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With LDT Rule Vacated, Labs Await FDA Retort

CEO SUMMARY: In a major win for clinical laboratories, a federal judge vacated the FDA’s final rule on LDTs, writing in his decision that the agency overstepped its authority. For now, labs can develop and modify LDTs without FDA oversight, but future action in some form…

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Pathologist Asks ChatGPT, Google Notebook to Predict LDT Trial Outcome

On his blog last month, pathologist Bruce Quinn, MD, PhD, published the answers provided by two artificial intelligence chatbots after he asked each to analyze the legal briefs submitted to federal courts in Texas where lab plaintiffs are challenging the FDA’s laboratory developed test (LDT) final …

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ACLA Files Court Challenge to FDA’s Final LDT Rule

CEO SUMMARY: Discussing the FDA’s final LDT rule, one pathologist tracking this matter wrote, “In many ways, the FDA’s plan [final LDT rule] is like the guy who gets three wishes from a genie, and he asks for unlimited wishes.†ACLA and HealthTrackRx are challenging the FDA’s  

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ACLA President Van Meter Discusses LDT Lawsuit

CEO SUMMARY: On July 5, the final laboratory developed test (LDT) rule issued by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) takes effect. In response, the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) filed a lawsuit in federal court in Texas to challenge the FDA’s actions. In thi…

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Attorneys Assess Impact of FDA’s Final LDT Rule

CEO SUMMARY: Publication of the Food and Drug Administration’s final rule on laboratory developed tests (LDTs) is already causing some labs to consider withdrawing their existing LDTs because of compliance costs. Two experienced lab industry attorneys discuss aspects of the LDT rule and…

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Who’s For and Against FDA Draft LDT Rule?

CEO SUMMARY: One analysis determined that 43.2% of the public comments were in support of the proposed LDT rule and 55.2% were in opposition to the rule. More telling, however, is that of the 2,900 comments in support, only 56 were not form letters! In contrast, about 1,300 individual com…

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FDA & CMS Issue Letter, Agree on LDT Oversight

CEO SUMMARY: With the release of a public statement about the oversight of LDTs on Jan. 24, 2024, officials at both the Food and Drug Adminstration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service went on record that both agencies are aligned in the spec…

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