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EurekAlert reports on a potential "Early Breakthrough with Cancer Vaccine":
Lead Researcher Associate Professor [The University of Queensland] Kristen Radford says the vaccine has the potential to treat a variety of blood cancers and malignancies and is a major breakthrough for cancer vaccinations.
"We are hoping this vaccine could be used to treat blood cancers, such as myeloid leukaemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and paediatric leukaemias, plus solid malignancies including breast, lung, renal, ovarian, and pancreatic cancers, and glioblastoma," she said.
"Our new vaccine is comprised of human antibodies fused with tumour-specific protein, and we are investigating its capacity to target human cells while activating the memory of the tumour cells."
According to Radford, the vaccine has significant advantages over the current entries in this space. Passing clinical trials is not a small hurdle however. An MIT study shows that 3.4% of investigational cancer treatments eventually receive FDA approval, although that has increased significantly in the past five years.
Journal Reference:
Frances E Pearson, Kirsteen M Tullett, Ingrid M Leal‐Rojas, et al. Human CLEC9A antibodiesdeliver Wilms' tumor 1 (WT1) antigen to CD141+ dendritic cells to activate naïve and memory WT1‐specific CD8+ T cells [open], Clinical & Translational Immunology (DOI: 10.1002/cti2.1141)
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 09 2020, @11:16PM (5 children)
Not true. The overly generous government health insurance plan ensures that diversity-hire BIPOCs will get it too, on taxpayer's tab.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 10 2020, @12:10AM (4 children)
> The overly generous government health insurance plan ensures that diversity-hire BIPOCs will get it too, on taxpayer's tab.
I work for the government.
I pay $650/mo for a catastrophic only plan with a $7500 deductible through my government employer (a school). The *identical* plan purchased off the California ACA exchange from the same insurance company is $75/mo after subsidy per my income level.
Instead of attacking fellow working class folks, just because of their employer, you would do better to direct your anger and energy at the rich parasite class who exploit all of us. The rich parasites want us to remain divided over race, government vs. private sector employment, class divisions (as long as the only two classes mentioned are poor and middle class), religion, etc.
The rich parasites made labor solidarity illegal with the Taft Hartley Act, but that was not enough-- they want us to attack each other over anything and everything so we remain weak and divided. Don't be their pawn.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by PartTimeZombie on Friday July 10 2020, @12:54AM
+ 1 Insightful.
That's the best I can do, due to Taft Hartley. You're welcome.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 10 2020, @03:45AM (2 children)
Why are you paying the $650 per month then?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 10 2020, @06:32AM
Not the GP but I have a guess. In the U.S., if you have group insurance offered through an employer, you don't get the subsidy unless one of two requirements are met. First is that the insurance offered by your employer cannot be considered "affordable" (premiums are less than 9.78% of their income) Second is that it falls below the "minimum standard" (it must pay at least 60% of the total cost of medical services for a standard population and offers "substantial" coverage of hospital and doctor services). You also have to wait for an enrollment period to change your insurance. Catastrophic plans usually have an HSA or FSA, and there are rules there for transitioning. On top of that, your employer can object, in which case you aren't covered by either plan until that is sorted out. And then, there are a bunch of tax things that go into play, such as premium deductions. In addition, rejected your employment insurance can affect other coverage types or benefits you qualify for for stupid reasons.
Regardless, if they can be arsed to do it, it might actually be worth their while to opt out, or at least get the paperwork going. They might be surprised as to the result.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 11 2020, @03:25AM
I am GP AC-- The insurance my work offers is considered "affordable" (not more than 9.something ~10% of income to premiums), so I am forbidden from purchasing from the exchanges. See sibling comment from a diff AC that explains some of the crazy BS in the US health insurance laws.