Fight for a Vaccine Against Cancer

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Summary

The development of cancer vaccines is progressing at laboratory and clinical levels. It is undergoing a Phase I clinical trial with 20 patients & a Phase II/III on 108 patients is set to begin shortly progress reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Patients with breast cancer and melanoma (the most serious type of skin cancer).

Activities

Execution of scientific research and financing the research through major fundraising campaigns.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $3,512
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $696,488
Total Funding Goal: $700,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Perfecting a vaccine against cancer will be a milestone in healthcare, not only for Argentines but for the entire world.

Project Message

"We have been using the cancer vaccine for skin cancer and breast cancer patients. Our results are the best in the world, but there is still much to be done."
- Dr. José Mordoh, M.D., project director of the cancer vaccine

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Arturo Prins,
SALES CEO
Viamonte 2043 9° A
Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 1056
Argentina
54 11 4371-9595
Email:

Project Sponsor

HelpArgentina

Organization

Fundacion SALES
Viamonte 2043, 9° A
Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 1056
Argentina
54 011 4371-9595
http://www.sales.org.ar

Learn more about Fundacion SALES and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Argentina and can also be found under Health.

For more information about Argentina, read the Human Development Report on Argentina or the Wikipedia entry for Argentina.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on November 07, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on March 20, 2006.

Latest Update from the Field

Support from the Inter American Development Bank

By Arthuro Prins - Project Leader, November 07, 2008 06:10 PM

The Inter-American Development Bank (I.A.D.B.) granted a subsidy to our Project of anti-tumour vaccine, of up to US$ 1.000.000 for next the three years. The subsidy demands a counterpart contribution, that the SALES Foundation will pay with the donations that receives from thousands of citizens: thus, more donations will produce more money from the I.A.D.B., in such a way that by each donated dollar the I.A.D.B. grants us three.

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