# Moderna and Merck say melanoma vaccine succeeds in trial

https://mins.news/en/video/27596

- TRT World, 2026-08-20 17:32 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYnxL68LwuE

> Moderna and Merck say their experimental personalised cancer vaccine succeeded in a late-stage melanoma trial. Although the study is still underway, interim findings showed it met its main goal of reducing recurrence and its secondary goal of preventing the cancer from spreading.

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