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HSV-1 , the primary cause of cold sores, has emerged as a particularly promising candidate for cancer treatment.
A modified version of the herpes simplex virus 1 can help keep late-stage skin cancer at bay.
A larger, definitive trial of the experimental therapy, code-named RP1, is already underway.
In January , the FDA agreed to consider the combination therapy for accelerated approval.
The FDA ’s decision on RP1 is scheduled for July 22 .
In and the USC team will continue to study their data to better understand how RP1 works.
If things keep going right, virus-based therapies like RP1 could become the next frontier of cancer treatment.
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