Cimavax-EGF for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Vaccine
Cimavax-EGF is the first worldwide registered therapeutic vaccine for non-small lung cancer developed in Cuba by the Center for Molecular Immunology in conjunction with the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. In 2008 it was approved by the Cuban regulatory authority for the use in adults with advanced stages of the cancer. The vaccine is based on active immunotherapy which is the process of using the body’s immune system to fight cancer.
Background:
Lung cancer is one of the most common type of cancer with an approximate 1.59 million cases diagnosed in 2012 worldwide, and is by far one of the leading cause of cancer related deaths worldwide for both men and women.
Though lung cancer is generally classified as an incurable cancer it is almost always treatable. It is important to clarify that there are very few cancers in which people can be proclaimed completely cancer free in that the risk of reoccurrence of any type of cancer is still present even years after initial diagnosis. However, the longer a patient lives without evidence of the cancer the less likely it would reoccur.
Lynne Eldridge MD, author and international speaker on cancer and nutrition, points out that:
- Long-term survival with lung cancer is sometimes possible, especially when the disease is caught in the early stages.
- Some people survive many years even with stage 4 lung cancer.
- There are reported cases — though rare — in which lung cancer has spontaneously regressed.
The last few decades saw a large number of researches on lung cancer, it’s prevention and treatment. Traditionally non-small cell cancer has been treated with surgery, chemotherapy, radiation or a combination of these. In the last few years however, special attention has been paid to research done on the treatment of cancer through immunotherapy (biologic therapy) in which the body’s immune system is stimulated to fight cancer. The idea behind immunotherapy is based on the understanding that cancer cells are frequently found in the body which are usually destroyed by the immune system and only become life threatening when the immune system cannot or does not destroy them. It is argued that chemotherapy and radiotherapy, though have proved to be highly successful in shrinking or destroying tumors, are highly toxic and do not distinguish between healthy cells and unhealthy ones. The aim of immunotherapy is not the shrinking of the tumor but the control of the cancer growth hence increasing patients’ life expectancy and improving quality of life.
Cimavax-EGF
Cuba has long established itself as a leader in the area of health care and has become world renown in medicine and medical training. It’s scientists are well respected by foreign peers for the developments of such vaccines as meningitis B and hepatitis B. According to the World Health Organization, researchers in the Cuban Center for Molecular Immunology have made significant advancement in new cancer treatments with emphasis on transferring cancer from a deadly disease to a chronic one.
Cimavax-EGF is the result of a 25 years research program developed by the Center for Molecular Immunology and the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in Cuba. It is the world’s first stage 3 and stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer vaccine and is usually administered after chemotherapy and radiotherapy has already been given. Cimavax-EGF works by targeting epidermal growth factor (EGF) which is a protein found naturally in the body. In a healthy body EGF gives signals to cells to grow and divide by attaching to the receptors on the cell’s surface. In certain types of cancers such as with non-small cell lung cancer, the body produces too much EGF forcing the cells to grow and divide uncontrollably. In order for cancer cells to grow to an extent as to be able to deceive the immune system it has to be able to overcome the immune response. For a vaccine to have any effect it must be able to produce an immune response that did not take place naturally. Cimavax-EGF stimulates the immune system to produce antibodies that are specifically targeted for EGF and bind with it. Since the EGF no longer attaches itself to the receptors on cancer cells, the signal to grow and divide is no longer received thus slowing down the uncontrolled growth of cancer cells. Cimavax-EGF does not prevent cancer from developing, rather it sets in motion a mechanism whereby the uncontrolled growth and division of cancer cells are more restrained transforming a late stage aggressive lung cancer into a chronic disease.
Cimavax-EGF is well tolerated and has fewer side effects than the standard cancer treatment since it only targets malignant cells.
This vaccine is in the trial process in the UK, Canada, China and Peru and is in the process of approval in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Paraguay.
Cimavax-EGF is one of two non-small cell lung cancer to be developed in Cuba, Racotumomab is the second vaccine developed which became available in January, 2013.
79 comments
Manishkumar Mandot
March 3, 2019 at 7:45 am
Hi , my father has been detected with lung cancer. Can you please help if cimavax can be a option for him. He is based in India
syed
July 6, 2019 at 4:16 am
Hi Manishkumar,
My sister also detected stage 4 lung cancer and she finished all of her chemo, now she ca’t take chemo only other option is CimaVax, please share if you found any information and we can connect she is also based in Bangalore India.
my email syed.gayaz at gmail
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July 18, 2019 at 11:37 pm
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Lou (Last name withheld for privacy purposes)
April 14, 2022 at 1:41 pm
Greetings, my aunt is also diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, can you please share any information for me about cimovax and where can we avali it?
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June 10, 2022 at 10:24 pm
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Uche Nkwocha
May 2, 2019 at 9:50 pm
Dear Cubaheal,
I was diagnosed with cancerous breast tumor in 2016, had surgery, chemo and radiotherapy. A few days ago after my last checkup, the radiologist said he noticed multiple nodular densities in the left lung fields and therefore concluded that the features are suggestive of metastatic lung disease. This development is driving me into depression. Since I cannot afford to travel for treatment in Cuba or Canada at this time, I would like to purchase CIMAVAX and have a doctor administer it here in Nigeria. Thanks!
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May 22, 2019 at 10:21 pm
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Nazmul Hossain
May 27, 2019 at 5:43 pm
Hello,
My father is a stage 4 lung cancer. How do I get CIMAvex ?
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May 31, 2019 at 2:23 pm
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Burak Bagdat
November 7, 2019 at 1:56 pm
Hello Mr Hossain
I would ask if your Father use the Cimavex ?
if YES please coud you contact me please.
My Father has the same i will hava all information what i can have.
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Robin Hasan
June 13, 2019 at 8:09 am
Hello there,
My grandmother has been detected with lung cancer.
is it possible to import cimavax-EGF in bangladesh?
if it’s possible, tell me how. please
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June 18, 2019 at 3:44 pm
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Chris
September 2, 2020 at 4:06 pm
Hi…. My friend has just been diagnosed with lung cancer… He has already had the maximum chemo and radio for cancer in the past… Please please reply to me ASAP if you think this could be something that could help…. Many thanks chris… England
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April 6, 2023 at 7:40 pm
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Babu
June 16, 2019 at 2:01 pm
What is the price of CimaVax-EGF Vaccine?
Is it only for lung cancer?
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June 18, 2019 at 3:40 pm
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Rupu Akter
June 18, 2019 at 12:51 pm
My father is suffering from esophageal cancer, stage 4, which has also spread in lungs. please help me to get the medicine CIMAvax. I am from Bangladesh. My father is now in India for treatment.
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June 18, 2019 at 3:34 pm
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Parveen (Last name withheld for privacy purposes)
July 24, 2020 at 10:36 am
My father also diagnosed with 4th stage lung cancer how can I get cimavax in India please gmail me on (email is withheld for privacy reasons) please reply me he is taking chemo from last 4 months
Cafer (last name omitted for privacy purposes)
June 25, 2019 at 6:14 pm
Good evening,
Last week I have heard that I have small lung cancer in one part of my lung.
At this moment I am in Turkey and would like to discuss the treatment options. Could you please let me know with whom I could discuss the opportunities in order to be treated asap
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July 19, 2019 at 6:48 pm
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Sandip (last name omitted for privacy purposes)
June 28, 2019 at 2:31 pm
Sir my father is attacking by lung cancer.I want to get the vaccine ,please help me to get this…and how much is it ?sir please reply…
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July 19, 2019 at 6:47 pm
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Mike (last name omitted for privacy purposes)
July 3, 2019 at 4:45 am
Can this drug be used for stage 4 prostate cancer?
CubaHeal Team
July 18, 2019 at 11:41 pm
Dear Mike,
Unfortunately, CimaVAX is a targeted, immunotherapy drug that is strictly intended for the treatment of Non Small Cell Lung cancers.
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Ada
July 3, 2019 at 6:57 am
Hi Cubaheal.
My father has been diagnosed with lung cancer (non small cell planocellular) in february 2019. Since than he has done chemitherapy and in meanwhile he is doing radiotherapy. Can you please help if cimavax can be a option for him. He is based in Macedonia
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July 18, 2019 at 11:39 pm
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Ania
July 10, 2019 at 9:35 pm
Hi,
My father has lung cancer , diagnosed 4 weeks ago, is developing very fast. He lost pegs function due to cancer pushing on spine, so he is bed ridden. How can I get hold of the vaccine please? He lives in Poland.
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July 18, 2019 at 11:35 pm
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Blagoja (last name omitted for privacy purposes)
July 15, 2019 at 3:52 am
Hello,
Can I get more advice on the subject please?
Thanks
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July 18, 2019 at 11:32 pm
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thirdeye
July 19, 2019 at 1:18 am
hello,
Excuse for my English, i would like to ask this.
If from the tests results, there is no transformation in the Factor PDL1
CIMAvax can also be successful?
Please email me
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July 19, 2019 at 6:45 pm
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Alexandra (Last name is withheld for privacy purposes)
July 26, 2019 at 12:18 pm
Hola buenos días – mi tía tiene cancer stage 4 y estamos en Rumania – Es possible viajar a europea si alguien tiene este vaccino o tenemos que viajar a cuba ? Es posible por favor un número de teléfono
S.B.
August 7, 2019 at 5:39 pm
Hi, can you please send information on treatment plans, travel options and treatment length along with the costs? Thanks.
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September 28, 2019 at 8:20 pm
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Rubymom
August 12, 2019 at 9:24 am
Dear CubaHeal Team,
My mother is suffered from non-small cell lung cancer, stage 4. She has been using teciva medicine from Jan 2019 but the result is not good. Can she use Cimavax vaccine? Please send me your instruction of vaccine usage and price. I am from Vietnam
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September 28, 2019 at 8:14 pm
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Jo
August 17, 2019 at 6:59 pm
Hello, my father was diagnosed with stage 4 nonsmall cell LC. He also has COPD. He underwent one radiation treatment to the sacrum bone and had one treatment on the lung with the tumour. I am in Canada. Is there any way to get this medicine in Canada? He is too weak and on too much oxygen to travel. Thank you
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September 28, 2019 at 8:01 pm
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Anastacia B
August 20, 2019 at 4:11 pm
Hi,
I would like information on getting access to the vaccine. My father-in-law has lung cancer.
CubaHeal team
September 28, 2019 at 7:56 pm
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Peter (Last name is withheld for privacy purposes)
August 21, 2019 at 12:49 am
My sister has lung cancer. could you please tell me where i can buy Cimavax?
Thanks,
Peter
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September 28, 2019 at 7:54 pm
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Kofoworola (Last name is withheld for privacy purposes)
August 27, 2019 at 4:44 pm
Thanks for the preview. It makes sense.
Can we order from Nigeria? My mother in law is stage 4 ling cancer. Please send the cost a d application. Regards
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September 28, 2019 at 7:46 pm
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Kenan (Last name is withheld for privacy purposes)
August 29, 2019 at 12:24 am
Help me doctor… my father has lung cancer..
And i dont no what to do .. do you have the vaccine to help him or the medicine .. please help us .. since father he diagnosed lung cancer my brain is finished please please help me.. if you cant help write back if you can help me write back please help us… im Turkish man from Denmark..
Kenan (Last name is withheld for privacy purposes)
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September 28, 2019 at 7:44 pm
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David
September 2, 2019 at 11:34 pm
My mother has stage 4 lung cancer she hasn’t got long left. How would I get cimavax to Ireland?
CubaHeal team
September 28, 2019 at 7:38 pm
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felix (Last name is withheld for privacy purposes)
September 7, 2019 at 11:53 am
I tried prednisone and antibiotics, but no change. X-rays are negative, heart lungs and blood and serum chemistries all are normal. I have lung calcification from childhood bout with histoplasmosis. I am 75 years old and retired.My current doctor directed me to totalcureherbsfoundation .c om which I purchase the COPD herbal remedies from them ,they are located in Johannesburg, the herbal treatment has effectively reduce all my symptoms totally, am waiting to complete the 15 weeks usage because they guaranteed me total cure.
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September 28, 2019 at 7:34 pm
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Habib
November 9, 2019 at 7:32 pm
My father has non small cells lung cancer, 54mm also small lymph nodes 24mm on the right lung near the upper bone, he finished chemo 4th session, he is currently suffering from shortness of breath, he cant breath properly currently using the oxygen 24/24
I want to know if these Cimavax helps I will order them urgently please.
Currently based in Algeria.
CubaHeal team
November 18, 2019 at 10:32 pm
Dear Habib,
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Sinan
November 17, 2019 at 12:45 am
Hello, my father has 3 stage cancer, cancer started in gut and he made sirurgy, after sirurgy he start chemotherapy he do 6 times. After this time he stop 3 months. Now he do exames and they said he has little bit on lung and figer now they star again to chemotherapy. I need information about cimavax. For my father if is good option ? And how we can buy.
Hussain
November 28, 2019 at 5:20 am
I would like to know if CIMavax immunotherapy can be applied to my father 74 years old in saudi arabia who has stage-4 lung cancer.
Note: he will start first chemotherapy treatment on 02/12/2019 next week in John Hopkins Hospital in saudi arabia.
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December 9, 2019 at 7:24 am
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Asim (Last name withheld for privacy purposes)
January 17, 2020 at 7:14 pm
My father has stage 4 lung cancer & doctor suggested chemotherapy? do he need to take cimavax with chemotherapy ? How will I get cimavax in India & what is the price & how many dose need to take?
CubaHeal team
February 27, 2020 at 5:02 pm
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Ashkan
February 16, 2020 at 5:25 pm
My mom has stage 4 EGFR 21 lung cancer. hes has done Tagrisso and chemo three lines. could you please tell me where i can buy Cimavax?
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February 27, 2020 at 4:51 pm
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P.A.
March 4, 2020 at 9:27 pm
Hello,
My father has stage 4 lung cancer, with metastasis in the brain (2mm). The doctor suggested immunotherapy and he starts tomorrow.
What are the possible options ? Could you get in touch please
CubaHeal Team
March 27, 2020 at 11:06 pm
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Seven
March 11, 2020 at 1:57 pm
I would want to get and buy CimaVAX EGF. Can i get it from you ?
CubaHeal Team
March 27, 2020 at 11:03 pm
Dear Seven,
CimaVAX EGF is a prescribed medicine that requires the presence of the patient in the Republic of Cuba in order to undergo further evaluation and testing. It would be illegal, fraudulent and criminal for CubaHeal, or any other company for that matter, to claim to sell said medicine.
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Samir (Last name withheld for privacy purposes)
March 18, 2020 at 6:37 pm
Hi,
I am trying to find data and results from cuban clinical trials regarding Cimavax-EGF for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Vaccine.
Clinical trials are still just beginning in some countries while the country of origin, cuba, is bound to have years of testing, data and results.
Do you have data to share. Is there databank on which these results are downloadable?
Tao
September 5, 2020 at 7:22 pm
Hello!
Noticed This vaccine is in the trial process in China.
I am from China. My mother recently found lung cancer. Could you please let me know where to get this vaccine in China?
Many thanks!
Hai
October 20, 2020 at 10:55 am
Hi. I live in Viet Nam. My wifi have a lung cancer. I want to use CIMAvax EGF. How can I buy this product?
CubaHeal Client Care
April 6, 2023 at 7:27 pm
Dear Hai,
Your inquiry had been forwarded to our admin department in order for them to reach out to you with full details of the treatment/ surgical program, the costs, and the steps you are required to complete in order for the admin team to be able to forward your son’s complete medical dossier to the Cuban Medical Authorities for evaluation and determination of treatment suitability.
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Viki
April 21, 2022 at 2:26 am
Can Cimavax help treat both small cell and non small cell lung cancer?? After chemo it shrunk in lungs but now person has small leasions in the brain??
CubaHeal Client Care
June 10, 2022 at 10:18 pm
Dear Viki,
CIMAVax is a targeted treatment that is intended for Non-Small Cell lung cancer.
Lubomir (Last name omitted for privacy purposes)
June 1, 2022 at 2:18 pm
Dear Sirs,
In October 2021, my wife was diagnosed with lung cancer on her right lung. The carcinoma is 4th stage based on the epicrisis we received. She also have scatterings in the liver and head. The scatterings in head are now curing with radiation therapy.
We read about your programs and the cure method you are practicing. We are looking for solutions and are kindly asking you to provide us with your opinion.
Kind Regards,
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June 10, 2022 at 10:03 pm
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Siquan (last name withheld for privacy protection)
February 11, 2023 at 8:59 am
To whom it may concern,
My father has been diagnosed with Non Small Cell Lung cancer in November 10, 2019. My father took a surgical treatment to remove the tumor in November 13, 2019. Since then he has done chemotherapy periodically over the last three years.
My father is in China now. He is willing to take an international visit to Cuba to receive medical treatment. Could you please send information on treatment plans, travel options and treatment length along with the costs?
Thank you.
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March 17, 2023 at 8:22 pm
Dear Siquan,
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shrikanth
March 20, 2023 at 9:42 am
My Mother Diagnosis with Lung cancer 4 stage she is not in a condition to travel to cuba. you have any partnered hospital in india which provide cimavax treatment if not please guide us how to access the cimavax treatment in india. will bear all the cost
if anybody within india already accessed or get treatment in any hospital in india, please share the information how to access it Email: p.shrikanth4@gmail.com
please give some hope to save my mother
Thank you
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March 28, 2023 at 4:53 pm
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Gurpreet (last name withheld for privacy protection purposes)
November 20, 2024 at 5:02 am
Can someone respond back to me my uncle has stage 4 lung cancer , need a virtual assessment done quick
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