# Merck and Moderna’s personalized cancer vaccine success opens new melanoma treatment avenue

https://mins.news/en/item/28563

- CNN, 2026-08-21 15:30 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/21/health/mrna-cancer-vaccines-wave?Date=20260821&Profile=CNN

> Merck and Moderna’s success with a personalized cancer vaccine designed to keep melanoma at bay is opening a new treatment avenue that doctors hope could work against many types of tumors.

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