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Phase I Trial Opens: Novel mRNA Neoantigen Vaccine PAN-NeoVax in Advanced Solid Tumors — What Clinicians Need to Know

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5 May 2026

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A groundbreaking phase I trial is evaluating PAN-NeoVax, a personalised mRNA neoantigen vaccine designed using computational algorithms for patients with advanced solid tumours. The study employs intratumoral delivery and targets patients with head and neck cancer and melanoma who have exhausted standard treatment options.

Originally reported by ClinicalTrials.gov

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