Cuba introduces lung cancer vaccine
HAVANA. December 17. KAZINFORM Cuban health authorities introduced the first vaccine to treat advanced lung cancer in all of the country's clinics, a health official said here Thursday; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
Pedro Pablo Guerra, researcher from the National Coordination Center for Clinical Trials, confirmed that the vaccine, known as CIMAVAX EGF, is for people with advanced lung cancer.
"To bring important drugs to patients who need them is one of the main objectives for the Cuban Ministry of Public Health," he said.
This immunogenic drug, developed by the Molecular Immunology Center (CMI), is in phase four of clinical trials. It has proven effective and improves the quality of life of patients with lung cancer, the expert said.
He said this is the only vaccine registered in the world to treat advanced lung cancer; Kazinform cites Xinhua.