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Title: Lung cancer vaccine
Post by: Boroda on June 30, 2008, 05:02:31 PM
CIMAVAX-EGF, a therapeutic lung cancer vaccine was developed and declared to be ready for commercial usage.

A great achievement for a country that is sieged for 50 years. Development started in 1992, when Soviet aid ended for obvious reasons.

Can anyone guess a country?
Title: Re: Lung cancer vaccine
Post by: rabbidrabbit on June 30, 2008, 05:07:33 PM
Maybe they can grow it in tobacco plants?
Title: Re: Lung cancer vaccine
Post by: 2bighorn on June 30, 2008, 05:26:08 PM
Quote from: Boroda on June 30, 2008, 05:02:31 PM
great achievement

What's wrong with you people? Prolonging suffering of terminally ill people shouldn't be called "great achievement".



Title: Re: Lung cancer vaccine
Post by: myelo on June 30, 2008, 05:55:12 PM
Cuba
Title: Re: Lung cancer vaccine
Post by: Angus on June 30, 2008, 06:37:56 PM
Yup, cuba. Read it in the local papers yesterday.
 :aok Cuba!
Title: Re: Lung cancer vaccine
Post by: Elfie on July 01, 2008, 12:19:37 PM
Quote from: 2bighorn on June 30, 2008, 05:26:08 PM
What's wrong with you people? Prolonging suffering of terminally ill people shouldn't be called "great achievement".





If it is in fact a vaccine, vaccine's don't prolong suffering, they prevent it.
Title: Re: Lung cancer vaccine
Post by: DiabloTX on July 01, 2008, 12:21:13 PM
Damn...did I choose the wrong time to quit smoking?
Title: Re: Lung cancer vaccine
Post by: 2bighorn on July 01, 2008, 12:49:55 PM
Quote from: Elfie on July 01, 2008, 12:19:37 PM
If it is in fact a vaccine, vaccine's don't prolong suffering, they prevent it.
It is not prophylactic vaccine, but therapeutic vaccine. CIMAVAX-EGF is used in addition to chemo treatment in terminally ill patients and prolongs their lives in average of about 5-6 months.

The way it works is no different to other therapeutic vaccines, it provokes immune system to fight harder.

Therapeutic vaccines have potential though in that they may lead to discovery of drugs which could actually cure some of the deadly diseases, like cancers, allergies, Alzheimer, AIDS, etc...
Title: Re: Lung cancer vaccine
Post by: texasmom on July 01, 2008, 01:29:21 PM
That's interesting progress to have been made.

Diablo, it's never the wrong time to quit smoking. Great job!
Title: Re: Lung cancer vaccine
Post by: slipknot on July 01, 2008, 01:39:54 PM
Seiged for 50 years?

40+ years they were under seige by Castro. Who accounted for the other 8 or so?