Merck & Co (MRK)

What Happened? Shares of global pharmaceutical company Merck (NYSE:MRK) jumped 11.3% in the afternoon session after the company and its partner Moderna annou...

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Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) shares are trading higher Wednesday, moving in sympathy with mRNA cancer vaccine-related companies after Merck & Co Inc (NYSE:MRK) and Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) announced that their combination therapy of intismeran autogene and Keytruda showed positive recurrence-free survival results in melanoma patients.

The treatment combines an mRNA shot with Merck's Keytruda.

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