GSK And Oxford To Collaborate On Neoantigen Vaccines To Prevent Cancer

The potentially groundbreaking approach would use immunotherapy or targeted therapies against pre-cancerous cells to prevent cancer from developing at all.

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GSK is extending its existing relationship with the University of Oxford, home to world-class academic biomedical research. • Source: Shutterstock

GSK is extending its relationship with the University of Oxford to research the potential of cancer prevention through vaccine-like immunotherapies.

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