{"id":10194,"date":"2026-08-19T12:08:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=10194"},"modified":"2026-08-19T12:08:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:08:36","slug":"moderna-shares-surge-as-melanoma-vaccine-with-merck-succeeds-in-large-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/moderna-shares-surge-as-melanoma-vaccine-with-merck-succeeds-in-large-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Moderna shares surge as melanoma vaccine with Merck succeeds in large trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>\n            Moderna\u2019s mRNA vaccine combined with Merck\u2019s immunotherapy Keytruda succeeded in a late-stage trial for skin cancer, the companies said on Wednesday, sending shares of the vaccine maker up 60% in premarket \u200btrading.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=10192\">How much of a cancer drug is too much? Patients, researchers challenge FDA-approved dosages<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            The study is ongoing, but interim results found the treatment, Intismeran, met \u200bboth its primary target of reducing cancer recurrence and its secondary \u2060goal of keeping cancers from spreading to other parts of the body.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Moderna has been \u200bdiversifying its portfolio beyond its COVID-19 vaccine. The company recently added an FDA-approved flu \u200bvaccine while developing experimental shots for diseases including norovirus and Lyme disease.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Analysts had noted the cancer vaccine data could be an important catalyst for the company and potentially strengthen investor sentiment. Last \u200bmonth Barclays analysts said they expect the therapy could generate about $3 billion for treating \u200bmelanoma by 2035.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Shares of Moderna were trading at $103.60, while Merck climbed 7.5% before the bell.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The cancer \u200ctreatment \u2060combines Merck\u2019s Keytruda with a made-to-order mRNA vaccine from Moderna that is based on an analysis of mutations found in the patients\u2019 own tumors.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<header>\n<span>\n      Related article\n    <\/span>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MRNA is known to most people from high school science classes or for its use in Covid-19 vaccines.\" class=\"wp-image-1230\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/792b554beff6b44844d508a3dcbc4f01.jpg\" width=\"256\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>MRNA is known to most people from high school science classes or for its use in Covid-19 vaccines.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Daniel Leal\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n<span>After a year of turmoil, cancer researchers see promising signs for mRNA vaccines<\/span>\n<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=10180\">The \u2018world\u2019s first rewilded sharks\u2019 are being raised by shark nannies<\/a><\/p>\n<div>13  min read<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            The trial enrolled 1,137 high-risk patients with stage IIB-IV melanoma that had been surgically removed.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Volunteers were randomized to receive \u200bup to nine doses \u200bof Keytruda plus \u2060the personalized vaccine or Keytruda alone for about one year. The companies said no new safety signals have emerged in the \u200btrial.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            In January, the companies announced results of a mid-stage trial of the \u200btreatment showing \u2060that it reduced the risk of recurrence or death by 49% after five years.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The companies said they will present their results at an upcoming medical meeting and share them \u2060with \u200bregulators.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer. In \u200b2023, there were more than 1.5 million people in the U.S. living with melanoma, according to the National \u200bCancer Institute.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=10172\">Why Ossoff\u2019s savage lampooning of Trump is taking off<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moderna\u2019s mRNA vaccine combined with Merck\u2019s immunotherapy Keytruda succeeded in a late-stage trial for skin cancer, the companies said on Wednesday, sending shares of the vaccine maker up 60% in premarket \u200btrading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10193,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Moderna shares surge as melanoma vaccine with Merck succeeds in large trial - 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