Cuba Find Lung Cancer Vaccine

Cuba - Vaccines lung cancer was found by the National Coordination Center for Clinical Trials Cuba. This vaccine is reserved for patients with lung cancer progressed.

Pedro Pablo Guerra tells a researcher that this drug one of the hopes of the Cuban Ministry of Health, is addressed to patients in need.

"These drugs are immunogenic, which was from the Center for Molecular Immunology (CMI) is developed, in the fourth stage of the phase of clinical trials. This to be effective and to improve the quality of life of patients with proven lung cancer, " said an expert.

Guerra said that this vaccine was stage clinical studies in hospitals and sometimes as a product that was recognized in several countries are registered.

The vaccine, called CIMAVAX EGF was presented at the Fourth International Congress of Pharmacology in Havana. More than 450 experts from Brazil, Indonesia, Spain, the United States, Japan, Cuba and other countries participated.