TWiV 1265: mRNA vaccines make cancer treatment great again
Episode 1265 of the This Week in Virology podcast, hosted by Vincent Racaniello, titled "TWiV 1265: mRNA vaccines make cancer treatment great again" was published on October 26, 2025 and runs 111 minutes.
October 26, 2025 ·111m · This Week in Virology
Episode Description
TWiV explains studies showing that SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines improve life span of cancer patients on checkpoint immunotherapy, and broad immunity conferred by a vaccine central in A(H5) influenza antigenic space.
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- Immune 100 live at the Incubator
- SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines sensitize tumors to checkpoint immunotherapy (Nature)
- People with some cancers live longer after mRNA vaccines (Nature)
- Immune checkpoint inhibitors (NCI)
- Broad immunity from influenza H5 vaccine (Nature)
- Derek Smith on antigenic cartography (TWiV 99 at 2:53)
- Letters read on TWiV 1265
- Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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