Janil Puthucheary on mRNA-based vaccines for cancer

Research on the efficacy of mRNA-based vaccines against cancers is still at an early stage and none has been approved yet to treat or prevent cancer. However, given the potential of this approach, the Ministry of Health will continue to support the development of suitable mRNA-based vaccines to treat cancer, as well as other important medical conditions, said Senior Minister of State for Health Janil Puthucheary. Replying to an MP's question in Parliament on Tuesday (Feb 14), he said these include providing funding support for research, supporting collaborations between researchers in Singapore and those overseas, supporting local research focusing on diseases that affect the ethnic populations disproportionately, and working through the Singapore Translational Cancer Consortium to better coordinate, integrate and support the work of key local cancer research stakeholders.