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The FDA has granted accelerated approval to vusolimogene oderparepvec-wtpg in combination with nivolumab for adults with unresectable advanced cutaneous melanoma who experienced disease progression with a prior anti-PD-1 therapy.The approval for vusolimogene oderparepvec-wtpg (Tudriqev, Replimune) — an oncolytic immunotherapy previously called RP1 — comes after two prior rejections
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