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Biotech: Setback for Biontech – cancer therapy failed

An mRNA immunotherapy did not halt the progression of head and neck cancer. However, the Mainz researchers do not see this as a definitive end.

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Biotech: Setback for Biontech – cancer therapy failed

Biontech has suffered a setback in cancer research with its vaccine candidate BNT113. The treatment did not significantly extend the survival of patients with a certain form of head and neck cancer without the disease progressing. BNT113 was tested in combination with the antibody Pembrolizumab, also known as Keytruda. The results are another blow to the German biotech company, which has invested heavily in oncology research.

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