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Moderna, Merck shares fall on eagerly anticipated cancer vaccine results

A combination of the shot and the immunotherapy Keytruda cut the risk of relapse or death by 42% in a landmark melanoma study that met Wall Street expectations but triggered a “sell-the-news reaction,” one analyst wrote.

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Moderna Shares Plunge After Leak of Cancer Vaccine Data

Moderna shares plunged as much as 25% after partial clinical trial data leaked for its personalized cancer vaccine developed with Merck, despite the full results showing promising outcomes for…

  • Moderna's shares dropped up to 25% after leak of cancer vaccine data.
  • Vaccine, intismeran autogene, reduced melanoma recurrence/dying risk by 42%.
  • Analysts attribute decline to overinflated expectations, not disappointing performance.

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