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Oct 13, 2026

BioNTech's mRNA cancer therapy fails primary endpoint in head and neck trial

BioNTech announced its investigational mRNA cancer treatment did not meet the primary endpoint in a late-stage trial for head and neck cancer, marking a setback for the company's oncology pipeline.

Oct 13, 2026·2 sources
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  • ▪Following the BNT113 trial announcement on October 13, 2026, BioNTech's US-listed shares declined by nearly 3% during early trading
  • ▪Citi analyst Geoffrey Meacham noted that head and neck squamous cell carcinoma is heavily immunosuppressed and heterogeneous, complicating efforts to show incremental efficacy over pembrolizumab
  • ▪Citi analyst Geoffrey Meacham stated that achieving a statistically significant overall survival benefit would establish a successful outcome for BioNTech's BNT113 trial despite the BNT113 trial's progression-free survival miss

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