In the medical community, cancer has always been a difficult problem for people to overcome. Therefore, whenever there is a new anti-cancer drug or method, it will attract widespread attention and expectation. Recently, Russia's "cancer vaccine" has been widely circulated on the Internet. According to Reuters, Russia's Putin revealed on the 14th local time that Russian scientists are close to developing a cancer vaccine and a new generation of immunomodulatory drugs, which will soon be available to patients.
On February 14, 2024, Russia** Putin speaks at the Future Technology Forum in Moscow Photo from the Russian Satellite News Agency.
What is a cancer vaccine? Is Russia's development of a cancer vaccine true news? What type of cancer vaccine has been developed in Russia? ...Today, I'm going to talk to you about cancer vaccines
01Basic knowledge of cancer vaccines
Vaccines are an advanced means of medicine, which is essentially an antigen that can be recognized by the human immune system, and after entering the human body, it can help the immune system find and kill specific pathogens and cells, so as to fight diseases. Almost everyone has been vaccinated at one time or another.
Cancer vaccines are vaccines used to prevent and ** cancer, so there are two types: cancer preventive vaccines and ** cancer vaccines.
Cancer prophylactic vaccines are very common, most people have heard of them, the most typical are hepatitis B vaccine and HPV vaccine (human papillomavirus vaccine, to prevent cervical cancer), these two vaccines have no effect on liver cancer and cervical cancer patients, but they can play a good preventive role, usually healthy people use prophylactically. The principle is simple, people who are injected with hepatitis B vaccine and HPV vaccine significantly reduce the probability of hepatitis B virus and HPV virus infection, and the risk of liver cancer and cervical cancer is significantly reduced.
The vast majority of people have not seen the cancer vaccine, but it has been developed many years ago, and there are few types of cancer, such as the Sipuleucel-T (Provenge) developed in the United States, which was approved by the FDA in 2010 for advanced prostate cancer, but has not been marketed in China so far.
In the Sipuleucel-T group, for example, in clinical trials, Sipuleucel-T was associated with a 4th prolonged median survival compared to patients treated with placebo1 month (25.)8 months to 217 months). When the vaccine was first approved for marketing in the United States, it was 47$50,000 a shot, the effect is just 4 more livesIn January, this is simply sky-high.
02Is it true news that Russia has developed a cancer vaccine?
Judgment: It should be true news. Unless it is a self-tampering with Putin's speech, this is a statement made by the top leader of the P5 countries, which is very cautious and serious, and will never spread rumors at will, otherwise it will only damage its own credibility. What's more, there is no need to lie about this medical question. So, it is believed that Russian scientists have developed a cancer vaccine.
03What type of cancer vaccine is developed in Russia?
According to the article, Putin said that he hopes to be used in individuals soon. That is clear, this can only be a cancer ** vaccine.
But everyone should already understand one thing, the first vaccine for cancer has long been available, such as the ** prostate cancer sipuleucel-t just written, which was approved more than 10 years ago, which is not a new thing, nor is it a pioneering breakthrough.
04What is the efficacy of the cancer vaccine developed in Russia**?
Unfortunately, unless there is a big upset, there is a 99% chance that it will only be for 1-2 advanced cancers, delaying survival for a few more months. But this is already a good value, belonging to the progress of science.
05 The benefits that this cancer vaccine will bring to humans
A new chapter in cancer prevention
If this vaccine makes it through clinical trials, it will open a new chapter in cancer prevention. Traditionally, we have focused on cancer prevention through a healthy lifestyle, regular screenings, and early**. But the vaccine may provide us with a whole new prevention strategy to identify and eliminate potential cancer cells by boosting the body's own immune system. This will greatly reduce the incidence of cancer and reduce the burden on patients and society.
To sum up: what Putin said is true, but I hope that patients and friends can have their own judgment, do not blindly believe in the "miracle drug", we need to maintain a wait-and-see attitude towards the Russian anti-cancer vaccine, and the specific data will have to wait for the follow-up announcement of the clinical trial results. It is also hoped that with the continuous progress of science and technology, more vaccines with high safety and low cost will be available in the future to protect health.