Merck and Moderna collaborating on Personalized Cancer Vaccine under evaluation in combination with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab)

Oct 12, 2022

Merck announced that it has exercised its option to jointly develop and commercialise the personalised cancer vaccine mRNA-4157/V940 under the terms of the Collaboration and License Agreement originally signed by Merck and Moderna in 2016.  Moderna is conducting a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating mRNA-4157/V940 in combination with Merck’s KEYTRUDA® as adjuvant treatment for patients with high-risk melanoma. Primary data are expected in Q4 2022.