More time is needed to measure the effectiveness of a cancer treatment with immunotherapy, Vietnamese scientists say.

Bach Mai Hospital, one of the biggest and most modern hospitals in Vietnam, at a recent conference on the latest advances in cancer treatment, stated that it has effectively treated metastatic cancer with a new method.

This is an immunological method for cancer treatment approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It has been applied at Bach Mai Hospital since May 2017.

Prof Nguyen Chan Hung, chair of the Vietnam Cancer Association, former director of the HCM City Oncology Hospital, said more time is needed to measure the effectiveness of the method.

 Hung said this is one of the cancer treatments that received the 2018 Nobel Prize in Medicine.

Immunotherapy for cancer treatment, also known as checkpoint inhibitor therapy, has been officially adopted in many countries.

This is an immunological method for cancer treatment approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It has been applied at Bach Mai Hospital since May 2017.

Prof Nguyen Chan Hung, chair of the Vietnam Cancer Association, former director of the HCM City Oncology Hospital, said more time is needed to measure the effectiveness of the method.

 Hung said this is one of the cancer treatments that received the 2018 Nobel Prize in Medicine. Immunotherapy for cancer treatment, also known as checkpoint inhibitor therapy, has been officially adopted in many countries.