We discovered that tumor cells make many, many mistakes in RNA processing that aren’t made in healthy cells. These mistakes make “foreign” peptides that a person’s immune system will recognize.  Just as the mythological Achilles seemed invulnerable, his enemy discovered his unprotected heel and killed him. We will use tumors’ previously hidden mistakes in RNA and protein processing to end cancer. 

 

We can sensitively detect immune responses to these tumor peptides in a simple blood test.