Skin cancer patients given fast-tracked access to ‘revolutionary’ vaccine trial
Source: University Hospital Southampton, April 2025
Patients with advanced melanoma are set to be fast-tracked into clinical trials of a new cancer vaccine following the expansion of a Southampton-run national programme.
Government minister Karin Smyth visited University Hospital Southampton (UHS) to mark the latest milestone for the NHS Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad (CVLP).
The CVLP is run by the Cancer Research UK Southampton Clinical Trials Unit on behalf of NHS England. It is able to match eligible patients to studies developing vaccines against different cancers at their nearest participating hospital.