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Replimune survived two FDA rejections and won the panel vote. Why RP1’s hardest question remains unanswered

Replimune Group is awaiting a delayed FDA decision on RP1 after advisers voted that its melanoma results were clinically meaningful. Approval would create a more accessible oncolytic immunotherapy option, but regulators remain divided over whether the single-arm IGNYTE trial reliably proves RP1’s contribution.

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Tudriqev approval after two FDA rejections turns an engineered herpes virus into a melanoma treatment

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval to Replimune Group’s Tudriqev in combination with nivolumab for adults with unresectable advanced cutaneous melanoma that progressed during a programmed death receptor-1 blocking treatment. The August 6, 2026 decision gives oncologists a new option for a difficult stage of melanoma treatment, when tumours

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FDA panel supports Replimune’s RP1 melanoma data after two regulatory rejections

A United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee has voted 10 to 3 that efficacy findings from Replimune Group’s IGNYTE study of RP1 plus nivolumab are evaluable and clinically meaningful, handing the experimental melanoma treatment a significant regulatory reprieve after two earlier rejection letters. The committee considered RP1, also known as vusolimogene oderparepvec,

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Shilpa Medicare secures Orion for European nivolumab biosimilar commercialization and supply

Discover how Orion and Shilpa Medicare’s nivolumab biosimilar deal could reshape European oncology access, pricing and hospital procurement.

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Can Ono and Deciphera turn ONO-4578 into a global Phase 3 oncology contender?

Ono’s ONO-4578 improved gastric cancer PFS in Phase 2. The next test is whether EP4 blockade can survive global Phase 3 scrutiny.

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How Bristol Myers Squibb’s Opdivo approvals in frontline and relapsed classical Hodgkin lymphoma reset treatment pathways

Nivolumab wins U.S. frontline and EU relapsed cHL approvals. Analyse what the dual verdict means for sequencing, safety, and reimbursement.

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Can nivolumab plus AVD become the new frontline treatment in classical Hodgkin lymphoma?

FDA fast-tracks review of Opdivo plus AVD for first-line Hodgkin lymphoma. Find out what this immunotherapy combo could change for patients and providers.

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