Neeha Zaidi
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“This long-lasting response is particularly noteworthy when assessing for possible interception of cancer, which requires long-lasting immunity,”
Neeha Zaidi · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-17
Zaidi notes that the long-lasting immune response is important for cancer interception, which requires durable immunity.
“In addition, the vaccine was safe and well tolerated, supporting its use in larger cancer interception studies.”
Neeha Zaidi · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-17
Zaidi states the vaccine was safe and well tolerated, supporting larger interception studies.
“If there is a high enough concern for transformation to cancer or if early cancer is detected, the current standard of care is surgical resection. However, the chances of recurrence are up to 80%, and many precursor lesions to pancreatic cancer are microscopic and thus undetectable by imaging.”
Neeha Zaidi · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-17
Zaidi describes the current standard of care and the high recurrence rate of up to 80% after surgical resection.
“Individuals at high risk due to hereditary predisposition or to the presence of a concerning pancreatic lesion detected on imaging usually undergo surveillance to monitor for changes over time,”
Neeha Zaidi · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-17
Zaidi explains that high-risk individuals typically undergo surveillance to monitor for changes before surgical resection is considered.
“We thought if we can see an immune response in patients with cancer, the vaccine should work even better in people who are at higher risk because of a family history, gene alteration or cyst on the pancreas,”
Neeha Zaidi · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-17
Zaidi explains the rationale for testing the vaccine in high-risk individuals after seeing immune responses in cancer patients.