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ReviewJournal of mass spectrometry and advances in the clinical lab2023

Quantitative tandem mass spectrometry in the clinical laboratory: Regulation and opportunity for validation of laboratory developed tests.

Judith A Stone, J Grace van der Gugten

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Review in Journal of mass spectrometry and advances in the clinical lab, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Judith A StoneDepartment of Clinical Laboratories, University of California San Francisco Health, San Francisco, CA, United States.
J Grace van der GugtenOffice of the Chief Medical Examiner, Government of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Government of Alberta · CAUniversity of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tandem mass spectrometry is an important analytical tool for clinical laboratories, but tests developed and validated in-house (laboratory developed tests, or LDTs) require special consideration. In late 2022, the forecast for United States (U.S.) federal regulation of LDTs changed unexpectedly when the VALID Act was not passed by the U.S. Congress. This Act would have modified the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) role to increase regulatory oversight for LDT providers. In this revised context, we review optimization of quantitative mass spectrometry LDT validation and suggest avenues other than an additional FDA mandate to achieve uniform best practice. Common challenges, logistical barriers, and recommendations for easing the burden of best-quality quantitative mass spectrometry LDT method validation are discussed.

Indexed as

AACC, American Association for Clinical ChemistryAMP, Association for Molecular PathologyCAP, College of Amercian PathologistsCLIA’88, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988CLSI, Clinical Laboratory Standards InstituteCMS, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesCoA, Certificate of AnalysisFDA, Federal Drug AdministrationFFDCA, Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics ActGC–MS, Gas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryHELP, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & PensionsIA, Immunoassay(s)IVD, In-vitro DeviceLaboratory diagnosisLC-MSMS, Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass SpectrometryLDT, Laboratory Developed TestLiquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometryMDA, Medical Device AmendmentsMethod validationMLS, Medical Laboratory Scientist(s)MSACL, Mass Spectrometry & Advances in the Clinical LaboratoryQntLCMS-LDT, Quantitative LC-MSMS LDTSOP, Standard Operating ProcedureVALID, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development Act of 2021VITAL, Verified Innovative Testing in American Laboratories Act of 2021

Identifiers

PMID36937811
PMCPMC10017411
OpenAlexW4323256872

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