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Summary

BioNTech and Genentech's phase 2 personalized cancer vaccine trial was terminated after recording higher mortality in the vaccine group compared to control, contrasting with Merck and Moderna's successful phase 3 results with a similar approach.

Clinical Trial Data

Phase

2

Primary Endpoint

Not Met

Outcome Details

Phase 2 trial scrapped; more deaths recorded in vaccine group than control

Importance:8/10
Sentiment:
-0.90
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Published by FierceBiotech on August 28, 2026 1:27 PM

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