Academic Medical Center
Appears in 2 stories · Last updated Jul 10, 2026
As of July 2026: Developing off-the-shelf KRAS-targeted cancer vaccine
Metastatic breast cancer typically kills most patients within five years. A small group of women vaccinated in a Duke University clinical trial two decades ago have defied that prognosis entirely; all remain alive today. Researchers found these survivors still carry specialized immune cells that recognize their cancer, offering a model for why some therapeutic vaccines produce lasting results.
Updated Jul 9
As of May 2026: Conducting ongoing bladder transplant clinical trial
On May 4, 2025, surgeons at UCLA performed the first successful human bladder transplant. Oscar Larrainzar, a 41-year-old father of four who'd spent seven years on dialysis after losing his bladder and both kidneys to cancer, received both organs in an eight-hour procedure. The kidney started producing urine immediately. Two days after going home, Larrainzar urinated on his own for the first time in seven years.
Updated May 19
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