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Integrating personalised colorectal cancer vaccines into the evolving treatment landscape

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

The idea of cancer vaccines is not new, but Dr Victoria Kunene, consultant medical oncologist at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, UK, is leading the charge in their latest iteration: personalised preventative and therapeutic mRNA vaccines against colorectal cancer.

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Unlocking health data to improve oncology outcomes

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A unique health data ecosystem for improving patient care. Indeed, efforts to contain the virus in the absence of a vaccine have been based on the use of health data, giving the wider public an awareness of its importance and power within the health system. Uncovering new ways to improve NHS patient care.

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Unpleasant truth: the pandemic, record debt and our opportunity for sustainability

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Beyond significant cost savings, biosimilar uptake has been shown to simultaneously improve patient access, varying by country. A subsequent change in guidance moved this biologic to a first-line treatment, resulting in an increase in the number of patients who could receive this much-needed treatment by 104%.