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ReviewAsia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology2026

Personalized Cancer Vaccines in the Clinical Trial Pipeline.

Liudmila Iamukova, Elena Alferova

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Review in Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Liudmila IamukovaSchool of Pharmacy, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1037-5653
Elena AlferovaClinical Trial Office, Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo present an overview of personalized cancer vaccines currently undergoing clinical development, aiming to enhance awareness and promote collaboration among academic, commercial researchers, and non-profit communities.

methodsA dataset of 78 clinical trials for personalized cancer vaccines was generated using ClinicalTrials.gov database as of November 25, 2024. We conducted an analysis of the studies based on sponsors, conditions, phases, types of vaccines, and global geographic distribution.

resultsThe majority of trials focused on peptide vaccines (40%) and dendritic cell vaccine (19%), targeting solid tumors, brain, pancreatic and breast cancers, among others. Phase 1 trials dominated the landscape, accounting for over 90% of studies, with significant activity in the United States (44%) and China (24%). Industry sponsors backed 22% of studies. Active trials represented 72% of the dataset, reflecting ongoing research efforts in this field. Enrollment sizes varied widely, ranging from small exploratory cohorts of fewer than 10 participants to larger-scale trials enrolling up to 700 patients. Completed clinical trials evaluating personalized neoantigen vaccines across various cancer types showed that vaccines were generally well-tolerated, elicited strong T-cell responses, and resulted in promising clinical outcomes such as tumor shrinkage or prolonged progression-free survival, particularly in melanoma, glioblastoma, and urothelial cancer, although no universal cure was demonstrated.

conclusionsThere is a broad early-stage pipeline of personalized cancer vaccines currently being tested in clinical trials for various cancer types.

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Cancer VaccinesNeoplasmsPrecision MedicineClinical Trials as TopicHumansCancer Vaccinesclinical trialsdendritic cell vaccineneoantigen cancer vaccinepeptide vaccinepersonalized cancer vaccine

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PMID40846676
PMCPMC13053616

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