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Episode 51 | Vaccines in Thoracic Oncology: The Next Frontier in Immunotherapy

In this episode, Prof Tom John, Prof Georgina Long AO, and Prof Ken O’Byrne delve into technological advances spurred by COVID-19 vaccine development, promising results from recent melanoma and lung cancer vaccine trials, and the potential for personalised neoantigen mRNA vaccines.

Episode Summary

In this episode of ‘Conversations in Lung Cancer Research, the experts delve into technological advances spurred by COVID-19 vaccine development, promising results from recent melanoma and lung cancer vaccine trials, and the potential for personalised neoantigen mRNA vaccines.

They also discuss historical challenges in vaccine efficacy and the promising future of immunotherapy and cancer vaccines, including patient perspectives and the logistics of rapid vaccine production and distribution.

Show Hosts

Prof Tom John, medical oncologist from the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Prof Ken O’Byrne, medical oncologist and clinical scientist at the Princess Alexandra Hospital and Queensland University of Technology
Prof Georgina Long AO, the medical director of the Melanoma Institute of Australia and co-recipient of the 2024 Australian of the Year

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