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Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
77 words
- A new vaccine was tested for glioblastoma.
- The trial took place at a cancer center.
- The vaccine uses DNA to train the immune system.
- It teaches the body to find tumour proteins.
- Patients received injections after brain surgery.
- Most patients showed more immune-cell activity.
- One patient did not respond because of a steroid.
- Clinical results looked better than expected.
- One person is alive and cancer-free years later.
- Researchers plan larger studies to test the vaccine.
Difficult words
- glioblastoma — a serious cancer that starts in the brain
- vaccine — a medicine that helps the body fight disease
- immune system — the body's cells and organs that fight illness
- tumour — a mass of abnormal cells in the body
- injection — a medicine given with a needle into the bodyinjections
- steroid — a drug that reduces swelling and inflammation
- researcher — a person who studies and tests new ideasResearchers
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Discussion questions
- Have you ever had an injection?
- Would you try a new vaccine if a doctor recommended it?
- Do you know someone who had brain surgery?
