FDA Pathway Options Are Growing For Diagnostics, FDA's Gottlieb Tells Commercial Labs
Executive Summary
While lab-developed test (LDTs) remain under a US FDA enforcement discretion policy, the agency is working on several fronts to offer appealing regulatory pathways for advanced diagnostic services, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb told American Clinical Laboratory Association members.
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