US FDA Lab Test Rule Cites Explosion In Companion Diagnostics, COVID Lessons

FDA launches what it hopes will the final push to reform the regulatory oversight system for lab-developed tests by proposing a relatively rapid transition period to require essentially all LDTs to comply with the existing regulations for in vitro diagnostics. Legislation, litigation, and industry negotiation will likely shape the final product.

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FDA is showing its teeth with a strict proposed rule for LDTs. • Source: Shutterstock

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