An experimental cancer vaccine, combined with another drug, performed well in mid\u002Dstage testing against a deadly form of skin cancer.
The therapy being tested by Moderna and Merck includes a vaccine created using mRNA technology, the same approach employed in the two most commonly used coronavirus vaccines. It was combined with Merck’s cancer immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab, marketed as Keytruda.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
He said full data would be shared with health authorities, including the Food and Drug Administration, and released at a medical conference. The phase 2b trial involved 157 patients with Stage 3 or 4 melanoma that had spread to a lymph node and who faced a high risk of recurrence. The patients were split randomly into two groups.
Positive results in a larger phase 3 trial would be required before the FDA would consider allowing the drug combination on the market. The companies said they hope to begin that trial next year.
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