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LG Chem's hepatitis B vaccine from South Korea, prequalified by WHO since 1996 and available to national immunisation programmes through UN procurement.
WHO's list of prequalified vaccines carries Euvax B (LG Chem Ltd, regulated by Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety) as a hepatitis B vaccine in one- and ten-dose vials, prequalified on 22 November 1996, and a paediatric presentation prequalified on 21 January 2020. It is not in the FDA Purple Book or the EMA medicines report.
Why it is a cancer vaccine: WHO estimates that hepatitis B caused 1.1 million deaths in 2024, mostly from cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (primary liver cancer), and that infection in infancy and early childhood becomes chronic in about 95% of cases. WHO recommends that all babies receive the vaccine as soon as possible after birth (within 24 hours), followed by two or three further doses (WHO fact sheet, 28 July 2026).
Recombinant hepatitis B surface antigen (the active substance the regulators name) trains the immune system to make antibodies against hepatitis B virus, preventing the infection that can lead to liver cancer.
1.Euvax B (hepatitis B vaccine, LG Chem) slips into a pocket on its target.
WHO prequalification (WHO list of prequalified vaccines) source
| Region | Year | Indication |
|---|---|---|
| WHO | 1996 | WHO prequalification, hepatitis B vaccine (paediatric presentation prequalified 2020) |
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