News|Articles|July 29, 2026

CTGT Preview: Advisory Committee to Weigh Contested Melanoma Data on July 30

Author(s)Jonah Feldman
Fact checked by: Sabrina Serani

On July 30, the FDA will convene the Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee to determine whether data from the IGNYTE trial can support an accelerated approval of RP1 plus nivolumab.

On July 30, 2026, the FDA’s Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies (CTGT) Advisory Committee will convene to examine Replimune’s submission for accelerated approval of vusolimogene oderparepvec (RP1; Tudriqev) in combination with nivolumab (Opdivo) for adults with advanced cutaneous melanoma that has progressed despite prior anti–PD-1 therapy. The vote comes after the FDA has already twicedeclined to approve the application, and the briefing documents released ahead of the meeting reveal unresolved disagreements between the agency’s review team and the sponsor over whether the underlying data from the phase 2 IGNYTE trial (NCT03767348) is sufficient to show efficacy of the combination.1,2