Views Differ On How Lab-Developed Tests Fit In FDA Companion Dx Guidance
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Some test kit makers say FDA needs to revise the draft issued this summer to state more plainly its intention to require clearance or approval for lab-developed companion diagnostics.
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