What's Next For LDTs? FDA May Be Eyeing A New Game Plan
Executive Summary
Following the agency's signal to stakeholders that it will not be finalizing a regulatory framework for laboratory-developed tests this year, industry experts suggest some other approaches FDA could take to address lab tests of all stripes.
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