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  "id": 2073909,
  "title": "'Breakthrough' mRNA cancer drug cuts melanoma recurrence in major trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/breakthrough-mrna-cancer-drug-cuts-melanoma-recurrence-in-major-trial",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-20T04:13:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/08/1515083/breakthrough-mrna-cancer-drug-cuts-melanoma-recurrence-major-trial"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "WASHINGTON: US drugmakers Merck and Moderna said Wednesday a personalised cancer treatment had shown success in reducing the recurrence of melanoma tumors in a late-stage trial hailed by experts as a “breakthrough.”",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}