
FDA Watch: Agency Takes Steps to Downgrade Some Nucleic Acid-Based Tests to Class II
The change is expected to dramatically cut the costs of developing new tests

The change is expected to dramatically cut the costs of developing new tests

However, clinical laboratories may have more say in future laws and guidance thanks to 2024 decision

The new blood-based assay avoids painful lumbar punctures and may quicken Alzheimer’s diagnoses

The early focus is on drug applications, but it could spread to the laboratory test approval process as well

The legal strategy of the ACLA—and some political luck—prevailed in the lawsuit against LDT oversight