Cancer patients will get tailored vaccines on the NHS: Health chief hails 'landmark moment' as thousands to receive personalised vaccines Doctors believe the treatments will herald a new era in fighting the disease READ MORE: NHS launches trial of world's first personalised melanoma vaccine By Kate Pickles Health Editor For The Daily Mail In Chicago Published: 00:01, 31 May 2024 | Updated: 00:10, 31 May 2024 e-mail View comments Thousands of NHS patients will get personalised cancer vaccines over the next year in what has been hailed a 'landmark moment' for cancer care. Doctors believe the treatments — which are custom built for patients to stop their cancer returning — will herald a new era in fighting the disease. With dozens of vaccines in the pipeline, the NHS is launching a 'world-leading' scheme which will ' matchmake' hospital patients with clinical trials .
This will fast track anyone wanting to take part in groundbreaking research to their nearest clinical site wherever they are in the country, with experts hoping they will one day become standard care. Elliot Pfebve, a 55-year-old father of four, became the first patient to receive a bowel cancer vaccine on the NHS, getting his first dose at University Hospitals Birmingham in March. Elliot Pfebve (pictured), a 55-year-old father of four, became the first patient to receive a bowel cancer vaccine on the NHS, getting his first dose at University Hospitals Birmingham in March Coventry University lecturer Elliot Pfe.
