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Didn’t Cuba have a vaccine for lung cancer? I seem to recall seeing one in a documentary (maybe a Michael Moore film?)

My father died of lung cancer. I also ran a failed medical tourism company which sent people to get this treatment in Cuba. More modern versions of the Cuban treatment are now few approved in the USA as immunotherapy. Didn’t save my dad

So sorry to hear about your dad!

> I also ran a failed medical tourism company which sent people to get this treatment in Cuba

Why did the company fail? How effective was the treatment?

Trump banned it

Sorry about your Dad but did it help other people? How many did you send and how many had positive outcomes in terms of prolonged life above the expected outcome?

You might be interested in the Phase IV trials in Cuba, which were published here : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5346887/

There was also a published study by Roswell Park, on a few hundred patients many of which flew out to Cuba to take it, but it's only Phase 1, so no efficacy, only safety and antibody titers : https://www.roswellpark.org/newsroom/201903-safety-analysis-...

Since I settled with the trump white house I keep my mouth shut on outcomes. I am Happy I did it

Still in trials in the US/EU, but it's not useful for anyone over 60 because the immune system is too weak.

For those curious, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CimaVax-EGF

Yes, for non-small cell lung carcinomas. Its not a panacea, but seems to be effective.

After observational studies of patients who flew to Cuba to take it confirmed efficacy, phase 2 clinical trials are underway in the US : NCT02955290

It's unfortunate it took this long. If it wasn't for the sanctions, it would certainly already have either finished (or failed, though unlikely) trials.

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