The disclosure relates to polypeptides, polynucleic acids and pharmaceutical compositions comprising polypeptides that find use in the prevention or treatment of cancer. The disclosure also relates to methods of inducing a cytotoxic T cell response in a subject or treating cancer by administering pharmaceutical compositions comprising the peptides, and companion diagnostic methods. The disclosure also relates to a method of preparing a peptide or polynucleic acid for use in a method of inducing a T cell response against a target polypeptide, wherein the method comprises identifying epitopes in the antigen that bind to multiple HLA alleles of the highest proportion of subjects in a target population.