Moderna to launch skin cancer vaccine as soon as 2025: CEO

U.S. company hopes new shots will offset falling sales of COVID vaccine

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Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel is counting on a COVID-flu combination vaccine to boost revenue. (Photo by Kaori Yoshida) 

KAORI YOSHIDA, Nikkei staff writer

NEW YORK -- U.S. pharmaceutical company Moderna could have a vaccine to treat melanoma, a form of skin cancer, on the market as soon as next year, CEO Stephane Bancel told Nikkei on Wednesday.

The company is co-developing a messenger RNA vaccine that targets cancer cells with U.S.-based Merck. The launch is targeted for 2027 under the company's basic plan but this can be moved forward, according to Bancel.

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