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Merck and Moderna release promising data on cancer vaccine trial

A study of a personalized vaccine combined with an existing immunotherapy found the treatment helped patients with melanoma avoid cancer recurrence. The combination trains the patient's immune system to go after cancer cells.

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Yuki Noguchi is a correspondent on the Science Desk based out of NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C.