mRNA-4157 (V940) + KEYTRUDA Combination Demonstrated a Statistically Significant DMFS Improvement in Patients with High-Risk Stage III/IV Melanoma Following Complete Resection Versus KEYTRUDA
“We are excited to be sharing these results with the oncology community and thrilled to see such an exceptional result in distant melanoma recurrence or death. Patients who experience metastases at distant sites typically have worse survival outcomes and a poor prognosis, thus these results showing a reduction in the risk of distant recurrence underscore the potential of neoantigen therapy,” said Kyle Holen, M.D., Moderna’s Senior Vice President and Head of Development, Therapeutics and Oncology. “These results add to the emerging picture of how individualized neoantigen therapy may advance melanoma treatment and the promise it may hold for other types of cancer. Together with Merck, we are rapidly advancing our efforts to move this forward for patients.”
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