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“UV1 is a therapeutic cancer vaccine used to generate an immune response against the enzyme human telomerase (hTERT). The enzyme is essential for the ability of cancer cells to proliferate. Telomerase is present in 85-90% of all cancers, across the stages of the disease.” It’s a protein epitope vaccine against a normal human protein. Not stated here, but it may also target normal stem cells needed for repair and rene…

> the immune system can’t forget a target Doesn't catching measles reset the immune system's "memory"?

I don’t know much about this, but I’m not sure “reset” is the right term here. It seems more like “overwhelm” than “reset” to what a newborn might have. Measles can cause autoimmunity, and I’m not sure it’s been shown to abate it.

Re: Universal cancer vaccine trial shows significant improvement in overall survival

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

> the immune system can’t forget a target Doesn't catching measles reset the immune system's "memory"?

I don’t know much about this, but I’m not sure “reset” is the right term here. It seems more like “overwhelm” than “reset” to what a newborn might have. Measles can cause autoimmunity, and I’m not sure it’s been shown to abate it.

k. I was going by stuff like this:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211112-the-people-with-...

Re: Universal cancer vaccine trial shows significant improvement in overall survival

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“UV1 is a therapeutic cancer vaccine used to generate an immune response against the enzyme human telomerase (hTERT). The enzyme is essential for the ability of cancer cells to proliferate. Telomerase is present in 85-90% of all cancers, across the stages of the disease.” It’s a protein epitope vaccine against a normal human protein. Not stated here, but it may also target normal stem cells needed for repair and rene…

> the immune system can’t forget a target

This recent study has developed an “inverse vaccine” for multiple sclerosis that apparently can make the immune system forget stuff:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37528816

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