GK Question

science hard true_false

True or False: Neoantigen-based cancer vaccines are designed using tumor-specific mutations identified from a patient's genome.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

Neoantigens arise from somatic mutations in tumors; personalized vaccines prime T cells to target them. mRNA platform enables rapid design. Clinical trials show promise in melanoma, glioblastoma. [[ICMR Reports, NCERT Biology Class 12]]

Topic Biology - Personalized Vaccines
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