Companion Diagnostics: US FDA Streamlines Risk Determinations In Oncology
Executive Summary
Information about investigational drug and in vitro diagnostic may be submitted in single IND to agency's drugs or biologics centers, eliminating need for separate submission to devices center; new process should give greater therapeutic context to decisions of whether the IVD is considered a significant risk.
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