The cost will be INSANE whenever these become available, each vaccine is personalized to a specific cancer in a single person. But unlike other vaccines you wouldn’t be able to get one preventatively. They’re more like a treatment option which targets a cancer specifically (unlike chemo). Since every person’s cancer is different the vaccine needs to be custom made from a sample for a specific cancer in that specific person who already has it.
Considering that current cancer treatments are already incredibly expensive, I think there is a good chance that this vaccine might be the cheaper option in comparison.
the biologics used against them are the brundt of the cost. plus insurance plans are very nitpicky at something like chemo agents of how much they will cover.
The cost will be INSANE whenever these become available, each vaccine is personalized to a specific cancer in a single person. But unlike other vaccines you wouldn’t be able to get one preventatively. They’re more like a treatment option which targets a cancer specifically (unlike chemo). Since every person’s cancer is different the vaccine needs to be custom made from a sample for a specific cancer in that specific person who already has it.
Considering that current cancer treatments are already incredibly expensive, I think there is a good chance that this vaccine might be the cheaper option in comparison.
the biologics used against them are the brundt of the cost. plus insurance plans are very nitpicky at something like chemo agents of how much they will cover.
Bulk of the cost?
Fair enough. I’m not sure I’d use the word vaccine for it but still some amazing stuff
Vaccine works if you’re thinking of it as immunization against relapse