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Cancer vaccine borrows COVID immune memory to activate T cells against tumors in mice

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3 September 2026

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Biotech

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United States

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Read at drugdiscoverytrends.com

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Fusion42 · 4 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

Celloram developed a cancer vaccine, Protexi, that leverages COVID-19 spike protein immune memory to activate both CD4 and CD8 T cells, showing improved tumor control in mice and plans to progress to FDA IND submission and human trials.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Biotech.

◆ The Wire takeaway

You now have a new route to leverage existing COVID immune memory to boost cancer vaccine responses. If you work in cancer immunotherapy, this shifts how you can approach patient immune activation and trial design.

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1 source · 3 Sep 2026

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