Moderna and Merck released more positive three-year data Monday on their experimental vaccine, given to patients with the most deadly form of skin cancer in combination with the therapy Keytruda.
The vaccine together with Merck's Keytruda improved survival and showed long-lasting efficacy in a midstage study in patients with a deadly form of skin cancer.
Melanoma is responsible for the large majority of skin cancer deaths, according to the American Cancer Society.
Moderna is also conducting another phase three trial of the vaccine in patients with a type of lung cancer.
This year, Merck and Moderna started a two-part mid- to late-stage trial on the vaccine and Keytruda in patients at an advanced stage of a common skin cancer.
Persons:
Merck's, Kyle Holen, Keytruda, Stephane Bancel, Bancel
Organizations:
Moderna, Merck, American Society of Clinical Oncology, CNBC, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, FDA, American Cancer Society
Locations:
Chicago, U.S, Moderna