More positive results for cancer vaccine combo

11 April 2024
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Shares of US biotech Moderna (Nasdaq: MRNA) jumped to nearly $108 on Wednesday after the firm revealed encouraging data for its cancer vaccine, mRNA-4157.

The jab is being offered as part of a combination therapy, together with Merck & Co’s (NYSE: MRK) Keytruda (pembrolizumab), the leading checkpoint blocker on the market.

The company outlined the results through a poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), in San Diego, USA.

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