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ReviewAmerican journal of clinical pathology2019

Regulation of Laboratory-Developed Tests.

Jonathan R Genzen

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Review in American journal of clinical pathology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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45citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Jonathan R GenzenDepartment of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo provide a clinical laboratory perspective on the Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development Act (VALID) discussion draft. This potential legislative effort, if enacted, would overhaul the regulatory oversight of in vitro diagnostics (IVDs) in the United States and create a single system for regulation of conventional IVDs and laboratory-developed tests (LDTs).

methodsA concise literature-based review of LDT regulation is presented followed by a discussion of key concerns pertinent to clinical laboratories that should be considered in future IVD regulatory reform efforts.

resultsKey issues identified include the importance of fostering innovation, preserving patient safety, protecting the practice of laboratory medicine, and minimizing undue regulatory burden. Clinical laboratories are not equivalent to manufacturing facilities and would therefore encounter challenges in implementing device-centric regulatory oversight models.

conclusionsIt is imperative that a clinical laboratory perspective on LDTs is understood and incorporated prior to advancement of future legislative proposals.

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Clinical Laboratory ServicesDiagnostic Tests, RoutineHumansUnited StatesUnited States Food and Drug AdministrationIn vitro clinical testIn vitro diagnosticsLaboratory-developed testRegulations

Identifiers

PMID31242284
PMCPMC6610067

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