Merck, Moderna claim encouraging melanoma vaccine trial results

AF Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-19 · 14:56 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Merck and Moderna have announced encouraging results from a clinical trial of their experimental melanoma vaccine, intismeran autogene. The companies stated that when used in combination with Merck's Keytruda treatment, the vaccine demonstrated statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements for skin cancer patients. This therapeutic vaccine, unlike conventional ones, aims to treat existing diseases by stimulating the body's immune system against tumors. These positive trial outcomes suggest a potential pathway toward regulatory approval for the treatment.

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Therapeutic vaccines train the body’s immune system against a tumor.

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The vaccine, intismeran autogene, showed statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements for skin cancer patients when used with Merck’s Keytruda treatment.

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Merck and Moderna announced encouraging results from a trial of their experimental melanoma vaccine.

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The trial results could potentially clear the way for approval of the melanoma vaccine.

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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 patients when used with Merck’s Keytruda treatment, the companies said in a statement.Unlike conventional vaccines, so-called therapeutic vaccines like intismeran treat rather than prevent a disease, by training the body’s own immune system against a tumour or other invaders.

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