The Role of Lab-Developed Tests in the In Vitro Diagnostics Market

“The current diagnostic testing regulatory system—in which tests are regulated according to where they are developed and used, rather than the risk they pose if they are inaccurate—creates double standards and potential loopholes that undermine public health...
Food and Drug Administration Notification and Medical Device Reporting for Laboratory Developed Tests; Draft Guidance for Industry, Food and Drug Administration Staff, and Clinical Laboratories; Availability

Food and Drug Administration Notification and Medical Device Reporting for Laboratory Developed Tests; Draft Guidance for Industry, Food and Drug Administration Staff, and Clinical Laboratories; Availability

“Given a changing landscape in terms of the volume, technology, and business model of IVDs offered as LDTs since 1976, in combination with the increasingly important role of diagnostic devices, including LDTs, in critical clinical treatment decisions, the FDA does not...