Moderna, Merck unveil mRNA-based cancer vaccine that cuts spread

Moderna's mRNA vaccine Intismeran shows promise, reducing melanoma recurrence and spread in late-stage trials.

The combination regimen significantly extended the time patients lived without their melanoma returning, compared with Keytruda alone.

The candidate is a combination of an mRNA therapeutic vaccine and Merck’s cancer drug Keytruda.

Moderna Shares More Than Double on Success of mRNA Cancer Vaccine  wsj.com

Moderna, Merck vaccine cuts recurrence and spread of melanoma, raising new treatment hope  Reuters

The vaccine reportedly thwarted the cancer's return and spread.

Pharmaceutical giants Moderna and Merck said that an experimental vaccine treatment has shown signs of preventing cancer from returning or spreading in a study of high-risk melanoma patients. NBC News health reporter Aria Bendix explains what happens next.

Merck and Moderna report that a personalized mRNA vaccine helped prevent skin cancer from returning in high-risk patients. Observers greeted the news with enthusiasm but noted that full data from the ongoing late-stage study has yet to be released.

A cancer vaccine developed by Merck and Moderna treating patients with melanoma showed positive and promising late-stage testing results.

Moderna stock surged after its mRNA cancer vaccine showed positive Phase 3 results with Merck’s Keytruda, boosting hopes for a new melanoma treatment.

US pharmaceutical firms Merck and Moderna announced on Wednesday encouraging results from a trial of their experimental vaccine against melanoma, potentially clearing the way for approval. The vaccine, called intismeran autogene, showed “statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements” for skin cancer

Stock prices for the American vaccine manufacturer Moderna more than doubled on Wednesday after the company reported successful results from its messenger RNA melanoma cancer vaccine.  The mRNA shot, in combination with Merck’s immunotherapy drug Keytruda, met critical benchmarks in a global late-stage clinical trial o

Moderna and Merck announced today that their personalized mRNA-based cancer vaccine, combined with Merck’s immunotherapy medication Keytruda, met initial goals in a late-stage trial.  The ongoing mRNA cancer vaccine study involves 1,137 patients with high-risk melanoma that has been surgically removed. In early results

Combining a vaccine and immunotherapy approach could open new ways to treat cancer.

Drugmaker’s cancer shot being developed with Merck delivered a positive outcome in a late-stage trial

President Trump is expected to nominate Heidi Overton, White House deputy director of domestic policy, to serve as the next FDA commissioner

Moderna shares surge as melanoma vaccine with Merck succeeds in large trial  CNN

The mRNA-based vaccine combined with Keytruda reduced melanoma recurrence in more than 1,100 patients whose cancer had been surgically removed