Advances in mRNA vaccines for pancreatic cancer_CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY

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HUANG Hongcai ¹ ,  YU Hua ²

1. College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611130, P. R. China;
2. Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610072, P. R. China;

Corresponding author：

YU Hua, Email: yuhua1232021@163.com

Keywords：

pancreatic cancer; precise therapy; cancer vaccine; mRNA vaccine; tumor antigen; immune subtype

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10.7507/1007-9424.202407017

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Objective To explore feasibility of mRNA vaccines as a novel strategy for individualized precision treatment of pancreatic cancer (PC). Method The recent domestic and international literature on vaccine research in PC was reviewed. Results The heterogeneity between and within the pancreatic tumors had limited the efficacy of traditional vaccines based on cells, exosomes, proteins, peptides, or DNA for PC. The mRNA vaccine was considered as a promising alternative therapy due to its precise targeting, low toxicity, and ability to induce long-lasting immune memory. Breakthroughs in the tumor antigen recognition, immune subtype differentiation, and mRNA vaccine construction, the development strategy of PC mRNA vaccine would further facilitate the development of personalized precision medicine. The existing mRNA vaccines usually need to be combined with other immunotherapy methods to improve efficacy, while the development of preventive vaccines is still exploraing. Conclusions mRNA vaccines, as an innovative and promising platform, offer a new hope for the development of PC vaccines. However, the heterogeneity of PC has resulted in poor efficacy with traditional vaccines. Although the limitations of traditional vaccines and the heterogeneity of PC itself, the more challenges of vaccine research of PC is facing, the advantages of mRNA vaccine still make it possible to treat PC. In the face of the challenge of complex characteristics of PC, more research is needed to support the transformation and application of mRNA vaccine in clinical therapy.

Citation： HUANG Hongcai, YU Hua. Advances in mRNA vaccines for pancreatic cancer. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2025, 32(2): 244-251. doi: 10.7507/1007-9424.202407017 Copy

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