Merck and Moderna released results of a late-stage trial that showed an experimental mRNA vaccine slashed the risk that melanoma returns by 42%.
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When the news arrived in August that what could be the first personalized mRNA cancer vaccine had succeeded in a late-stage clinical trial in melanoma, oncologists and the public alike were exhilarated. And that was before its makers had even disclosed just how well the therapy worked.