encouraging early results as a potential off-the-shelf treatment for certain patients...

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Variation in cancer-causing KRAS mutations greater than thought

UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND The effects of KRAS mutations underlying many different types of cancer are more diverse than previously thought, according to a new study led by the University of Eastern Finland. Different mutations in the same amino acid of the KRAS protein have so varied effects on protein function that they may require...