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Cuban
scientists advance in HIV vaccine research |
January 10,
2008, HAVANA, Cuba (ACN): Cuban scientists will soon
begin the phase of clinical study of a potential vaccine
against the HIV virus, a scientific source announced on
Wednesday.
Speaking with local reporters in a press conference on
Tuesday, the Director of Technological Development at the
Center of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (CIGB),
Eduardo Martinez, said that the product "is still under
research, but it should be on the phase of clinical study
next year."
According to the Juventud Rebelde newspaper, Martinez added
that the safety of the product has already been tested "in
animal models with very encouraging results." |
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He noted that "it
is a therapeutic vaccine for people already infected with
the virus. We believe that it can help improve the treatment
by itself alone or combined with other retroviral medicines,
a lot of which Cuba already produces."
The specialist also announced that, in an upcoming
international conference that will take place in Cuba, they
will show the results of a clinical study (Phase 3) of
Hebertprot, a product used on the island to prevent
amputation in patients suffering from ulcers of diabetic
foot, mainly in the third and fourth degrees.
Martinez said that clinical studies are also underway with
the Pegilado Interferon against hepatitis "that reduces the
number of applications of this product to only one instead
of the current three with the standard interferon."
"This reduces the adverse side effects of the product and
increases its efficiency," he explained.
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