Vaccines that stimulate the body’s immune system to attack tumors have shown promise in clinical trials, and a handful have been FDA-approved for certain cancers. In some patients, these vaccines stimulate a strong response, but in others, a weak response fails to kill the cancerous cells.
The MIT-MGH team wanted to find a way to make those immune responses more powerful. One way to do that is to deliver immune-stimulating molecules called cytokines along with a vaccine. However, cytokines can overstimulate the immune system, leading to potentially severe side effects.
https://news.mit.edu/2026/new-approach-cancer...cells-0513
Maybe there is a drug that can slow down cytokines?