FDA has accepted the Biologics License Application from Replimune Group Inc. for RP1 (vusolimogene oderparepvec) in combination with nivolumab (Opdivo) for patients with advanced melanoma.
In his first sit-down interview since beginning his role as FDA commissioner 17 days earlier, Marty Makary, a former Johns Hopkins surgeon and the only Trump pick for HHS whose confirmation received Democratic support, said he would speed up approvals for rare-disease treatments by reducing reliance on animal testing and shifting towards organoids and computational models.
