COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could unlock the next revolution in cancer treatment – new research

By: Adam Grippin, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Christiano Marconi, University of Florida

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: October 22, 2025

Words: 948

Last Updated: 1 month ago

By Adam Grippin, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Christiano Marconi, University of Florida

The COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccines that saved 2.5 million lives globally during the pandemic could help spark the immune system to fight cancer. This is the surprising takeaway of a new study that we and our colleagues published in the journal Nature.

While developing mRNA vaccines for patients with brain tumors in 2016, our team, led by …

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