Ultimovacs ASA bills its cancer vaccine UV1 as universal; this is clearly not, in fact, the case. The company admitted yesterday that the jab added nothing to standard of care in a Phase II trial in melanoma, and its market value has been all but annihilated as a result.
Ultimovacs Suffers From Melanoma Failure
Its cancer vaccine UV1 is not dead – yet.

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