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Russia’s Health Ministry claims that it has developed a cancer vaccine, which it will make available to its citizens for free. According to media reports, Andrey Kaprin, head of the Radiology Medical Research Center of the Russian Health Ministry, said that the vaccine shot will be launched in early 2025.
President Vladimir Putin recently said that his country’s scientists are working on a cancer vaccine.
According to the report, this vaccine will be for the treatment of cancer patients. Previous statements by Russian scientists suggest each shot will be tailored to the individual patient, similar to cancer vaccines being developed in Western countries. However, it is not yet clear what types of cancer the vaccine will treat, how effective it will be or how Russia will implement it. The name of the vaccine has not been announced yet.
The number of cancer patients is increasing in Russia
Like the rest of the world, cancer rates are rising in Russia. More than 635,000 cases of cancer patients were reported in 2022. Breast and lung cancer are said to be the most common in Russia.
Personalized cancer vaccines teach the immune system to recognize and respond to proteins specific to the patient’s cancer. To do this, vaccines use genetic material called RNA from the patient’s tumor. Uses it.
President Vladimir Putin recently said that his country’s scientists are working on a cancer vaccine and it is in the final stages. “We are very close to developing a cancer vaccine and a new generation of immunomodulatory drugs,” the President said.
Other countries have also worked on developing their own individual cancer vaccines. In early May, researchers at the University of Florida tested a personalized vaccine on four patients.
Vaccines exist for some cancers
According to the World Health Organization, there are currently six licensed vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes many cancers, including cervical cancer, as well as a vaccine against hepatitis B (HBV), which causes liver cancer. Can become. During the coronavirus pandemic, Russia also developed its Sputnik V vaccine for Covid-19 and sold it to many countries.