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U.S., Cuba agree to develop cancer vaccine with clinical trial in U.S.

Xinhua, April 22, 2015 Adjust font size:

U.S. and Cuban cancer research centers have agreed to develop cancer vaccine under deals signed here during a two-day visit by New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo and a delegation of 18 business leaders and academics, company executives said on Tuesday.

The Center of Molecular Immunology of Cuba and the U.S. Roswell Park Cancer Institute of Buffalo signed an agreement to develop a lung cancer vaccine with a clinical trial in the United States, said Candace Johnson, Roswell Chief Executive Officer.

"We are very excited for being able to take the vaccine to America and try on patients. This would not have been possible without this trade mission," Johnson said

Cuomo, a Democrat, is the first U.S. governor to visit Cuba since a December announcement by U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro that they would work to restore diplomatic relations and normalize trade and travel ties after more than a half century of hostility and confrontation. Endi