UH Biology Student Contributes to Groundbreaking Cancer Discovery
A University of Houston biology student played a key role in a discovery by MD Anderson Cancer Center researchers, finding that the COVID vaccine can enhance immunotherapy treatment effectiveness, offering new hope to cancer patients worldwide.
According to researchers at the 2025 European Society for Medical Oncology Congress, patients who received mRNA-based COVID vaccines within 100 days of starting immunotherapy were twice as likely to be alive three years after treatment as those who didn’t receive the vaccine.
The COVID vaccine can enhance the effectiveness of immunotherapy treatments, offering new hope to cancer patients worldwide.
Author's summary: UH student aids in cancer discovery.