SMRTR Science & EngineeringAug 25, 2026MIT Technology Review

Amping up T cells to target cancer

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MIT researchers have developed a new mRNA-based vaccine adjuvant that dramatically boosts T-cell responses in cancer and infectious disease vaccines. In mouse studies, the adjuvant helped slow or eradicate multiple tumor types and produced T-cell responses 10 to 15 times stronger than standard covid and flu vaccines. The approach avoids the severe side effects linked to cytokine-based immune stimulation.

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