UC Davis study: TB vaccine shrinks liver cancer tumors in mice

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A UC Davis Health study found that a single dose of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, or BCG, the vaccine for tuberculosis, reduced liver tumor burden and extended the survival of mice with liver cancer. The study, published in Advanced Science, is the first to show the promising effects of the vaccine in treating liver cancer.

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