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Russia Claims to have Develop Vaccine for cancer- A Medical Breakthrough?

In what may turn out to be a major medical breakthrough, Russia has claimed to have developed its own cancer vaccine. The vaccine is expected to be launched in early 2025.
Free mRNA Cancer Vaccine for Russian Patients
Russia has created its own mRNA cancer vaccine, which will be provided to patients free of charge, according to Andrey Kaprin, General Director of the Radiology Medical Research Center under the Russian Ministry of Health, as reported by the state news agency TASS
What Makes This Vaccine Unique?
The vaccine uses genetic material from a patient’s tumor to train the immune system to fight cancer cells effectively.
Pre-clinical trials show the vaccine can inhibit tumor growth and prevent metastases, according to Alexander Gintsburg, Director of the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, previously stated to TASS.
The vaccine was developed by teams from the Gamaleya National Research Center, Hertsen Moscow Oncology Research Institute, and Blokhin Cancer Research Center.
AI Speeds Up Production
AI has accelerated vaccine development, with Gintsburg noting that their collaboration with the Ivannikov Institute has streamlined the creation of customized vaccines, reducing the time-consuming matrix calculations.
Gintsburg explained that creating personalized vaccines used to take long due to complex matrix calculations, but AI and neural networks now reduce this time to just 30 minutes to an hour.
Similar personalised vaccines are being tested in the US for brain cancer and in the UK for melanoma, showing promising results.
If true, Russia’s breakthrough could revolutionize how we fight cancer, giving patients a fighting chance with personalized medicine. With cutting-edge science and AI, Russia takes a bold step forward in the fight against cancer. The world eagerly awaits the rollout of this transformative vaccine in early 2025.
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