Moderna & Merck’s mRNA Cancer Vaccine Secures EMA PRIME Designation

A total of four investigational products targeting unmet medical needs have made it onto the European Medicines Agency’s priority medicines scheme so far this year.

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Moderna, Inc. and Merck & Co., Inc.'s* investigational personalized mRNA cancer vaccine, mRNA-4157/V940, has secured a place on the European Medicines Agency’s PRIME (priority medicines) scheme, for use in combination with Merck’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for the adjuvant treatment of patients with high-risk stage III/IV melanoma following complete resection.

The PRIME designation for the therapy “highlights the potential promise of individualized cancer treatments in a population with limited alternatives,"...

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