Moderna

mRNA-4194 (INTERCEPT-Lynch)

In Development

An investigational mRNA cancer-prevention vaccine, developed with the University of Oxford, designed to generate immune responses against early cancer-development targets in people with Lynch syndrome - Moderna's first program aimed at preventing cancer before it develops rather than treating existing disease.

Latest update Aug 15, 2026

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Current status

Phase 1/2 (INTERCEPT-Lynch), UK MHRA-authorized June 8, 2026; dosing began in the roughly 110-patient study, confirmed in Moderna's Q2 2026 earnings update. A larger Phase 2 expansion across multiple UK centers is expected to begin in 2027.

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Specifications2

UK Authorization
June 8, 2026
Indication
Cancer prevention in Lynch syndrome

~1 in 300 people

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Upcoming milestones1

Announced next steps from Moderna that mention mRNA-4194 (INTERCEPT-Lynch).

  1. 2027

    Begin Phase 2 expansion of mRNA-4194 Lynch syndrome trial

    Expand the Phase 1/2 INTERCEPT-Lynch study of mRNA-4194, Moderna's cancer-prevention vaccine for people with Lynch syndrome, into a larger Phase 2 across multiple UK centers - the next step after Phase 1 dosing began in 2026 under the UK MHRA's June 8, 2026 authorization. Moderna's public pipeline still lists the program in Phase 1 as of the May 28, 2026 pipeline cut; no later start date for the Phase 2 expansion has been announced.

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