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Vaccine Shows Promise Against Aggressive Breast Cancer

A small clinical trial conducted at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows promising results for patients.
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A small clinical trial shows promising results for patients with triple-negative breast cancer who received an investigational vaccine designed to prevent recurrence of tumors. Conducted at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis with a therapy designed by Washington University researchers, the trial is the first to report results for this type of vaccine — known as a neoantigen DNA vaccine — for breast cancer patients.